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    by domenic on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 16:22

    So I'm working on a project now where nodes are mass-imported from a third party. By default, these nodes are unpublished until the delegated party can add additional information that the import can't capture. We publish the node when it's through being reviewed and updated.

    To be clear, the workflow looks like:
    1) Import nodes (CCK type: "Item"), default status is Unpublished.
    2) User with "Reviewer" role looks at the queue of Items that needs reviewed
    3) Reviewer reviews Item nodes, then sets them as Published.

    Here's the problem though:

    Tags: access controlDrupalmodulenodepermissionspublishing by aaron on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 12:16

    I submitted a patch to the activitystream module to allow it to hook into views properly. In this case the patch allows you to specify a specific source type (e.g. Twitter, Flickr, Digg, Del.icio.us, etc.) and display only that source in a view.

    This is particularly useful for things like showing your twitter status in a block ala facebook.

    Hopefully it comes in handy.

    You can review the patch here.

    Tags: activitystreamDrupalviews by domenic on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 15:41

    Like a lot of you, I've had to create many many backgrounds for jQuery tabs.

    I've mocked up a little template in Photoshop which should help make creation super-simple and fast. An example gradient is included as a style for the less photoshop-literate.

    Enjoy! (click to get it!)
    (Here's an RGB version that should be GIMP-able)

    Tags: AJAXDrupaljqueryphotoshoptabstemplate by domenic on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 12:16

    When I was in high-school, I worked at an office supply chain in the "Business Machines" department. I sold computers, adding machines, Palm Pilots (the first revision!), printers, cables, you name it. Aside from helping customers, I had to stock those items on the floor, take daily inventory, complete cleaning/organizing projects, set up new displays to specs (Planograms) and take on whatever other tasks my managers wanted me to finish. Eventually, I was promoted to "Business Machines Lead" -- which came with a sweet $0.75/hr raise.

    Tags: clientsDrupalPMproject management