Can be used chunks along with this approach. I would wait to see your
template tag.
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Hutch <ehutc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> isn't this what block tags are for? or custom template tags?
>
> On Jun 28, 10:48 am, garagefan <monkeygar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > This sounds like too much work, every time you want a new option in
> > the sidebar you're adding another if, right?
> >
> > I'm planning on building a template tag to handle side content like
> > that. I am using mezzanine as my base so i have the luxury of having
> > every url resolve to their Page model. So i'm going to be using a
> > onetomany field (i think) to assign content to pages as well as a
> > section (sidebar_left , sidebar_right, etc)
> >
> > In the main template all i'm going to have to do is
> >
> > {% sidebar_left page.id %}
> >
> > pass page.id through to the function and return all of the content
> > that has a key to that page.id.
> >
> > there will be more to it, such as figuring out which model the content
> > belongs to in order to send the data to the correct template to render
> > it with
> >
> > On Jun 27, 7:54 am, "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <cal.leem...@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Can I just clarify what you mean by sidebar?
> >
> > > I assume you are talking about a html element with some options inside
> it,
> > > to allow you to navigate through the site?
> >
> > > This is (personally) how I'd do it, although others may prefer a
> different
> > > style (you could probably go as far to make this whole thing "classy").
> >
> > > (hand typed code, may need re-writing)
> >
> > > --- views.py ---
> > > page = "dashboard/help/users"
> >
> > > RequestContext(request, {
> > > 'section' : page.split("/")
> >
> > > }
> >
> > > --- layout.html ---
> > > {% if section.0 = 'dashboard' %}
> > > display stuff relating to dashboard only
> > > {% if section.1 = 'help' %}
> > > display stuff relating to dashboard/help only
> > > {% endif %}
> > > {% endif %}
> >
> > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Venkatraman S <venka...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > I was looking for possible suggestions in implementing sidebars - i
> have a
> > > > truck load of screens and need the sidebar to change dynamically base
> don
> > > > the view. Most of the siderbar-conten is just links.
> >
> > > > I was thiking of including the various sidebar options in the
> base.html and
> > > > then include a flag to check whether it has to be rendered or not;
> and in
> > > > the view pass the relevant flag.
> >
> > > > Any other ideas?
> >
> > > > -venkat
> >
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