Glad you got it! I didn't think about it or realize it at the time but for __str__ to work you would have to decorate your model with @python_2_unicode_compataible, like this https://github.com/stephenmcd/mezzanine/blob/master/mezzanine/pages/models.py#L33
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Graham <greenbay.gra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Josh > I tried something based on this > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/ref/models/instances/ and it > worked! > > Namely I changed __str__ to __unicode__ > > Not entirely sure why this worked but happy enough at this stage... > > Thanks for your help > G > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [mezzanine-users] > Foreign Key to Page Object - Controlling the dropdown text in Admin Date: > Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:20:07 +1300 From: Graham <greenbay.gra...@gmail.com> > <greenbay.gra...@gmail.com> To: mezzanine-users@googlegroups.com > > Thanks Josh > I think that I am missing something... > I have put this code in the SoulClass > > def __str__(self): > print "this should appear in the terminal if this method is being > called" > return self.title > > But nothing appears in the terminal and the behaviour I am trying to > change persists. > It would seem that this method is being ignored, which suggests to me that > the syntax is wrong. > > G > > > On 05/02/15 09:15, Josh Cartmell wrote: > > You need to override the __str__ method on SoulPractictioner. Right now > it is being inherited from Page, you can see that here, > https://github.com/stephenmcd/mezzanine/blob/master/mezzanine/pages/models.py#L54 > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Graham <greenbay.gra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Josh >> Here are the 2 models (simplified to focus on issue) >> >> class SoulPractitioner(Page, RichText): >> pass >> >> class SoulClass(Displayable): >> practitioner = models.ForeignKey("SoulPractitioner") >> >> When I 'Add soul class' in the admin I get the option to select a foreign >> key to 'Soul Practitioner' as expected. >> >> The text that displays for each SoulPractitioner is what I want to change >> (I want it to be only the 'Page title' rather than what I get which in this >> case is >> 'Grandparent page title' / 'Parent Page title' / 'Page title') >> >> Regards >> Graham >> >> >> >> On 05/02/15 06:36, Josh Cartmell wrote: >> >> Hey Graham, could you go into a bit more detail. Where is the >> dropdown? What do the models look like? >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Graham Oliver <greenbay.gra...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi there >>> I have a foreign key to a Page Object. I want to be able to control the >>> text that appears on the drop down in the Admin. >>> I am guessing that I need to override ModelChoiceField like here >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6836740/django-admin-change-foreignkey-display-text >>> However, I am a bit stuck on how to do this with Mezzanine >>> Would anyone be able to help me? >>> >>> TIA >>> Graham >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mezzanine-users/xe7MPAnpeUU/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Mezzanine Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mezzanine-users/xe7MPAnpeUU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mezzanine Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mezzanine-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
