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[David Roth]

Hi Chris.

Thanks for the info!

Speaking of JavaScript, anyone have experience about what to do with Table
PC users to make JavaScript work for them? Something special to do in the
JavaScript? Thanks!

David Roth


On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Christopher French
<contact at chrisfrench.me>wrote:

> Create a folder called js in your module folder (this is to make it easier
> in your xml file, and to keep things nice.)
>
> Than you create a js file in that folder name it whatever makes sense, and
> in your module file mod_david_table.php
>
> Add JHTML::_('script', 'nameoffile.js' 'modules/mod_david_table/js/');
>
> Please check that for typos I typed it on my phone.
> On Aug 1, 2012 7:40 AM, "David Roth" <davidalanroth at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Chris & Donna for your postings. Very helpful!
>>
>> I got it working as a module.
>>
>> Now that this is a big requirement for this module, but I was wondering
>> how do I take the JavaScript and put it in it's own file so that the module
>> can find it? Thanks!
>>
>> David Roth
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Christopher French <
>> contact at chrisfrench.me> wrote:
>>
>>> Your probably best to just make your own module.
>>>
>>> Make a module in joomla is very easy it is the easiest thing to make.
>>>
>>> You could just copy a module xml from another folder or download a hello
>>> world module.
>>>
>>> At the most basic level you could just copy an xml file from any module
>>> than,
>>>
>>> Put in a folder name it mod_david_table.xml open it up and change the
>>> info to yours
>>>
>>> Create an empty file called mod_david_table.php in the same folder and
>>> just copy all you html and javascript right into that file and just have no
>>> php. As you learn you can update your module to use templates helpers and
>>> caching if you want.
>>>
>>> That is better than disabling js in your wysiwg editor.
>>>
>>> Last sstep is you zip of your two files and install them
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Donna Marie Vincent <
>>> donnamarievincent at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 1.  You can set your editor to *not* filter out the javascript.
>>>>
>>>> 2.  It is very easy to create a simple module and put your code in it.
>>>> (I have a tutorial for it but it's not updated for 2.5.  The main
>>>> difference is that you now need to register modules in the database in the
>>>> #__extensions table.)  There are probably up-to-date tutorials on YouTube
>>>> for doing this.  Once you see how easy it is, you won't both spending time
>>>> looking for extensions that fit, you'll just make your own!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com>
>>>> *To:* NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla at lists.nyphp.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:54 AM
>>>> *Subject:* [joomla] Converting a HTML/JavaScript page to be a module
>>>> in Joomla
>>>>
>>>> I have a JavaScript program which does some simple calculations. It
>>>> emulates what you would do in a spreadsheet. It isn't fancy, but it is
>>>> functional and I want to make a Joomla module out of it. I didn't write a
>>>> CSS for this because it was intended to be used in Joomla from the start
>>>> and I want it to inherit the Joomla CSS that's resident.
>>>>
>>>> My first thought was, create a custom HTML module, go into HTML editing
>>>> mode and paste the HTML page with it's JavaScript in there.
>>>>
>>>> The result is, it didn't work. It kept the HTML formatting of the page,
>>>> but it filtered out all the JavaScript. There are no external files
>>>> referencing the JavaScript and jQuery is not being used. Maybe it needs to
>>>> be an actual mod_david_calc and that will do it? But I must be missing
>>>> something else in order to do that. Can't imagine getting away from free in
>>>> Joomla without having to call some Joomla function to make it work. :-)
>>>>
>>>> So then I spent time searching and it appears some sort of special
>>>> treatment is needed for your own JavaScript to be available in Joomla.
>>>>
>>>> Why I'm posting about this, is that I would like to get some direction
>>>> as to what is the best way to do this. Is there a favorite Joomla extension
>>>> people use to help make all this happen? Also, should it be a module or
>>>> can/should it be a Joomla Article for this JavaScript calc program? It only
>>>> needs to appear on one page. Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> David Roth
>>>>
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