On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Brian Neal <bgn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 1, 10:56 am, Bill Freeman <ke1g...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I then created my own template file in one of my TEMPLATE_DIRS called
>> > 'admin/custom_index.html" that extends 'admin/index.html'. I ended up
>> > copying the {% block content %} from the admin/index.html and
>> > inserting my template tag into it.
>>
>> I, too, think you're going the right way. One point is, if you really meant
>> "copying", consider whether you can use the block.super variable to
>> minimize the number of things you need to redo when you take an update
>> to admin.
>
> Thanks for the response. I did initially try using block.super, but
> because of the HTML my dashboard pushed the sidebar down. I really
> wanted to get my dashboard inside the main content div for aesthetic
> reasons, so I ended up copying the block contents. I really wish there
> was there was a empty {% block custom-dashboard %}{% endblock %} in
> there for just this purpose, but there wasn't. I suppose they can't
> anticipate everything and leave "holes" everywhere. But you're right,
> I'll have to diff my template with the admin template whenever I
> upgrade to see if I am missing a change.
You might be able to fiddle the positioning with CSS. I've seen things that
border on magic. Especially if you can limit the use of IE6 for admin.
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