Keep in mind, this method will execute a separate database select for every
row in the table in order to retrieve the status highlight_color. Also, the
CSS rule will not color the background of the entire cell, just the status
text (plus padding).
Anthony
On Monday, May 12, 2014 7:33:06 PM UTC-4, Michael Beller wrote:
>
> I wouldn't recommend using field names, that would not be very flexible.
> Here's an option:
>
> db.define.table('status',
> Field('name'),
> Field('highlight_color'))
>
> db.define.table('inventory',
> Field('item'),
> Field('status', 'reference status'))
>
> Then just populate the status table with your list of statuses and its
> associated highlight color. Then in your controller and view, create a
> query for the status colors and a corresponding loop in your view to build
> the list of status styles. Something like this may work ...
>
> {{for x in status_list:}}
> {{=x.name.replace(' ','_')}} {background-color: {{=x.highlight_color
> }}; padding:5px;}
> {{pass}}
>
> to produce this ...
>
> .Not.Started {background-color: yellow; padding:5px;}
> .In.Progress {background-color: green; color:white; padding:5px;}
> .Completed {background-color: red; color:white; padding:5px;}
> .Deferred {background-color: blue; color:white; padding:5px;}
>
>
>
> On Monday, May 12, 2014 1:44:29 PM UTC-4, LoveWeb2py wrote:
>>
>> Thank you for your reply, Michael & Anthony.
>>
>> Michael: I really like this idea. What would my model look like?
>>
>> I setup db.define_table('status',
>> Field('id','integer'),
>> Field('normal','string'),
>> Field('warning','string'),
>> migrate=False)
>>
>> Would I have to populate the fields or can we just use the field names...
>> I want to make it to where the referenced table allows me to choose a color
>> for the selected column of interest (or cell).
>> So if my column looked like this:
>> Item | status
>> server | 1
>>
>> The server cell would be green.Could I do this?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:26:51 PM UTC-4, Michael Beller wrote:
>>>
>>> I learned this method from one of Massimo's lecture video's:
>>>
>>> At the top of your model file:
>>> # function to allow models to set status style
>>> def show_status(status,row=None):
>>> return SPAN(status.f_name.replace(' ','_'),_class=status.f_name)
>>> ifstatus
>>> else status
>>>
>>> After your table definition (could be in your controller but I set the
>>> represent after my table definition in my model file so it is consistent
>>> across all locations in my app):
>>> db.table_name.status_field_name.represent = show_status
>>>
>>> Note that in my models db.table_name.status_field_name is a reference
>>> field to a status table (so you select from a drop down list to select a
>>> status) and the name of the status in the status table is f_name.
>>>
>>> In your CSS (I have one CSS static file for my application for
>>> application specific styles that I include in layout.html):
>>> /* Status styles */
>>> .Not.Started {background-color: yellow; padding:5px;}
>>> .In.Progress {background-color: green; color:white; padding:5px;}
>>> .Completed {background-color: red; color:white; padding:5px;}
>>> .Deferred {background-color: blue; color:white; padding:5px;}
>>>
>>> I think this is nicer than embedding an if statement with
>>> hardcoded styles in your code.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, May 9, 2014 4:22:45 PM UTC-4, LoveWeb2py wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a spreadsheet of items and I want to track their inventory based
>>>> on color (similar to an excel spreadsheet).
>>>>
>>>> I have two columns for example: Item, Item_Status
>>>> The item could be a desk, chair, etc... and for status I have 1 2 or 3.
>>>>
>>>> If the status is 1 I would like to make the cell color of the desk
>>>> green, 2 yellow, 3 red.
>>>>
>>>> so far I have
>>>>
>>>> def represent_colored(value):
>>>> if value == 1:
>>>> return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:green',)
>>>> elif value == 2:
>>>> return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:yellow',)
>>>> elif value == 3:
>>>> return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:red',)
>>>> else:
>>>> return SPAN(value,_style="background-color:orange',)
>>>>
>>>> def inventory():
>>>> db.inventory.items.represent = lambda value, row:
>>>> represent_colored(value)
>>>> grid=SQLFORM.grid(db.inventory, paginate=20)
>>>> return dict(grid=grid)
>>>>
>>>> This works so far, but it only changes the background color of the text
>>>> in the status column and I want to change the column of the actual item. I
>>>> also would like to change the entire cell <td> instead of just the
>>>> background behind the text.
>>>> Also, I plan on branching the inventory out to multiple columns and I
>>>> have two questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1) How could I change the entire cell color?
>>>> 2) Is making multiple "status" columns the most efficient and pythonic
>>>> way to accomplish this.
>>>>
>>>> You guys are the best!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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