a sidebar which displays another component ?

> Hi,
>
> I'm using Seaside to make a web application, with some components :
> - the main application,
> - a sidebar,
> - the 'contents' component.
>
> The main application displays the sidebar and the contents.
> Can the sidebar have methods to change the contents ? I don't know how
> to do this because they are both subcomponents of the main application.

> Thanks,
>
> Nicolas Petton
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> Nicolas Petton wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using Seaside to make a web application, with some components :
> > - the main application,
> > - a sidebar,
> > - the 'contents' component.
> >
> > The main application displays the sidebar and the contents.
> > Can the sidebar have methods to change the contents ? I don't know how
> > to do this because they are both subcomponents of the main application.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Nicolas Petton
> >  
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> I've got exactly the same setup for one of my sites, we have a main menu
> and a submenu. In order to cater for this, I have a registry which I use
> for storing the main content component (amongst other things) and this
> is passed to all components, then I have:
>
> renderContentOn: html
>     html anchor class: 'menu'; with: [
>        html text: 'Click this link']; callback: [
>           self regsitry at: 'content' put: SomeClass new]
>
> My root component then uses:
>
> renderContentOn: html
>     html render: self menu.
>     html render: self submenu.
>     html render: self content
>
> and of course the #content method:
>
> content
>     ^(self registry at: 'content' ifNil: [DefaultContent new])
>
> HTH,
> John
>
> www.pinesoft.co.uk

> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 10:11:37AM +0100, John Thornborrow wrote:
> > Nicolas Petton wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm using Seaside to make a web application, with some components :
> > > - the main application,
> > > - a sidebar,
> > > - the 'contents' component.
> > >
> > > The main application displays the sidebar and the contents.
> > > Can the sidebar have methods to change the contents ? I don't know how
> > > to do this because they are both subcomponents of the main application.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Nicolas Petton
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Seaside mailing list
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> > > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
> > >
> > I've got exactly the same setup for one of my sites, we have a main menu
> > and a submenu. In order to cater for this, I have a registry which I use
> > for storing the main content component (amongst other things) and this
> > is passed to all components, then I have:
> >
> > renderContentOn: html
> >     html anchor class: 'menu'; with: [
> >        html text: 'Click this link']; callback: [
> >           self regsitry at: 'content' put: SomeClass new]
> >
> > My root component then uses:
> >
> > renderContentOn: html
> >     html render: self menu.
> >     html render: self submenu.
> >     html render: self content
> >
> > and of course the #content method:
> >
> > content
> >     ^(self registry at: 'content' ifNil: [DefaultContent new])
> >
> > HTH,
> > John
> >
> > www.pinesoft.co.uk
>
> Thank you for your answers !
>
> I think about another solution, maybe easier.
> In the main component, in the initialize method :
>
> sidebar := (Sidebar new) rootComponent: self.
>
> In the Sidebar class, I've got a rootComponent method :
>
> rootComponent: aComponent
>     rootComponent := aComponent
>
> So the sidebar knows its parent.
> Is it ugly code ?

> Nicolas Petton
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> 2007/4/26, Nicolas Petton <[hidden email]>:
> >On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 10:11:37AM +0100, John Thornborrow wrote:
> >> Nicolas Petton wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm using Seaside to make a web application, with some components :
> >> > - the main application,
> >> > - a sidebar,
> >> > - the 'contents' component.
> >> >
> >> > The main application displays the sidebar and the contents.
> >> > Can the sidebar have methods to change the contents ? I don't know how
> >> > to do this because they are both subcomponents of the main application.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Nicolas Petton
> >> >
> >> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Seaside mailing list
> >> > [hidden email]
> >> > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
> >> >
> >> I've got exactly the same setup for one of my sites, we have a main menu
> >> and a submenu. In order to cater for this, I have a registry which I use
> >> for storing the main content component (amongst other things) and this
> >> is passed to all components, then I have:
> >>
> >> renderContentOn: html
> >>     html anchor class: 'menu'; with: [
> >>        html text: 'Click this link']; callback: [
> >>           self regsitry at: 'content' put: SomeClass new]
> >>
> >> My root component then uses:
> >>
> >> renderContentOn: html
> >>     html render: self menu.
> >>     html render: self submenu.
> >>     html render: self content
> >>
> >> and of course the #content method:
> >>
> >> content
> >>     ^(self registry at: 'content' ifNil: [DefaultContent new])
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> John
> >>
> >> www.pinesoft.co.uk
> >
> >Thank you for your answers !
> >
> >I think about another solution, maybe easier.
> >In the main component, in the initialize method :
> >
> >sidebar := (Sidebar new) rootComponent: self.
> >
> >In the Sidebar class, I've got a rootComponent method :
> >
> >rootComponent: aComponent
> >    rootComponent := aComponent
> >
> >So the sidebar knows its parent.
> >Is it ugly code ?
>
> Yes, announcements are a better solution:
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/seaside/2007-April/011734.html

>
> Cheers
> Philippe
>
> >Nicolas Petton
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> On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:24:59AM +0200, Philippe Marschall wrote:
> > 2007/4/26, Nicolas Petton <[hidden email]>:
> > >On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 10:11:37AM +0100, John Thornborrow wrote:
> > >> Nicolas Petton wrote:
> > >> > Hi,
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm using Seaside to make a web application, with some components :
> > >> > - the main application,
> > >> > - a sidebar,
> > >> > - the 'contents' component.
> > >> >
> > >> > The main application displays the sidebar and the contents.
> > >> > Can the sidebar have methods to change the contents ? I don't know how
> > >> > to do this because they are both subcomponents of the main application.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Nicolas Petton
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >> >
> > >> > _______________________________________________
> > >> > Seaside mailing list
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> > >> > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
> > >> >
> > >> I've got exactly the same setup for one of my sites, we have a main menu
> > >> and a submenu. In order to cater for this, I have a registry which I use
> > >> for storing the main content component (amongst other things) and this
> > >> is passed to all components, then I have:
> > >>
> > >> renderContentOn: html
> > >>     html anchor class: 'menu'; with: [
> > >>        html text: 'Click this link']; callback: [
> > >>           self regsitry at: 'content' put: SomeClass new]
> > >>
> > >> My root component then uses:
> > >>
> > >> renderContentOn: html
> > >>     html render: self menu.
> > >>     html render: self submenu.
> > >>     html render: self content
> > >>
> > >> and of course the #content method:
> > >>
> > >> content
> > >>     ^(self registry at: 'content' ifNil: [DefaultContent new])
> > >>
> > >> HTH,
> > >> John
> > >>
> > >> www.pinesoft.co.uk
> > >
> > >Thank you for your answers !
> > >
> > >I think about another solution, maybe easier.
> > >In the main component, in the initialize method :
> > >
> > >sidebar := (Sidebar new) rootComponent: self.
> > >
> > >In the Sidebar class, I've got a rootComponent method :
> > >
> > >rootComponent: aComponent
> > >    rootComponent := aComponent
> > >
> > >So the sidebar knows its parent.
> > >Is it ugly code ?
> >
> > Yes, announcements are a better solution:
> > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/seaside/2007-April/011734.html
>
> I saw the announcement framework was in VisualWorks. Can I use it in
> Squeak too ?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Philippe
> >
> > >Nicolas Petton
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