Simple edit: screen menu

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Hi,
just wondering whether anyone tried to use their own screen menu rather than the default drop down list with javascript.



Would it be possible to code in the simple edit layout a series of links that would lead a user from one screen to the other?



Cheers,

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The simple edit layouts have a lot of POST variables (even for an empty layout) but the following code seems to let me navigate from one screen to the other:

     
    
     
    Details Screen >>
    Edit Content >>
    Metadata Screen >>
    Workflow Screen

I have not tested this into any kind of details. Can someone forsee any problems with the above?

Thanks.



PS: That's another one of my post that may not be in its right home… Is it support? developer? or designs?

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That looks right to me. If it appears to work then it probably is :slight_smile:

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I realised after posting that the above links do not actually use any design keywords and therefore should probably go directly in the layout rather than in the designs. The top of the layouts has the following code now:

I used CSS to make the above list look like tabs. It's a very early draft but it already looks ok.



I've got an issue that puzzles me though:

It seems to work on most pages (Page standard as that's the only current layout tested) except for the home page of the site (on both its actual url and the site url). The details screen works and is locked but no lock seems to happen on the other screens, it shows me the info in read-only (no commit button, etc…). I changed the home of the site to see whether it was the cause but even now the same behaviour: the former home of the site doesn't lock screens others than the first one (details). It works for every other page. Any reason why the locks shouldn't try to be aquired?



There is no information in either the system or the error logs.

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Is there workflow applied to that page? If so, you'll need to shift it into Safe Edit mode before you can make changes.

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Nope no workflow.
I switched the page to a different status (under-construction, live) and still the same behaviour.

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Hmm. I'll try and reproduce this tomorrow. What version is this on?

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v3.6.1 on Postgres.
I'll do some more testing on it too.



Not reading any objections from developers, I am assuming that in theory a link to any simple edit screen only requires the 'asset_ei_screen' variable set, correct?

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[quote]Hmm. I’ll try and reproduce this tomorrow. […]
[right][post=“7850”]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote]Hi Avi, have you had any luck with this? It is happening for only 1 single page, but I’m worried it may be a specific case that may happen again.



Is there an easy way to debug what’s happening that I could look into?

Cheers.

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Sorry, I thought I posted in here. :slight_smile:


I can't recreate this on my v3.6.3 system. All my pages lock and edit correctly. I'd check into things like a lock being held by another user, or permissions problems.

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Thanks Avi,
Permissions: root is the user i use to test things around here.

Existing lock: none for that page, when there are some locks you see it in simple edit as it display the lock details options.



I'll let the forum know if i find anything.

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I guess external access is not available to that site? If it can be arranged, I can have a poke around if you want.

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Duh!
I don't know how i missed it till now, end of the year i guess, i really need a holiday.

A (dead) Hipo job was blocking the locks (so I was half correct in saying there was no current lock, but I still don't know how I missed the fact I could not lock in the admin).

I noticed it in the error.log. Cleared the Hipo and all works.



Thanks for all your help Avi.