# $Id: README.txt,v 1 2010/09/07 16:00:00 kylejaster Exp $ --- README ------------------------------------------------------------- SimplyCivi, Version 1.x Design and Development by Kyle Jaster for rayogram kyle@rayogram.com http://rayogram.com Requirements: Drupal 6.x Recommended: CiviCRM 3.2.x, civicrm_theme module Much borrowed from the Blueprint theme (except, not blueprint.css!) hard work by: Brent Hardinge, aka, designerbrent designerbrent@gmail.com http://brenthardinge.net/ Contributors: Originally by Ted Serbinski, aka, m3avrck hello@tedserbinski.com http://tedserbinski.com Richard Burford, aka, psynaptic rich@freestylesystems.co.uk http://www.freestylesystems.co.uk --- INSTALLATION -------------------------------------------------------- 1. have a working version of CiviCRM installed on your Drupal site 2. Download the latest version of the SimplyCivi theme: http://github.com/kylejaster/SimplyCivi/zipball/master Place it in you sites/all/themes directory (you may wish to rename the directory to "SimplyCivi" - github adds a silly name) and enable it at admin/build/themes ALTERNATE OPTION: clone the SimplyCivi project into your sites/all/themes directory with this command: git clone git@github.com:kylejaster/SimplyCivi.git 3. Download, install and enable the civicrm_theme module: http://drupal.org/project/civicrm_theme 4. Visit the Admin Theme configuration page at: admin/settings/admin Configure the "CiviCRM Administration Theme" to use "SimplyCivi" 5. Configure your CiviCRM blocks for the SimplyCivi theme at: admin/build/block/list/SimplyCivi There are regions for many of the blocks CiviCRM provides, simply match the blocks to the regions (place "CiviCRM full text search" into the "Header" region) Additional blocks may be put into the Left and Right sidebars - these are hidden by default, but show tabs on the left and right sides of the screen when enabled. Once you have configured your blocks, you are done! Visit yoursite.org/civicrm/dashboard?reset=1 and enjoy your clean new CiviCRM admin theme. --- FEATURES -------------------------------------------------------- - normalizes Drupal's CSS to be consistent - properly aggregates all SimplyCivi CSS files into a single file when this setting is enabled - Adds custom icons for contact types - Contact tabs are in a "sidebar" - Drupal and CiviCRM messages are aggregated and positioned at the top of the page, clearly visible and hideable - CSS alterations to CiviCRM are broken out for easy adoption into your own theme - single column design for best use of CiviCRM while maintaining easy access to existing sidebars for your actual site - Getting close to full support of Drupal KIT theme specification http://drupal.org/project/kit