you have to create your own inside the project_folder/webskins/dmNews 
directory

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ahhh.... I got one more :-)
>
> When I click on the link displayed from the news teaser I do get the
> default display method from the types.cfc (which is nothing more than
> a dump) because News.cfc doesn't have a default display method. I
> wonder why. Shouldn't News.cfc have it's own display method?
>
>
>
> On Feb 5, 3:58 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Thanks a lot! Now I can finally finish my website :-)
>>
>> On Feb 5, 1:11 pm, "Blair McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Rules that insert content (like news) into a page allow you to pick a
>>> display method for just that page. The rule gets the data for those items
>>> and uses the display method you choose to generate html, then outputs them.
>>> The rule and display method don't have any intrinsic connection to the
>>> details page and its display method - but you can link to the details page.
>>>       
>>> The details page will use the display method you specify while editing the
>>> news item in the FarCry admin console. That means that if you simply
>>> navigate to it (/index.cfm?objectid=...) that is the display method that
>>> will be used.
>>>       
>>> If you want to be able to specify different display methods for the details
>>> page you can either:
>>>       
>>>    - Add a query string parameter
>>>    This is a good option for when you just want slight changes in the
>>>    display - i.e. you can just check for the parameter in the display
>>>    method itself and handle it there.
>>>    - Create a specialized display handler
>>>    This is a reasonable choice for chreating print friendly pages - you
>>>    set up printfriendly.cfm, and that file is coded to always use the
>>>    same specific display method.
>>>       
>>> But usually, just using the display method property of the item itself is
>>> enough for most situations.
>>>       
>>> Blair
>>>       
>>> On 2/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I guess this is the part that I don't understand.
>>>>         
>>>> I add a container to a page.
>>>> I switch to design mode - choose the news rule and the news I wanna
>>>> see and the display method.
>>>> The method I choose here is for the page that shows all my news teaser
>>>> - not the details.
>>>> How does Farcry make the connection between the teaser and the
>>>> details... is there a naming convention
>>>> or anything like that?
>>>>         
>>>> On 5 Feb., 11:42, "Blair McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> You can only choose the one display method for the details page. I'm not
>>>>> sure what might cause your problem though.
>>>>>           
>>>>> Blair
>>>>>           
>>>>> On 2/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Yes - I chose a display method. But the method I can choose is for the
>>>>>> teaser page.
>>>>>> This part works fine - if I change to another display method the
>>>>>> teaserpage looks
>>>>>> different. But when I click on the teaser I expect a certain display
>>>>>> page to be used.
>>>>>> Where can I tell the teaser which details page to use?
>>>>>>             
>>>>>> On 5 Feb., 09:29, "Blair McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> When you create the news item, on the start page you should be able
>>>>>>>               
>>>> to
>>>>         
>>>>>>> choose a display method.
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>> On 2/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
>>>>>>>               
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>         
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> I just copied the code from the default Layout that comes with
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>> Farcry:
>>>>         
>>>>>>>> <a href="/index.cfm?objectid=#stObj.objectid#">
>>>>>>>> Where would I add this property and what should it's value be?
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>> Bernd
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>> On 5 Feb., 02:04, "Blair McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> Is the display method property on the news items set?
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>> Blair
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>> On 2/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>> I guess I am missing something. I wanna add news to my page.
>>>>>>>>>> I got to the point where I can see the news-teaser on my page,
>>>>>>>>>> but when I click on the link and I expect to see the news
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>> details
>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>> all I get is "This is the default output of types.Display():"
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>> and
>>>>         
>>>>>>>>>> a dump.
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>> Where do I make the connection between a teaser format and the
>>>>>>>>>> layout that I wanna use to show the news details?
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>>>>>> Bernd
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>
>
> >
>
>   

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