Comments on: index.py http://snarfed.org Ryan Barrett's blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Markus http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-980 Markus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-980 <p>Hi ryan,<br /> <br /> I was trying to set up index.py for my pyblosxom installation as I did for all the other plugins (pycalendar, pyarchives, comments, etc.).<br /> <br /> In all those cases, I for example had to put `$calendar' into my flavour file (head.html) in this paritcular case which does look like <br /> <br />   "<div class=\"menu\"><br />   <div class=\"menuhead\"><br />   Calendar<br />   </div><br />   <div class=\"menubody\"><br />   $calendar<br />   </div><br />   </div>"<br /> <br /> THE QUESTION:<br /> I wasn't able to set up index.py for some reason I don't know yet. Well, index.py is in place as pycalendar.py etc. is so I think thats all fine. What I don't understand is this "index_trigger" thing and how do I integrate this into my flavour file? Can you maybe add this to the doc string of index.py?<br /> <br /> TIA Markus :)</p> Hi ryan,

I was trying to set up index.py for my pyblosxom installation as I did for all the other plugins (pycalendar, pyarchives, comments, etc.).

In all those cases, I for example had to put `$calendar’ into my flavour file (head.html) in this paritcular case which does look like

  “<div class=\”menu\”>
  <div class=\”menuhead\”>
  Calendar
  </div>
  <div class=\”menubody\”>
  $calendar
  </div>
  </div>”

THE QUESTION:
I wasn’t able to set up index.py for some reason I don’t know yet. Well, index.py is in place as pycalendar.py etc. is so I think thats all fine. What I don’t understand is this “index_trigger” thing and how do I integrate this into my flavour file? Can you maybe add this to the doc string of index.py?

TIA Markus :)

]]> By: Markus http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-981 Markus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-981 <p>Well, I forgot ... <br /> I usually hang out on #pyblosxom@irc.freenode.net - anybody who want's to talk might visit us :)<br /> <br /> cya folks</p> Well, I forgot …
I usually hang out on #pyblosxom@irc.freenode.net – anybody who want’s to talk might visit us :)

cya folks

]]> By: Ryan http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-982 Ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-982 <p>hi markus! currently, index.py produces a pyblosxom entry, rendered from scratch each time, as output. from pyblosxom's point of view, the only difference between index.py and a normal blog post is that index.py generates its own content, while a blog post is read from disk.<br /> <br /> so, you can't integrate index.py's output into one of your flavour's template files. instead, it's available at a hard-coded path, which you specify in the <code>index_trigger</code> config variable. by default, it's <code>/site_index</code>.<br /> <br /> the index for most sites will be pretty big, so it wouldn't really make sense to include it in a template and render it on every page.<br /> <br /> you're right, i could probably make this clearer in the docstring.</p> hi markus! currently, index.py produces a pyblosxom entry, rendered from scratch each time, as output. from pyblosxom’s point of view, the only difference between index.py and a normal blog post is that index.py generates its own content, while a blog post is read from disk.

so, you can’t integrate index.py’s output into one of your flavour’s template files. instead, it’s available at a hard-coded path, which you specify in the index_trigger config variable. by default, it’s /site_index.

the index for most sites will be pretty big, so it wouldn’t really make sense to include it in a template and render it on every page.

you’re right, i could probably make this clearer in the docstring.

]]> By: Markus http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-983 Markus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-983 <p>Hi Ryan!<br /> Thanks for answering. You're right, of course I had to go for the hard-coded path (this works fine now).<br /> <br /> I am quite happy with index.py but there is still something I wasn't able to figure. <br /> <br /> PROBLEM:<br /> In "config.py" I have those entries<br /></p> <h2>pyindex<br /></h2> <p>py['index_trigger']  = '/blog-index'<br /> py['index_num_columns']  = 4<br /> py['index_letters_first']  = True<br /> py['index_title']  = 'Index, alphabetically listing all posts.'<br /> py['index_use_story_template'] = True<br /> <br /> Everytime I change the columns (set to 4 right now) it takes effect. But the 'index_title' does not ... how come?<br /> <br /> To get a notion how my setup looks like corresponding to the code above I have made a Screenshot so you can see I get 4 columns but no change in the title. <br /> <br /> Copy paste it to your webbrowser<br /> <a href="http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2203/mywebsitecf2.png" rel="nofollow">http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2203/mywebsitecf2.png</a><br /> <br /> Ciao, <br /> Markus</p> Hi Ryan!
Thanks for answering. You’re right, of course I had to go for the hard-coded path (this works fine now).

I am quite happy with index.py but there is still something I wasn’t able to figure.

PROBLEM:
In “config.py” I have those entries

pyindex

py['index_trigger']  = ‘/blog-index’
py['index_num_columns']  = 4
py['index_letters_first']  = True
py['index_title']  = ‘Index, alphabetically listing all posts.’
py['index_use_story_template'] = True

Everytime I change the columns (set to 4 right now) it takes effect. But the ‘index_title’ does not … how come?

To get a notion how my setup looks like corresponding to the code above I have made a Screenshot so you can see I get 4 columns but no change in the title.

Copy paste it to your webbrowser
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2203/mywebsitecf2.png

Ciao,
Markus

]]> By: Ryan http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-984 Ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-984 <p>oops, that was a bug. <code>index_title</code> wasn't playing nice with <code>index_use_story_template</code>. i've fixed it, and i've posted a <a href="/space/index.py" rel="nofollow">new version of index.py</a>. thanks for the catch!</p> oops, that was a bug. index_title wasn’t playing nice with index_use_story_template. i’ve fixed it, and i’ve posted a new version of index.py. thanks for the catch!

]]> By: Markus http://snarfed.org/pyblosxom_index#comment-985 Markus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://snarfed.org/wordpress/pyblosxom_index#comment-985 <p>Great! I've downloaded v0.2. All works fine now! The index_title issue is gone.<br /> <br /> Thank you and keep up your great work! :)</p> Great! I’ve downloaded v0.2. All works fine now! The index_title issue is gone.

Thank you and keep up your great work! :)

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