generall Question on how to use parameters...

Cane · 09.04.2004, 21:41

HI,

i´m new, it´s my first post & olé.

it´s the first time that i had to use parameters, but it´s realy importend.

i try to use a module which was built by

Display News - Latest 1-2 [27 March 2004]
mod_display_news-latest_1-2.php
by Rey Gigataras
http://mosforge.net/projects/displaynews/
mambo@utra.org.au

Now i need a way to show only the news out of a special category. there for you had to use parameters.

i know where to put them in (admin backend -> manage modules), but i don´t know the syntax.

could someone please gimme a tip or a tutorial or a link or somekind of code on how to do this.

thanks...

ciao cane.

stingrey · 10.04.2004, 08:47

Its you lucky day cane, cause
Rey Gigataras = stingrey

All you have to do to enter the parameters as follows:

Example
To show 10 items from Section id 5; show the category of the item, but not have it is a url link; show the date the item was submitted in the format month day year; have the article author visible; show the date; show the intro text, but limit it to only 150 words; and make the test scroll - you would need to enter this into the parameter field

set_count = 10
set_section_id = 3
show_category = y
link_category = n
show_date = y
format_date = %b %d %y
show_author = y
show_intro = y
limit_intro = y
length_intro = 150
scroll = y

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If your stilling having problems, either post what exactly you want to do and I'll post the parameters you would need to use, or Private Message (PM) me.

- rEy -

webracer · 10.04.2004, 11:43

nice Stingrey. But is there a way too to define "display only a section category". So when you have a section news with categories "latest news", "website", "development" and you want to show only items form "latest news" how do you do that.

PS. I haven't tested your module yet. But it looks promising to me.

Cane · 10.04.2004, 12:57

Hey,

what kind of fortuity that i meet you here. very nice

ok, let´s have a look on what i did put into the parameter field. (i called it "Info´s & termine")
http://www.artfullsoundproductions.de/mambo.jpg

there you can see what i have done.

and now let´s look on the website.
http://www.artfullsoundproductions.de/cms/

nothing happens

what´s wrong?

Quote:

Originally Posted by webracer

nice Stingrey. But is there a way too to define "display only a section category". So when you have a section news with categories "latest news", "website", "development" and you want to show only items form "latest news" how do you do that.

@webracer, exactly what i want to do

again, thanks for your help on my little problem.

grüße, cane

webracer · 10.04.2004, 13:03

wow! Hot design!

stingrey · 10.04.2004, 14:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cane

wow! Hot design!

Have to agree, very cool template

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Now back to the question, are you sure you've installed and published my Display News - Latest module. Look at the source code of your page, leads me to believe you are still using the Latest News module.

In my module I have added the comments

so I can tell whther the module is being used or not.

Also what exactly do you want the module to display.
You have to know the particular category id number of category name to be able to sepcify that you want it to be displayed.
You can't just plug in a an id number, it has to be valid.

Please post the parameters you have tried to use.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by webracer

But is there a way too to define "display only a section category". So when you have a section news with categories "latest news", "website", "development" and you want to show only items form "latest news" how do you do that.

Two ways to do this:
You either specify the category id number of the category you want displayed via
set_category_id = ??
Or you can enter the caetgory name
set_category_name = latest news

Both will give the same results

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I'll hopefully sit down and right a howto guide to explain what parameters you need to set to do certain things.

What of the most powerful functions it has is the auto function.

How this works is if you
set_auto = y

Then the module will show the latest news depending on what page you are on. On the frontpage it will show the latest news from all sections & categories.
In a section page (e.g. Latest News) it show the latest news from only that section. When in a category page, it will only show the latest news from that category. When on an news item page, it will show the latest news from the category that the displayed news is part of.

The end objective is to produce a component that will manage all the setting of the parameters through entry fields, dropdown boxes, check boxes, etc

Anyway, just post your problems and I'll hopefully be able to help you out with them

Cane · 10.04.2004, 14:49

w0w, THANKS for your help.

i did activate the wrong module^^

now everthing works realy fine.

nice module, i like it.

well i have another problem maybe you can help me.

when somebody visit my site and did forget his pass he can get it by "forget password?"

when you enter your details and then push "send" a new massage is shown on the mainbody (you have recieved a new pass, in german -> Neues%20Benutzer%20Passwort%20generiert%20und%20ge sendet!" /> ) and in the login form, but it destroys my layout. because it becomes higher then what i did plan.

please register and try it out, i don´t know where this massage is created.

thanks again for your help

ciao, cane....

post scriptum: thanks for the positive feedback on my template...

Cane · 11.04.2004, 17:09

*hochschieb*

plz, could someone help me. it´s realy importend.

i´m not able to find the place where this massege is created.

grüße, cane

stingrey · 11.04.2004, 18:05

Cane,

noticed that when I hover my mouse over the links in the Display News - Latest module, the pop-up text still reads "Read More ->...." if you want this to come up in German, you can use the parameter.
text_hover_title

Quote:

*hochschieb*

plz, could someone help me. it´s realy importend.

i´m not able to find the place where this massege is created.

Where is this appear?
What do you do that creates this message?

Cane · 12.04.2004, 04:32

olé,

CLick...

on the picture you can see the problem.

it´s displayed when you first click "passwort vergessen" (forget password) and then send.

text displayed in the first box: Neues%20Benutzer%20Passwort%20generiert%20und%20ge sendet!" />
(means: a new pw has been generated and will be send to your e-mail adress)

text displayed in the second box: just the same as in box 1, but without "%20"

now i had to know where this massege is generated. doesn´t look nice for the template ^^

again thx for your help.

grüße, cane.

post scriptum: sorry for my english...