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5Dec2009
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Migrating Development of a TextMate Bundle to GitHub

Author: psynaptic

Development of TextMate bundles has recently migrated from svn to git but since the PHP Drupal bundle is still in Review status it wasn't migrated with the other bundles.

These instructions are intended for bundle maintainers in the same situation to ease the process of migrating your TextMate bundles to GitHub.

Let's get started...

26Apr2009
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Installing PECL uploadprogress Extension for Drupal FileField 3.0 Module

Author: psynaptic

FileField and ImageField 3.0 have just been released and bring with them the ability to display an upload progress meter in the FileField widget while a file is being uploaded. As ImageField uses the FileField widget this works for ImageFields too.

The original article FileField and ImageField 3.0 for Drupal 6 Released points out:

Probably the most exciting improvement is the addition of upload progress indication. This enhancement requires the PECL uploadprogress PHP extension, but adds a real asset to sites that use FileField for podcasts, videos, or other large files.

It took me a while to figure out how to install this extension so I thought I'd do a quick post about it. These instructions are probably valid for other PECL extensions but since this is the only one I have installed I wouldn't like to say for sure.

23Jan2009
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Hide Drupal Help Messages Using jQuery

The help text of Drupal usually appears in the top part of the content area on admin pages and provides help for administrative users who may need guidance on how to use the functions available on that particular page. Once you become more experienced with Drupal you rarely need to see this information and it can get in the way of developing and administering a Drupal site.

23Jan2009
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Adding a JavaScript File to a Drupal Theme

Author: psynaptic

Drupal comes with the excellent and very powerful jQuery JavaScript library. jQuery really reduces the learning curve when it comes to adding fancy JavaScript effects to a Drupal site.

In this mini-tutorial I will show you how you can add a theme-based JavaScript file to your site so you can start to leverage the power of jQuery in your projects.