Bringing Evo back to life again

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  yama Reply #231, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Quote from: microcipcip at Apr 08, 2012, 11:44 PM

  Is this fix going to solve the caching problems for big websites? I am talking about the "siteCache.idx.php" file.

  Yes. I added new cache, aliases and documentmap.
  
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  microcipcip Reply #232, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Quote from: yama at Apr 08, 2012, 11:50 PM

  Quote from: microcipcip at Apr 08, 2012, 11:44 PM

  Is this fix going to solve the caching problems for big websites? I am talking about the "siteCache.idx.php" file.

  Yes. I added new cache, aliases and documentmap.
  

  
  Awesome
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  breezer Reply #233, 14 years, 5 months ago

  I have been working on a few manager modifications which are almost ready for some testing. If anyones interested here are a few highlights:
  

  
  
  • new header.inc.php and footer.inc.php
  • incorporating jquery and jquery ui
  • new manager welcome screen, including ability to set a .txt or html file for the welcome tpl
  • dynamic tab / tab content creation
  • build tabs from files, documents, chunks
  • jqui sample module with demos

  
  Theres alot more but a few screenshots are attached. I should have something testable tomorrow
  
  
  
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  microcipcip Reply #234, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Well done! I like it! This project is going very well, there are lots of improvements already!
  
  What about adding (in the future) a link on the top right to customize the Dashboard? Something like "add new tab" or "add new box"? Each box could have two fields, title and content (with a WYSIWYG?). The link hidden or visible depending on permissions.
  See the screenshots.
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  sottwell Reply #235, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Having the "action' pages all use templates, the same as the "welcome" page does, it'll be easy to customize the manager by creating a cloned manager theme. It can be used site-wide through selecting your new theme in the site configuration, or individual users can be assigned the theme. It should also be possible to assign a theme based on group and/or role with a little more tweaking.
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  microcipcip Reply #236, 14 years, 5 months ago

  I was thinking...frames and framesets are deprecated on HTML5. Is it better to use iFrames?
  
  IFrames adds some flexibility to the manager layout, for example it would be possible to build an alternative manager with dropdown menu instead of tabs, pretty similar to Revolution. This means going for example on "Elements > Manage elements" menu or in any other menu with just one click instead of two.
  
  jQuery hover intent plugin can delay the dropdown so it won't open immediately in case you move the mouse there by mistake.
  
  Don't get me wrong. I like the tabs, but having more flexibility could be useful in the future. Just an idea...
  
  Another example: with iFrames it is possible to open a lightbox or a modal box in the whole window, and not just in one frame.
  http://metaflood.com/work-life/how-to-use-the-jquery-plugin-colorbox-from-within-an-iframe/
  http://metaflood.com/demos/colorbox-in-iframe/
  
  Example of jQuery iFrame resize: http://jsfiddle.net/S2Gr4/8/
  Example of jQuery iFrame sizing (based on the actual content of the iframe): http://host.sonspring.com/iframe/ [ed. note: microcipcip last edited this post 14 years, 5 months ago.]
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  sottwell Reply #237, 14 years, 5 months ago

  I think the main interest is in having the Tree in its own frame, rather than as part of the whole page.
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  Lammikko Reply #238, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Quote from: breezer at Apr 09, 2012, 02:12 AM

  I have been working on a few manager modifications which are almost ready for some testing. If anyones interested here are a few highlights:
  

  
  Looks fantastic, great work!
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  Stefanie Reply #239, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Status update
  
  Finished unit tests and PHPDoc on class SystemEvent.
  
  For tests of DBAPI I need to mock global $modx, which represents the class DocumentParser. Mocking through PHPUnit don't work because there are to many public variables defined and used.
  My idea is know to create a DocumentParser class with empty functions and all variables to use this as mock object all the way.
  Gone away and found a better place to stay
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  sottwell Reply #240, 14 years, 5 months ago

  Well, that's all way over my head! I'm just glad we have people with skills like that on our side.
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