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[Christopher French]

what is a table PC??

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:16 PM, David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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