Forum OpenACS Development: Re: css style classes for the documentation project

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14: Re: css style classes for the documentation project (response to 13)
Posted by Dennis Lima on 03/22/09 02:42 PM
Thanks Gustaf. That clarifies things.

Our problem specifically is this. We know the Stylist plugin is loaded (we see it in the Xinha "Plugins" tab when we click the "i" button (About this editor button) in a given Xinha instance).

However, the Xinha Stylist toolbar is not appearing.

How/where do we source in the Javascript code you provide in your documentation?

Do we create a new object/file/page/pageinstance and source in (maybe 'include') the code you provided?

Thanks for your patience.

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15: Re: css style classes for the documentation project (response to 14)
Posted by Gustaf Neumann on 03/22/09 08:54 PM
What is the stylist toolbar? The rich_text_spec contains attribute/value pairs; one can include arbitrary javascript code there (see below for an example). There is no need to source javascript code. Put every javascript for the configuration of xinha there.

The definitions contained in the folder object are used for every page contained in this folder (i.e. for this xowiki instance). The definitions used for the folder object for the wiki on openacs.org are:

set rich_text_spec {richtext(richtext),nospell,optional {
   label Content} {htmlarea_p 1} {html {style {width: 100%}}} {
    options {editor xinha plugins {Stylist OacsFs} height 350px javascript {
    xinha_config.stylistLoadStylesheet('/xowiki/resources/xowiki.css',
     {'div.code' : 'Code Block'});
    xinha_config.stylistLoadStylesheet('/doc/openacs.css');
}}}}
set widget_specs [list *,text $rich_text_spec]

These definitions are passed via acs-templating to the HTML generated for the page. So, if you have added the information to the folder object, and you edit some ::xowiki::Page (a new one or an existing one), you will see the included javascript when you look at the source-code of the currently displayed HTML page.

What is the definition you are using? What do you see in the HTML page? Maybe, the answer to your "problem" is trivial: stylist shows in the panel only the applicable styles. Depending on the provided styles, the panel might be empty.

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16: Re: css style classes for the documentation project (response to 15)
Posted by Dennis Lima on 03/23/09 05:05 PM
My reference to the 'Stylist toolbar' was incorrect. I should have said the 'Stylist panel'.

We will make sure the applicable styles and the provided styles are in sync.

Will the Stylist panel display even if there are no 'applicable styles'?

I am still struggling with the 'folder object' concept. I have created an ::xowiki::Object and inserted the rich_text_spec definition referenced above into the 'Content' box.

Now, does that mean by simply saving this ::xowiki::Object I have 'enabled' the Stylist panel for this and other pages/objecs? How do other pages/objects reference this content?

Thanks.

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17: Re: css style classes for the documentation project (response to 16)
Posted by Gustaf Neumann on 03/23/09 05:42 PM
Will the Stylist panel display even if there are no 'applicable styles'?
yes

I am still struggling with the 'folder object' concept. I have created an ::xowiki::Object and inserted the rich_text_spec definition referenced above into the 'Content' box.
xowiki creates the folder object automatically for you. Look into your admin pages, you will find an ::xowiki::Object with the name "::SOMENUMBER" in your instance. SOMENUMBER stands here for the folder_id in the content repository. If you create an arbitrary ::xowiki::Object as you indicated in your last posting, it won't do anything.

Now, does that mean by simply saving this ::xowiki::Object I have 'enabled' the Stylist panel for this and other pages/objecs?
yes, if you update the folder object, the definition will be valid for editing all pages of this xowiki instance using xhinha. Note that ::xowiki::Object and ::xowiki::PlainPage don't use xinha, so there will be no stylist.
How do other pages/objects reference this content?
Every page of xowiki is saved in the content repository under a folder (which is as automatically created for every xowiki instance). Wery ::xowiki::Page knows its folder (normally the parent_id) and checks for its configuration the folder object.

Hope, this helps
-gustaf neumann