Jacques, Mike and Wai, Please create a JIRA so that this issue is not forgotten. If you feel that you can assist in improving the situation (whether removing the functionality, improving it and/or creating the help page) please provide your patch as well.
Regards, Pierre 2012/6/10 Jacques Le Roux <[email protected]> > All is in the sentence > > if it was understood better. >> > > I guess we could do some retro-engineering. At the moment I have to time > to put in that. > > No needs to say, all good wills are welcome... > > Jacques > > > From: "Mike" <[email protected]> > > I just looked in 11.04, and it says: >> >> Content Path Prefix: Define the Prefix of the content placement file . >> Start up by a / and finish without / >> Template Path Prefix: Define the skeleton of the content placement file . >> Start up by a / and finish without / >> >> This MAY be useful to someone, if it was understood better. Maybe add it >> to Catalog Help? >> >> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Jacques Le Roux < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> BTW, if ever I do anything about that it will be noted in Attic page in >>> wiki, still with the slim-down priority in mind. >>> >>> Jacques >>> >>> From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]> >>> >>> I thought that if nobody uses it removing from UI will not be a big >>> deal. >>> >>>> Else if someone uses it, then s/he will react and, if we >>>> are lucky, explains why it's there and what for it's used. From Wai >>>> description it's useless, and I must say I also never used it. >>>> >>>> I must admit it was a leasy assumed reaction >>>> >>>> Jacques >>>> >>>> From: "David E Jones" <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> It seems funny to propose removing a feature which you don't >>>>> understand, >>>>> or even deprecating it without a replacement. >>>>> >>>>> -David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 10, 2012, at 2:36, Jacques Le Roux < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I did not check but from the date you gave it's an old feature from >>>>> the >>>>> >>>>>> pre ASF era >>>>>> This has maybe been introduced with the Content component and never >>>>>> finished. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then we could get rid of it, at least from the UI indeed >>>>>> >>>>>> Opinions? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacques >>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Wai" <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know how a catalog's "Template Path Prefix" field is used >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> http://demo-trunk.ofbiz.**apac**he.org/catalog/control/**<http://apache.org/catalog/control/**> >>>>>>> EditProdCatalog?prodCatalogId=****DemoCatalog<http://demo-** >>>>>>> trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/**catalog/control/** >>>>>>> EditProdCatalog?prodCatalogId=**DemoCatalog<http://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalog?prodCatalogId=DemoCatalog> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> It seems that the code blindly prepends the "Template Path Prefix" >>>>>>> value to >>>>>>> the category's "Detail Screen" field. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hence, if a catalog's "Template Path Prefix" is "zzz" and a >>>>>>> category's >>>>>>> "Detail Screen" is "somedetailscreen", the resulting screen that >>>>>>> ofbiz >>>>>>> looks >>>>>>> for is "/zzzsomedetailscreen". Which ofbiz would not be able to >>>>>>> locate >>>>>>> based on the format of the screen location. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If a catalog's "Template Path Prefix" is "zzz" and a category's >>>>>>> "Detail >>>>>>> Screen" is >>>>>>> "component://ecommerce/widget/****CatalogScreens.xml#**** >>>>>>> somedetailscreen", >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> resulting screen that ofbiz looks for is >>>>>>> "/zzzcomponent://ecommerce/****widget/CatalogScreens.xml#** >>>>>>> somedetailscreen". >>>>>>> Which ofbiz would not be able to located due to the improper format. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Since this code never worked since 2006 when it was first placed into >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> svn repository. I don't think anyone has made use of it since. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I propose to remove the catalog's "Template Path Prefix" field from >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> catalog's user interface to reduce the confusion. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could someone in the community give some insight to this field. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Wai >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> View this message in context: >>>>>>> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.****com/Proposal-to-remove-** >>>>>>> catalog-s-Template-Path-****Prefix-field-from-user-** >>>>>>> interface-tp4633296.html<http:**//ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/** >>>>>>> Proposal-to-remove-catalog-s-**Template-Path-Prefix-field-** >>>>>>> from-user-interface-tp4633296.**html<http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Proposal-to-remove-catalog-s-Template-Path-Prefix-field-from-user-interface-tp4633296.html> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>
