So, is a reasonable way to do initial page design to just use some sort of visual tool (suggestions?)(that hopefully does a good job of separating the html and css) then go back in and hack in the Django tags? and blocks?? Or am I just off in left field?
On Apr 5, 10:43 am, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 11:38 AM, zayatzz <alan.kesselm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Im just as new and i ran into exactly the same problem. > > > As it seems, some people suggest to create new app for just font page > > (or generic public view) and create index.html as this apps front page > > template. > > > I think it is possible to create views.py and index.html for the > > project too. > > > Im sure someone will clear all this for us soon enough :). > > > For now i went for creating app for site. This app will hold stuff > > like website title, meta words, language parameters and website > > encoding - you'll declare them in your index html anyway, so why not > > store them in your database, so you can change them from admin, > > whenever you want. > > > Alan > > > On Apr 5, 5:57 pm, dartdog1 <tombran...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ok I'm super new, skimmed the doc & tutorial but I just can't figure > > > out how to go about really building the Public view side? I don't see > > > how to apply simple css. how to set up simple stuff like navigation > > > tabs and links... > > > > I'm implementing on GAE with the AEP and have gotten the sample app up > > > and going, have more docs to read there. But it seems to me that I'm > > > missing something basic, and when I search for stuff like css and page > > > layout I don't get much help.. > > > > For instance the sample AEP poll app has no style, I was trying to > > > figure out how to apply some,, but at a larger level how to do that > > > for a site, with navigation, and being able to take advantage of the > > > ability to add new apps later? > > > > I notice that I see a number of people raving about how much they love > > > Django on their WP or Blogger blogs,, Which tells me that even > > > designing a simple Bog is not that easy in Django. Yes I have seen a > > > few Django blogs, but not much discussion of how they did it, and how > > > they apply design. For some they seem to use a mix of other tools and > > > some undisclosed black magic? > > > > AEP has two sample blogs but truthfully they look pretty primitive. > > > > What am I missing? > > Yes, you can absolutely create a views.py that isn't in a application, views > are just python functions, so they can live wherever they want, likewise so > long as your index.html is in your TEMPLATE_DIRS folder then it can be used > from wherever you like. > > Alex > > -- > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to > say it." --Voltaire > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
