[development] view + cck or views + form_alter

[Victor Kane]

If you would like to customize the theming of a view, use the "theming
wizard".

It generates 3 pieces of code, namely code to insert into
template.php(generates the necessary variables and a callback function
which invokes the
php template file), a php template file which generates the semantic html
for the view, and a css file.

Alternatively, you can invoke the view programatically in the page php
template file, either with op "embed" to just insert the view somewhere on
the page, or as "item" (see views_build_views comments in views.module),
which will send you a hash of data which you can use as you like.

The best views documentation can be found in the handbooks here:

http://drupal.org/node/109604

It includes tutorials and is worth going over with a fine toothcomb.

If you spend a day or so going over this documentation, you will be
well-equipped to solve your problem using a variety of methods, and you will
have a better foundation for future projects, rather than just seeking a
quick fix.

saludos,

Victor Kane
http://awebfactory.com.ar

On 10/5/07, John Barreiros <johnbarreiros2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the note Sean.
>
> I do create a custom body class which corresponds to the page, but I'm not
> sure that will help me. All is well when working with and viewing a single
> node. I can define the image and it displays nicely in the upper right
> corner. But, when I'm viewing a view, there doesn't seem to be a way to
> define the image to display in that upper right corner.
>
> -John
>
> On 10/4/07, Sean Robertson <seanr at ngpsoftware.com> wrote:
> >
> > You can get around that using CSS.  Assuming you've placed the image in
> > div#image set #news div#image img {display:none;} and then #news
> > div#image {background:...}.  I've got php code that will assign and ID
> > and classes to the body tag based on which page you're on if you need
> > help with that part of it.
> >
> >
> >
> > John Barreiros wrote:
> > > Thanks for the response Larry. I'm trying to wrap my head around your
> > > solution, which for the most part makes sense. My only question is,
> > does
> > > it work if you're viewing a "view" page? For example, I navigate to
> > the
> > > "news" page which is just a view displaying the last 10 news nodes.
> > Will
> > > the sidebar block display an image?
> > >
> > > thanks again.
> > >
> > > On 10/4/07, *Larry Garfield* <larry at garfieldtech.com
> > > <mailto: larry at garfieldtech.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Funny you should mention it.  I just got around to documenting the
> > >     way we
> > >     tackle this issue at Palantir today:
> > >
> > >     http://drupal.org/node/180852
> > >
> > >     As for the Views, create a node type that has nothing but a title
> > and
> > >     Viewfield CCK type.  Create a node of that type and specify the
> > View
> > >     to use.
> > >     Tada, you have a node.  Note: Doesn't work with dynamic arguments,
> > >     sadly. :-(
> > >
> > >     Cheers.
> > >
> > >     On Thursday 04 October 2007, John Barreiros wrote:
> > >      > Hi All.
> > >      >
> > >      > This particular site I'm building features a layout with a
> > photo
> > >     in the
> > >      > upper right corner. The client wants to have the ability to
> > >     specify the
> > >      > image on every single page. I know I know, kind of whacked, but
> > >     it's what
> > >      > they want.
> > >      >
> > >      > So, first step was to use cck to add a new field to the "page"
> > >     type. I
> > >      > tried imagefield but didn't like how you couldn't select an
> > >     existing image.
> > >      > I managed to whip together a new cck field which uses IMCE to
> > >     select the
> > >      > image (I'll up it to cvs after some more testing and some
> > >     coworkers give me
> > >      > the thumbs up on its quality).
> > >      >
> > >      > Okay, so that takes care of any pages displaying a single node.
> >
> > >      >
> > >      > How do I handle views? There are a few views and they obviously
> > >     need to
> > >      > have the image customizable. It'd be nice if when creating a
> > >     "view" to
> > >      > provide a page, it inherited the cck fields from the "page"
> > type.
> > >      >
> > >      > Could I use form_alter to add the cck field to the views form?
> > >      >
> > >      > Or is there some way when the "view" is being built I can
> > extract
> > >     the image
> > >      > from the first node and pass it to page.tpl.php?
> > >      >
> > >      > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> > >      > -john
> > >
> > >
> > >     --
> > >     Larry Garfield                  AIM: LOLG42
> > >     larry at garfieldtech.com <mailto:larry at garfieldtech.com>          ICQ:
> >
> > >     6817012
> > >
> > >     "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others
> > of
> > >     exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called
> > an
> > >     idea,
> > >     which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it
> > to
> > >     himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the
> > >     possession
> > >     of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of
> > it."  --
> > >     Thomas
> > >     Jefferson
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Sean Robertson
> > Web Developer
> > NGP Software, Inc.
> > seanr at ngpsoftware.com
> > (202) 686-9330
> > http://www.ngpsoftware.com
> >
>
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