| Alex Karasulu 2005-07-23, 5:45 pm |
| chris-8/ynabW24tJBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org wrote:
> Hi Alex
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> I keep hassling 'em about the transfer - the wheels grind exceeding
> slow, but they are grinding... :-)
Good because I can't wait. I really love JXPlorer and how easy it is to
extend it. You did a great job here.
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> *cough*. The html multi-attribute problem is an old one. It's more
> Trudi's area than mine, but from memory we decided that while we would
> allow the *display* of multiple attributes in an html form, allowing
> the user to *add* new attributes was just too much like hard work, and
> we would insist on them using the table display (or custom plugins)
> for that sort of stuff.
Ok I figured that much. The display of multiple attributes is working
really well with the HTML forms. It's just as you say to add an
additional multivalued attribute value you have to use another means
like the table editor.
> I think Trudi put in some special code to allow it in some very
> specific circumstances, but I don't recall the details? (Trudi?)
> The html display is actually aimed at unsophisticated users who would
> like to use forms to interact with a directory - it's not really a
> general purpose tool to do everything. If you're trying to do really
> clever things you should use a plugin...
Yeah that was my next step. The HTML thingy was just a show em what can
be. Then the next real move will be to use plugins.
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> Of course, a not insignificant part of the html code was written last
> millenium back in the Java 1.1 days, so if anyone is keen to do a
> top-to-bottom rewrite...? *looks hopeful*...
Thanks Chris that helped understand where I must now go with this little
pet company project I'm doing.
Alex
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