Turning notification options' table into a drop-down? [Q and A]

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Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/5 20:53
ralf57
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I don't really like the table that
shows the Notification Options below
the module's content.
I'd rather replace this table with
a more elegant drop-down menu.
Is it possible?
Which files i have to edit?

Thanks in advance,ralf.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/5 21:09
Dave_L
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modules/system/templates/system_notification_select.html

That might be the only file that needs to be modified.

Rather than editing the file directly, it would probably be better to do it through the Control Panel >> Template Set Manager.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/5 21:30
ralf57
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Thank you Dave,
i think it wouldn't be so difficult
to do.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 0:20
Brad
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Why would you want to turn the table into a combobox (i.e. "drop-down")? The reason that it's a table in the first place is because the user can select multiple notifications at a single time. The user can't do that if it's a combobox.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 0:38
Dave_L
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I suppose the advantage is that it uses less space. And a menu can be configured to allow multiple selections, like the "Selectable themes" menu in the control panel general settings.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 0:48
DonXoop
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Since: 2003/11/27

Although it might be more difficult for a user to pick multiple choices (less intuitive) it is possible to make a drop down.

I peeked at the template and it looks fairly simple to change. The template cycles through the choices and builds the form in a table. Easy enough to build a drop down instead. It is dynamic based on the usual things (admin config, user privs etc) so you'll want to maintain the smarts.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 9:31
ralf57
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@DonXoop
I still haven't found a way to
allow multiple choices within the
dropdown.

Can you give me some pointer?
Links,examples,etc...
Thank you.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 11:29
Mithrandir
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Since: 2003/6/21

look at the code for the theme selection box - it is just a property in the tag must contain the attribute multiple='multiple', and the size= attribute must be set to a value larger than 1.

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Re: Turning notification options' table into a drop-down?

2004/5/6 15:25
Brad
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Since: 2003/12/4

Quote:

Dave_L wrote:
To allow multiple selections, the

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