[development] view + cck or views + form_alter

Fri Oct 5 13:59:26 UTC 2007

Victor,

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

I'm not trying to theme a view. That's easy enough to do. My problem is that
there is a graphical element in page.tpl.php which changes depending on the
webpage (which is defined via a cck field on the node).

It generates 3 pieces of code, namely code to insert into template.php

Thats kind of the problem. The view is generated and inserted into the
$content variable. So at the hook=page level, I can't access any of the
properties of the nodes included in the view.

-john

On 10/5/07, Victor Kane <victorkane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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> > >
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> > > >
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> > > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> > > Sean Robertson
> > > Web Developer
> > > NGP Software, Inc.
> > > seanr at ngpsoftware.com
> > > (202) 686-9330
> > > http://www.ngpsoftware.com
> > >
> >
> >
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