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# Boxes
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Boxes module is a reimplementation of the custom blocks (boxes) that the core
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block module provides. It is a proof of concept for what a re-worked block
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module could do.
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The module assumes that custom blocks are configuration, and not content. This
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means that it is a reasonable action to ask for all blocks at one time, this is
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in fact exactly what the core block module does.
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## Features
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**Inline editing.** Boxes provides an inline interface for editing blocks,
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allowing you to change the contents of blocks without going to an admin page.
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**Exportability.** Boxes provided blocks can be exported into code. Note; this
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includes the settings for the boxes themselves and not visibility rules. For
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exporting visibility settings the Context[1] module is recommended.
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**Pluggable box types.** Boxes includes a basic "box type" that mimics how custom
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blocks behave in core. Boxes is designed to allow for modules to provide
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additional "box types" that have different configuration and rendering options.
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## Chaos tools support
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Boxes provides exportables for its blocks via the required Chaos tools[2]
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module. This allows modules to provide blocks in code that can be overwritten
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in the UI.
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Chaos tools is required to use Boxes.
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## Spaces support
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Boxes provides a Spaces[3] controller class that allows individual spaces to
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override a particular block, or even define a completely new block for a
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specific space.
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Spaces is not required by boxes.
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## Todo
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* Boxes need language awareness.
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* The inline editing experience could be nicer.
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[1] http://drupal.org/project/context
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[2] http://drupal.org/project/ctools
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[3] http://drupal.org/project/spaces
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