Re: how can I create blocks pn7 style?

In article <bbv9dv$rs7$1-111RdWWlOxkOkXtL6OYfHgC/[email protected]>, "Tomislav Grabic" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi,
>looks like BL works a little bit different than the postnuke way of
>creating new blocks on the site. (surprise, surprise *heh) Reading
>through the BL specs left me a little bit clueless. I have one left
>block, one right block, one center, standard procedure ;-)
>The difference though is, when activating more than two blocks on one
>side, with the Xaraya Classic code - copy&paste usually works for me -
>puts the login block and poll block into the same html wrap/block
>strucure. What code do I have to write that it works pn style, so
>adding a new block creates an individual block _with_ the wrap around
>it? I think it has something to do with the blockgroup tag, but even in
>that case I have to change the code every time I want to add a new
>block, right?
>1001 thx
>
>Tomi
>
If I understand you correctly, the "wrap around it" is defined by the
block layout templates in themes/<yourtheme>/blocks/

http://www.xaraya.com/newsgroups/article.php?id=108&group=xaraya.
knowledge-base for more information on that.

That's how each block (whether in a block group or not) is going to
display its title and content, so by changing those templates, you
can add boxes around your blocks, or whatever you prefer.

By using blockgroups, you don't need to change the code every time
you add a block - you simply assign that block to the right blockgroup
in the admin interface, and Xaraya will display all blocks in that blockgroup
one after the other. Assuming you use the <xar:blockgroup tags in your
page template, of course, and not the <xar:block tag.

Some people (especially those coming from PN) will prefer working
with blockgroups, while others may want to add individual blocks
here and there directly in the templates...

Mike.