That helps thanks.  I'm new to python and django, coming from java and
j2ee (gladly).  I am about to dig into my very first html mockup
template conversion soon, and I'm sure I understand how easy it is
then.


On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Jeff Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gene Campbell wrote:
>>
>> Is there a web template source, like http://www.templatemonster.com/,
>> that provides templates ready to use with Django.   I'm imagining a
>> site that has different templates from which to choose and download,
>> but is implemented with the django template language.  For example, it
>> could be a drop in replacement for the admin pages.  I imagine that
>> the look and feel could vary wildly, but there would be common widgets
>> like menus, titles and other text, contact us page, etc. that could be
>> generalized.
>>
>> Why?  Perhaps you have a framework you've built that you reuse and
>> want it to look different for each customer.  You could have the
>> client choose a template and get core functionality going quickly.
>>
>> If there in nothing like this, are there any other time saving ways to
>> get a UI in a Django project?  (not that Django isn't fast enough
>> already - I should probably be just coding instead of typing this
>> email.)  I'm trying to think of ways to save some dev time.
>>
>
> There really isn't too much of a need for this. I can take almost any
> template from any standard template site, and "django-fy" it in 10 minutes
> top. Usually it takes me only a minute or two to do.
>
> The reason that there is no site like the one you are talking about is
> because django isn't a CMS like drupal or joomla. Django templates need to
> fall in line with each application that you write. It's also ridiculously
> easy to drop in any old html template from an html template website.
>
> Here is some thoughts/rambling about django templates in general:
>
> The admin templates work very well. It is easy to change them too. I'm not
> sure why you'd want to completely change the look and feel of it-- only a
> few admins will ever see it. If your client really wants it to be different,
> you can tweak the colors in the CSS, or add their logo to it. Those are very
> small changes that don't take too much time either. I tweaked the admin site
> for a client in a freelance gig. It was super easy. I changed the title to
> reflect the name of their website, and tweaked the breadcrumb bit for easier
> navigation. It doesn't match the main website, but there are only three
> people that will probably ever see it.
>
> My most recent project at work is a django app. I was able to start getting
> functionality before I even saw the template for the whole project. I knew
> that there would most likely be a "base.html" with a {% block content %}.
> Once the template became available to me, I saw that that was the case, and
> my templates that inherite base.html integrated seamlessly. I could just as
> easily grab another theme from any old html template site, and add a {%
> block content %} section, and drop it right in. Another app that we have was
> able to be dropped right in, and it fits into the new template very nicely.
> I only made a few modifications to div classes and such to tweak the look
> and feel.
>
> I hope this helps!
>
>
> Jeff Anderson
>
>



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