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geojames [Create Main Template Set] 		admin_menu:design:template_sets:start [2021/11/10 19:32] (current)
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 When changing things in the admin panel, it will never allow changes to be made to any templates or media files that are not in the selected template set(s) currently selected for "admin editing". When changing things in the admin panel, it will never allow changes to be made to any templates or media files that are not in the selected template set(s) currently selected for "admin editing".
  
-<tip c n>**Tip:** If you are working on a new design, change **Admin Editing** selection to the template set for the new design.  That way you won't ever accidentally affect the current design while working on a new one!</tip>+<note tip>**Tip:** If you are working on a new design, change **Admin Editing** selection to the template set for the new design.  That way you won't ever accidentally affect the current design while working on a new one!</note>
  
 ==== Template Seek Order ==== ==== Template Seek Order ====
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 This is similar to the languages column, except instead of loading based on the language, it loads based on what device is detected.  Usually you will set all of your templates to "any device".  As with the language selection, treat this as attaching a template set to a device, you will usually want to use "any device" unless certain templates should only load for mobile. This is similar to the languages column, except instead of loading based on the language, it loads based on what device is detected.  Usually you will set all of your templates to "any device".  As with the language selection, treat this as attaching a template set to a device, you will usually want to use "any device" unless certain templates should only load for mobile.
  
-<tip c n>**Note:**  The default design (as of version 7.3.0) uses what is called Responsive Web Design (RWD).  This technique allows the same templates to be used for all devices, and it //responds// to the device's screen size by adjusting the layout of the page.  Because of this, using mobile-only templates are not needed.  We still added the ability to use mobile templates if you wish to give you the choice to use whatever techniques you want for your site.  See the [[designers:philosophy|Design Philosophy]] page for a more in-depth explanation.</tip>+<note>**Note:**  The default design (as of version 7.3.0) uses what is called Responsive Web Design (RWD).  This technique allows the same templates to be used for all devices, and it //responds// to the device's screen size by adjusting the layout of the page.  Because of this, using mobile-only templates are not needed.  We still added the ability to use mobile templates if you wish to give you the choice to use whatever techniques you want for your site.  See the [[designers:philosophy|Design Philosophy]] page for a more in-depth explanation.</note>
  
 ===== Template Set Buttons ===== ===== Template Set Buttons =====
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 ==== Download ==== ==== Download ====
-<tip c n>**Note:** The download functionality requires the server to have **Zip support** installed for PHP.  If your site does not have this requirement, it will say so in the dialog.</tip>+<note>**Note:** The download functionality requires the server to have **Zip support** installed for PHP.  If your site does not have this requirement, it will say so in the dialog.</note>
  
 This button will open a dialog similar to the one displayed below, to allow downloading the entire template set for backup or portability purposes. This button will open a dialog similar to the one displayed below, to allow downloading the entire template set for backup or portability purposes.
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 Note that if you edit a template using the admin panel, or even upload a file using the admin panel, it will do the re-scan of the attachments for that file automatically.  You will only need to use this button if you have made template changes outside of the admin panel. Note that if you edit a template using the admin panel, or even upload a file using the admin panel, it will do the re-scan of the attachments for that file automatically.  You will only need to use this button if you have made template changes outside of the admin panel.
  
-<tip c n>**Tip:**  If a module or addon tag's contents is not displaying, use the re-scan tool to re-generate the attachment files for the template set.</tip>+<note tip>**Tip:**  If a module or addon tag's contents is not displaying, use the re-scan tool to re-generate the attachment files for the template set.</note>
  
 === Re-Scanning Default Templates === === Re-Scanning Default Templates ===
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 Using this tool will allow you to import text changes that are **recommended by the template designer**, for a template set to display as intended.  Such text changes usually involve when there are HTML directly in the text, usually images that are part of language text entries. Using this tool will allow you to import text changes that are **recommended by the template designer**, for a template set to display as intended.  Such text changes usually involve when there are HTML directly in the text, usually images that are part of language text entries.
  
-<tip c h>**Tip:**  Template Designers - If you need a certain text entry or entries to be altered for your design to display as intended, you can create your own text import file.  The format is exactly the same as is used for the main text import/export routines, you only need to include rows for text entries that need to be changed.  To use it, just include the text.csv file in the main folder for your template set.</tip>+<note tip>**Tip:**  Template Designers - If you need a certain text entry or entries to be altered for your design to display as intended, you can create your own text import file.  The format is exactly the same as is used for the main text import/export routines, you only need to include rows for text entries that need to be changed.  To use it, just include the text.csv file in the main folder for your template set.</note>
  
 The fields in the dialog are explained in more details below: The fields in the dialog are explained in more details below:
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 ===== Upload Template Set ===== ===== Upload Template Set =====
  
-<tip c n>**Note:** The upload functionality requires the server to have **Zip support** installed for PHP.  If your site does not have this requirement, it will say so in the dialog.</tip>+<note>**Note:** The upload functionality requires the server to have **Zip support** installed for PHP.  If your site does not have this requirement, it will say so in the dialog.</note>
  
 Use the upload template set button that is below the list of template sets, to upload a template set from a 3rd party template designer, or to restore a template set previously downloaded for backup purposes.  The dialog will look similar to below: Use the upload template set button that is below the list of template sets, to upload a template set from a 3rd party template designer, or to restore a template set previously downloaded for backup purposes.  The dialog will look similar to below:
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 If a particular template or file exists in more than one of the selected template sets, the one that is used is the one that would have been chosen by the template system, or the one that is in the template set "higher up" in the **Template Seek Order**. If a particular template or file exists in more than one of the selected template sets, the one that is used is the one that would have been chosen by the template system, or the one that is in the template set "higher up" in the **Template Seek Order**.
  
-<tip c n>**Tip:**  The **Merge Sets Together** button is a handy tool if you currently have your templates scattered across a few different template sets, and you want to combine them into one single template set!</tip>+<note tip>**Tip:**  The **Merge Sets Together** button is a handy tool if you currently have your templates scattered across a few different template sets, and you want to combine them into one single template set!</note>
  
 See below for more information on each field within the dialog. See below for more information on each field within the dialog.
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