DraggableViews
..makes views draggable
The DraggableViews module can be used to organize simple lists and complex structures via drag n' drop. The configuration is quite easy as you just have to access the style-plugin settings.
If you want it QUICK:
- Navigate to the edit-page of an existing view.
- Add the field "Draggableviews: Order" at the Fields section.
- Now change the Style-plugin at the Basic settings section to Draggable Table and enter the Style plugin settings.
- Scroll down to the Draggable Table settings and choose the Order field you added just before. Choose "Native" handler.
- Save the settings. You'll be prompted to sort the view by the Order field. Save the view and you're done.
Simple lists
See "If you want it QUICK".
Hierarchies
If you want to build hierarchies you have to set the parent field. Use "Draggableviews: Parent" and choose "Native" handler if no third-party modules tells you something else. The maximum hierarchy depth can be specified at Define the depth limit.
What you should be aware of:
- Don't rely on the live preview. Commonly its output differs from the actual output.
- Using paging for large views with hierarchies can result in dramatic loss of performance because the view needs to be reloaded one to three times in order to display all relevant nodes. Actually this already takes affect when Items to display (Basic settings) are limited.
Third-party modules can implement their own handlers to save the structure information where ever they want. Always use "Native" handler if you don't use a third-party module that tells you something else. The fields "Draggableviews: Order" and "Draggableviews: Parent" (use both in combination with native handler only) are unique for each view but not unique for different displays of the same view.
where are the tutorials?
please? I can't get it to work, and I feel really stooopid...
they're back
Apologies - apparently the tutorials went missing during the v5-v6 upgrade. However, the current handbook pages are written for 6.x-3.1 only - there's a brief install guide included in the README.txt instructions for the current -dev version.
Still need help
All the picture examples in the tutorial are broken.
Also if anyone could better explain the use of the Parent field it would be greatly appreciated. I've worked out using the order field as the module gives a decent explaination of how that works. But adding in Parent functionality keeps resulting in a lot of errors.
Right now my scenario is this:
Basic Settings: Draggable Table - Style Option: Order field, Native handler; Parent field, native handler (everything else default)
Fields - Node Title (first); Dragg Order: Order; Dragg Parent: Parent; Content
Sort Criteria - Dragg Order: asc
Filter: Node Type; Published
Without the Parent field selected in the Style:Draggable Table settings everything works fine. But if I add it in then the page seems to work as the items are dragable on a parent and order basis but I have a lot of warning errors. Any help is appreciated. I'm guessing I have a basic setting wrong somewhere but the documentation is very sparse on any of this.
getting it to work
I couldn't get it to work either - at first, but then I got it working after disabling the DraggableViews CCK Implementation module (I hadn't set up CCK fields so I guess the query wasn't returning any results!). Hope that helps.
I felt the same way!
I couldn't get it to work, spent a couple of frustrated nights on it... I finally got it work! A lot of errors along the way but I finally got it work... here are my settings:
1. Enable both the DraggableViews & DraggableViews CCK Implementation
2. Go into the View that you want to make Draggable.
(Now there's 2 ways to do this, one using CCK and one not)
Native Way.
3. +Fields, -> Group: DraggableViews -> DraggableViews: Order (Add an 'Order' field)
4. Basic Settings -> Style -> Draggable Table
5. Basic Settings -> Row Style -> Fields (this is where I messed up, I had this to Node when it should of been Fields)
Now under the Draggable Table Settings
6. Make sure 'Order' Field is Sortable and is the Default Sort
7. Change 'Order Field' from none to 'Order' with Handler 'Native'
Save
Now for the "Sort criteria"
8. +Draggableviews: Order -> ASC
And that should do it!
To add a Parent Hierarchy, you will just
1. +Fields->DraggableViews: Parent
2. Under Draggable Table settings, Make sure Parent: is 'Parent' and Handler is 'Native'
To use CCK Fields instead of Native
1. Add a 'Numeric' Field (For the 'Order' field)
2. Add a 'Node Reference' Field (For the 'Parent' field)
3. Then under Draggable Table settings, for Handler change it from 'Native' to 'CCK'
4. in 'Sort Criteria' +Content: Order (not the DraggableViews Native field, but the CCK Content field)
Hope this works for you!
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4467/draggablviews.jpg <-- Screen shot of settings for 'Native' none CCK
Also thanks to the Project manager and original contributors, this Module Rocks!
Numeric is Integer in CCK
Numeric is Integer in CCK section. Yes it works!
Can't reorder
Hi,
I follow all steps, my view was working and draggable, but after testing some options (like locking the hierarchy), I can't now reorder my nodes.
Even if I start a new view from scratch I heve the same pb!
Any ideas .
Thanks