[phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

etc · 2024-12-04 22:29:27

Thanks for the sticky position of #view_modes. I usually add it to custom.css and am pleased to find it works out of the box in Sandspace.

phiw13 · 2024-12-05 05:55:26

etc wrote #338422:

Thanks for the sticky position of #view_modes. I usually add it to custom.css and am pleased to find it works out of the box in Sandspace.

Yeah, that was one the first thing I prototypes when you started extending the sanitising & tag parsing. Quite nice to have for long(er) articles. Glad you like it.

phiw13 · 2024-12-05 05:58:32

gaekwad wrote #338421:

I’m considering options for third-party themes in the Textpattern 4.9-era demo, and I’d really like to include phw_sandSpace with appropriate credit / attribution.

I would state clearly that it is not a core theme, but is usable within the bounds of the license conditions (currently GPL v2).

From a logistics point of view, the demo server is rebuilt from known-good source every three hours. Based on the archive current file size, three-hourly curl requests for the phw_sandSpace .zip would generate less than 2MB of download burden per day.

I’d appreciate your consideration for including in the demo server, phiw13. Thank you.

That should be OK, I think. Licensing should not be an obstacle as far as I understand it.

I don’t think that daily download would break the server – or the internet… –.

phiw13 · 2024-12-27 03:05:25

Update: rc1 version 2, with

fine tuning for latest changes on the Write panel
make use of the core CSS custom properties
some obscure optimisations and bug fixes.

>> download: phw_sandspace4.9.0-dev-rc1.zip

phiw13 · 2025-01-27 07:44:39

RC 2 for recent Textpattern 4.9.0 builds

Tightening some loose bits
Some updates and improvements to the Save / Publish block, particularly on small screen devices

>> Download Sandspace 4.9-ev RC 2

phiw13 · 2025-03-19 08:03:31

Sandspace 4.9-rc3, with some adjustments and improvement for the latest layout changes on the Write tab – the “action” links/buttons collapse the width of the icon on small screen devices. Also improvements in the Save zone area for the Forms and Pages panels to better accommodate longer strings (Greek, German,…). Assorted bug fixes.

This is hopefully the last RC release.

>> Download Sandspace 4.9-rc3

phiw13 · 2025-12-18 08:25:16

Sandspace 4.9, fot Textpattern 4.9

Lots of fine-tuning, and optimisations since the pre-release versions. Form input fields have been refreshed under the hood. [type="radio"] and [type="checkbox"]inputs use the native appearance with the accent-color property. Some textareas and select[multiple] no use the auto-sizing property in supporting browsers – Chromium browsers, Safari 26.2 and associated Webkit browsers. Affected textareas: all description meta-data fields, main editor fields on the Write panel (only on larger displays).

Note:

- support for admin-side thumbnail size configuration
- the checksum.txt mechanism for file integrity verification (`.php` and `.js` files)

>> Download Sandspace 4.9

Bloke · 2025-12-18 09:00:27

Lovely work, as always Philippe. It’s a joy to use.

One tiny weirdness on the Preferences->Admin Themes subpanel (and only on that panel as far as I can tell) is there’s some horizontal scroll:

ibb.co/bRJWwcWq

[Firefox latest (146.0), MacOS Sequoia]

I can’t fathom by looking at the inspector why that should be, but you’re more well-versed in all things HTML/CSS than me. If there’s anything you’d like me to check, just let me know.

Thank you once again for this wonderful admin theme.

phiw13 · 2025-12-18 09:07:57

Bloke wrote #341766:

Lovely work, as always Philippe. It’s a joy to use.

One tiny weirdness on the Preferences->Admin Themes subpanel (and only on that panel as far as I can tell) is there’s some horizontal scroll: […]

Thank you for the heads up. Grumble grumble how come that rule got dropped somehow?

Will update tomorrow, meanwhile you can add this to your custom.css if it bothers you:

main :is(.txp-edit, .txp-tabs-vertical-group) .txp-form-field-instructions {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

And thank you for the compliment. Please enjoy.

Last edited by phiw13 (2025-12-18 09:08:33)

Bloke · 2025-12-18 09:14:51

phiw13 wrote #341767:

Grumble grumble how come that rule got dropped somehow?

You mean dropped from core? If it’s an issue, I’m sure Phil will add it back in.

Thank you for the rapid response. I’ll download the update when it lands.

phiw13 · 2025-12-18 09:17:37

Bloke wrote #341768:

You mean dropped from core? If it’s an issue, I’m sure Phil will add it back in.

Thank you for the rapid response. I’ll download the update when it lands.

Dropped in my stylesheet I mean, sorry for the confusion.

phiw13 · 2025-12-19 00:39:03

OK, I have updated the theme to fix this small problem. Thank you Stef for noticing.

>> Download Sandspace 4.9.0

BTW, the problem exists in Hive 4.9.0 as well and might exist in Hive 4.8.8 but I cannot test that.

gaekwad · 2025-12-23 13:55:23

gaekwad wrote #338421:

I’m considering options for third-party themes in the Textpattern 4.9-era demo, and I’d really like to include phw_sandSpace with appropriate credit / attribution.

This is now done: phw_sandSpace is now selectable from the prefs panel on the release demo.

I would state clearly that it is not a core theme, but is usable within the bounds of the license conditions (currently GPL v2).

This is still outstanding. I am considering options re: an extra article, or another route in for attribution.

Last edited by gaekwad (2025-12-23 13:55:41)

bici · 2025-12-23 17:01:33

PS today the demo shows this error:
Cannot write to directories/files /var/www/servers/textpattern.co/dev-demo/live/dev/themes.

(v4.9.0) | Logged in as managing-editor553

phiw13 · 2025-12-24 23:32:37

gaekwad wrote #341961:

This is now done: phw_sandSpace is now selectable from the prefs panel on the release demo.

This is still outstanding. I am considering options re: an extra article, or another route in for attribution.

Thank you for all this, appreciated!

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#136 2024-12-04 22:29:27

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

#137 2024-12-05 05:55:26

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

etc wrote #338422:

#138 2024-12-05 05:58:32

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

gaekwad wrote #338421:

#139 2024-12-27 03:05:25

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

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Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

#143 2025-12-18 09:00:27

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

#144 2025-12-18 09:07:57

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

Bloke wrote #341766:

#145 2025-12-18 09:14:51

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

phiw13 wrote #341767:

#146 2025-12-18 09:17:37

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

Bloke wrote #341768:

#147 2025-12-19 00:39:03

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

#148 2025-12-23 13:55:23

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

gaekwad wrote #338421:

#149 2025-12-23 17:01:33

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

#150 2025-12-24 23:32:37

Re: [phw_sandSpace], an admin theme for TXP CMS 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9

gaekwad wrote #341961:

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