By jbc on
I've upgraded to drupal 4.5 and want to instal the glossary module. Can anyone confirm whether the version I downloaded as glossary 4.5 works with druapl 4.5 or only with the CVS version as it says in the readme.txt file?
I tried installing it and the filter aspect worked properly, but there was no way of directly accessing the glossary, as with 4.4. ?q=glossary offers ALL vocabularies to either view or edit, which I don't want or require...
All advice / clarification appreciated
jbc
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Drupal CVS version
Would someone kindly explain what this phrase means: I keep meeting it in 4.5.0 modules...
Is 4.5.0 the "latest CVS version" or something different?
Thanks!
should work
I think this is just a case of README file not begin updated. If it appears in download page for Drupal 4.5, then the maintainer had flagged it for 4.5 and it should (suppose to) work.
Isn't glossary entries just terms in a taxonomy volabulary assigned to the glossary module? You should be able to manage them the same way as taxonomy terms.
Yes, it works
Yes, it works; and I have just updated the README file to reflect this (may take a little while before the new version is downloadable, though).
Sorry for the confusion, I just overlooked this line in the README.
As a general rule: any module which appears in the 4.5.0 download list can be used with Drupal 4.5.0!
Have fun,
Frodo
What are you looking for?
I am not sure what your problem is. There is no single vocabulary associated with the glossary anymore; you can associate several vocabularies with different input filters (or even more than one vocabulary with a single input filter). This is described in the README file.
If you want to see the glossary associated with a certain vocabulary, go to ?q=glossary, select the vocabulary, and there you are (or go directly to ?q=glossary/VID, where VID is the vocabulary ID, if you happen to know it). Next time, you can go there directly.
If you press on a marked term, you automatically go to the associated vocabulary (unless there are nodes associated with this term, of course).
Hope this helps,
Frodo
thanks
You're right, I hadn't understood the new system which allows ANY taxonomy to be a glossary. I was thrown by not being able to access my glossary vocab. by /glossary. Yes, I can do this using the VID.
The advantages of this new system are presently lost on me; perhaps they will become clear in time.... but at present it seems confusing, just anothe way of viewing / editing taxonomies?
If you want to explain advantages that would be great, Otherwise thank you for your prompt assistance.
Some explanation
The reason the /glossary page is there: we need some way to get to the glossary overview pages for non-administrators. They do not (want to) know the VID, so this is it. It may need a bit of polishing, though - at this time, all vocabularies are shown, and it would be better only to show those which are really associated with a glossary. See issue 13480.
The reason multiple vocabularies and input filters are supported: first off, people wanted this: it allows to have different glossaries for different (classes of) nodes. Second, this way fits much better with the 4.5.0 input filter system.
I hope this clears it up a bit,
Frodo
Thanks Frodo
That's very helpful. I would like to only show those vocab's associated with a glossary. I would like to apply the patch. I have searched the forums previously to understand how to do that, but genuinely couldn't understand it. Is there a 'foolproof' method or is it a case of 'cutting and pasting'?
ALSO: the glossary.css file doesn't seem to be read. I've filed it in /misc directory presently, alongside drupal.css, but it doesn't seem to be read there...
Grateful for assistance.
Shalom!
John
glossary.css in module directory
Please put the glossary.css file in the same directory as the module. I have updated the README file to reflect this.
Frodo
Patching...
If you are on Windows, please see this documentation page under the heading 'Patch'. Installing and using cygwin can be quite daunting, though, if you don't have some Unix experience. There are some other options in the comments.
If you are on Unix, or once you have cygwin or other comparable Unix utilities installed, see the parent page in the same book.
Have fun,
Frodo
thanks again, Frodo
The glossary.css file makes a big difference and I've just got the hang of related terms, which is making the glossary module even more useful. Great, thanks a lot for it's production.
Yes, I'm a bit daunted by the patch business, mainly because I've got my hands full right now and another learning curve is the last thing I need right now.
Any possibility of the updated / patched module being made available for download?
Shalom!
John
Done
The patch has been committed to CVS. A new version of the Glossary module will appear automatically at the download pages later today.
Have fun,
Frodo