Thanks. I'll have to track down that txt file I guess. If you have a chance to create a doc on this like you're offering, I'd be very greatful.
Dave On Oct 24, 7:24 am, markus giesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There should be a little what like a documentation in your > readme.txt(depending on your version) coming with your installation of > RD i think. > Not that much but maybe I'll be able to create a explaining docu for > the audience in the next days.. > > On 23 Okt., 21:13, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > .Headline returns the actual page title, but you can access any other > > page elements and properties from the Context tag > > You can also use Page GUID if you want... > > > Good question about Navigation Manager documentation. I can't find in > > on the community site, we have a paper book from the training. You > > can ask RedDot support if they can send it to you in digital format. > > > Cheers, > > Irina > > > On Oct 23, 2:52 pm, Dave R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So... we could just grab that from the nav manager then. > > > > It might work. All of our subsites will be linked through a master > > > link called "Offices and Services" You can see it > > > here:http://www.gsu.edu/offices_services.html. So a subsite would appear > > > here:http://www.gsu.edu/es/ > > > > If everything is set up like that, I could grab the department name by > > > grabbing the name of the page whose parent is "Offices and Services" > > > right? Would that pull the site map name or the actual page name? > > > > BTW, where are all of the navigation manager tags documented? > > > > Dave > > > > On Oct 23, 2:39 pm, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Not sure what your navigation structure is, but you can get the > > > > department value from the Context and your Path Array: > > > > <%!! Context:CurrentIndex.GetPathArrray()[Int:1].Headline !!%> > > > > > Another option is to have opt_Department variable on each page, and > > > > make users to assign it every time when the new page is created. > > > > > Irina > > > > > On Oct 23, 1:23 pm, Dave R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ok, that makes a bit more sense. > > > > > > The question is... how do you trigger those pages to grab the right > > > > > department info? Would you have to do it off the navigation manager > > > > > somehow? It just seems to me that if you do something like that if you > > > > > move the subsite to another location, that department flag will change > > > > > as well. > > > > > > On Oct 23, 12:02 pm, "Smith Paul \(SLH\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I think what Irina was trying to suggest was the creation of some > > > > > > little pre-executing scripts in your foundation page to allow you > > > > > > to show/hide parts of your page based upon some variables. This > > > > > > doesn't involve creating multiple foundation pages, just a little > > > > > > bit of careful planning. > > > > > > > These could be standard text fields within the page, allowing for a > > > > > > default value in each child site. Alternatively you could replace > > > > > > the stf with a variable and create a separate file where you set > > > > > > values for each variable and include it into the head of each page. > > > > > > This second option would then allow you to set the values for each > > > > > > site in once place. > > > > > > > We've got something similar to allow us to have multiple layouts > > > > > > with one foundation page and it works well. We've also using the > > > > > > config file approach to allow us to easily manage things like > > > > > > Webtrends and GoogleAnalytics IDs for each child site > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On Behalf Of Dave R > > > > > > Sent: Thu, October 23,2008 15:51 > > > > > > To: RedDot CMS Users > > > > > > Subject: Re: Just moved to 7.5: Trimming Foundations down to 1 with > > > > > > multiple subsites > > > > > > > OK, well... here's where you are loosing me. > > > > > > > 1) We want one foundation and we want to use the navigation manager > > > > > > and not target containers. > > > > > > 2) By creating an instance of that foundation for each department, > > > > > > we > > > > > > would be doing the same thing we are now and would still need to use > > > > > > target containers. > > > > > > 3) If we did use the navigation manager and killed the target > > > > > > containers, we would have to manually put in the department name/ > > > > > > fields with each page in the site we create with that foundation. > > > > > > > What am I missing here? It just seems to me that I can't set that > > > > > > standard field dynamically with a page definition. > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > On Oct 23, 9:26 am, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > Your solution will be one foundation template with some > > > > > > > pre-executed > > > > > > > script to display custom elements. An instance of the foundation > > > > > > > page > > > > > > > will be created for each department, or for each subsite. > > > > > > > > 1. Create one re-usable foundation page. Add placeholder called > > > > > > > stf_Department (or opt_Department) > > > > > > > 2. Create instance of the foundation page for each department. > > > > > > > Assign > > > > > > > stf_Department value for each instance > > > > > > > 3. Add pre-executed script around each custom block. Example > > > > > > > <% > > > > > > > if <%stf_Department%> = "Department One" Then > > > > > > > %> > > > > > > > //display navigation list and navigation image for About Us > > > > > > > section > > > > > > > <%img_DepartmentOne%> > > > > > > > <%lst_DepartmentOne%> ... > > > > > > > > <%End if %> > > > > > > > Most likely it will be a case statement based on all possible > > > > > > > values > > > > > > > of stf_Department > > > > > > > > Note that you can also use transfer element to pass standard field > > > > > > > from a page in a target container to a foundation page. > > > > > > > > Hope it helps, > > > > > > > Irina > > > > > > > CGI RedDot Team > > > > > > > > On Oct 22, 11:49 am, Dave R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > I'm with Georgia State University. We've been using RedDot CMS > > > > > > > > now > > > > > > > > since about 2005 and I just found out about this group. I > > > > > > > > apologize, > > > > > > > > but this is going to be a long first post with a couple of > > > > > > > > questions > > > > > > > > introduced throughout. > > > > > > > > > We're about to embark on our first major redesign since then > > > > > > > > and with > > > > > > > > 7.5 we will want to make the most out of the navigation manager > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > page definitions. One of the main problems we're having at the > > > > > > > > moment > > > > > > > > is how do we build a single foundation that works for every > > > > > > > > thing. Let > > > > > > > > me give you a few examples: > > > > > > > > > Our Current Homepage:http://www.gsu.edu/ > > > > > > > > The main nav is currently the top nav bar. The left nav is more > > > > > > > > user/ > > > > > > > > informational specific. Everything there should have a main > > > > > > > > home under > > > > > > > > the top nav. With the redesign, we'll make this arrangement more > > > > > > > > clear. > > > > > > > > > A Current Subsite:http://www.gsu.edu/es/ > > > > > > > > A major point of concern is getting the graphic banner for the > > > > > > > > department (right under the horizontal nav) worked into the > > > > > > > > foundation > > > > > > > > without creating a new foundation. Another issue is ensuring > > > > > > > > that only > > > > > > > > the navigation for that subsite shows in the left. All subsites > > > > > > > > right > > > > > > > > now run through the Offices & Services link in the top navbar > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > that's reflected in the breadcrumbing. I'm thinking this is > > > > > > > > easy if we > > > > > > > > have our logic right for the navigation manager. > > > > > > > > > Another thing to know is that everything right now is of course > > > > > > > > build > > > > > > > > using target containers. > > > > > > > > > So, the question at this point really is: How do we build a > > > > > > > > foundation > > > > > > > > that will have the potential to display custom elements without > > > > > > > > having > > > > > > > > to create a new foundation? What's the best practice here? > > > > > > > > > The next thing is what we are looking at in the future. We > > > > > > > > recently > > > > > > > > did have to create a new template for our Undergraduate > > > > > > > > Admissions > > > > > > > > group. They didn't have the time to wait for the full redesign > > > > > > > > and we > > > > > > > > wanted to test some things out. The version of the site that is > > > > > > > > live > > > > > > > > has been built using RD 6.5 not 7.5 and is target container > > > > > > > > based. We > > > > > > > > have several elements that are only used on certain pages such > > > > > > > > as a > > > > > > > > left navbar and a flash banner. > > > > > > > > > So, the question here again is: How do we build a foundation > > > > > > > > that will > > > > > > > > have the potential to display custom elements without having to > > > > > > > > create > > > > > > > > a new foundation? > > > > > > > > > This design is very close to what we hope will go live, but the > > > > > > > > marketing/design group hasn't actually designed it yet. This is > > > > > > > > solely > > > > > > > > based on the wireframe we think will resolve our biggest > > > > > > > > problems. > > > > > > > > > Here's the site: > > > > > > > > Main Home:http://www.gsu.edu/admissions/ > > > > > > > > Audience Home:http://www.gsu.edu/admissions/highschoolindex.html > > > > > > > > Basic Page:http://www.gsu.edu/admissions/28285.html > > > > > > > > > I'm not so much worried about inserting a photo at the top of > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > page. That can be handled through various content classes > > > > > > > > within the > > > > > > > > content area. It's the fact that some pages will not require a > > > > > > > > left > > > > > > > > navigation bar or flash banner which will always be above the > > > > > > > > top > > > > > > > > navigation. Then there's that whole navigation problem itself. > > > > > > > > > How would you all handle these issues? We have well over 30 > > > > > > > > subsites > > > > > > > > that will need to be rebuild/redesigned with the new template > > > > > > > > so this > > > > > > > > is very important. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > UCB Celltech is the UK branch of UCB Pharma S.A., a company > > > > > > registered in Belgium with registered offices at Allée de la > > > > > > Recherche 60, 1070 Brussels, Belgium, KBO/BCE nr. 0403.096.168, > > > > > > RPR/RPM Brussels. > > > > > > UCB Celltech's UK > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/RedDot-CMS-Users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
