Custom TVs Documentation?

Ok, I’m at a complete loss here. I’ve looked at the changelogs, I’ve examined the code. I created one of these puppies, and just have the caption and description in the TV field for the resource. Are these supposed to be like the custom TVs added by Peter Bowyer, http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,49153.msg287209.html#msg287209 and http://www.mapledesign.co.uk/projects/modx-tvs/ ? What do the placeholders do? Where do you use them?

hello,

https://github.com/modxcms/evolution/commit/06c55f5b22c1ad955f75df3bec3fd98299eb998a

http://code.google.com/p/modx-ja/downloads/detail?name=custom_widgets.zip

http://code.google.com/p/modx-ja/downloads/detail?name=tmplvars.inc2.zip

how?

Hey Susan,

I created the code for the custom_tvs and widgets. Yama provided some really good code to make them even more powerful.

I had to switch domains, and am completing the switch tonight. Afterwards, I’ll publish some information on what you can do with them.

I had to switch domains, and am completing the switch tonight. Afterwards, I’ll publish some information on what you can do with them.

I just switched the domains over...documentation coming shortly.

That will be much appreciated! I’ve been fumbling around trying trial-and-error; I’m sure I would stumble across a working implementation sooner or later, but even a few hints would speed up the process and relieve a great deal of frustration

Here’s the link to the video: http://thecmspros.com/2011/01/introduction-to-custom-tvs-in-modx-evolution/

Youtube is still processing ATM. It should be done soon. Long day- had to work late to get this video done. Got any questions, please let me know.

Thank you! That’s exactly what I needed to get started. Now I can play with it and see how far I can drive it.

Chuck,

Wow! The other day I was yacking about adding formal video tutorials on the main MODx site. This just shows how powerful and helpful videos of this nature are. Thanks!

What I would love to see next would be some useful working samples of how this would be implemented on an average client site?

As to this video itself: it’s nicely done. Having the ability to view the video in 720HD is a HUGE plus. So many of the Youtube tutorials are too small which makes seeing code highlights next to impossible. Your pacing is good as well. I see a lot of videos where things move too fast or the mouse is out of sync with the narration.

I am also psyched to see that Evo is getting new strong features like this!

Keep up with the great work?

Max

http://thecmspros.com/2011/01/introduction-to-custom-tvs-in-modx-evolution/

Due to a poor internet connection I’m not able to view this video tutorial. So I’m looking to a readable documentation too...

This is very similar to (in fact, I’m pretty sure it’s based on) the patches that were made for 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 and are discussed here http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,49153.0.html and a video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUbM_D2GT4s

Basically this embedded version appears to work the same way; your included file (using @INCLUDE filename in the input options value field) can use javascript and save complex and multiple item input to JSON. This doesn’t generate a popup, it is embedded directly in the editing space for the TV. So you can build an entire mini-application in a TV.

The code for the TV is in a textarea (or a text input, I suppose, if it’s not going to be very much) that can be hidden via css, and all the user interactive stuff is there below the textarea, and some javascript can be used to automatically update the data in the textarea for the save; much like the configuration properties interface for snippets and plugins. The interactive functionality is up to you; drag-and-drop, text entry, whatever floats your boat

Of course, your output snippets will have to cope with the data you save, be it JSON or text or however you chose to save the data. Ditto tpls could get interesting, I suspect.