I mostly agree with andy, getting a base template done as a static
page
would be a great place to start, and how you get it done is up to you
and how you work best.
Step 2 imo would be to add block tags the correct places. Basically
you
want to place your tags in such a way that you only need to repeat the
as less html as possible if you want to change things, but if you
don't want
to change things, they should still work. If your site is simple
enough adding
a variable like {{ context }} might be enough, but building a
structure with
blocks would be a good solution long term.
So if you wanted to have a sub-nav-bar in some pages, you could
implement
the html/css needed in the base template so all that was needed was
some
links, and then just put some block tags within the html that some
template
could fill with the relevant info.
~Jakob
On 6 Apr., 10:35, andybak <andy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nothing wrong with designing your site using visual tools. Get your
> basic page look and feel set up as a single static HTML + CSS. That
> page becomes your base template.
>
> Stick a single {{ content }} placeholder in and you can start
> inserting dynamic content into your template from any of your views.
>
> Your navigation might become:
>
> <ul>
> {% for page in pages%}
> <li><a href="{{page.url}}">{{page.name}}</a></li>
> {% endfor %}
> </ul>
>
> As other parts of your page become dynamic then replace them in the
> same way.
>
> And on the subject of blogs - assuming you start with a working Django
> install and the HTML+CSS already designed then I think anyone
> reasobably familiar with Django could get a working blog in around
> five minutes :)
>
> Andy
>
> On Apr 5, 9:10 pm, dartdog1 <tombran...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
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