Quick edit usage

Hi All, having a few issues here, so forgive this probably easy to answer newbie question. Having finally got my head around the fact(?) that editing users have to be managers’ not web users, I’ve been able to set up an editing account for users to enter via manager page and lead them to home. The manager experience would be a little daunting} Now the ’quick edit’ panel loads and drop downs work, but when I select one I get a box which instead of offering the text plus FCKeditor informs me I’m "logged into the Content Manager" and offers me the option to logout. I have a user role which provides for editing and has the run module option selected {found that one in a forum posting}, are there any other check boxes which require selecting, for instance?

Any and all suggestions most welcome.

Regards
PS Forgot to say the set-up works from admin login

unfortunately you must allow them access to the manager.

You also need to select the options to edit and save documents.

Thanks for the advice. I’ve managed to get it working, both on a test site over the web and in localhost, but frustratingly I’m not 100% sure what ’made the difference’, {Hate that when that happens}, but I’ve been able to tailor a manager user and limit their abilities through roles. Anyway, searching through the fora I came across the ManagerLogin snippet, which would at least provide an entry point through the front end, though I’d prefer to see that as a single row {e.g. slide in via MooTools} which could be invoked by a link in the footer.

Thanks

Yes that is a good snippet. There is also one named ManagerOnly that will load a chunk if a manager is logged in, this is good to add additional links ot toolbars when logged in as manager: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,21343.msg131876.html#msg131876

Thanks for the pointer.

A question, how do I control the menu within Quick Edit? By that I mean, the manager editor user has been set though the associated role to have no manager system access, {I think } but the menu still displays, under go, manager. If I select it a feature reduced manager is displayed. Thoughts suggestions?

Regards
PS I must say, though I coming at this more from a design background, that this framework is clearly very flexible

Hi traveller_ted,

just came across your queries and I suspect I am just behind you in this learning journey. I am also trying to allow access for a Manager User to QuickEdit and not the Manage,r but I can’t quite see from your replies how you finally achieved this (if at all). Could you tell me what you did to get to that point?

I can’t understand why QuickEdit comes and goes as I try different settings (much as you were saying)..

I can also offer a possible morsel of help: I added the following link in my footer and it takes the user nicely to the login screen, without using the ManagerLogin snippet: <a href="manager" title="">Admin</a>

Cheers

G