The code to print blocks in now in theme layout.php files. (Or in
moodle_core_renderer::handle_legacy_theme)
Code for printing blocks everywhere else has been stripped out.
(Total diffstat 1225 insertions, 2019 deletions)
The way the HTML for a block instance is generated has been cleaned
up a lot. Now, the block_instance generates a block_contents
object which gives a structured representation of the block,
and then $OUTPUT->block builds all the HTML from that.
How theme config.php files specify the layout template and block
regions by page general type has been changed to be even more flexible.
Further refinement for how the theme and block code gets initialised.
Ability for scrits to add 'pretend blocks' to the page. That is,
things that look like blocks, but are not normal block_instances.
(Like the add a new block UI.)
Things that are still broken:
* some pages in lesson, quiz and resource. I'm working on it.
* lots of developer debug notices pointing out things that
need to be updated.
* Writing lots more PHPdoc comments for all the settings.
* Strip the comments from the standard theme config.php (see below)
* Move finding the layout template from moodle_core_renderer to the theme_config class
* Move loading meta.php files from moodle_core_renderer to the theme_config class
* MDL-19719 Remove support for $THEME->langsheets, and lang/.../styles.php
* MDL-19719 Put the Vietnamese-specific code into the standard theme
* Support for styles.php in all plugin types (at the theme's discretion). (c/f MDL-16438)
* More PHP doc comments for moodle_core_renderer methods.
About stripping comments from config.php: I'm not sure if this
is a good idea, and I may revert this bit. I am hoping that once
http://phpdocs.moodle.org/HEAD/moodlecore/theme_config.html has
been updated, that will be better than copying and pasting these
comments into every theme. I intend to post in the themes forum
to canvas opinions.
samhemelryk