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Posted to user@ofbiz.apache.org by adithi agarwal <co...@yahoo.com> on 2008/11/13 20:09:26 UTC

Horizontal menu

Hi 
Iam trying to create a menu bar. refering to Examplemenus.xml. I am able to display vertical menu but not horizontal..though I have used the attribute orientation="horizontal"
Can anyone please  tell me if there is any other way of displaying hori menu.

Thanks

Re: Override global variables

Posted by BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>.

_NA_ is the default already set up. this is equivalent to 0
so how are you accessing ofbiz?
what what are you trying to accomplish.


Jacek Wagner sent the following on 11/13/2008 11:45 AM:
> All,
> 
> I set up a global variable productId in the main decorator with a
> default value of 0.
> 
> In the course of various screen widgets and forms I have established a
> final productId which I want to keep.
> 
> How can I override the default productId variable?
> 
> Jacek
> 
>

Re: Override global variables

Posted by Jacek Wagner <ja...@berkeley.edu>.

It works with to-scope.

Thank you.

Jacek              

<set field="productId" from-field="parameters.productId" 
to-scope="screen" />

Jacek Wagner wrote:
> Adrian,
>
> The following is a part of the main-decorator and screen widget 
> implementation
>
> <screen name="main-decorator">
>        <section>
>            <actions>
>                ....................
>               <property-map resource="RegistrationUiLabels" 
> map-name="uiLabelMap" global="true"/>                          
>                <set field="layoutSettings.companyName" 
> from-field="uiLabelMap.RegistrationCompanyName" global="true"/>
>               .......................
>                <set field="productId" from-field="productId" 
> default-value="0"/>
>               ..................
>                <set field="MainColumnStyle" value="nocolumns" 
> global="true"/>
>             .........................                         </actions>
>
> screen-widget where productId gets its final value
>    <screen name="FindCustomer">
>        <section>                      <actions>
>                <set field="titleProperty" value="FindLHSAccount"/>
>                <set field="productId" from-field="parameters.productId"/>
>                <service service-name="findParty" 
> auto-field-map="parameters"/>                         </actions>
>            <widgets>
>                <decorator-screen name="main-decorator" 
> location="component://registration/widget/CommonScreens.xml">
>                    <decorator-section 
> name="body">                                               
> <platform-specific>                          
>                            <html><html-template 
> location="component://party/webapp/partymgr/party/findparty.ftl"/></html>
>                        </platform-specific>                     
>                    </decorator-section>
>                </decorator-screen>
>            </widgets>
>        </section>
>    </screen>
>
> comments: screen widget applies parameters.productId to productId as 
> local not global. I do not know where to go from here.
>
> Jacek
>
> Adrian Crum wrote:
>> There is a workaround - instead of trying to initialize the default 
>> value in the main decorator, try using the default-value attribute in 
>> the main decorator's <set> action:
>>
>> <set field="productId" from-field="productId" default-value="0"/>
>>
>> -Adrian
>>
>> Jacek Wagner wrote:
>>> Adrian Crum wrote:
>>>> You can't - because decorator actions are run after the decorated 
>>>> widget's actions.
>>>>
>>>> -Adrian
>>>>
>>>> Jacek Wagner wrote:
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I set up a global variable productId in the main decorator with a 
>>>>> default value of 0.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the course of various screen widgets and forms I have 
>>>>> established a final productId which I want to keep.
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I override the default productId variable?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacek
>>>>>
>>> So how can I keep my final productId  without passing it thru 
>>> countless screen widgets, screen forms and freemarker forms?
>>>
>>> Jacek
>>>
>