Link module target

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7/14/2005 5:53:03 PM
jazz
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Link module target

In the link module it would be nice to have the option to set the target to _blank or _self.
Right now it always open up in another window.
7/15/2005 12:56:08 PM
Joe Audette
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Re: Link module target

Yes that would be better. I will plan on adding that. 
7/30/2005 7:10:52 AM
Tom Opgenorth
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Re: Link module target

I don't know what progress has been made on this, but I do seem to have a working implementation for a MySQL database.  Should be pretty simple to port it over to PostgreSQL or SQL Server too.  Is there a process for user submitted changes/patches?
7/30/2005 8:08:14 AM
Joe Audette
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Re: Link module target

If you can make patch file(s) against the current svn repository and email it/them to me at joe_audette at yahoo dot com I'll review it when I get a chance. Then if it looks good I'll implement the other data layers.

To make a patch file using TortoiseSVN you just right click a file or folder and choose TortoiseSVN > Create Patch
The patch file is like a diff file and is easy for me to apply to the source and manage any conflict.

Been meaning to respond to your email about the delete icon for links. I'm not sure I want that because it makes it easy to accidently delete links when you mean to click the edit icon. To me its better to make the user make 2 deliberate clicks to delete content, 1 to get to the edit screen and 1 to delete. This prevents accidental deletes.

Thanks,

Joe
7/30/2005 9:03:02 AM
Tom Opgenorth
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Re: Link module target

I'll make up a patch for you on the URL target.  It will probably include the delete link stuff, but that is pretty easy to strip out.  About the delete link, I can seen the concern.  I go through a lot of bookmarks, so I like the convience.

While we're on the topic of links, I think it would also be nice/neat to implement some of the functionality from bookmark4u into mojoPortal, most notable the ability to group links into categories, and then display in some sort of treeview.  Maybe create something like a TreeViewLinks module?
7/30/2005 10:22:07 AM
Joe Audette
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Re: Link module target

That sounds like a cool feature. Instead of a separate module why not just have a module setting that determines whether is displays the normal way or in treeview style.

We would need a LinkCategories table and a LinkItemCategories table and the UI for categories can be much like the same feature in the blog.

Not sure how this post is going to display, its making everything bold in the editor, I'm having a few issues at the moment with the new version of FCKeditor.
7/30/2005 10:32:43 AM
Tom Opgenorth
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Re: Link module target

That could work to.  The one thing that would be nice is to nest categories within categories.  I'll first send you my patch for the URL target, and then take a crack at adding Link Categories.


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