Correct route to make Cancel button go to the category you are in?

danmerhar

I can't seem to wrap my head around the correct route to make the cancel button go back to the particular category you decided to make a post in.

Is there something really simple I'm neglecting to see?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

422

add javascript history -1 to the onclick handler

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_his_back.asp

danmerhar

I'm not a developer by any means, but I am comfortable enough to poke around in the code and make changes. Which file is the code for the cancel button hiding? I saw on the forums earlier that there is a wiki (which I'll be sure to check out).

This is all kind of overwhelming, but I feel like Vanilla is an excellent way to understand php and js.

422

in views/post the cancel url is defaulted to /vanilla/discussions/

Line 1 thru 7 ( i am on 2.0.81) Somewhat bemused myself now...my setup is.

< ?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();
$Session = Gdn::Session();
$CancelUrl = '/discussions';
if (C('Vanilla.Categories.Use') && is_object($this->Category))
   $CancelUrl = '/discussions/0/'.$this->Category->CategoryID.'/'.Gdn_Format::Url($this->Category->Name);

? >

Seemingly, the routing is cockeyed, when cancelling from a category new discussion. Perhaps its a bug

danmerhar

It happens on both the "back to discussions" link and from an edit. I used to code in Flash (AS3) and JS is kind of similar. I figured it out.

Thanks for the help!

422

so if you figured it out. Share your code , thats the way its done round here

danmerhar

To fix the back to discussions link:

add this after line 305 in vanilla/js/discussions.js:

$('a.Back');

function goBack(evt) {
    history.go(-1);
    return false;
}

I can't figure out how to fix it on the edit discussion screen, though. It should be just as simple?

422

how are you triggering that to an ID, as it is that will be applied to all a href's ( unless you have added class .Back to another place

danmerhar

I... don't know. It fixed the problem, though.

edit: actually - you're right. I neglected to think about the button when you access from any other part of the forums.

peregrine

I re read you question - possible answer for you to try, worked for me.

peregrine

try this:
in /applications/vanilla/views/post/discussion.php

change from

    if (C('Vanilla.Categories.Use') && is_object($this->Category))
    $CancelUrl = '/discussions/0/'.$this->Category->CategoryID.'/'.Gdn_Format::Url($this->Category->Name);

to:

if (C('Vanilla.Categories.Use') && is_object($this->Category))
   $CancelUrl = '/vanilla/categories/' .Gdn_Format::Url($this->Category->Name);
  //  $CancelUrl = '/discussions/0/'.$this->Category->CategoryID.'/'.Gdn_Format::Url($this->Category->Name);

then add

$Configuration['Vanilla']['Categories']['Use'] = TRUE;

to your conf/config.php

should take you back to the category with a cancel.

danmerhar

I am using a custom theme I've been working on myself, but the default theme is guilty as well. There is no actual "button", just a link.

http://forums.danmerhar.com/

I switched to the default theme. I'm using Version 2.0.18.4

peregrine

we cross-posted - see may answer above.

danmerhar

That solved the cancel issue when editing a discussion, but the problem still remains with the "back to discussions" button. I will just hide it with CSS, it's not really a necessity.

peregrine

The shifting question routine

@danmerhar

Correct route to make Cancel button go to the category you are in?

That solved the cancel issue when editing a discussion,

@danmerhar asked a question, and then wanted me to read his mind as well

but the problem still remains with the "back to discussions"

thx. the question you never asked - you've solved I take it.

danmerhar

Oh, oops. The two are quite similar in scope. My bad!

Thanks for the help.