Thanks, Chris & Donna for your postings. Very helpful! I got it working as a module.
Now that this is a big requirement for this module, but I was wondering how do I take the JavaScript and put it in it's own file so that the module can find it? Thanks! David Roth On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Christopher French <cont...@chrisfrench.me>wrote: > Your probably best to just make your own module. > > Make a module in joomla is very easy it is the easiest thing to make. > > You could just copy a module xml from another folder or download a hello > world module. > > At the most basic level you could just copy an xml file from any module > than, > > Put in a folder name it mod_david_table.xml open it up and change the info > to yours > > Create an empty file called mod_david_table.php in the same folder and > just copy all you html and javascript right into that file and just have no > php. As you learn you can update your module to use templates helpers and > caching if you want. > > That is better than disabling js in your wysiwg editor. > > Last sstep is you zip of your two files and install them > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Donna Marie Vincent < > donnamarievinc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> 1. You can set your editor to *not* filter out the javascript. >> >> 2. It is very easy to create a simple module and put your code in it. >> (I have a tutorial for it but it's not updated for 2.5. The main >> difference is that you now need to register modules in the database in the >> #__extensions table.) There are probably up-to-date tutorials on YouTube >> for doing this. Once you see how easy it is, you won't both spending time >> looking for extensions that fit, you'll just make your own! >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* David Roth <davidalanr...@gmail.com> >> *To:* NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla@lists.nyphp.org> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:54 AM >> *Subject:* [joomla] Converting a HTML/JavaScript page to be a module in >> Joomla >> >> I have a JavaScript program which does some simple calculations. It >> emulates what you would do in a spreadsheet. It isn't fancy, but it is >> functional and I want to make a Joomla module out of it. I didn't write a >> CSS for this because it was intended to be used in Joomla from the start >> and I want it to inherit the Joomla CSS that's resident. >> >> My first thought was, create a custom HTML module, go into HTML editing >> mode and paste the HTML page with it's JavaScript in there. >> >> The result is, it didn't work. It kept the HTML formatting of the page, >> but it filtered out all the JavaScript. There are no external files >> referencing the JavaScript and jQuery is not being used. Maybe it needs to >> be an actual mod_david_calc and that will do it? But I must be missing >> something else in order to do that. Can't imagine getting away from free in >> Joomla without having to call some Joomla function to make it work. :-) >> >> So then I spent time searching and it appears some sort of special >> treatment is needed for your own JavaScript to be available in Joomla. >> >> Why I'm posting about this, is that I would like to get some direction as >> to what is the best way to do this. Is there a favorite Joomla extension >> people use to help make all this happen? Also, should it be a module or >> can/should it be a Joomla Article for this JavaScript calc program? It only >> needs to appear on one page. Thanks! >> >> David Roth >> >> _______________________________________________ >> New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List >> http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla >> >> NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online >> http://www.nyphpcon.com >> >> Show Your Participation in New York PHP >> http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List >> http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla >> >> NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online >> http://www.nyphpcon.com >> >> Show Your Participation in New York PHP >> http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >> > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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