just found this ticket (http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/8165) which is probably the reason why (re-)ordering edit-inlines is so complicated.
On Oct 21, 3:43 pm, patrickk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > does anyone know about a clean way to order edit-inlines using the > admin-interface? > > 1. I´ve seen this and other javascript-based > snippets:http://simonwillison.net/2008/Sep/13/django/... it´s quite simple, > but it doesn´t really work. for example, if the formset isn´t valid, > the order is lost. every js-solution I´ve came across is not able to > deal with errors on the page ... > > 2. I´ve tried to use a custom formset (see code below). but even if > you define can_order for a formset, you won´t get the ordering_field > for the form. > > class OrderedInline(BaseInlineFormSet): > def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): > super(OrderedInline, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) > self.can_delete = True > self.can_order = True > > class PhotoGalleryInline(admin.StackedInline): > model = PhotoGalleryItem > extra = 3 > formset = OrderedInline > fieldsets = ..... > > 3. in my opinion, using order_with_respect_to is the right way to go, > but it´s not supported by the admin-interface. if you use > order_with_respect_to, can_order is still false. > > hope that anyone can give me a hint on this one. please note that I´m > seeking a clean solution and not some kind of weird hack. > > thanks, > patrick. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
