Zebra or Striped Table template, Version 2

I don't know what happened, but I can no longer post to the first page, so I am reposting here. Hope that is ok. Here is what I tried posting earlier:

Ok, I am realizing that I may have to create two templates, unless you brains know of a way to create a template to allow a user to create a table with either side headers or top headers. ;-) Bet you do, make sure it isn't over my head! *grin*

All the required tables have a very top header, which is one table cell. Then, depending on what kind of data is being entered, the data may be filtered with headers at the top/by columns, or data that is filtered with headers at the left side/by rows. Does that make sense? I know, I know, why are all of my projects so complicated!? ;-)

The ability to be able to add multiple rows to each table is needed, and the ability to be able to have multiple instances of these tables. Probably up to 24 per page. Neither table type will EVER have more than two columns.

(For the table where the headers are to the left side, in the first cell of each row, I don't have the HTML here, but will post that later.)

Here is the first table's HTML, with the headers at the top of each column of data (For accessibility purposes, I would love to require the user to enter a summary for each table, but am not sure if that is possible, see first line of table code.):

[html] 2009 Month Issued Subject May 2009 Topic #4567 June 2009 Topic #4568 July 2009 Topic #4569 August 2009 Topic #4570

[/html]

Here is the CSS:

/* For use with Table Headings */
#stripe th {
font: bold 14px Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #000000;
background-color: #008bc2;
border-right: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
border-top: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
border-left: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
/* letter-spacing: 2px;
text-transform: uppercase; */
padding: 6px 6px 6px 12px;
text-align: center;
}

/* The table cells have alternating styles */

#stripe td {
border-right: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
border-left: 1px solid #c0c0c0;
/* border-top: 1px solid #c0c0c0; */
background: #fff;
padding: 6px 6px 6px 12px;
color: #000000;
text-align: center;
}

#stripe td.alt {
background: #baddec;
color: #000000;
}

Here is what the Interwoven guys who were here when we first went with the product came up with for us for our Board meetings, but I suspect after the last time, that there may be a better way to do this? I just want to make sure I understand it though. ;-) You can see this page in action at: http://www.its.ms.gov/board_meetings.shtml

Datacapture for our Board meetings, which we placed in a table:

[html]

Page Title

Title
This is the title of the page.

Description
This is the description of the page.
<br />

Fiscal Year Meetings

Title of the year meetings
This is the title of the year meetings.

Current Month Meetings

Month
This is the title of the month meeting.

Agendas / Minutes

Document Title
This is the document about the agenda.

Path
This is the path for the agenda.

[/html]

The template code for this piece:

[html] my $count = 0; if ( $count == 0 ){$count = 1;}else{ } -

[/html]

Thanks, so much for any help or advice you can send my way, or send me to.

Suzanne

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ISCBorisB

Help us to help you! What I see is a three pages long post with basically three questions:

Does that make sense? - Yes.
Why are [...] my projects so complicated? - Do not know, are they?
[...]there may be a better way to do this? - There are always better ways to do anything.

So, that aside - what is the problem you are trying to solve? What did you do to solve it? What is not working?

- If you need Zebras - you have to alternate Rows' CSS Class in your Iterate's or Perl loops (I've illustrated the latter technique with "bare bones" sample)
- If you want Vertical/Horizontal Table Heading, make an extra Radio-Button Flag in your "Table Container", let your Contributors indicate what they want and process it accordingly.
- If you want an ability to enter multiple Tables, make aforementioned Container a replicable one and process Tables in some sort of a loop
- If it is something else, what is it?

Shazam

Help us to help you! What I see is a three pages long post with basically three questions:

Does that make sense? - Yes.
Why are [...] my projects so complicated? - Do not know, are they?
[...]there may be a better way to do this? - There are always better ways to do anything.

So, that aside - what is the problem you are trying to solve? What did you do to solve it? What is not working?

- If you need Zebras - you have to alternate Rows' CSS Class in your Iterate's or Perl loops (I've illustrated the latter technique with "bare bones" sample)
- If you want Vertical/Horizontal Table Heading, make an extra Radio-Button Flag in your "Table Container", let your Contributors indicate what they want and process it accordingly.
- If you want an ability to enter multiple Tables, make aforementioned Container a replicable one and process Tables in some sort of a loop
- If it is something else, what is it?

Thanks Diamond. I really appreciate your time. I am very, VERY new to this. Will try what you posted on the broken post, and can see some of it, but I also have to understand enough of it to make it work with my current template.

I figured my "three page long" post would accurately describe what my problem is. *grin* I am trying to create a template that will allow the user to create multiple instances of tables as I described earlier.

I've never added a radio button, I don't know PERL, I was thrown into this with no training, and the examples I am following, I now understand aren't the best to follow, so I am treading water here. *grin*

My question regarding always choosing projects that were complicated/difficult was for Nipper, as he normally answers my posts here. Although, you have put in your share, too. ;-) It is always most appreciated.

Thanks,

Suzanne

CRB

Ok, I am realizing that I may have to create two templates, unless you brains know of a way to create a template to allow a user to create a table with either side headers or top headers.

my short answer would be: collect the data you need in a DCT and print it anyway you want in a PT.
how the table will be or look should depend on what was entered by the user. use combination of containers/items (min, max attribute), replicant and nested containers/items, radio buttons, dropdown list to guide the user thru the process to enter the data you need.

the user should not create the table, you create it in the PT.

Shazam

my short answer would be: collect the data you need in a DCT and print it anyway you want in a PT.
how the table will be or look should depend on what was entered by the user. use combination of containers/items (min, max attribute), replicant and nested containers/items, radio buttons, dropdown list to guide the user thru the process to enter the data you need.

the user should not create the table, you create it in the PT.

Umm, yes. I guess I haven't been clear. *laughing* Maybe it is a Southern thing (I am from the South).

Ok, I am NOT going to allow the users to actually, PHYSICALLY create the table....the table will be created in the TPL......they will use the DCR to enter their data......HOWEVER, I am new to this, I need to know how to go about CODING my datacapture file and TPL to allow for alternating stripes from my style sheet, etc.

As I mentioned earlier, I don't have ANY idea how to CODE all of the options. I know what I want to do, and that is why I came here. Maybe I am letting the combination of PERL and IW confuse me or maybe I am making this more difficult than it really is, not knowing a thing about PERL.

But I agree with your short answer......just got to figure out how to get there.

Hope that helps.....

Thanks for taking the time to read and post. ;-)

Suzanne

CRB

I am new to this, I need to know how to go about CODING my datacapture file and TPL to allow for alternating stripes from my style sheet, etc.

As I mentioned earlier, I don't have ANY idea how to CODE all of the options. I know what I want to do

I suggest, before you even work on this task, go thru the FormPublisher developer guide and sample templates provided with teamsite to understand the basics. i doubt if anybody on here will write the code for you(which seems like what you need), especially if you aren't familiar with the terminology.

Shazam

I suggest, before you even work on this task, go thru the FormPublisher developer guide and sample templates provided with teamsite to understand the basics. i doubt if anybody on here will write the code for you(which seems like what you need), especially if you aren't familiar with the terminology.

Been there, done that. Many times over. I have found the Teamsite documentation to be of little help frankly. ;-(

I am not asking anyone to write a template for me. I have successfully created many templates myself since being given this project, after much hair pulling and using bad words. ;-)

If you go back to my original post, you will see that I posted code that Interwoven came in and wrote to create a table. What I don't know how to do is to handle the alternate rows and thought someone here might help. And with the looks of the views, it seems a lot of people are interested in this topic as well.

When I have reached challenges such as this one, I have visited the forum, as I am now, and have asked for some assistance in how to address a particular item. And luckily, have found at least one person here on the forum who has been kind enough to assist when I have run into an issue here and there.

This is also a very good way to find someone who is not only knowledgeable, but also helpful when companies are looking to hire someone to come in and help employees get up to speed.

Suzanne

CRB

you will see that I posted code that Interwoven came in and wrote to create a table. What I don't know how to do is to handle the alternate rows and thought someone here might help.

in the PT code, check if this is iteration counter is odd or even and set td id="stripe" or td id ="nonstrip" so instead of just
[PHP]
****
****
****
[/PHP]
you will be printing
[PHP]
****
****
****
[/PHP]

the id is in the css, and i will let you figure out how to check the counter using iw_if and iw_then Smiley Wink

Shazam

xxxxxx [/PHP] you will be printing [PHP]xxxxxxxxx [/PHP]the id is in the css, and i will let you figure out how to check the counter using iw_if and iw_then !
in the PT code, check if this is iteration counter is odd or even and set td id="stripe" or td id ="nonstrip" so instead of just
[PHP]
****

I think that is what has me stumped....I am an HTML/CSS/Designer/Developer, and I am trying to tie all of this together.....

Thanks, Chris, that gives me a start! ;-) I did learn to use the if/then last year, with lots of hair pulling, thanks to Nipper's help.

Suzanne

ISCBorisB

xxxxxx [/PHP] you will be printing [PHP]xxxxxxxxx [/PHP]the id is in the css, and i will let you figure out how to check the counter using iw_if and iw_then !
in the PT code, check if this is iteration counter is odd or even and set td id="stripe" or td id ="nonstrip" so instead of just
[PHP]
****

you probably meant class attribute (not id)

Shazam

you probably meant class attribute (not id)

I knew what he meant, id's can only be used once per page. ;-)

Suzanne

ISCBorisB

I knew what he meant, id's can only be used once per page. ;-)

Suzanne

Id uniqueness is a convention, correct. CSS Selectors of course can be attributed to Classes, Id's, Tags and whatnot

Adam Stoller

I knew what he meant, id's can only be used once per page. ;-)

Suzanne

Not if you drink the Microsoft KoolAid ;-)

If you're trying to learn Perl - and have at least some reasonable programming background, I recommend getting yourself a copy of: Programming Perl - once you get that digested, another very good book to get is Perl Best Practices

If you don't feel that comfortable programming, start with Learning Perl

Shazam

Not if you drink the Microsoft KoolAid ;-)

If you're trying to learn Perl - and have at least some reasonable programming background, I recommend getting yourself a copy of: Programming Perl - once you get that digested, another very good book to get is Perl Best Practices

If you don't feel that comfortable programming, start with Learning Perl

I don't like Microsoft anything myself! *grin*

Thanks, Fish! Good to see you again! ;-) I need to do that. This is one of those projects where I go in and do a little work, and move back to my regular job for months, then come back here for a little bit. It is **** trying to get back into the code.

We are about to bring someone in to help us get up to speed on this, get our templates in better shape, and bring some knowledge in, so that will certainly help.

But you are right, the syntax is a lot of what is holding me back.

Thanks again! ;-)

Suzanne