Only thing I can think of is make that option a separate button, but I know you are struggling for real estate space with the buttons. Only way to eliminate confusion on which buttons will respect the checkbox.
Other options might be: - Visually with CSS using colors, indicate which buttons will works with the checkbox - Use JavaScript to disable buttons when the checkbox is selected, and re-enable them when deselected. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Plum Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 4:15 PM Subject: [plum] Content Item Preview feature > I need everyone's input, please. > > I've worked with Plum in production now with hundreds of content items, and > the one thing that irked me the most was its inability to preview content > items in the actual display templates then instantly click back to the > editor to tweak changes. > > So we're going to implement a content item preview feature in the Plum CMS. > The mechanism I think we should use is this: > > 1) We place a "Preview content item on save" checkbox below the existing CMS > rollover buttons under the WYSIWYG editor. The setting of this checkbox is > saved to your cookie so you don't have to keep resetting it. > > 2) If the checkbox is selected, Plum displays a preview of the content item > in a separate window using the targeted display template, regardless of the > item's status or schedule for display or the roles of the author (as long as > he is at least a Contributor). > > 3) If the content item is okay, the user just clicks the close box in the > browser window. If the content item needs work, the user clicks the close > box in the browser window and then continues editing the item in the WYSIWYG > editor, saves again, and the preview window displays again. > > This sounds straightforward, but what if the user clicks the Save and Go > Back To List button instead of the Save and Continue Editing button? Should > we disable the Save and Go Back To List button if the Preview checkbox is > checked, or would that confuse people? > > I don't want to display a control like the pulsing pencil in the display > template because it pushes other content down, and I want a true preview of > the content item. > > Any suggestions? > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > > ********************************************************************** > You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change > your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm **********************************************************************
