Hello-
How do I put the content areas into the design. I want to have articles running down to colomns, left and right? Thanks.
kevin
There is a single design area that prints the body of an asset (e.g. a standard page):
To create a two column layout would require customising the design to include nested content areas, or the Asset Listing asset which is part of the commerical (paid) CMS module package.
Hello-
Awesome. So how would I nest the content of one asset into another asset while having the original asset( source ) not be viewed on the page. Also could I get a gander at these modules, I want to use this system for my clients but they aren't nearly on the scale you guys usually serve and they cant pay the fee for the modules so i am going to program my own and put them in but I want to get an idea at a starting point for behavior. Is this possible at all. Thanks!
Kevin
Modules I will be making in th enext few weeks
Calendar
Photo Gallery
Portfolio
Download Manager
Ecommerce ( light, for small busunesses with paypal ipn )
Also when i put that tag into my design i get this
MySource Warning
Design Area "body" not found, ignoring print operation
nm i figgad this one out but i still need the post above.
Also there is a general.js file that is being added my design… no likey… why is it there and can i remove it?
Kevin
The Nest Content design area is available in the Open Source version of Matrix. This allows you to display the content of a single asset in your design, outside the body area. To display the content of one asset within another, you need the Nest Content bodycopy container, which is part of the commercial CMS module (along with the Raw HTML container).
[quote]Also could I get a gander at these modules[/quote]
Obviously, because the code is human-readable we don't allow non-commercial Squiz clients to download/use them. :)’ /> FYI, we already have Calendar, Photo Gallery and E-commerce modules for Matrix, which are included in the commercial module set. I'm not exactly sure what a Portfolio or Download Manager asset would do, but I bet you could do it with Matrix already. <img src=‘http://forums.matrix.squiz.net/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif’ class=‘bbc_emoticon’ alt='
If you want to discuss your particular requirements in more detail, please contact our sales team via the contact form at http://matrix.squiz.net/contac.
Hello
So i have two things
I need to create a news column first off, what would be the best way to do that?
Second I need to have my navigation elements each have a different id or class or whatever as they have different styles. How would i do this?
example
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Here is the problem with me using or purcahsing the modules, I am not even charging half of what you guys are charging for the modules to build the entire site, so the modules are obviously not an option for me, but this system is the best i have come across, and i have even made 4 commercial cms apps, so any pointers you may have on how to start building these on my own or how to do it differently in you base system. Thanks.
Kevin
Just to let you know, the Asset Listing module is free for download - as is the redirect module. The new asset listing (dev version) allows listing in columns, but the current downloadable ones dont.
Hello-
Awesome, where can i find these modules for download?
Also the general.js file that is included in my template, why is it there and can I remove it?
Is there a developers manual yet, I have some project I need this for asap.
On my navigation question earlier, I need to be able to give each piece of navigation a different id for the css ( ie the id of the li element) how would I go about doing this?
Also I want to change one of the links in the navigation to go to another place a cusomt gallery I have installed, how do I change the link?
Do you guys have a phone number I can speak with someone just out of curiousity?
Thanks.
Kevin
(I edited this post to remove your contact details!)
http://matrix.squiz.net/download
[quote]Also the general.js file that is included in my template, why is it there and can I remove it?[/quote]
At the moment, general.js is automatically included in the design system by MySource Matrix. It is required for some of Matrix's functionality and cannot easily be removed.
[quote]On my navigation question earlier, I need to be able to give each piece of navigation a different id for the css ( ie the id of the li element) how would I go about doing this?[/quote]
The menu system does allow you to target styles (using the "settings.class" options) based on the hierarchy. You could also use the Asset ID as the unique identifier in your parse file, like so:
Assuming you had an asset called "Latest News" with an ID of 543, you'd get the following output:
[html]<li id="543">Latest News<li>[/html]
[quote]Also I want to change one of the links in the navigation to go to another place a cusomt gallery I have installed, how do I change the link?[/quote]
Use the Redirect asset (also available for download) to create a navigation item that points to an external (to Matrix) URL.
[quote]Do you guys have a phone number I can speak with someone just out of curiousity?[/quote]
Our contact details can be found at http://matrix.squiz.net/download.
Hello-
So assetid only prints the id of the current asset, i need the ids of the individual assets to print, any ideas?
Second I installed the patches, any docs on how to use them?
Kevin
Hello-
So i figured out the asset id and te css thing, 
however I tried the redirect patch and it says that the url isnt found when I click on it. I have a photo gallery I need to link to within the same domain, any ideas?
Kevin
You need to make sure you've configured an External URL for the Redirect asset itself.
Hai-
It has to be external of the site?
If its not, use the Asset Finder instead to select a Matrix asset.
Hai-
I am linking to php simple gallery, how would i make an asset that would point to the files.
Also can you check out my assetlisting post, its the only thing stopping me from publishing the site.
kevin