Hi Shawn,
I admit it is annoying, but you can turn it off like so:
*$controller->setParam('noViewRenderer', true);
*
Also this discussion helped with a problem I was trying to solve,
namely, I wanted a View_Setup function.
I have one(basically) template and I want to skin/theme it differently
based on which module(area) is being accessed.
The masthead changes and maybe the background based on which module I'm
in. I got what I wanted by writing a plugin and overriding the
predispatch function.
*class View_Setup_Plugin extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract
{
public function preDispatch($request)
{
include("app.php");
global $_APP;
application_start(); ** // load global site data int $_APP*
* $view = Zend_Registry::get('view');
$dict = Zend_Registry::get('dict'); // get site dictionary
$controller = $request->controller;
$action = $request->action;
$module = $request->module;
switch($module) {
case 'default':
case 'services' :
$dict->add_def('updated',$_APP['updated']);
$view->mast_mid = "<h1>" . SITE_NAME . "</h1>";
$view->mast_left = $dict->xlate('updated');
$view->mast_right = get_login_form();
break;
case 'admin' :
$view->mast_mid = "<h1>" . "Administration" . "</h1>";
$view->mast_left = "<img alt=\"administrative fish\"
src=\"/public/images/admin.jpg\"> ";
$view->mast_right = "<h2>$controller::$action</h2>";
break;
case 'development' :
$view->mast_mid = "<h1>" . "Development Tools" . "</h1>";
$view->mast_left = "<img alt=\"a screw driver\"
src=\"/public/images/tools01.jpg\">";
$view->mast_right = "<h2>$controller::$action</h2>";
break;
case 'testing' :
$view->mast_mid = "<h1>" . "Test Area" . "</h1>";
$view->mast_left = "<img alt=\"man testing (4K)\"
src=\"/public/images/testing.jpg\" height=\"114\"width=\"141\">" ;
$view->mast_right = "<h2>$controller::$action</h2>";
break;
}
}
} *
I inject it into the controller like so:
*$view_setup = new View_Setup_Plugin ();
$controller->registerPlugin($view_setup );
*
If I need to, I can override the defaults in the actionController
init() function or in the action itself. Works like magic!
Its like the Rolling stones lyrics:
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get
what you need. =]
cheers,
pat
