Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of DataFormat

Timestamp:

05.09.2011 03:50:40 (13 years ago)

Author:

jri

Comment:

View Configuration

DataFormat

@@ -314 +314 @@
 == View Configuration ==
 
+//TODO: better explain the view configuration concept.//
+
+Each DeepaMehta client application might involve different presentation paradigms.
+
+Topic types, association types, and association definitions can be attached with ''View Configuration Topics''.
+
+The standard DeepaMehta webclient defines its presentation model by the means of the complex topic type `dm4.webclient.view_config`. There are a number of simple child topic types:
+
+||= Child Type =||= Target =||= Description =||= Data Type =||
+|| `dm4.webclient.icon` || Topic Type || The icon to render the topic instances. || Text (a path) ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.color` || Association Type || The color to render the association instances.  || Text (a CSS color) ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.add_to_create_menu` || Topic Type || Display topic type in "Create" menu? || Boolean ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.is_searchable_unit` || Topic Type || Stop at this topic type when parentize a search result item. || Boolean ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.editable` || Simple Topic Type || Display field on form page? || Boolean ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.viewable` || Simple Topic Type || Display field on info page? || Boolean ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.js_page_renderer_class` || Topic Type\\Association Type || The class that renders the info/form page || Text (a class name) ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.js_field_renderer_class` || Simple Topic Type || The class that renders the field on the info/form page || Text (a class name) ||
+|| `dm4.webclient.rows` || Simple Topic Type of data type "Text" or "HTML" || The number of rows of the field on the form page || Number ||
+
 == Topic Map ==