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 > > -- Picante Solutions Limited e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: 06 757 9488 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---