| A PHP/MySQL web application--- dotProject | | | | But they are not right; there are many clients |
| offers a comprehensive project management | | | | who may wish a different look and feel for their |
| solution. Different types of companies ranging | | | | project management website. In that case you |
| from the software to engineering and logistic | | | | have to change your dotProject themes. The |
| firms have successfully used this software. It is | | | | dotProject themes can be changed by anybody |
| due to the behind- the- scene contributions of | | | | with some basic knowledge of php/html. |
| large user and developers' community that | | | | How to proceed with the theme changing |
| dotProject today boasts of such an expansive | | | | process? |
| feature list. | | | | * First you have to get inside your dotProject |
| In addition to a clean and simple user interface, it | | | | install directory. Now go through the dotProject |
| is modular in structure and it also supports | | | | file hierarchy. |
| themes or skins for bringing customized flavor to | | | | * You can find the theme content under the |
| your page presentation. The dotProject software | | | | folder "style". |
| supports the elements of configuration. | | | | * Next you need to copy one of the folders with |
| Configuration can be done in the dotProject | | | | the name of the theme you are going to create. |
| System Administration environment as well as for | | | | * Now you can access and edit the files inside to |
| setting up the required infrastructure. | | | | match your theming needs. |
| The dotProject themes | | | | There are two ways of selecting the theme: |
| Till the version 3.0, only a very limited number of | | | | 1. System Wide - System Admin > System |
| themes were available for dotProject. With the | | | | Config > Default User Interface style |
| launch of latter versions, the dotProject theme | | | | 2. Per Individual User - My Info > Edit Preferences |
| bank started to expand, as all the post 3.0 | | | | > User Interface Style |
| version releases started to use Smarty | | | | The user can change the theme very easily---it |
| templating. | | | | takes as little as this: |
| If you are new to dotProject, a tutorial can come | | | | * Login to your dotProject |
| handy for you. Starting from installation of the | | | | * Click on "System Admin" |
| system and addition of modules, the tutorial will | | | | * Select "Default User Preferences" |
| help you with the changing process of dotProject | | | | * Choose the theme name from the dropdown |
| themes. | | | | menu |
| Prior to the release of version 3.0, dotProject | | | | * Click the Submit button at the bottom of the |
| themes were not distributed much. The reason | | | | page. |
| may be traced in the developers' nonchalance for | | | | However, it is possible for the administrator to |
| creating new themes for the software. | | | | restrict style selection by the users. For that the |
| The default dotProject script comes with three | | | | administrator has to remove the directories / |
| pre-installed themes. For a community of | | | | styles that it does not wish users to have access |
| developers these themes are sufficient for the | | | | to. |
| project management tool like this. | | | | |