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[joomla] Converting a HTML/JavaScript page to be a module in Joomla

Christopher French contact at chrisfrench.me
Thu Aug 2 22:55:08 EDT 2012


I am confused I think tablets all support javascript.

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:53 PM, David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, typo. :-)
>
> *Tablet PC*
> *
> *
> David Roth
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Christopher French <
> contact at chrisfrench.me> wrote:
>
>> what is a table PC??
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:16 PM, David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Chris.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the info!
>>>
>>> Speaking of JavaScript, anyone have experience about what to do with
>>> Table PC users to make JavaScript work for them? Something special to do in
>>> the JavaScript? Thanks!
>>>
>>> David Roth
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Christopher French <
>>> contact at chrisfrench.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Create a folder called js in your module folder (this is to make it
>>>> easier in your xml file, and to keep things nice.)
>>>>
>>>> Than you create a js file in that folder name it whatever makes sense,
>>>> and in your module file mod_david_table.php
>>>>
>>>> Add JHTML::_('script', 'nameoffile.js' 'modules/mod_david_table/js/');
>>>>
>>>> Please check that for typos I typed it on my phone.
>>>> On Aug 1, 2012 7:40 AM, "David Roth" <davidalanroth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Chris & Donna for your postings. Very helpful!
>>>>>
>>>>> I got it working as a module.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now that this is a big requirement for this module, but I was
>>>>> wondering how do I take the JavaScript and put it in it's own file so that
>>>>> the module can find it? Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> David Roth
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Christopher French <
>>>>> contact at chrisfrench.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Your probably best to just make your own module.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Make a module in joomla is very easy it is the easiest thing to make.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You could just copy a module xml from another folder or download a
>>>>>> hello world module.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At the most basic level you could just copy an xml file from any
>>>>>> module than,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Put in a folder name it mod_david_table.xml open it up and change the
>>>>>> info to yours
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Create an empty file called mod_david_table.php in the same folder
>>>>>> and just copy all you html and javascript right into that file and just
>>>>>> have no php. As you learn you can update your module to use templates
>>>>>> helpers and caching if you want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is better than disabling js in your wysiwg editor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Last sstep is you zip of your two files and install them
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Donna Marie Vincent <
>>>>>> donnamarievincent at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1.  You can set your editor to *not* filter out the javascript.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2.  It is very easy to create a simple module and put your code in
>>>>>>> it.  (I have a tutorial for it but it's not updated for 2.5.  The main
>>>>>>> difference is that you now need to register modules in the database in the
>>>>>>> #__extensions table.)  There are probably up-to-date tutorials on YouTube
>>>>>>> for doing this.  Once you see how easy it is, you won't both spending time
>>>>>>> looking for extensions that fit, you'll just make your own!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   ------------------------------
>>>>>>> *From:* David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> *To:* NYPHP SIG: Joomla <joomla at lists.nyphp.org>
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:54 AM
>>>>>>> *Subject:* [joomla] Converting a HTML/JavaScript page to be a
>>>>>>> module in Joomla
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a JavaScript program which does some simple calculations. It
>>>>>>> emulates what you would do in a spreadsheet. It isn't fancy, but it is
>>>>>>> functional and I want to make a Joomla module out of it. I didn't write a
>>>>>>> CSS for this because it was intended to be used in Joomla from the start
>>>>>>> and I want it to inherit the Joomla CSS that's resident.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My first thought was, create a custom HTML module, go into HTML
>>>>>>> editing mode and paste the HTML page with it's JavaScript in there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The result is, it didn't work. It kept the HTML formatting of the
>>>>>>> page, but it filtered out all the JavaScript. There are no external files
>>>>>>> referencing the JavaScript and jQuery is not being used. Maybe it needs to
>>>>>>> be an actual mod_david_calc and that will do it? But I must be missing
>>>>>>> something else in order to do that. Can't imagine getting away from free in
>>>>>>> Joomla without having to call some Joomla function to make it work. :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So then I spent time searching and it appears some sort of special
>>>>>>> treatment is needed for your own JavaScript to be available in Joomla.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why I'm posting about this, is that I would like to get some
>>>>>>> direction as to what is the best way to do this. Is there a favorite Joomla
>>>>>>> extension people use to help make all this happen? Also, should it be a
>>>>>>> module or can/should it be a Joomla Article for this JavaScript calc
>>>>>>> program? It only needs to appear on one page. Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David Roth
>>>>>>>
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