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JimLunsford
editing templates

I am trying to edit a module template so I went to my admin area clicked on system>templates. I then went to the template I wanted to edit and made the changes I needed but all I have is a preview button. I then clecked on preview thinking there might be a save option and there wasn't. Should there be one?

I then went to the module itself and made the changes to the file via ftp cleared the templates_c folder and updated the module. Still no change. What am I doing wrong?
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wcrwcr
Re: editing templates

  • 2005/6/20 17:00

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I guess that in order to edit you templates you mus first clone the one that you?re using jim.
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JimLunsford
Re: editing templates

Alright that worked thanks! I wonder why you have to clone them first and can't edit directly.....
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wcrwcr
Re: editing templates

  • 2005/6/20 17:10

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Quote:
I wonder why you have to clone them first and can't edit directly.....

I guess it?s a kind of "preventing unwanted mess" measure
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JimLunsford
Re: editing templates

I thought that may be the case but if you don't know what you are doing then in my opinion don't mess with it!
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Mithrandir
Re: editing templates

Quote:
if you don't know what you are doing then in my opinion don't mess with it!
Would be wonderful if we could assume that - but alas, we cannot. Tinkering and trying things out is part of building a website and although we cannot guarantee that tinkering will not break the website, we do our best to minimise the risks and at least provide a crude "rollback" possibility.
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wcrwcr
Re: editing templates

  • 2005/6/20 20:03

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Hi Mith

Quote:
...........and at least provide a crude "rollback" possibility.

Talking about that, did you had time to take a little bit closer look to the perl script provided by a user.....erhm...
sorry I forgot the user?s name


Anyway I guess you know what i?m talking about (i hope)

thanks

Edit> the user is bungoman85 and the thread is:
https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=37407&forum=28&post_id=163234#forumpost163234
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Mithrandir
Re: editing templates

sortof... but I don't really know what you expect me to do with it. Include it in the core? To be honest, I don't think it belongs there. Don't get me wrong, it is a good tool - especially when it becomes more and more refined - but I don't find it so necessary that it should be part of the core.

If we need a special section in the Repository (stretching the term a little) or a new Tool Shed to complement the Repository and Themes Library, I am positive, but putting perl code in the core would not be beneficial from my point of view (remember who will get the heat if things don't work - and I can't support perl code. I know nothing about it except that the syntax is somewhat similar to PHP)

So to sum up: Good idea and one I will encourage - but not one I will assume responsibility for.
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wcrwcr
Re: editing templates

  • 2005/6/20 20:56

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hi

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sortof... but I don't really know what you expect me to do with it. Include it in the core?

Maybe a little adaption to PHP. Is it doable?

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(remember who will get the heat if things don't work - and I can't support perl code. I know nothing about it except that the syntax is somewhat similar to PHP)

I absolutelly know what you mean

I?ll try to contact some others developers( as I know you must be deeply into the de of 2.4) too in order to get some infos about that possible adaption of this perl code to PHP, and maybe nice a module dev.
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Mithrandir
Re: editing templates

Or maybe it should be distributed as a non-module and non-core utility. It doesn't have to be fully integrated in order to be useful.

Anyway, we are straying off topic.
Looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.
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