as a follow-up: list_filter attributes in the admin interface provide part of what i mean, but only part. Given a set of restrictions, the admin interface: * shows all possible choices, rather than the only remaining choices that are possible * doesn't show counts
Sean On Nov 8, 8:24 pm, SeanB <sean.boi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many web sites offer faceted browsing such that a series of categories > can be selected to narrow a large set of records down to a few (or > one). Such interfaces often show how many records match the various > category values, which sometimes helps direct the search. Likewise, > since only valid combinations of categories values are shown and > selectable, the problem problem of constraints with zero results are > mitigated. You can see this in action on lots of shopping sites: > Amazon's page on diamond wedding rings (http://www.amazon.com/gp/ > search/ref=sr_nr_n_2?rh=n%3A3367581%2Ck%3Adiamonds%2Cn%3A!3880591%2Cn > %3A3887251&bbn=3880591&keywords=diamonds&ie=UTF8&qid=1257740168&rnid=3880591) > is a good example. > > I'm an intermediate-level Django user, and i'm trying to conceive how > to architect a faceted browsing application in Django. I can see > conceptually how a combination of constraints specified in the > interface could translate into a series of filter statements on a > model, and i can see how, with some constraints in place, the > remaining values and the number of records matching them could be > computed and presented. > > But I'm less sure how to provide a RESTful interface (since any of > several constraints can be selected independently) in an efficient > manner, or how to work out the template details. So i'm looking for > some direction. > > Are there any Django sites out there already that use an approach like > this? Or suggestions as to how to architect one? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
