Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] Category sorting issues

[aeb]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Randy Smith wrote:

> address@hidden wrote*:
> >
> >hey randy, thanks for your patch.
>
> Not a problem. My boss' big hang up with phpgw was that it didn't sort the
> categories properly they were displayed in the address book. I had to do
> something. :-)
>
> > to change the return_array function
> >that way is not possible; some of the apps (i.e. bookmarks and shopping
> >cart) use the $type_filter and the $parent_filter to select their
> >categories and show them in a special tree view.
>
> That's what I get for not using those apps. :-) I suspected that there might 
> be a
> problem there, but I wasn't sure what to do about it. I'm glad somebody does.
>
> >to sort the cats that way you figured out, i added a new function which
> >i'm about to commit to the categories class. i will work now on the
> >limit prob... :)
>
> I look forward to it. Have you changed any of the apps to see the new 
> function or
> are you (or whomever) going to wait until you get the limit problem figured 
> out?
>

it's in cvs now.

> Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for making the fix.
>
> Randy
>
> >
> >bettina
> >
> >[have a lot of funk]
> >
> >---------------------------------------
> >On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Randy Smith wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> On Dec. 27 I emailed this list regarding a problem with the sorting of the
> >> categories in phpgw 0.9.12. The problem still exists in phpgw 0.9.13.017.
> >> Here's a link to my original message and problem description in the 
> >> archives:
> >> http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/phpgroupware-developers/2001-December/000423.html
> >>
> >> After much pain and anguish, I have worked up a patch that solves the 
> >> sorting
> >> issues. The only catch is that I don't know how to use the $limit parameter
> >> to limit the number of categories returned while still doing the sorting 
> >> and
> >> nesting. If someone has any ideas, please let me know (or solve it yourself
> >> :-) ).
> >>
> >> I also made a minor cosmetic change that makes the subcategories more 
> >> obvious
> >> in the various select boxes.
> >>
> >> Let me know if you want the patch submitted in some other way or if you 
> >> have
> >> any questions.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Randy Smith
> >> Amigo.Net Systems Administrator
> >> 1-719-589-6100 x 4185
> >> http://www.amigo.net/
> >>
> >...
> >
>