Erik:
We had our first Austin Apps sprint last week and got quite a bit done. We had 12 people from Phase2 Technology, LevelTen, Four Kitchens, Mediacurrent and Pantheon all had people at the sprint. Thanks to Four Kitchens for helping us provide a space for the Sprint.
Mike :
A new method for overriding Features in Drupal is presented that works for all types of Features.
Geoff :
The Wysiwyg module for Drupal already provides quite a few tools for the word processor based editors to be able to create Word-esque types of enriched content in their site. Even with those tools though, their is still desire for the "point-and-click" webmaster to be able create even more enhanced elements without having to, well, know code. The combination of the Wysiwyg module and Drupal provides methods of adding plug-ins to the Wysiwyg editors.
For the purposes of this post, the methods to be able to create tabbed and accordion drop-down style content via the CKEditor editor will be covered.
Felix :
Drupal's nature of using hooks to allow functionality override by contributed modules, by the same token it is difficult to have data available between different hook implementations during the request process, specially if they are overridden. Simply we just need to have certain values available overall the system, once they are set.
Karen:
We're co-hosting an Apps code sprint at BADCamp and we want you there.
Mike :
A new method for overriding Drupal 7 Features such as Display Settings is presented, along with a step-by-step tutorial on creating Features and Overrides.
Nate:
By 2014 more people will browse the web on mobile devices than desktop and there are already over 1 billion “smart phones” out there in the world. Are you building your website for the past instead of the future?
James:
Look, we need to talk. Your taste in music is really great and your friends are cool, but we’re having some issues. No, it’s not that I caught you watching reruns of Days of Our Lives when I got home from work early yesterday (but that doesn’t help); it’s… well, it’s your JavaScript hygiene in Drupal 7.
Karen:
It's no secret: the concept of "apps" in Drupal is a hot topic. The Drupal community is experimenting with different concepts around apps, and has launched the first few "app store" concepts. At Phase2, we developed the Apps module (now available on drupal.org) and built an app console into OpenPublic. And the UK firm SubHub launched their first "app store" concept with their SaaS offering earlier this year
Shawn:
These days, it's hard for us to walk across a conference lobby or leave a meeting without someone saying "I have a great idea for an App for OpenPublic." A lot of people are thinking about ideas for Apps or translating an existing Feature into an App. For those of you thinking about creating an App, we want to lay out the internal process we use at Phase2 as a suggested starting point for your own App.
