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[superseded] rah_output_section_form
Rah_output_section_form has been superseded by core. The form name prefixing can be done with just core output_form tags with the tags-in-tag support added in Textpattern v4.0.7 release.
The only difference is that output_form will invoke informal error messages when a missing form partial is encountered. These message are informal and harmless, and will only be visible when the site is in a debugging or a testing mode.
Fallback support can be provided with variables tags and yield allows building factory partials with just core tags.
To output a form corresponding to the current section:
<txp:output_form form='sidebar-<txp:section />' />Using <txp:yield /> to power building factories:
<txp:output_form form="call">s-<txp:section /></txp:output_form>Where in the above a form partial named call would contain:
<txp:variable name="form"><txp:output_form form='<txp:yield />' /></txp:variable>
<txp:if_variable name="form" value="">
No Form named <txp:yield /> found, showing fallback.
<txp:else />
<txp:variable name="form" />
</txp:if_variable>The form call can contain any type of processing that is done automatically when the factory partial is used to call other form partials.
Last edited by Gocom (2012-07-25 02:21:16)
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This is a great plugin.
Used in tandem with a conditional statement, you can use it to output a custom sidebar, header, footer, or other content block, with default content on reserve for sections with no dedicated form. Conditional’s are no longer needed with version 0.2.
4.0.6 (requires chh_if_data)
<txp:chh_if_data>
<txp:rah_output_section_form prefix="my_prefix-" />
<txp:else />
...
</txp:chh_if_data>4.0.7
<txp:variable name="section-info" value='<txp:rah_output_section_form prefix="my_prefix-" />' />
<txp:if_variable name="section-info" value="">
...
<txp:else />
<txp:rah_output_section_form prefix="my_prefix-" />
</txp:if_variable>The foregoing examples used version 0.1 of the plugin— this functionality is now built in to version 0.2 through the default attribute.
Last edited by johnstephens (2008-10-28 15:18:42)
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It would be really nice if there was the ability to select a default form to use if it can’t find a form that matched the prefix eg:
<txp:rah_output_section_form prefix=“side_” default=“common_form” />
Other than that – it’s already massively simplified my site.
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douglgm wrote:
It would be really nice if there was the ability to select a default form…
Yep.
A new version, 0.2, released. Changelog:
- Fixed minor doSlash bug (didn’t effect anything).
- Added
defaultattribute.
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Before I throw this at a site Jukka, can I ask, as I am using SVN with the latest tag-parser, will I be able to use a txp tag as a value or part-value?
Stuart
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- Added
defaultattribute.
Wonderful! Thanks you very much!
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thebombsite wrote:
Before I throw this at a site Jukka, can I ask, as I am using SVN with the latest tag-parser, will I be able to use a txp tag as a value or part-value?
Yes, if you use single quotes ('), then of course, ‘cause the new TXP parser can parse those tags :)
Last edited by Gocom (2008-10-28 14:22:40)
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Awesome. I was using conditionals for this purpose, but this is much more elegant.
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Oh good. I’ll give it a whirl then. :)
Stuart
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Any chance of “rah_output_category_form” ?
Or a parameter in the existing plugin to allow the use of category name instead of section?
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i’m not sure if i’m getting this right… but isn’t this going to be obsolete with 4.0.7?
i thought that with the new tag parser you could do:
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The correct syntax is:
<txp:output_form form="section_" />The current section is automatically used by the plugin without using a <txp:section tag.
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sthmtc wrote:
i’m not sure if i’m getting this right… but isn’t this going to be obsolete with 4.0.7?
Yep, it can, but would return error message too when there is no form found, and it wouldn’t return default form.
Also, this plugin is old, note: really old, initially from 2007 – before existence of 4.0.7 parser (I don’t publish my plugins always after I write’em – I just absolutely hate writing docs plus this plugins is useless now days, that is why I wasn’t even sure should i publish it :D). Also IHMO new parser method is slower (by couple ms) ;)
I would recommend not using all my plugins – this can be done with simple PHP. But i released this because all of us don’t (then) know how to use PHP. This was so said build to help clients work that want to write their own code, but don’t handle conditional tags. And because i used php version for all site i do, i thought it would be easier to use one single tag for the job, thus the plugin.
And may i correct you? Your example is wrong too – a tiny bit; note that " should be ' when using tags inside tags ;)
Last edited by Gocom (2008-11-03 19:46:14)
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thanks for the clarification jukka, i thought this was a brand new plugin of yours and it therefore automatically caught my interest :)
Last edited by sthmtc (2008-11-03 20:38:37)
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