HELP! How to Get Continuous Block Lists Across More Than 1 Region
I would greatly appreciate any help someone can offer with this issue:
I've created a view in the views module (teaser list) of a particular node type....BUT i dont want the teaser list to be continuous....I want to be able to split the list up across different regions that I choose.
I know that the views.bonus.module can deliver 3 column panels that can do some of what i need. But ideally i would like to be able to have teaser lists be continuous across certain regions that I specify.
I'm really seeking to replicate the look of this site:
http://www.forever21.com/category.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_na...
The listed items should wrap around a central element as on that page. If there is an easier way to do this without using regions please tell. I would very uch like to know!!
Also how would i get a pager to run on a page like this if i only list say 20 items per page?
If it was me I would
If it was me I would "simply" theme the view output. Using you example url I am guessing the view has a term id as an argument in which case you could use the taxonomy image module to associate an image with a term and then use theming to get the layout you want "injecting" the image at the appropriate place.
Thanks for a quick
Thanks for a quick response...i'm downloadin/installng the taxonomy image module right now.
Its the 'injection' that has me stumped....how will I get the list items to wrap around a centrally placed image element? Any ideas? I guess what i'm looking for is something the quivalent of float:center (which does'nt exist)??
If we use you example URL we
If we use you example URL we can think of it as
Div Left | Div Middle | Div RightDiv bottom
So I would float Div's Left, Middle and Right to the left and set width to 30-32% (33% seems to be a challange in IE).
In the left div I would place the first 4 nodes, in the middle div the taxonomy image, the right div the next four nodes and the bottom div any remain nodes
This was my first thought
This was my first thought and seems pretty logical.....except how do i get a pager to work with this scenario?
lets say i have 40 items. the first 20 will be on page 1 in the layout described above... how do i get the other 20 to follow suit on page 2??
I was thinking:
1) use 1 view to generate the block list
2) Make sure that the view filters node as distinct (only one 'instance')
3) clone this resulting block using Multiblock. Each block would output 4 distinct nodes
4) Put each block in its own region as at Forever21
My only question is as above...how to get a pager to work...
I somehow think theres another (easier) way to do all this. If anyone knows one please let me know. Thanks for your brain storming nevets :)
I think you are over
I think you are over thinking it. You only need one view with the number of nodes/records limited to 20 and tells views to using paging. The theme function will then get at most 20 nodes to layout as you desire. This page, http://drupal.org/node/42597, would suggest the pager is added by views after calling the theme function.
so are you saying I should
so are you saying I should output this 20 item 'view' as a page and then theme it? If you how would I accomplish that wrapping effect?
I guess what i'm asking is
I guess what i'm asking is what code could i use in my regions to extract say the first 4 nodes for page 1....bearing in mind that i would need nodes 21-24 for the 2nd page in that same area.
There is more than one way
There is more than one way to do what you want. Lets start by assuming the nodes are in $items. You could them split them into three arrays something like this
$top_left = array_split($items, 0, 4);$top_right = array_split($items, 4, 4);
$bottom = array_split($items, 8);
Note that actual code should probably include error checking (what if there a 3, 7, etc nodes?)
Also note the code does not care if is displaying the first, second or Nth page. It just gets a list of nodes.
You can then loop through each of the three sub arrays outputting the needed html.
I'm still at a loss.... Does
I'm still at a loss....
Does anyone know how I can replicate this style layout for drupal:
http://www.forever21.com/category.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_na...
Going out of my mind!!
Any other ideas....anyone?
Any other ideas....anyone?