Projects
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article on creating a drag/drop portal interface with Drupal and Script.aculo.us. Many comments were interested in a jQuery port for Drupal 5.0, and Mark recommended building such a module on top of the brilliant Panels module. I finally had time to continue working on this, so I created an initial drag/drop module built on top of jQuery and Panels. It's far from complete (doesn't save user settings for example), but it's step in the right direction. I also posted an issue to Panels' tracker, pinging merlinofchaos (author of panels), so let's take the discussion there.
I really am looking forward to polishing this module, as I believe it'll be a timely addition to Drupal's arsenal of modules, now that jQuery is part of Core and Drupal 5.0 is around the corner.
You may download the module here. It's only meant to demonstrate functionality. It's for Drupal 4.7 (because Panels hasn't been ported to 5.0 yet), and requires Panels module. To use it, try to add a new panel and you will find a new type called "three column with drag-and-drop". I tested it with bluemarine; it may not work with other themes for reasons outlined in the issue I posted.
Submitted by Ayman on Mon, 2006/10/02 - 11:32pm.
The Arabic version of Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 is now available. The key features of this release are:
- Session management: Ever closed a tab by mistake? This features lets you undo and reopen the tab.
- Phishing protection: The browser warns you about scam attempts and phishing websites.
- Enhanced search: You will receive query suggestions as you type your search strings, and it's even easier now to install and manage new search engines.
- And more: Better theme, builtin support for feed readers, ... etc
This is a testing version. If you are willing to help refine the Arabic localization, please download and test. Otherwise, just want for the final release, which should be some time soon.
Download links for the Arabic version:
Windows
Linux
Mac
Enjoy, and thanks to everyone who helped in the translation effort!
Submitted by Ayman on Thu, 2006/08/31 - 10:44pm.
Flatforum for Drupal 4.7 has been released, new features include:
- Improved CSS code for both structure and look, changes/improvements should be easier as well (using CSS code).
- Heavily tested with Drupal 4.7, Bluemarine, PushButton, box_grey, and FriendsElectric, under Firefox 1.x, IE 6, and Opera 8.x.
- .install file for Drupal 4.7.
- Forum nodes should appear like normal nodes everywhere outside forums.
- #new and #comment-* link issues should be resolved.
Flatforum is a template that changes the look of Drupal forum so it resembles phpBB/vBulletin style flat forums.
Enjoy the release!
Submitted by Ayman on Sat, 2006/05/13 - 2:14pm.
I was phone-interviewed by Baxter Yazbek a couple of months ago, on Firefox localization and the 1.0 release, the interview (along with a nice article on Firefox 1.0) is out now on the 15th of February issue of Asharq Al Awsat newspaper, it's available online too (Arabic).
Baxter called when I was on my way home back from college, I was surprised first, he asked to phone-interview me, we agreed on a time later that day, he called, and it went smooth.
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Submitted by Ayman on Fri, 2005/02/18 - 7:28pm.
