left hand menu reorganisation.

[jazcyk]

I am asking for an advice here!

We are planning for extending our FAQ at webyog.com/faq to support our new product MONyog. I was considering actually to install parallel PMF systems for our old product SQLyog and MONyog respecitively. But I would like to avoid that.

But then I will need to change a little in the current code to fit our needs.
The question is where and how much I will need to change in code .


Let me explain the problem!


I want a FAQ structure like


1. General WEByog FAQ
1.1 about this FAQ
1.1 about Webyog support

2. MONyog FAQ
2.1 this
2.2 and that
2.2.1 ...x
2.2.2 ...y
2.2.3 ...y

3. SQLyog FAQ
3.1 ...a
3.2 ...b
3.3 ...c
3.3.1 ...d
3.3.2 ...e
3.3.2.1 ...f
3.3.2.2 ...g
3.4 ...h
etc ...


What I basically want is is to display the TWO uppermost category levels in the left hand menu. Currently only the ONE uppermost category displays with a PMF standard installation.


With the above example the menu should thus display:

General WEByog FAQ (should be somehow highlighted)
about this FAQ
about Webyog support
MONyog FAQ (should be somehow highlighted)
this
and that
SQLyog FAQ (should be somehow highlighted)
...a
...b
...c
...h
etc ...


Instead of only (what a standard installation will do)

General WEByog FAQ
MONyog FAQ
SQLyog FAQ


Basically the FAQ menu display structure should be identical to our Forums at www.webyog.com/forums


I realize that index.tpl will have to be changed, but probably some .css change is required too! Could anybody give some guidelines on that? Or better code snippets ...

We are currently using PMF 1.6.2.

[Thorsten]

Hi,

looks like you're using 2.0.2.

For displaying the first and second level of categories we need a change in the category backend. I have to take a deeper look at the code how much work is this.

bye
Thorsten

[jazcyk]

.. means 'you are right' of course as regards the PMF version.

Thank for looking into it!

[jazcyk]

sorry ...

[jazcyk]

.. this is a l-o-n-g consideration ?

[Thorsten]

Hi,

sorry... well, it's a slightly bigger change we have to do there.

bye
Thorsten

[jazcyk]

I think an option to display (optionally) 1 or 2 category levels in the menu is pretty useful. And I think not only for us!

I cannot exactly interpret the meaning of your term 'slightly bigger'. Will it take 2, 5 or 20 hours to implement?

Basically we need to start building the FAQ for MONyog soon. Of course there are things that we can do (planning, organizing, some writing) without that functionality in place. But things should go online when they are ready for it.

I will have to ask you if and when you will implement that (and it must be in the 2,0 tree!)? Or will we have to find other solutions?

I also request a feedback to this (at least) this week.

[Thorsten]

Hi,

we could do this via commercial support. If you want that, please contact us here: http://www.mayflower.biz/content/conten ... 99&lang=en

bye
Thorsten

[jazcyk]

you got mail!