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One of the issues we face in responsive theming is on-browser performance across multiple devices. Responsive themes are inherently more taxing on rendering engines, but once we add to the page all the interactive bells and whistles (ex: sliding banners, videos, flying objects) we might be setting the browser up for a serious impact on rendering.

John Hannah at Friendly Machine wrote an in-depth look at this issue, and offers some solid advice in the field of responsive performance:

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Using PHP

The function drupal_add_js() lets you add a reference to a file, as well as inline javascript code:

drupal_add_js('misc/myscript.js');
drupal_add_js('jQuery(document).ready(function () { alert("Hello!"); });', 'inline');

See the function reference page for additional examples and settings.

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The following are a few of the tools I use for testing mobile sites on Windows 7, prior to testing on actual devices:

Opera Mobile Emulator

http://www.opera.com/developer/tools/mobile/
Emulates the behavior of the Opera browser under multiple devices such as various HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Tablet, Amazon Kindle, and a few others. This is my testing tool of choice because it is easy to use, fast and a close representation of the mobile experience.

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The design, development and release of a complex website involve a large array of skills that few individuals can master all-together. In actuality, most successful web development efforts rely on a team of specialized individuals to cover the entire skill base.

Most people are in tune to the need for skill diversity. For instance, many people accept that the visual design of a website is often an artistic task performed by a graphic designer, while the configuration of a website is a technical process often performed by a code programmer.

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Access Control of Form Element

We can use the #access directive of the form element so that a permission can be specified using user_access(). For instance:

$form['menu'] = array(
'#type' => 'fieldset',
'#title' => t('My Menu'),
'#access' => user_access('administer menu'),
'#collapsible' => TRUE,
'#collapsed' => !$link['link_title'],
);

In this case, only users with the “administer menu” permission will see this field rendered.

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Drupal Theming is hard enough when it comes to dealing with CSS & browser rendering issues. On the other end, for programmers the code templating process can be powerful and convenient once we get the hang of Drupal’s theming system.

A community documentation page at Drupal.org offers a good introductory overview of themable output, covering the basics of data source and overrides:
http://drupal.org/node/173880

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The following code stops Drupal 6 from indexing a node’s taxonomy as part of its content. The code uses hook_nodeapi to alter the node object when it is being built to update the index. At this stage it is possible to add, remove or alter any of the node’s elements.

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Avenue Web Media uses the award winning Drupal CMS as its main development platform. Our team specializes in custom Drupal themes for professional websites.

PSD to Drupal Theme Features

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This example shows how to generate a list of nodes using the Drupal framework. The code assumes you have already loaded Drupal (see Bootstrap if you want to place this code in an external script.)

Steps:
1. Query the database for node ids
2. Load the full nodes based on their ids
3. Generate html output

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Avenue Web Media specializes in advanced Drupal development. From small to large, and from simple to highly customized, our experienced team of Drupal developers can turn any web project into a successful Drupal website.

We hold ourselves and all aspects of our work to very high standards… the AWM standards. Every website we build is subject to our rigorous quality assurance process in order to guarantee the highest level of quality, flexibility, reliability and compatibility. An AWM Drupal website is done right from every angle.

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