The other day on our lab list, there was a question about adding a scrolling "latest news" box.  One suggestion was to add HTML into a node's body, with full HTML turned on. Read More »

The blog module is part of Drupal core, and existed before CCK and Views.  Drupal core doesn't technically know about - or use - CCK and Views.  It just sits there happily in its CCK/Views oblivion, making content types and listings available.
Rather than Views support, it contains a hard-coded link to a list of say, "tara's blog".  And it adds various links throughout the site to blog posts, etc. Read More »

Another jam-packed week at Lab Hours as the group grows!

• Don is new to Lab Hours, and has just had his inherited Drupal 4.6 site upgraded to Drupal 5. He's learning the ropes of our install profile, and getting up to speed on all things Drupal 5!. He created a reviews content type for his plays and events, and learned how to set up users to work with their own profiles. He also learned about "50 other things".
• Steve is working an image gallery.
  

We had a tough time shaking out the sillies today.  Lab hours opened with dialects, gopher tails, and a few childishly derisive comments about taxonomy.  Kay even demoed her portable fan! Read More »

A jam-packed week once again.  There were many exclamations of "Yessss!", so I hope it was also productive.  It's fun to watch people work as the lightbulb pops on.  In fact, there were so many lightbulbs, we blew a fuse! Read More »

More fun in the sunny meeting room! Most of the members wanted to learn more about newsletter handling, so Lab Hours started out with Allie going through the modules and steps needed towards implementing a mail solution. Read More »

 We're back on track this week.  Our old friends are back with a healthy assortment of new questions: Read More »

On this sunny spring day, it almost seemed like everyone's questions were going to be answered before we got through introductions.  All the better to get out and enjoy the weather!  But of course, there's always new stuff to learn and do: Read More »

Last Wednesday's Lab Hours was a busy time. Here's a quick summary of what we covered: Read More »