Thanks for the feedback Steven. I'm really interested in making this a
usable extension for all.
I always used pages for my js and css files too and, like you, never had
more than a handful of each -- it wasn't much of a bother to do. So,
when John first mentioned the idea to me I really only saw one or two
valid reasons for such an extension (for instance, I found it difficult
to explain to users why they had to create a blank layout for a
stylesheet just to set the content-type).
Now that I've been working on it, I see *many* good reasons to go this
route (my current favorite is the server and browser caching benefits --
I *love* the idea of not having to expire and reserve all stylesheets
and javascripts every 5 minutes).
As to the multiple tabs, yeah, I'm with you. Originally I think John
envisioned something like an "Assets" tab where CSS, JS and image files
could all reside but Radiant hasn't settled on an image asset approach
just yet. And without images, what do you call the tab -- Text Assets?
CSS & JS? Assets-That-Don't-Happen-To-Include-Images? Actually, my
original mock-up for this extension had one tab (called "Files") but I
still kind of choked on that vague name.
Anyway, for now, John just suggested keeping two tabs and waiting to see
how things progressed. In the interest of minimizing tab space, I did
choose to name them CSS and JS instead of Stylesheets and Javascripts.
Plus, your standard-level users never see the tabs anyway so it looks
clean to them.
I certainly welcome any ideas/suggestions here. Its a fairly
straightforward design but nothing's set in stone.
-Chris
Steven Southard wrote:
I just tried out your extension. Nice idea. I've always liked how
the css file was exposed under pages but I really hadn't thought of it
having it's own section either. Also, I've always wondered where to
put my js files. I usually just tucked them in the javascript folder
and referenced them. This gives them a proper place. I mostly only
use one stylesheet per website so it seems a bit overkill. Not to be
stingy with my tabs, but I think I'd like it better if the css and js
pages were both under one tab. I'm looking forward to seeing what
becomes of this extension.
Thanks,
Steven
On May 27, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Chris Parrish wrote:
nurilized wrote:
is there any way to call js/css files from anywhere of the page/layout?
suppose, i use one template and many subpages?
but i use different/extra css/js files on subpages (and also
common), for
example i will use accordion script on a subpage and putting this on
template or on header snippet is nonsense
so i am looking for a way to call these files from inside page/layout
I just released version 0.3 of this extension and you will now find
tags to do just this. For instance:
<r:stylesheet name="my_stylesheet" />
produces:
your stylesheet content
Or, if you want to be more fancy, try:
<r:stylesheet name="my_stylesheet" as="inline" />
and get:
<style type="text/css">
<!--
your stylesheet content
-->
</style>
The same works with the <r:javascript> tag.
-Chris
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