Not every Drupal contributor sharing a theme on drupal.org is a whiz at cross-browser CSS or even knowing where to begin. A collection of tips and guidelines for contrib themers would be helpful so people know where to turn for browser testing resources.

Deliverable:
Handbook page in theming section that includes:
- basic CSS coding principles -- valid code that follows standards (http://drupal.org/node/769692) will help start you on the right foot
- what browsers your theme should aim to support -- link to current percentage market share
- how to test locally for different browsers (IE collection, virtual machines, and just installing other browsers in the first place)
- external services to help you test themes in different browsers

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vosechu’s picture

Love this, especially bullet points 2/3

stephthegeek’s picture

Just ran into this page too: http://drupal.org/node/367318
Could perhaps be an edit of this page or sub-page.

vosechu’s picture

Status: Active » Reviewed & tested by the community

Sub-page for sure, or expansion; thanks for finding a good resource to point them to. Definitely a useful document.

cwgordon7’s picture

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs work
Issue tags: +gci-proposal

This needs a primary contact and a list of resources, please. Otherwise this looks pretty solid, thanks!

cwgordon7’s picture

Status: Needs work » Reviewed & tested by the community
Issue tags: -gci-proposal +gci-task

Looks great, thanks!

cwgordon7’s picture

Hi stephthegeek,

Please make an account on the google application site and apply to be a mentor for Drupal, so I can add this task. It needs a mentor listed on the google system. You can apply here: http://socghop.appspot.com/gci/mentor/request/google/gci2010/drupal. Thanks!

Anonymous’s picture

Hi stephthegeek,

Could you also estimate the time, in hours, that it would take a student to complete this task once it is claimed? This estimate is required to input the task into the google system.

Thanks!

stephthegeek’s picture

cwgordon: just applied.

Not sure exactly how experienced students will be but I would estimate 3 hours.

cwgordon7’s picture

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Added to google system.

dawehner’s picture

Status: Fixed » Active

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webchick’s picture

Project: Google Code-in » Documentation
Component: Quality Assurance » New documentation
arianek’s picture

Issue tags: +theming

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