Lars Stavholm wrote: > Karen Tracey wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Lars Stavholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> Low Kian Seong wrote: >> > http://www.djangobook.com/en/1.0/chapter17/ >> >> Yes, thank you, that's it. >> >> It worked nicely for the change_form.html example given in that >> chapter. However, for the change_list.html it still doesn't work. >> Seems to me I've hit a django bug. Anyone else? >> >> I just tried this, and it works for me for change_list.html. So I'm not >> sure what is going on in your case. For me it just works, overriding >> change_list on a per-model basis using a file: >> >> templates/admin/<app_name>/<model_name>/change_list.html > > Hm, I'm using django from svn trunk revision 9208. > What version are you using? > /L
As it turns out, it was a conflict with an addon, the batchadmin addon, that caused the confusion. Django truly works as advertised. My setup of batchadmin however, needs more tweaking. Thanks for all your help. /Lars >> > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Lars Stavholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> Low Kian Seong wrote: >> >>> You are supposed to put the admin template you want to override in >> >>> your own template directory definition in settings.py >> >>> >> >>> So, if you defined it as /home/stava/<project >> >>> name>/template/admin/change_list.html >> >> Huh? >> >> /L >> >> >> >>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Lars Stavholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >>>> I'd like to override part of an admin change_list template. >> >>>> >> >>>> Reading the documentation, my understanding is that I can place >> >>>> a template in a certain place in the templates directory hierarchy, >> >>>> and django will look for it and use it, i.e.: >> >>>> >> >>>> templates/admin/build/job/change_list.html >> >>>> >> >>>> ...where "build" is my application and "job" is my model class. >> >>>> >> >>>> The change_list.html file only contains the part I want to >> override, >> >>>> i.e. the extrahead block. It contains: >> >>>> >> >>>> {% extends "admin/change_list.html" %} >> >>>> {% block extrahead %} >> >>>> <META HTTP-EQUIV=REFRESH CONTENT=10> >> >>>> {% endblock %} >> >>>> >> >>>> However, this does not work for me, so I'm expecting it to be some >> >>>> mistake on my part, I just can't figure out what the mistake is. >> >>>> >> >>>> Now, if I put the file in ./templates/admin/build/change_list.html >> >>>> it still wont work. On the other hand, this would be overriding all >> >>>> "build" application change lists, which is not what I was >> looking for. >> >>>> >> >>>> Only way I've found is to copy the change_list.html from the django >> >>>> installation in contrib/admin/templates/admin, and then modify >> it to >> >>>> my needs, using "if" statements to figure out which application >> model >> >>>> class is being rendered, and the put the change_list.html in my >> app's >> >>>> templates/admin directory, which doesn't feel right. >> >>>> >> >>>> Any input appreciated >> >>>> /Lars Stavholm >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
