FlexiMAX: the holy grail of theming flexinode teasers and nodes....

wow can see how this will make things easier. Does this give the {n} fields classes that you could use to also style with css

Ric

I personally think it's definitely worthy of addition. Though it may be a bit too technical for some types of users, I think it's a very cool option to have.

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Looks really useful for me. And seems to work ok :)

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Thanks! It was simple for making, but all the same there a code it is necessary to clean - there pair insignificant mistakes - it is necessary to insert some additional checks, but it then and where the most important - double resize images :)
The most important is a new work with field Image - the image passes 2 stages resize - 1 - up to max and 2 up to thumb - according to parameters of a field image so the signature to the image is added.
By pressing in node on thumb jumps out pop-up a window with max the image - for editors of a site it extremely important what to not do it manually.
It is necessary to add here too it is very important - thus we can do for example a photo gallery - and all by one simple module

When time permits I will read carefully trough the code, for this indeed sounds like an extremely valuable asset!

For now I only have one small comment, regarding the syntax of the 'template':
I disike the use of {} or any other ascii characters. I dislike [[wiki]], Though in Drupal the use of [tokens:ID] is very often used.
But abovethat i prefer simple php:
<br/>$foo<br/><p>$bar</p>
Or even a better syntax:
<br/><?php print $foo ?></br><p><?php print $bar ?></p>

Off course that is much more complex then the proposed tokens, but it gives much larger power. Think abuot foreaches, if-then-elses, and other code. While it is sill simple enough for users to get to learn.
I dislike other syntaxes, because they prove to be either too limiting, or -when extended- become a complete new languagen, taht is much harder t learn. I for one, know HTML, so I simply refuse to learn another HTML alike language like wikisyntax.
Think also abotu teh populaity of PHPTemplate (simple PHP) over the Xtemplate or even smarty syntax. That is because PHP is well known, well documented, and well thought out, while Xtemaplte or smarty are never as powerfull, yet in the same time as simple.

And on top of that, we need not work with IDs. IDs are very userunfriendly. Especially when it is perfectly possible to work with $strings that explain what they do: $small_image is much easier then {12}.

If we choose for the $only, without the <?php print part, that will look easier, yet take away that power to use ifs, loops etc. While we, in that case, can simply re-use the core drupal PHP filters and settings.

And a comment about themability, or more of a question, request.
ATM flexinode can be themed very well, using theme functions, advanced phptemaplte templates etc. We should -at all costs- maintain that power. And on top of that, we should design this feature in such a way that they do not conflict, but help eachother.

And last: We should also get his trough a team of usability people, before we get any code committed.
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Dublin - thanks for working on this and thanks to Kiev1 for starting it.

I just installed Drupal after growing tired of constantly working on my own cms instead of producing content. That said, I don't fully appreciate the 'rules of the code' just yet.

my question: is it really necessary to wrap the 'raw' content in a div at all? I was hoping to put my flexifields into an unordered list and float them into a sentence but it seems that what comes encased in the {n} is:

<div class="flexinode-textfield-1"><div class="form-item"> $content </div></div>

Perhaps I'm missing something but is there any way to not have the content be limited to a block level element?

Thanks again!

es mus sein

I got the fatal error after installing the fleximax module

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare flexinode_field_types() in modules\flexinode\flexinode.module on line 19

I have gone through the installation process in the readme file.

Thanks in advance

Sunny
www.gleez.com

This is absolutely fantastic! At last it is easy to store and retrieve information in a flexible manner.

Thanks very much, Dub for your work, & for uploading the patch to your sandbox.

Please help - I add new content type - but it does not appear in the form of checkbox in taxonomy - there where usually page and story ( admin/taxonomy/edit/vocabulary/6 ) - modulew webform behaves precisely, heeelp

Yes! Has found! They have lost somewhere function function webform_node_info () And instead of it there function webform_node_name - And in general for somebody works with drupal-cvs modules flexinode and modules webform? Or it only at me such? Check up my alarm.

It is enough to add in webform.module such lines

 function webform_node_info() {
   return array('webform' => array('name' => t('webform'), 'base' => 'webform'));
 }

and all will work, flexinode is similar

Using fleximax and must say its great. Using a table to layout the various ids. Problem i have is if a table cell is say

<tr>
     <td colspan="5">phone:{6}</td>
   </tr>

it is displayed as

phone:

123456

and not phone: 123456

I know I'm missing something easy but cant figure what

thanks

Ric

I loaded in your module, and i first want to say thank you.

I have a site that lists local events and their cover charges.
I loaded the module, and i set the templates... but the Cover charges disappeared.

I noticed:
"$3-5" appeared as "-5".
"$5" did not appear.

I went in and changed "$3-5" as "$ 3-5", and adding that space after the $ rendered as "$ 3-5", just like it should.

I assume it is somehow translating "$3" as a PHP variable? I would look into this on my own, but I know my PHP experience ends just before regular expressions.

Just letting you know about the bug.

Thanks for the good work, again.

Finally I got the time to test the expanded flexinode-module ... and i love it! Thanks very, very much. It really makes theming different types of content a lot easier.

Only the DIV-Tags are the only obstacle I see. It`s difficult to make extremly custom themes when the div-tags always appear. When this issue is fixed I the patch is perfect. ^^

Magnificent extension. But...

I am trying to run FlexiMAX on a clean install of Drupal. When I go to administer > settings > flexinode, it just displays:

warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in flexinode.module on line 810.
warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in flexinode.module on line 120.

Hi Dublin,

First, thank for your contribution.

Next, I am looking for a way to insert <object> tag, as an aid to instantiate Laszlo apps (http://www.laszlosystems.com).
The problems I have when trying flexiMax for that matter are :

1. <object> stuff is filtered out
2. extra div are appended around fields. The purpose of the fields is just to convay filenames, or attributes such as form width, so even an extra space is too much...

Do you think it's possible to use flexiMax that way or is it asking too much ?
Thank for your support anyway.

Robert

Hey Dub,

Can fleximax disable the display of specified field labels in teasers -- e.g., the field label "Details" doesn't show anymore in the teaser?

Thanks in advance! :)

Just wanted to say this ROCKS... This has made things possible on my site that were just dreams before.

One question though... I have seen talk about how you guys were going to call the thumbnail --- {3a} or something similar.

How is it done? I cannot find how it is called. Is it possible.
I see that it does come up in the Tabular view. I am looking to place the thumbnail in the preview.

Thanks you,
-- Marand B.

I am really loving the simplicity of your fleximax module. One of my needs however is to be able to format the flexinode input form also.

Specifically, I have several drop down menus I would like to arrange in an array/matrix format on the input form with lables and links below each drop down menu within each cell of the matrix.

Do you think this is possible and which script would I need to customize to accomplish this.

Hello Dub,

Any plans to make this available as a standalone module instead of just a patch?

Thanks for the great work; this makes theming flexinode content so much simpler. I was using phptemplate node-flexinode_n.php, and was stuck on getting rid of the field labels without losing input filtering, when I came across this. Can't wait to see it in flexinode proper -- it certainly has my vote!

I just have a couple of ideas for improvements. Is is possible that the way FlexiMAX handle teasers could be made a bit more comprehensive?

Firstly, I'd like to be able to have nodes where the teaser content is the same as the body, and no longer have a "more" link.

Secondly, it would be handly to be able to generate excerpts either automatically or using the <!--break--> syntax. Maybe {n:short} or something? A similar feature could apply to image thumbnails, maybe {n:thumbnail}.

Thanks again!

Michael

Any luck with getting the extra div tags removed? I could really use that for my site over at http://www.pcsites.com

FlexiMax looks like the only thing in Drupal that approaches the functionality and easy themability of the wonderful and more flexible PageSetter module in PostNuke (http://www.elfisk.dk and http://www.pagesetter.org).

Any progress on removing or overriding the default DIV tags?

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How is that possible? I have already applied this patch http://drupal.org/node/22788 to filter.module but it doesn't work.
The --break-- cannot be executed.
For any hint I would be very happy.

Is it possable to add the taxonomy terms to the theming of the node. I have allocated a vocabulary to my flexinode type and I want to have the term to be displayed on the node.

I'm trying to install this module but somehow not able to get the extra two fields to format the flexinode(on edit content type). It is showing just like it was before i copied fleximax.module to module/flexinode directory.

Don't know what i'm missing out here..

Ran the Mysql script,
Took off the flexinode.module file from modules/flexinode directory
copied fleximax.module file to module/flexinode directory

also tried renaming fleximax.module to flexinode.module..

Can you please help???

Hi all, instead of sunday 11/20/05, I'd like it to spell out Sunday, November 20. How do I change the code to accomplish this?

Well, I have been testing fleximax and am very impressed! The only thing that I think that would push this over the top would be the ability to evaluate php code in the teaser and body through the interface, possibly running the code through the filter system..? But I don't understand the architecture well enough to know whether the ability to eval() php code is even possible? Any thoughts on why or what not?

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One other awesome feature I thought of would be the ability to create a block based on flexinode content. So this fleximax block would display content in a block that was defined by the node... Adding an extra text area in the flexinode config that would be interpreted into the block.

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Hi,
We are planning to use flexinode module along with epublish for our monthly magazine. But after seeing fleximax and understanding that it eventually will be patched to flexinode, we are confused a bit.

so right now, should I start with flexinode or fleximax?
If fleximax, please give me a link to download.

We are running, drupal 4.6.3

thanks,
Paul

I've read through all the comments, and while I can determine what my problem is, I have yet to figure out how to fix it.

I am using the Chameleon theme as a base. I only wish to change the look of one particular content type. A sample can be seen at http://www.pophometech.com/node/63

The box on the left is a table. I want it that way so the main text will wrap around it when it is long enough. But the extra tags are causing it to break a bit. For example, lines like the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price in the info box should be followed by the price itself. Instead, the div tags are causing it to break to the next line.

I don't want to massively change Drupal, I only want to eliminate the div tags for this particular content type. Since I'm relatively new to Drupal, I'm not sure how to translate the instructions given for PHPTemplate themes to Chameleon (or if I need to). Any help would be great!

Thanks!

Leo

...but I'd like to hear opinions anyway :)

Should I use FlexiMax, or stick with Flexinode until 'official' release?

I do know some PHP, and I'm reasonably sure I could use node-flexinode-n.tpl.php to do what I want. But it would probably take me a bit longer, and it's ugly.

On the other hand, if I switch to Fleximax now, it seems like I have to constantly keep up with new developments, at least until it becomes an official module. Plus, I'm on 4.6 and may or may not upgrade to 4.7 in a few months.Am I going to be hit with high maintenance in the short term?

First off, thanks to Dub and others for your great work with the FlexiMax patch.

I'm assuming (after several weeks of watching this thread) that the next update to FlexiMax is still some time away. Hence, I'm hoping to get some step-by-step help to remove the offending DIV tags that prevent me from placing my content 'inline' (using the example above somewhere):

Phone: 123-4567

vs.

Phone:
123-4567

Would someone be so kind as to quietly share some details on exactly which .inc files I must alter, and exactly what I'm doing to make the change?

- Kronix

Thanks for the patch. In the node display I noticed that all the labels are gone. Is there a way to put the labels back? I know I can just write them in, but then they will still show up even if a particular field is left blank, where as normally, if text is not entered, the label does not show.

Thanks,
Sam

Hi,

first, thank You for your work on this patch. This is just perfect for my purposes. I think many people could use this well :)

How long will we have to wait 'til there will be a version that works right away with drupal 4.7b3 ? Is it even going to be incorporated in the flexinode mudule ? Will there be only versions when theres a 4.7 final ?

Please post.

best wishes

tcb

So what is the status on this. It hasnt changed in CVS for four months....

Does that mean it is stable and ready to use, or has no one had time to brush it up?

Hmmm,

So Fleximax is basically working. It seems ok here...

http://www.sfpod.net/
eg
http://www.sfpod.net/?q=node&from=2

I dont understand what the {array} is for and cant find the documentation which tells me what. It didnt work on some pages so I replaced it with my working teaser format of

{1}
{2}
{3}

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I am not sure if this is a Fleximax question or a plain CSS question but I am trying to get this restaurant review Fleximax node working...

Restaurant: {2} ({7}/10). {9}.

is supposed to appear as

Restaurant: Burger King (1/10) BK is your usual fast food burger bar.

but instead it appears as

Restaurant:

Burger King

(

1

/10)

BK is your usual fast food burger bar.

Any ideas?

(this last is demonstrated here

http://www.normanhui.com/?q=node/7

Hi Dub,
I start do learn all this html/css/php stuff, what I understand so far:
- to define a fleximax node uses an own syntax to define how the representation will be.
- this definition is then translated into html-code using the corresponding css-file.
what if I would like to have a node where I have an image on the left side like this:

IIIIIIIII TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT
IIIIIIIII TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT
IIIIIIIII TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT

how this is defined in fleximax?

kind regards
stoltoguzzi

Is there any way to lock this thread? It's become almost like a support forum unto its own for fleximax and when someone posts anywhere but the very end, it's hard to find.

I like to keep up on questions related to the most excellent fleximax patch, but it's just too hard to find new posts in this gargantuan thread.

A suggestion: if you have a fleximax question that isn't answered here, start a new thread. If someone chastises you for starting a new thread even though this topic exists, blame me. I'll take full responsibility ;-)

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This along with Flexinode is the best freaking module ever! Thank you very much. This solves tons of problems I've been facing with Drupal :).

I was wondering if there was some type of way to remove these divs from my layout. I have tried looking through all the flexinode files and tweaking them, but can't find where to remove them. Is there any type of way to do this?

Thanks

After installing Fleximax following the instructions to the point I no longer see administer -> content -> content types. I must have done something wrong but I am clueless as to what it might be. Any help is most welcome!

Thanks in advance.

is there a way to display the node-title of this flexinode in the same way as the flexinode-fields

{$node->title} does not work.