etemplates is easy. The problem with etemplates is that it is not supported
Is the current version of infolog still based on etemplates? Will Taylor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Your welcome! > > I was thinking infolog was a pretty secure place to store information > as long as you were accessing the info with apache-ssl. > > I know what you mean about infolog being cumbersome if you want to > use it for a specific purpose over and over again. > > I was thinking that new templates could be made, using the existing > infolog tables, that could simplify the task of say a secretary > entering phone messages for his boss. Certain values that are always > the same could be hard coded into the form. In this case it would be > a new phone message is always entered into the category Phone Calls > without the secretary having to enter it each time, and the > delegation (who the message is for) could be on the same page so the > sec. would not have to switch to delegation tabs. Also many ffields > could be removed because they are unnecessary for taking a phone > message. > > I guess this could be done with etemplates but I dont know how > exactly, and have heard etemplates is difficult. > > - Will > On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:15 PM, James Mohr wrote: > > > Thanks Will and Brian for your quick responses. > > > > I already started using the addresses for things like bank account and > > insurance information. But then I got stuck trying to figure a way > > to use it > > for something like hardware inventory. Granted, I could create a > > record for > > each peice of HW or just manufacturer, then add the necessary fields. > > However, that seem like a real kludge. > > > > Notes didn't seem to fit as I was looking for something tabular, > > and not just > > a block of data. The infolog is a great tool, but there is a lot of > > extra > > stuff that makes it cumbersome to work with (in this content). Also > > it seems > > like a kludge. > > > > What I was thinking about was a module where you had a table with, > > say, 20 > > fields of various types (a few data fields, a few char fields, a > > few tiny > > text, a couple of text and so forth). A second table would define a > > kind of > > "virtual table". For example, it would contain N+2 fields, with the > > virtual > > table name and a description, plus the names of the fields within > > the virtual > > table. (Perhaps it would need some extra fields, but that's the > > basic idea) > > > > Well, if there is no such thing, I guess I will have to write it > > myself. > > > > Regards, > > > > jimmo > > > > On Thursday 14 July 2005 18:02, Will Taylor wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> Infolog has the ability to store notes, and I use it to record all > >> kinds of information. > >> > >> - Will > >> > >> On Jul 14, 2005, at 3:32 PM, James Mohr wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All! > >>> > >>> I was wondering if there was a phpgw module for general information > >>> management. For example, I want to store information about: > >>> - insurance policies > >>> - hardware (configuration, warranty) > >>> - CDs and albums > >>> - etc. > >>> > >>> Is there such a beast? > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Jim Mohr > >>> > >>> -- > >>> --------------------------------------- > >>> "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. > >>> Your > >>> character is what you really are while your reputation is merely > >>> what others > >>> think you are." -- John Wooden > >>> --------------------------------------- > >>> Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Phpgroupware-users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/phpgroupware-users > >>> > > > > -- > > --------------------------------------- > > "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your > > character is what you really are while your reputation is merely > > what others > > think you are." -- John Wooden > > --------------------------------------- > > Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phpgroupware-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/phpgroupware-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phpgroupware-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/phpgroupware-users > > _______________________________________________ Phpgroupware-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/phpgroupware-users
