creating something special for you

hey jamroom team and ningsters alike
im working on something that i believe can be packaged in with the site builder and a ning skin
unfortunately not exactly sure how unless someone can create a simple module for me since im not quite up to module creation
but let me explain what im creating
it will be alot like the nings "design studio' capability but im using the modify profile form wich cant be cloned along with the skin
so id need a simple module that for now nust adds a blank form called profile designer like the profile tweaks adds a customize tab

ive only just barely begun but in time it can be pretty powerful as it will eventually give you lots of control over your profiles design with simple checkbox and spectrum pick and dropdown selkect ease
and will even alow power users some direct code insertion


one thing however cause its my 1st skin and 1st time working with jr 99% of my css tweaks have gone into site.css
when they probably would be best put somewhere more logical for end user edits

so it will be in somwhat rough form and youd have to reorganize a lil to make it more ..standard
but point is if there was a form as part of the skin or as a bundled in module that i can use for developing my full profile control designer that would be awesome


it will be a work in progress as i'll build in basic contrrolls then add in more advanced as i go on

i'll have a basic working setup in a few days as a preview
im building the function into my working skin as well as the one im putting together as a releasable ning skin

all 4 of yas ill give ya master admun accounts to peek in on the progressand see what im building into the templates and customize form

though like i said ideally id want a form that can be packaged and be used in multiple skins

or be added into the function of the sitebuilder somehow

a profile builder if u will not a drag and drop reorder and add widgets thing just a quick easy way to redesign the style and flair of a profile in numerous ways





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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
updated by @soaringeagle: 07/09/16 09:21:02AM

Have you seen the jrAparna module yet? Its a module that allows you to create modules.

"jrAparna"
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/modules/853/jraparna

You start with just a simple module that only contains a title, then you can use the Form Designer to add in whatever fields you like.

That might help get the module started.

Im part way working on a way to allow designs to be applied to each widget. It sounds similar to what your doing, maybe you can tap into that once its done.

Had to stop work on it and fix a more urgent issue though (IE11 doesn't work well with the )
Page Layout). Once that's fixed I'll be back to trying to figure out how to allow designs to be applied to widgets individually.
updated by @michael: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

thats awesome
ive looked at that but had no idea where to start on it haha
like i said wasnt quite up for a module creation yet but guess ill give it a go

but pauls got my login u can take a peek at the buddhaninja skin and the very begining of the basic profile customizations i began but idealy yes they should be contained in a module arranged in a logical way

i wish i had the skills to do the see your changes as u make them thing like ning had (or a preview button if u made css changes)
but i feel i can slowly build a relatively functional version of the profile design studio that ning had

and sounds like were both thinking the same from diferent angles though i bet u figure it out way faster then me

tho really every mistake i figure out makes it a tad easier to go on from there


ok im going to try that out see what i can figure out


edit
not tonight

i was so inspired was about to work till dawn till i checked the date and realizedits xmass eve and although id rather celebrate the soldctiuce or evensaturnalia ..got nephews to make happy in a few hours so really should get to sleep

so happy holidays whatever that means to yas and ill be back to work on it tomoro eve


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
updated by @soaringeagle: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

ok micheal since im all new to that 1 lil peice of the puzzle ill ask for your help onthen take it from there
to get my seprofiledesigner module to add a tabto the profile modification interface
how do i just make my new module add a form on a tab on the profile mod (not interested in complicating the create a profile only as an advanced modification feature after creation)

and a related question i havent quite figured out the ..whats it called linked select..something like that
i dont think it does queit what im hoping for what id like to add if possible is a checkboox that says i know css checkingit openes a second option that says i know imporoper css may break mobile responsiveness if both are cheked a css input option opens up (power users quota and above only)

but then again im not certain that smarty codes can be used to inject css into a css file i know they can inline just not sure of in a css file


anyway once i got the form on a tam on the modification page im good to go


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soaringeagle
head dreadhead at dreadlocks site
glider pilot student and member/volunteer coordinator with freedoms wings international soaring for people with disabilities
updated by @soaringeagle: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM