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AyeCapn
06-30-2008, 10:18 AM
The site that uses Dynamics the closest to what I want to do is the Reosurces section of tfw2005.com. In an article they have done something to create a tabbed display to what are presumably different pages of an article.

Does anyone know how they did it?

http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/universe-autobots-195/prowl-animated-1892/

tfw2005
06-30-2008, 01:13 PM
http://www.dynamicdrive.com - look for tab content.

Then, edit your showentry template, get the basic tab html structure up and running on that template somewhere, and one by one put all of the data inside the divs which represent each tab. Requires full custom coding, placing every custom field where you want it, using HTML and CSS to align it right, nested tables and divs and such. There are over 100 custom fields used in that system.

BTW, Im in the process of dropping using that. Visitors dont realize there are more tabs, and think the entries are empty most of the time, especially when the bulk of data is on tab 2, 3, 4.

AyeCapn
06-30-2008, 01:52 PM
oh... is that all?

:cry:

I'll be interested to see what you change it to. I've looked at your setup like the particular transformer trying to market and promote itself, which is the angle I am taking with my implementation - a place for consultants to promote and market themselves and where discussion on them or with them can take place.

tfw2005
06-30-2008, 06:36 PM
I am going with a normal top down listing of all info, breaking it up into sections with CSS headers. And using if/then statements throughout to not show data or even entire sections if no data has been entered.

Still a while off, been dealing with lots of interruptions these last couple weeks.

This system is powerful, and can do almost anything with custom tweaks, but it takes a ton of time and effort to get it that way. No way around it. If I had more skill and time, it could do even more :).