Just downloaded and installed MODx (well "just" as in 8+ hrs ago) and like what I see so far. I am running into a bit of a head scratcher though.
I’ve built a JS script to modify the menu onload so rather than <li><a /></li> I have <li><a><span></span></a></li> or something similar.
(The reason is I’m migrating a currently approved HTML/CSS skin and some of the functionality of the current menu requires tagged css buried inside the <a> tag.)
It works fine when I’m logged into manager but it fails when I log out of manager.
It also fails on Opera but I think that’s just a result of different DOM attributes being available or not between the browsers....thus I can eventually figure that out.
But in an attempt to circumvent the "logging" and the "browser" issue I began to dig into the underlying code looking for the script which generates the menu’s html. I think I found it in manager/document.parser.class.inc.php on or about line 1621, but I’m hesitant to actually modify it yet per the comment of "easy modifications" listed in the CMS reviews and was hoping perhaps there was a simpler script which controls that html code. I didn’t find anything under the assets folder but I feel uncomfortable modifying the manager folder contents since I don’t want to modify the administration side at all.
I thought about just making my own chunk w/ my own menu but it appears going that route would remove the functionality of controlling the menu display and content from w/in the CMS (unless I also scripted that interaction).
I’m developing using Ubuntu 8.10, browsers: Firefox, Opera, Galeon, and am fairly familiar with basic to moderate php and javascript functionality. I don’t need anything programmed, I just need pointed in the right direction if someone might know which way that is.
Thanks,
RC
