[support] How to create "Edit & Save" Action?

John Thomas drupal.org-2008 at jt-socal.com
Tue Jan 20 02:31:30 UTC 2009


Larry Garfield wrote:
>> That sounds like a great solution (i.e. eliminate the need to edit and
>> save).  Do you know if I can attach multiple views_attach fields to a node?
> 
> Yes you can.  Views_attach creates a new display type for Views (along with 
> Block, Page, etc.) that attaches itself to nodes of a given type that you 
> specify.  You can also use an argument that takes a nid from the URL (either 
> nid or a nodereference) to make the view contextual to the node it's on, which 
> is where the fun stuff happens.  You can then order where that view will appear 
> using the CCK Manage fields page.  It works for users, too.
> 
> At least that's the intent.  the drag and drop ordering is a little broken at 
> the moment. :-)  I plan to release a stable version as soon as I figure out why 
> it's broken and how to fix it.  Hopefully later this week.
> 
Wow!  Very slick and more flexible because now, I will not have to edit 
and save every node every time I decide to add, er, ah, attach another 
view.

-- 
Sincerely,
John Thomas


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