Javascripting....

[Kris Anderson]

Not using Manilla (It has been completely removed from the Frontier.root), I
want to manage my content not have my content manage me.

I've tried making subtables and putting my script in WP text but the only
success with that is putting the WP text at the root of the Frontier file
under websites giving it some # name like #editorScript (as a WP text
element). I put it anyplace else and then I get errors like, there is no
object by that name. The behavior I am explaining can be found at
http://frontier.userland.com/stories/storyReader$106 and to me this seems
undesirable. It can make things very cluttered really fast.

Frontier is a great thing but if I have to load elements outside the
framework as a separate file as suggested (at least my interpretation of it)
then what is the point of a CMS that doesn't allow even the simplest of CMS
tasks.

~Kris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Savin" <jake at userland.com>
To: <Frontier-Users at userland.com>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Javascripting....


> Hi Kris,
>
> There's a text-area on the Advanced Prefs page in each Manila site for
> inserting JavaScript. Code placed in there will be added to every page
> in your site.
>
> You could also upload the JavaScript as a Gem file, and then use
> something like this in your template to include it in your pages:
>
> <script src="http://static.myserver.com/myscript.js"
> language="JavaScript">
>
> -Jake
>
> On Friday, November 1, 2002, at 12:08 PM, Kris Anderson wrote:
>
> > What is the proper way to insert javascript in to a Frontier generated
> > page?
> > I found one like that says to create a #editorScript text thing at the
> > root of the website. I did that and it seemed to work. But in
> > organizing the stuff I found a #Jscript table and decided to drop the
> > #editorScript in to that table and then it was broke (it did not work.
> > frontier would create error tables but they didn't stick around long
> > enough for me to be able to view them). Not only was Frontier
> > reporting errors but it also broke the Javascript.
> > In another place I saw put the javascript in to the page within HTML
> > comments, frontier will ignore the text between them. That didn't work
> > either.
> >
> > So now I'm asking. Anybody have any working solutions? I'm using the
> > 90 day evaluation of Frontier 9 sans Manilla (I want to manage my
> > content, not have my content manage me).
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> > ~K Anderson
>