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[mmckeen Friend mmckeenJoin date: April 2006Posts: 112Downloads:27Uploads:12 Thanks: 15 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#136078

I have looked at the userguide and installed the quickstart but I can’t seem to find the instructions on how to enable the “dropdown” category list you see on the frontpage of the demo.

The dropdown I am having the problem with is not with the mainmenu. It is the “star” or “gear” looking icon on the news module. In the demo if you click on that you see additional categories. I can’t seem to make that work.

If someone could point me in the right direction that would be great!

Thanks.

[jay973 Friend jay973Join date: October 2008Posts: 401Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 28 Thanked: 105 times in 68 posts]

#281830

Hi,

I’ve had a look around my site and the only way I can reproduce that is through the JA_News module settings.

In Module manager, go to mod_janews and adjust: Show Category (Section) title to ‘Show’

If its not that then it may be another setting in the same module.

Hope this works for you,
Jason.

[mmckeen Friend mmckeenJoin date: April 2006Posts: 112Downloads:27Uploads:12 Thanks: 15 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#281834

I have everything set to “show” … still no luck … I’ll keep digging… thanks for your help.

[inventor Friend inventorJoin date: March 2008Posts: 35Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 7]

#281843

Please post if you figure it out, I have the same problem.

[mmckeen Friend mmckeenJoin date: April 2006Posts: 112Downloads:27Uploads:12 Thanks: 15 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#281844

Nothing yet …. I can see where it is calling the mouseover() function in the source. There must be something else that needs to be set but for the life of me I can’t find it… Either that or something is missing from the download.

[damian Friend damianJoin date: May 2008Posts: 154Downloads:0Uploads:8 Thanks: 70 Thanked: 20 times in 1 posts]

#281845

Dropdown category list automaticly create form category

Example :

You have Laptop Section ( cretae from Section manager ), under this section you have 4 category ( Best laptops, Best laptops case, Best Netbooks, Laptop finder )

Then category automaticly show up in drop down

[mmckeen Friend mmckeenJoin date: April 2006Posts: 112Downloads:27Uploads:12 Thanks: 15 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#281846

I wish that was the case but it isn’t (on my test site – http://www.updatejoomla.com). I have a test site with the default (example) content (About Joomla – News – FAQs). There are 3 categories in About Joomla, 4 in FAQs, and 2 in News. None of the catagories appear.

[mmckeen Friend mmckeenJoin date: April 2006Posts: 112Downloads:27Uploads:12 Thanks: 15 Thanked: 5 times in 1 posts]

#281848

I have confirmed using Firebug it is calling the correct section ID:

<img border=”0″ style=”cursor: pointer;” onmouseout=”mclosetime()” onmouseover=”mopen(‘m4’)” alt=”” src=”/templates/ja_vauxite/images/icon-setting.gif”/>

This is identical to the QuickStart Firebug source except that the SectionID is m13 for “CellPhone” which is correct.

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#281855

Just disable your article on frontpage.

[inventor Friend inventorJoin date: March 2008Posts: 35Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 7]

#281862

Could you explain what you mean. I did a quickstart install and the drop down is not working. I have looked everywhere on how I can activate the drop down. Its not working by default.

<em>@damian 94215 wrote:</em><blockquote>Just disable your article on frontpage.</blockquote>

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#281865

I’m tested with , FF 3, Opera, Chrome, Safari with no problem

if you want your section have a dropdown ( category ), you must disable the article show up in frontpage.

[jay973 Friend jay973Join date: October 2008Posts: 401Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 28 Thanked: 105 times in 68 posts]

#281866

<em>@mmckeen 94206 wrote:</em><blockquote>I wish that was the case but it isn’t (on my test site – http://www.updatejoomla.com). I have a test site with the default (example) content (About Joomla – News – FAQs). There are 3 categories in About Joomla, 4 in FAQs, and 2 in News. None of the catagories appear.</blockquote>

Have you updated mod_ja_news with the correct Category (Section) ID’s?
On the default quickstart package they are

13
14
8
12
5
9
which relate to the drop down list.

If you have then It may be worth biting the bullet and reinstalling in case something was corrupted when uploading. I cant go to sleep until this is fixed lol.

Cheers,
Jason.

[inventor Friend inventorJoin date: March 2008Posts: 35Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 7]

#281869

I have only 4 articles set to show on front page. That is how things are setup with the quickstart. They are the same articles as in the demo.

The dropdowns (gears) in the lower news section display categories not articles. My categories are not dropping down.

http://www.alaskademo.com

<em>@damian 94227 wrote:</em><blockquote>I’m tested with , FF 3, Opera, Chrome, Safari with no problem

if you want your section have a dropdown ( category ), you must disable the article show up in frontpage.</blockquote>

[inventor Friend inventorJoin date: March 2008Posts: 35Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 7]

#281870

Those are the IDs I have. I would consider doing another install but other users have the same problem so I doubt thats it.

<em>@jay973 94228 wrote:</em><blockquote>Have you updated mod_ja_news with the correct Category (Section) ID’s?
On the default quickstart package they are

13
14
8
12
5
9
which relate to the drop down list.

If you have then It may be worth biting the bullet and reinstalling in case something was corrupted when uploading. I cant go to sleep until this is fixed lol.

Cheers,
Jason.</blockquote>

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#281871

Hi,

Ive just looked at your javascript and it says that you are missing ‘/modules/mod_janews/ja.news/ja.news.js’. Maybe this is it?

Cheers,
Jason.

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