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README.txt


# Boxes

Boxes module is a reimplementation of the custom blocks (boxes) that the core
block module provides. It is a proof of concept for what a re-worked block
module could do.

The module assumes that custom blocks are configuration, and not content. This
means that it is a reasonable action to ask for all blocks at one time, this is
in fact exactly what the core block module does.

## Features

**Inline editing.** Boxes provides an inline interface for editing blocks,
allowing you to change the contents of blocks without going to an admin page.

**Exportability.** Boxes provided blocks can be exported into code. Note; this
includes the settings for the boxes themselves and not visibility rules. For
exporting visibility settings the Context[1] module is recommended.

**Pluggable box types.** Boxes includes a basic "box type" that mimics how custom
blocks behave in core. Boxes is designed to allow for modules to provide
additional "box types" that have different configuration and rendering options.

## Chaos tools support

Boxes provides exportables for its blocks via the required Chaos tools[2]
module. This allows modules to provide blocks in code that can be overwritten
in the UI.

Chaos tools is required to use Boxes.

## Spaces support

Boxes provides a Spaces[3] controller class that allows individual spaces to
override a particular block, or even define a completely new block for a
specific space.

Spaces is not required by boxes.

## Todo

* Boxes need language awareness.
* The inline editing experience could be nicer.


[1] http://drupal.org/project/context
[2] http://drupal.org/project/ctools
[3] http://drupal.org/project/spaces