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--- tutorials:design_adv:convert_design_rwd [2013/10/02 16:54]
jonyo [Instructions]
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 ====== Make your Template Set Use RWD ======
-<tip c w>**THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS** - don't go following these instructions just yet, we're still working on them!  We'll have this tutorial finished for you by the time 7.3 final ships.</tip>
 ===== Warning / Info About These Instructions =====
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     * Once you have the larger view like you like it, change the size of your browser, and find what the "smallest" window size is that the larger menu still "looks good" and doesn't require scrolling.  Once you find that width, use that for the breakpoint value.  (Remember to convert it to use EM for the value not PX to make it scale better) <
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+  - For the **footer.tpl** file, well it's pretty much the same as the instructions for the **header.tpl** file.  Either replace yours with the contents of the new default **footer.tpl** template, or you will need to make it work from scratch.  Most of the tips for customizing the **header.tpl** apply here as well. <
+  - Customize the 1, 2, and 3 column templates that you copied into your custom template set a few instructions back.  Insert "placeholder" text in each of the columns, then customize it to look like you want for each general layout.  You will be using these as a starting point for the rest of your overall templates.  You will likely need to also change or add in custom CSS as well to adjust things to your liking.  Here are some tips for that:
+    * As with the rest of this, work on the mobile version first.  Then add a "small size" media breakpoint and work on the larger version.  Then do the browser resize thing to figure out the best breakpoint value to use based on your own custom design and how small it can be and still look good. <
+    * We recommend to **not limit** your visitors using smaller screens, meaning that we advise against hiding parts of the page from mobile devices in an effort to "un clutter" the mobile view.  Sure go ahead and hide them in such a way that the user taps on the title to reveal a section of the page, but we advise against making something totally inaccessible to mobile devices.  <
+    * Be sure to get it just like you like it now before you start using this as the starting point for all of the rest of your templates! <
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+  - For **basic_page.tpl** - In your custom design, do you use 1 column layout, 2 columns, or 3 columns?  Note that the basic_page.tpl normally uses a single column unless you have changed it.  Depending on how many columns you use, copy the contents of the appropriate starter template((Such as **layout-1-column.tpl**)) to the top of your existing **basic_page.tpl**.  Then proceed to copy in the various section of your own basic_page.tpl contents to where they belong in the new layout.  The largest changes are going to be to the order of the content, in RWD you typically put the "meat first" meaning you put the main column first in the HTML markup before the sidebars. <
+  - Repeat the last step for the rest of your "overall" templates, such as front_page.tpl, user_management_page.tpl and others.  The same basic steps will apply to pretty much every overall template. <
+  - Browse the site and make sure everything looks good.  Be sure to test every nook and cranny to make sure everything looks like you want, both in desktop size and in mobile size. <

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