Page 79 refers to an "Event" content type, but there is no such content type.
Add a short section telling the user to create an Event content type, or to install whatever module provides it.
(And fix this "Create Erratum" form -- I got a cryptic error because typed the chapter number; I had to look at the other errata before I realized that this form wants the chapter *title*, not the chapter *number*.)
| Page | Erratum | Severity | Post date | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |
Chapter 1: page 15 : Disabling Unneeded Modules The book instructs you to disable the Color and Overlay modules. At press time, disabling the Color module left the Slate color in tact. However, Drupal has changed and this... |
Not too bad | November 4, 2011 | 1. First Steps: Building a Drupal 7 site |
| 159 |
Wrong field selected in View setup Item #7 under the 'Building the Authors Headshot View' section contains an error - it says to choose 'Content: Image' as one of the fields, when actually it should be 'Content: Headshot'. |
Not too bad | December 1, 2011 | 8. Extending Your Site |
| 163 |
Unclear item in ordered list / View configuration Item #1 in the ordered list begins: "Go back to the profile view image display..." I don't understand what this is trying to say. |
Minor miscommunication | December 2, 2011 | 8. Extending Your Site |
| 163 |
Erroneous View Page Display Elements Contrary to the instructions on this page, there is no option to format the View as "Row style: Node (teaser)". No "Node" options whatsoever are available. Similarly, there is no option to... |
Not too bad | December 2, 2011 | 8. Extending Your Site |
| 174 |
Missing steps Figure 8-21 shows setting the display options on the Chapter content type and shows several fields the chapter never told you to create. Figure 8-18 does the same. I know the book isn't supposed to detail every single step but I ran into... |
Not too bad | February 3, 2012 | 8. Extending Your Site |
| 19-39 |
$invocation->modules needs unserialize for empty() to work You mention that you caught missing unserialize() in a different place. $invocation->modules is "a:0{}"; so empty() doesn't produce the right... |
Not too bad | December 21, 2013 | 19. Using Drupal's API in a Module |
| 258 |
Reverting features in update hooks requires a helper function The tip on page 258 (Chapter 13, Putting a site online and deploying new features) does not work. The Features revert command needs some helper code... |
Endangers life | August 28, 2011 | 13. Putting Your Site Online, Staging and Deployment |
| 27 |
Unable to override theme_more_link - Drupal 7 I followed the instructions provided in the book, but when I clear my cache nothing changes. I have attempted to code the code from another template and still have the same issue. I... |
Major problem | July 31, 2013 | 15. Theming |
| 286 |
Location of html.tpl.php not specified Location of html.tpl.php is in: /modules/system directory. |
Not too bad | February 28, 2012 | 15. Theming |
| 288, 291 |
Incorrect index in array of region names The code listings defining the array of regions (Pgs. 288, 291) have an incorrect index which causes Drupal to spit out the message |
Not too bad | December 27, 2012 | 15. Theming |
| 29 |
The word question is repeated At the bottom of the page, in the Note it says "See additional material and ask question questions about..." |
Minor miscommunication | June 8, 2012 | 1. First Steps: Building a Drupal 7 site |
| 317 |
Theme and Module Implementations, Listing 16-6 The code comment accompanying the example template_preprocess_hook function is incorrect in specifying implementing template_process_hook. |
Minor miscommunication | May 30, 2012 | 16. Advanced Theming |
| 335 |
Implementing theme_contact_site_form() listing 16-29: The code doesn't seem to be working at all. I'm working on Linux (Ubuntu); there is the code here: |
Major problem | September 23, 2012 | 16. Advanced Theming |
| 337 |
hook_theme() Implementation for Using Templates with Forms The code in listing 16-30 doesn't seem to be working at all. I'm working on Linux(Ubuntu). There is the code here: |
Major problem | September 23, 2012 | 16. Advanced Theming |
| 370 |
Author meant class instead of id On line 3:
...author meant class, not id - sorry Jake! :) |
Minor miscommunication | August 20, 2012 | 17. jQuery |
| 370 |
Wrong jQueryUI for the draggable example Wrong jQueryUI for the draggable example. |
Minor miscommunication | December 17, 2011 | 17. jQuery |
| 371 |
Wrong jQueryUI for the droppable example Wrong jQueryUI for the droppable example |
Minor miscommunication | December 17, 2011 | 17. jQuery |
| 388 |
Typo in git example In my printing of the book the example for git init reads... it init |
Minor miscommunication | December 9, 2011 | 18. Introduction to Module Development |
| 414 |
broken link (near bottom of page) |
Not too bad | April 5, 2013 | 19. Using Drupal's API in a Module |
| 419 |
Example code doesn't work
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Major problem | December 9, 2011 | 18. Introduction to Module Development |
| 430 |
Grep Issue grep -nHR --include=*.module 'View site reports' modules I am using the MINGW32 Git Bash command line tool in Windows Vista. The above command produces the following errors: grep: invalid option -- R |
Not too bad | April 6, 2012 | 19. Using Drupal's API in a Module |
| 452 |
Minor Typo Under "Figuring Out Your Data Model" -- paragraph three, sentence one:
|
Minor miscommunication | July 13, 2012 | 19. Using Drupal's API in a Module |
| 51 |
small grammar error The second paragraph under the "Enable" section states: |
Minor miscommunication | February 23, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 540 |
Download Drupal, then change directory, not other way around In the instructions for rapidly downloading a test installation, the |
Not too bad | December 29, 2011 | 24. Writing a Major Module |
| 59 |
typo "... and massaging you Views using this ..." should read |
Minor miscommunication | February 23, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 60 |
typo First bullet point should say "Name: The name of the display of ..." |
Minor miscommunication | February 23, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 71 |
"User: Name" not a valid filter criteria The instructions for creating a filter to limit the content to articles written by Bob is written as follows: "Select User from the Filter select box and select the User: Name filter... |
Not too bad | January 3, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 75 |
"Wrap field in HTML" should be "Customize field and label wrapper HTML" The paragraph describing how to modify the output of a field, incorrectly specifies "Wrap field in HTML". As of... |
Not too bad | February 23, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 76 |
Instruction's "Add and Configure" button does not exist. The directions for handling zero results specify to click "Add and Configure". The only buttons are "Apply" and "Cancel". |
Not too bad | February 24, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 77 |
Tip references actions not specified in the directions The tip says, "When you went to add the page title", though there is no mention of setting a page title. |
Not too bad | February 24, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 78 |
Using tabs for Unique Displays The method described does not work. It produces a page with tabs, all of which point to the same URL (eg /?q=content), resulting in the same content displayed no matter what tab you choose. The expected result... |
Not too bad | July 26, 2013 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 78 |
unquoted words are confusing "Click Before under Attachment position"... It sounds like I need to click something before doing something else. |
Not too bad | February 24, 2012 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 79 |
Reference to 'Event' content type Page 79 refers to an "Event" content type, but there is no such content type. |
Not too bad | December 8, 2011 | 3. Building Dynamic Pages Using Views |
| 892 |
Recommended place to put Drush aliases file is kept a secret In the section "Drush Aliases for All Sites Involved in the Upgrade", a location at which the shown aliases file can be placed so that Drush will read it... |
Not too bad | December 21, 2011 | A. Upgrading a Drupal site from 6 to 7 |
| 906 |
Commit message for Diff module could be more clear The git commit message |
Not too bad | August 9, 2011 | A. Upgrading a Drupal site from 6 to 7 |
| 91 |
"Hexadecimal" misspelled In the description of the Color module, "hexidecimal" should be "hexadecimal". |
Minor miscommunication | December 10, 2011 | 4. There's A Module For That |
| 93 |
Formatting error The description of the User module and the introductory paragraph for the next set of core modules are formatted as a single bulleted paragraph, and the list of modules that follow (from Aggregator onward) are indented an extra level,... |
Not too bad | December 10, 2011 | 4. There's A Module For That |
| 95 |
browser'' should be browser's The description of Pathauto has a double apostrophe after the word browser. The line should be "... in the browser's address bar." |
Minor miscommunication | December 11, 2011 | 4. There's A Module For That |
| 96 |
Incorrect use of possessive "URL's" In the text about the Token module, the possessive "URL's" is used instead of the plural "URLs". |
Minor miscommunication | December 11, 2011 | 4. There's A Module For That |
| All |
Chapters in book and on site do not line up Chapter 19 "Using Drupal's APIs in a module" and Chapter 20 "Refining your module" (probably among others) are not valid "chapters" in this errata submission form. |
Major problem | December 9, 2011 | 18. Introduction to Module Development |
| various |
Drupal.behaviors attach not working I can't get the wrapping style that is recommended in the book to fire the jQuery: Drupal.behaviors.myNameSpace = { |
Not too bad | December 17, 2011 | 17. jQuery |