Author: eallen Date: 2009-03-31 10:06:24 -0400 (Tue, 31 Mar 2009) New Revision: 3245 Modified: mgmt/trunk/notes/fullpage widgets.txt Log: Added info about calling a javascript function when a widget is made full page and restored. Modified: mgmt/trunk/notes/fullpage widgets.txt =================================================================== --- mgmt/trunk/notes/fullpage widgets.txt 2009-03-31 13:31:54 UTC (rev 3244) +++ mgmt/trunk/notes/fullpage widgets.txt 2009-03-31 14:06:24 UTC (rev 3245) @@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ <p class="explain fullpageable"> {important_stuff} </p> - -Background updating of widgets and fullpage: + +If you need to be notified when the widget is made full page, there are two mechanisms: +1) Notify the python code that the widget is now in full page mode. This lets the widget render itself based on it's container size. +2) Notify the javascript code. If the widget doesn't auto-update, this lets you adjust the widget's presentation in javascript. + +1) Background updating of widgets and fullpage: Sometimes the HTML you want to make fullpagable will contain one or more widgets. If those widgets get automatically updated (using self.update_enabled = True), AND you want the widgets to be aware of when they are being rendered full page, you need @@ -45,6 +49,12 @@ # if width is None, we are not in fullpage # if width has a value, we are in fullpage and width is the available size in pixels +2) To have a javascript function called when the widget is made full page, add the onfullpage and onrestore attributes to the widget. +For example: + $('slot_visualization').onfullpage = function (width) { vis.notify(true, width); }; + $('slot_visualization').onrestore = function () { vis.notify(false, original_clip_size); }; +The width passed to the onfullpage function is the new width of the widget when in full page mode. + How it looks: A block of HTML that is fullpageable will have a special mouseover style. When the mouse if over any part of the HTML, there will be a light purple bar at the top of the HTML with a