Sex Drupal & Rock n roll : Putting the ümlaud into Drüpal

Drupal theming isnt that hard (at first) - but after the first sweet feeling of geek stardom, the truth comes sneaking... Some elements in a drupal sit can be a little tricky, unless you are willing to dig a bit deeper and get a little dirty. so this one is all about pimping the crap outta your site, and in the process build up a libary of pure awesomeness. Agenda - a Ménage à trois - Theming understanding and theres more than one position... - the quest for a the nada-html template. Cleaning up the css & html and remain some of your sanity. - the backstage pass access all areas - this my son is the kingdom you shall inhert how to steal win the prince (or princes), steal the gold and get a kingdom for your self or how to use the build in inheritance (thank you zen) - forms vs. the themer round 1. : "form what" - but im a themer... round 2. : css or html control ? round 3. : form overwriting - Pimping the menu use the source luke Menus and the art of theme function overwriting css based coolness imagemaps -oh yeah we old skool image based menus - the designers love em, how to get it done. - The land of milk & honey drupal 6 Goals To show some of the possibilities that are hiding just under the hood of drupal, and a couple of approaches to sex up your drupal life, and give the universal answer to the question that more than once have been shouted out: "How the F!"#" do i get this menu to look like that the designer gave me - why cant we just use plain text menus and be done!" go from : "aaaargh I hate designer I hate drupal I aaaaaargh" to "woohoo Drupal is the sweatest system in the world - wheres that Dries guy I wanna kiss him, and by a round of beers for all in the community"