use the module without using cck field
sisyphus - May 3, 2008 - 05:35
| Project: | Embedded Media Field |
| Version: | 5.x-1.0 |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
ur module is very useful. but i find cck is not as flexible as writing module on my own.
i would like to write some modules and make use of the functions of your module. for example, i would like to let my user enter a link from, say, flickr in the field. then a view page can display the photo from flickr, instead of using cck field. any shortcut to do so?
thanks a lot.
#1
interesting idea. the basic module is actually an API of its own, that happens to tie into CCK. in theory, if the framework is sound enough, that could be possible. however, i'd have to dive into the inner workings again, which i haven't done in a few months, to see how robust i made that system. it could certainly be coaxed if needed, although that would be a feature request.
it might be useful to further separate the engine more, to give the possibility for non-cck uses, thus creating an add-on module that would give cck functionality on top of the engine. in retrospect, that might have been a good way to design it in the first place. however, at this point, this seems like a fringe case, as it's the first i've heard of someone needing it for other than cck.
great idea. i don't have the time to really look into it right now, but possibly this summer, after the (eventual but inevitable) d6 release.