Hi Leon;
Yes I ordered the second edition, it was very hard to find but I know i
won't regret it.
What I have done is to modify the "with_side_nav" to include a couple of
other navigation modules for the bottom of the screen the right side etc.
Each of these navigation modules calls a "Screen" module by name for
inclusion into the page. Is this correct?
I will read the FreeEnergy info tonight.
Shawn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Atkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "FreeTrade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 3:25 PM
Subject: RE: [FreeTrade] Navigation between modules and layout.
> > I have a question about how the navigation between modules works. I
> > understand the layout and navigation and screen modules work.
> >
> > I have created my layout with a top banner screen, then a top navigation
> > screen, then left, center and right side screens with a footer
> > screen below.
> > I have reworked the layout module to suite me and it works great. But
how
> > does the top nav screen know which of the other screens I want it to
> > activate. Right now the top nav screen opens new categories in the
center
> > screen, how does it know to do this and not open the category in the
left,
> > right or even footer screen?
>
> First, go read this article (if you haven't):
> <http://www.zend.com/zend/art/free-energy.php>
>
> FreeTrade uses the FreeEnergy templating system. When you say "footer
> screen",
> you make me nervous that you're not using the modules properly, so allow
me
> to
> explain. A layout module will use include() to branch to one or more
> navigation
> modules and one (and only one) screen module. It knows which screen
module
> to
> show because it's submitted as a form variable (like SCREEN=welcome). And
> actually, it chooses a layout module based on an entry in the ScreenInfo
> array.
> The placement of navigation modules is hardcoded into the layout module,
so
> if
> you're using with_side_nav, you always get modules/navigation/page_top at
> the
> top of the HTML page.
>
> Does that answer your question? Because you might also be asking about
how
> to
> make a proper URL for an anchor tag.
>
> >
> > By the way, you'll all be happy to know I ordered Leon's book this
morning
> > (dammed hard to get in Canada) and should get it next week, then I won't
> > pester you all quite so much.
>
> Hopefully you ordered the second edition, which has been available for all
> of
> a week. You'll recognize it by the purple spine (the first edition was
> orange).
>
> Leon
>
>
>
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