[ic] Creating templates
Steve & Patti Getzinger
steveandpatti@wubs.org
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:53:20 -0500
Alex wrote:
> They seem to be read from the templates/ directory automatically, you
> needn't do anything here.
>
> ----
> Alex
>
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Paul R Stearns wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:27:11 -0500
> > From: Paul R Stearns <pauls@compuace.com>
> > Reply-To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > Subject: Re: [ic] Creating templates
> >
> > What I would like to know is how do I add a template that I create manually to the
> > drop down lists on the page edit screen.
> >
> > Alex wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Matt, it surely helps. But I haven't grasped yet how these parts
> > > (NOLEFT_TOP, UI_CONTENT, NOLEFT_BOTTOM) are put together, and how do
> > > you mark the place where the actual page content will be placed. - could
> > > you put me in the right direction once more please? :)
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Alex
> > >
> > > On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Matthew Schick wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:58:47 -0600
> > > > From: Matthew Schick <mschick@brightredproductions.com>
> > > > Reply-To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > > > To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [ic] Creating templates
> > > >
> > > > Hi Alex,
> > > >
> > > > You do have to edit them manually, but the good news is they
> > > > aren't as complicated as they look.
> > > >
> > > > This is part of a modified template we use:
> > > >
> > > > [comment]
> > > > ui_template: Yes (lets the system know to use as a template)
> > > > ui_template_name: fullwidth (the file name of the template)
> > > > ui_template_layout: NOLEFT_TOP, UI_CONTENT, NOLEFT_BOTTOM (the html parts,
> > > > in the templates/regions sub directory, that
> > > > make
> > > > up the page to be created)
> > > > ui_template_description: Page with top/bottom areas only, content in
> > > > middle. (shows up in the drop-down box in the page edit page)
> > > >
> > > > break:
> > > > widget: break (the separator bar on the page edit page)
> > > >
> > > > bgcolor: (this is called in the page by [scratchd bgcolor]. Can be
> > > > anything you want to define.)
> > > > options: =select,white, pink, black, aqua, blue, fuchsia, gray,
> > > > green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, yellow
> > > > (User-selectable options when editing the page)
> > > > description: Background color (this is the title of the option)
> > > > widget: move_combo (this is how the options are displayed. with
> > > > the exception of move_combo, they are just normal form
> > > > input fields like select, text and radio)
> > > > width: 7 (width of the input field)
> > > > help: You may enter a hexadecimal (6 digit) value beginning with a
> > > > "#" or select a color value, if there is a color value already selected,
> > > > you have to erase the previous value before selecting another (a little
> > > > more explanation text that shows up to the right of the
> > > > input
> > > > field in the page edit)
> > > >
> > > > I hope this helps to get you goin in the right direction.
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > > > At 10:25 AM 11/22/00, you wrote:
> > > > >Indeed, there is such link. But it offers only "Choose a page template
> > > > >from the pull-down menu", without the choise of creating a new template.
> > > > >And if I press further on the "Create new page" button, the page that
> > > > >shows then doesn't permits creating new templates.
> > > > >
> > > > >And the linked question. If I already have some templates (copied them
> > > > >from the construct demo for example), where I can edit them? Their
> > > > >structure seems a bit complex for me to edit them manually. Or is
> > > > >there anywhere a detailed description of the templates structure?
> > > > >
> > > > >----
> > > > >Alex
> > > > >
> > > > >On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Marcel Montes wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:17:29 -0300
> > > > > > From: Marcel Montes <marcel@multimake.com>
> > > > > > Reply-To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > > > > > To: interchange-users@minivend.com
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ic] Creating templates
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There's a "new page" link on the very same place you say
> > > > > > ("Content" -> "Page Edit")
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alex wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi all!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can anybody tell is there any way of creating the templates in the admin?
> > > > > > > The templates can be selected for using with any page at the "Content
> > > > > > > Edit" part of the admin pages, but how can the new templates be created?
> > > > > > > Or should they be manually created in the template/ directory? Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----
> > > > > > > Alex
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Marcel Montes [marcel(at)multimake(dot)com] - Programmer
> > > > > > "If our brain were so simple that we could understand it,
> > > > > > we would be so stupid that we couldn't do so"
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> > > > Matthew Schick
> > > > mschick@brightredproductions.com
> > > > Bright Red Productions, LLC
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Pages are in pieces. Names are logical so top_left_noright (or whatever) is part of a
page that has a top left column center section. Now apply the all concept a page has 5
pieces top left right bottom and the center. Lets think word processor header footer
right channel left channel and body. They are pulled in based on what is on the page
itself so __LEFTSIDE__ brings in the variable __LEFTSIDE__ in the catalog.cfg file in
the place it is located on the page. Now the variable __LEFTSIDE__ can be a file with no
extension or whatever extension you want (if I am wrong here someone will let me know
:) ) IC will parse the content of __LEFTSIDE__ and make it part of your page before
sending it to the web server (how was that for being politically correct and not saying
Apache :) )
So we look at index.html and see:
[comment]
UI stuff
[/comment]
@_LOGO_@
@_LEFTSIDE_@
our content that ends up in the center
@_NO_RIGHT_@
So we simply look for logo in the templates dir and that is? Yep you guessed it and it
is placed where? Right again. Want a visual do a view source of index.html and compare
to the pieces.
Hope that helps some
Steve