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Sunday, 21 March 2010

 

Great feature that allow multi type sections. Of course it is not for everyone and require some understanding and experience with Resources but if you very, very need it at least it is there. The main idea was to allow to select few types in submission parameters and set category limit for every type to protect content type submission to wrong category. That is this simple, but require some configuration for section an understanding how filters works.

Another feature – Universal layout was deleted. Hmm? Deleted? Is it feature if you delete something? Of course not. But user menu come to its place. New user menu parameter slider in section will allow you to manage user’s access to private information. It means that to see favorite, rated, visited, … records of current section, user will be able right here, inside this section.

Advantages is that you do not need to create user menu link to every section and that may be long list. For example we have 10 sections. And in 7 of them I want users to see favorites, commented, created, last visited. It is 7 *4 = 28 menu elements to universal layout. Hard for user. Now none. User see those links right inside section.

Another advantage that user may filter and search through those record lists. If I have 100 favorites I can quickly find what I need.

Also you can set to menu different template. Resources released with 3 of them Default, Milkyway, Rounded. And another good news that Title of the section now rendered in menu template. So you can change how section title created for every section separately by creating custom templates.

Another trick which I will write later in developer center how to combine Filter and menu templates in one block.

BTW Konstantin printed feature lists on 30 A4 sheets which we are going to discuss Monday. It is despite about the same list in our task manager, which is partiality done of course. On one hand it is discouraging. The more tasks the later release. On other hand more tasks greater release. and it is hard to find the middle, because we do not want to delay to long and we do not want to release short of new features.

 

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Sergey Romanov STAFF
 
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clowrideAvatar
Written by: clowride VIP
On 21 March 2010

HHHummm very very powerfull thank you

maikkauneAvatar
Written by: maikkaune VIP
On 22 March 2010

The menu is very cool and a real timesaver.

Is it possible to get the type-submission for the advanced mode, too? I guess, i could re-build this manually with links or your menuitems override types... but that might produce other issues.

Funny. Recently, i had a setup question in the forum, which almost had the same feature as a request:

http://www.mightyextensions.com/support-desk-forum/item/31-tickets-topics/22203-advanced-mode-add-new-submission-link

Unfortunately, your support desk teammember had no idea of your "evil plans" for Resources 1.5 ;-)

SerhioAvatar
Written by: Serhio STAFF
On 22 March 2010

Maik, it is true, sometimes not everyone knows everything. To be true I did not know that we will make that feature untill 2 days ago. I am going through task lists and on the way I may insert something not in the list, something that is required to make something in the list. This multi type was one of those. I checked support of Commerce in Resources and it turned out that in 50 cases of 100 when multi seller mall created with Commerce, there is a need to submit many different types to one section. Because, if resources section is not a Commerce section, you may create 1 type per section and on frontend list sections on one page feel like it is one section. But in commerce this technique does not work. Because every new Resources section is a new shop and have different cart, order lists, ... ... SO it was required to allow multi type submissions.

Not sure if overwrite of type on category parameters is smart idea. But it is certainly somthing we should discuss more. Thank you.

VilioAvatar
Written by: Vilio VIP
On 26 March 2010

Hello Sergey,

Perfect to see pictures from new Resource 1.5. All is again more intuitive and thanks to that you save also our work. Is not needed to explain to people how to do some things.

And what I like mostly on pictures ? Icons. That was most missing feature in Resource 1.4.

Also multi type submission panel has icons and easy to identify it.

Will be possible to set in Type parameter icon file and show that icon in multi type panel ?

SerhioAvatar
Written by: Serhio STAFF
On 26 March 2010

There is 1 icon for any type. Right now it is small plus (+). One can change it in section parametrs.

Finally if you want completely different icons all over menu you may create custom menu template. It is easy.

maikkauneAvatar
Written by: maikkaune VIP
On 26 March 2010

Do we get a selectbox as well? It could be helpful and may save some screen estate, if there are many types and links.

SerhioAvatar
Written by: Serhio STAFF
On 30 March 2010

How it will looks, either select box or DHTML drop-down depends only on template. I am not sure we will create template with selects boxes but it will be absolutely possible.

maikkauneAvatar
Written by: maikkaune VIP
On 01 July 2010

Hello,

in my tests with Resources, i have a small problem with the "Add new MyTypeName" word order. In english it sounds correct... but in german i would like to swap the text for that link or even display the typename in the middle of a text constant... Examples:

english:

"Add new Typename"

 

german ordering:

"Typename neu hinzufügen"

 

german even better, but that would require a special NEW text for EACH type ;-) :

"Neuen Typename hinzufügen"

"Neues Typename hinzufügen"

 

Is that possible? Or worth a feature request?

 

SerhioAvatar
Written by: Serhio STAFF
On 05 July 2010

Done for new version

maikkauneAvatar
Written by: maikkaune VIP
On 05 July 2010

Thank you very much :-) ;-)

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