Er ... uh... then I don't know. My understanding is base.html is ignored, of course my understanding could very well be false and misleading *heh*
Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Chvostek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: May 27, 2002 3:19 PM > To: Charles Daminato > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: passing $action to %HTML in manage.cgi > > > > But Chuck... > > The idea is to have the javascript: link include the current $action. > > If print_form simply does a "$HTML->{ACTION} = $action;" some time > before get_content is called, then {{ACTION}} inside *ANY* template > file should be rewritten according to the value of the global variable > $action, shouldn't it? The get_content function doesn't discriminate. > > p > > On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 02:55:11PM -0400, Charles Daminato wrote: > > > > I believe the print_form doesn't do anything significant with > base.html, and > > if that's where you have the {{ACTION}} piece then it won't get > parsed and > > changed (I believe) > > > > Charles Daminato > > OpenSRS Product Manager > > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Paul Chvostek > > > Sent: May 27, 2002 2:43 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: passing $action to %HTML in manage.cgi > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to add context sensitive help to manage.cgi, to go > along with > > > a number of other UI modifications I've made. > > > > > > The changes I've done include stuff added to > templates/manage/base.html; > > > > > > <script language="JavaScript"> > > > function popuphelp(item) { > > > var helpwindow=window.open("/admin/popuphelp.php?item=" + > > > item,"help","width=400,height=400,scrollbars=yes,dependent=yes"); > > > } > > > </script> > > > ... ... ... > > > <tr> > > > <td><table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr> > > > <td align=left bgcolor=d0d0d0 nowrap><font face="verdana, > > > arial" size=1> {{TOP_NAVBAR}}</font></td> > > > <td align=right bgcolor=d0d0d0><a > > > href="javascript:popuphelp('osrs/{{ACTION}}')">Help</a> </td> > > > </tr></table></td> > > > </tr> > > > > > > along with some changes to manage.cgi which are *supposed* to popupate > > > $HTML{ACTION} with the value of $action. But somewhere the variable > > > content is getting lost, and I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. > > > I have added: > > > > > > $HTML->{ACTION} = $action; > > > > > > to manage.cgi's sub print_form. The idea is that the content of the > > > javascript popuphelp call will be populated by whatever > section we happen > > > to be in, allowing the help to be customized for the $action in play. > > > > > > I was thinking that since $action is defined globally, it should be > > > available inside print_form. What am I doing wrong? Am I missing > > > something critical about the way %HTML is supposed to work? > > > > > > This stuff lives at http://www.it.ca/domain/manage.cgi in case anyone > > > wants to take a look from the user's perspective. > > > > > > Thanks. :) > > > > > > -- > > > Paul Chvostek > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 > 416 598-0000 > > > it.canada http://www.it.ca/ > > -- Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 416 598-0000 it.canada http://www.it.ca/
