Also, if you want to be able to enable/disable one or another element, have a look at this:
http://snook.ca/archives/cakephp/elemental_conditional_content_with_cakephp/ It's a bit old now so I expect you'd need to update it somewhat, unless Jonathan has already done so. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM, jsundquist <jsundqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Brian is correct. You should use $this->element() to format how you > want each column on your page to be displayed. So you could have a > right, left, and center view in your elements folder then have a > variable set in your function for the view for each column. Each > column then would could use the respected variable to display the data > where you want it and how you want it formatted. > > On Apr 15, 6:58 pm, brian <bally.z...@gmail.com> wrote: >> $content_for_layout is essentially everything in your view, after PHP >> has parsed it. I think what you probably want is to use >> $this->element(). >> >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Dave Maharaj :: WidePixels.com >> >> <d...@widepixels.com> wrote: >> >> > So if I had <?php echo $content_for_layout; ?> in default.ctp and then in >> > the actual ctp for action say posts/view I could inside the view.ctp have 2 >> > variables >> > <?php echo $leftContent_for_layout; ?> and <?php echo >> > $rightContent_for_layout; ?> for each side of the columns and define what >> > would show up there by defining it in the controller view () action? >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Dave >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: dr. Hannibal Lecter [mailto:lecter...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: April-15-09 7:28 PM >> > To: CakePHP >> > Subject: Re: Layout Columns >> >> > Of course you can. $content_for_layout is nothing but a regular view >> > variable, like the ones you set in your controller with $this->set(). >> >> > On Apr 15, 10:43 pm, "Dave Maharaj :: WidePixels.com" >> > <d...@widepixels.com> wrote: >> >> Can you take 1 template (default.ctp) and define sections within it? >> >> >> I have a 2 col layout and would like to define what modules to load >> >> depending on the page a user is on / if logged in / by group >> >> >> How can this be done if all i have is <?php echo $content_for_layout; >> >> ?> >> >> >> Thinking of Joomla where you can set what modules for each page is the >> > idea. >> >> Is that possible? >> >> >> Dave >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
