I have a query about how to extend the canvas inline editing functionality. As I see it, canvas works well enough where the page template has umbraco page fields in it, but where it's put together using a macro, it's not very good at editing. This is understandable, but I still need to offer editing functionality
What I'd like to be able to do is when entering canvas mode for a page that's been put together with XSLT to identify the document type or content ID, and then have canvas bring up the relevant editor
That certainly works some way to ward the functionality we want, but I wonder how much I can actually extend canvas? I would like to be able to do a lot more - do you or anyone know if there has been any work done toward documenting canvas, or how to go about extending it?
The ind of thing I'm trying to do are
- Automatically redirect someone to the sight site within a multi-site environment
- Allow editing of complex document types within a popup window (eg lightbox) rather than the standard canvas editing controls
- Allow creation of content in a more flexible manner than is currently available in canvas
- Allow deletion of content, or the ability to move it to a different folder
Extending canvas functionality
Hi There
I have a query about how to extend the canvas inline editing functionality. As I see it, canvas works well enough where the page template has umbraco page fields in it, but where it's put together using a macro, it's not very good at editing. This is understandable, but I still need to offer editing functionality
What I'd like to be able to do is when entering canvas mode for a page that's been put together with XSLT to identify the document type or content ID, and then have canvas bring up the relevant editor
Is this something that is achievable?
Hey Carl,
It is possible to use the Umbraco Item within within XSLT. Any field that uses Item, should be editable in Canvas mode
http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/reference/umbracolibrary/item
Matt
Hi Matt
That certainly works some way to ward the functionality we want, but I wonder how much I can actually extend canvas? I would like to be able to do a lot more - do you or anyone know if there has been any work done toward documenting canvas, or how to go about extending it?
The ind of thing I'm trying to do are
- Automatically redirect someone to the sight site within a multi-site environment
- Allow editing of complex document types within a popup window (eg lightbox) rather than the standard canvas editing controls
- Allow creation of content in a more flexible manner than is currently available in canvas
- Allow deletion of content, or the ability to move it to a different folder
Thanks,
I have this same requirement does anybody have an ideas?
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