Closed (won't fix)
Project:
Glossary
Version:
5.x-2.x-dev
Component:
User interface
Priority:
Minor
Category:
Support request
Assigned:
Unassigned
Reporter:
Created:
31 Jan 2008 at 20:01 UTC
Updated:
17 Apr 2008 at 21:53 UTC
I'm trying to set up a gallery side bar similar to the alphabar, but displaying terms for each letter as well.
The most logical first step in this seems to be to create a view. My glossary vocabulary shows up under both a filter and a field type, but I can't seem to get the view to actually display the glossary terms because they aren't nodes. Any suggestions on this?
If this isn't possible, is there a simple way to replicate the alphabar in a sidebar?
Comments
Comment #1
nancydruYes, Views cannot do things that are not attached to nodes. Earl plans to fix that someday, but probably not today.
You are welcome to copy the code for the alphabar code.
Comment #2
nancydruCan you describe what you're trying to do a bit better? This might be a useful addition to the module itself.
BTW, 5.x-2.x-dev is not the best code to be using. For the moment, 5.x-1.8 is the stable version and 5.x-1.x-dev is the most recent. I think I fixed (just this morning) the main issue holding me back from a real 5.x-2... version and starting on 6.x.
Comment #3
nancydruComment #4
nancydruNo information provided.
Comment #5
mennonot commentedTwo apologies:
1. In the initial issue I used the term "gallery" when I meant glossary.
2. For not responding more promptly. I was out of the country for a while and then working on other parts of the project.
So here's my attempt to explain in more details what I'm looking for:
Rather then requesting a solution, I'll explain what we're trying to do. We have a very long list of terms. We currently want people to be able to see the list of terms (rather then having each term on a separate page) but when someone is halfway down the long list of terms, we don't want them to half to scroll back up to navigate. We didn't like the solution of putting each term on it's own page because that requires two clicks to get to a different term's definition.
Our initial idea was to try to create a view in a sidebar with all the letters displayed, but we're open to better ways of doing this.
Thanks for your patience.
Comment #6
nancydruEven a view in a sidebar is going to scroll. Would a "back to top" link help? Otherwise I think some kind of moving position block is needed and that takes JS, which I don't know.
Comment #7
nancydruNo answer in over a month. Re-open when you can work on this.