Hi Alex,
many thanks for your suggestion but I think {{ block.super }} will not help.
In order to have a parent template I would first have to write something
like {% extends "admin/base.html" %} but this already is not possible
because it would mean inheriting itself.
Best regards,
Martin
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Alex Boyko <alex.kyr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, 28 February 2011, Martin Brochhaus
> <martin.brochh...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I want to add a language switcher below the breadcrumb to all my django
> admin pages.
> > Therefore I created templates/admin/base.html in my project. However I
> don't want to copy the whole original base.html and add my changes - this
> would defeat the DRY principle and it would be a maintenance nightmare
> whenever I update to the latest django version.
> > So I tried the obvious:
> > {% extends "admin/base.html" %}{% block breadcrumb %}[old breadcrumb
> code][my additional code]{% endblock %}
> > And of course the obvious error happened: The template tries to extend
> itself. Couldn't the system be smart enough and recognize that it is trying
> to import itself and then search for another template to extend at the next
> available template loader in line? As in: Whoops, I'm trying to extend
> myself when using base.html from the project's file system... ok let's see
> if I can find admin/base.html in the python path or in the eggs...
> > Is there any other fancy trick or workaround to accomplish this? I
> believe that enhancing global admin templates should be something that is a
> very common usecase, isn't it?
> > Best regards,Martin
> >
> >
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> Hi, Martin!
>
> If I got your point in right way - May be {{ block.super}}
> construction will be useful for you.
>
> Regards, Alex
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