Drupal Global Theme Settings
To work with the Drupal global theme settings, log in as administrator and click (you guessed it) the Appearance link on the Dashboard menu bar. When Appearance overlay opens, click the Settings tab found at the top right of the overlay. Notice the list of themes, as well as the words Global Settings. These are all the currently enabled themes. Global Settings will be opened by default.
The theme settings let you choose
Elements, such as how many columns or rows, that will appear on the site.
User information that appears in various content sections.
Whether the default Drupal logo appears.
You can select to use an alternative logo here: Just deselect the Use the Default Logo check box. Doing so opens the options that you use to link to an online image or upload an image file to your Drupal installation.
A favicon, that small shortcut icon that appears in the URL address bar in users' browsers when they visit your site. The default favicon is a tiny Drupal logo.
Web Design & Development Glossary
AJAX
asynchronous JavaScript and XML. A technique used in web page development.
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API
application programming interface. A set of rules programs use to communicate with each other.
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color stop
A special element that indicates a color to be added to a gradient.
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A network protocol useful for transferring files in a client-server relationship.
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HTML
HyperText Markup Language. The predominant language for building web pages.
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HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary networking language for the Internet.
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PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor. A scripting language that works well within HTML.
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socket
A technology that allows remote computers to maintain a persistent connection in order to communicate with each other.
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sprite
An graphic object on a web page that will be manipulated in real time.
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SQL
Structured Query Language. A programming language useful in managing relational databases.
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stateless protocol
An Internet procedure that completely breaks the connection between the client and the server after a transaction, meaning that the next transaction will require an entirely new connection.
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Telnet
A network protocol useful in interactive, text-oriented communications.
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W3C
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that sets international standards for the World Wide Web.
