If you are using the screen keyword, turbine does not know you are doing anything using templates. Turbine will ask for the layout class to use from MyScreen (myScreen.getLayout(RunData)). This Layout class may or may not use a template.
john mcnally Rob Ward wrote: > > I can't seem to set the layout for a screen class, and after reading the > archives, reading turbine source code and much testing I can't figure out > what I need to do to make it work. > > I have a class SecureScreen that is a subclass of VelocitySecureScreen. I am > using this class as my base class for all my screen classes (it just > overrides the isAuthorised method), including Default.java. I find that when > I display a screen using the template name (eg. > http://host/app/servlet/app/template/MyScreen.vm) the default layout > (default.vm) is found and it all works fine. > > But if I try to view a screen using the screen class name (eg. > http://host/app/servlet/app/screen/MyScreen) it does not find/use the > default layout I have created (templates/app/layouts/Default.vm) Instead, I > just get some kind of layout that has "Turbine - A Servlet Framework for > building Secure Dynamic Websites" in dark green text as a header and footer > above and below the unformatted screen text, with a logout button. Even if I > try to force it to find the proper default template, it still doesn't seem > to work. In the interests of experimentaiton, I tried: > > * adding $data.setLayoutTemplate("/Default.vm") to MyScreen.vm > > * adding the line "data.setLayoutTemplate( "/Default.vm" );" to the method > MyScreen.doBuildTemplate. > > * overriding the getTemplate method in MyScreen to return "/Default.vm". > > * tried creating a layout in the layout directory called "MyScreen.vm". > > None of these had any effect, and I'm left scratching my head wondering > exactly what is going on here - can anyone kindly enlighten me as to what I > have missed? > > Thanks, > > Rob > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
