Hi Moodlers,
I have decided to release the first BETA version of Essential for M2.8: https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversion.php?id=7450.
It has:
- FIX: Issue #309: Moodle 2.8 file manager issue. - FIX: Issue #335: Sorting buttons on headings on gradebook in 2.8 overlap other cells - FIX: Issue #376: Grade report overflow in M2.8. - FIX: Issue #381: The grid exceeds limits of the central area of the forum. - FIX: Issue #392: Essential quiz - edit mode - action btns broken.
I cannot STRESS enough that this version MUST ONLY be used on TEST SERVERS. If you are foolhardy enough to use it on a production server then on your own head be it. If reports of issues come in for which it then transpires that the theme is used in production and users have encountered problems and you are 'desperate' for a fix then I will not be a 'happy bunny' and probably put you to the bottom of the pile in favour of people who are assisting development by testing on a test server.
Also, there have been a few reports lately where the problem has not been with the theme but rather a lack of understanding of the way Moodle works / not updating to get latest core fixes / thinking that output is all to do with the theme. So, to save lots of my time, please kindly check in the Clean theme and 'think' about what the issue is. Essential like all themes is just a 'presentation' with a bit of functionality. The majority of the operation comes from other components. For example, the middle of the screen in a course is rendered by the course format, the theme just styles some of it. If you know of Model View Controller (MVC) (and even if you don't, look it up on a search engine) then themes are the 'View'. They present what is given to them by the 'Controller' (core code and other plugins) derived from the 'Model' (Database). So if an element of data is not there then almost certainly its not the theme.
Plus, sorry for the rant but... please please please, when reporting issues do state Moodle and Essential version along with any plugins / customisations you have done. Screen shots are incredibly useful in understanding the issue. If there are error messages that make no sense, post them. If you have steps to replicate, then state them. Check against the Clean theme. All of this saves so much time and speeds up the whole process of fixing the issue for you. Thus you gain!
Unless you are certain, please could you post any issues on this forum first. I read this forum regularly and there are lots of good people out there who know if the problem has already been fixed or if it is anything to do with themes. Raising another issue on https://github.com/gjb2048/moodle-theme_essential/issues will only mean waiting for me to deal with it.
Cheers,
Gareth