Creating a new Details View Template

[peterk900]

I am using Rob's video to try and understand how I can create a custom template to show detailed record information in a layout that I specify. This video removes a lot of code from default.php ( located in a new folder created in /components/com_fabrik/views/form/tmpl )

I am using a copy of the Contact Us list.

The video tests the results of the pruning default.php with a url like ..../index.php/contact-us2/details/3/1/layout=boot40form where contact-us2 is the cloned contact list and boot40form is the new pruned template. The result should be a blank form ready for code to pick individual fields and place them in custom positions.

When I use the url above I see the same data as with the unaltered bootstrap template. Changing the front end form to use boot40form in the form layouts tab has no effect.

What have I missed ? Thanks.

 

[troester]

The URL to test templates is by appending
?layout=boot40form (if it's the first URL parameter) or &layout=boot40form

Details templates are in the folder
/components/com_fabrik/views/details/tmpl

 

[peterk900]

Thanks for correcting my query string but I still get the form displayed using the original template. In case it's helpful the details are below, including the url. I sense I'm still missing something mega-obvious !


http://marionandpeter.com/8Day100/index.php/contact-us2/details/5/2?layout=boot40form

default.php (.../components/com_fabrik/views/form/tmpl/boot40form)

<?php
/**
* Bootstrap Form Template
*
* @package Joomla
* @subpackage Fabrik
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005-2013 fabrikar.com - All rights reserved.
* @license GNU/GPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
* @since 3.1
*/

// No direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

$form = $this->form;
$model = $this->getModel();

$active = ($form->error != '') ? '' : ' fabrikHide';

if ($this->params->get('show_page_heading', 1)) : ?>
<div class="componentheading<?php echo $this->params->get('pageclass_sfx')?>">
<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('page_heading')); ?>
</div>
<?php
endif;

if ($this->params->get('show-title', 1)) :?>
<div class="page-header">
<h1><?php echo $form->label;?></h1>
</div>
<?php
endif;
echo $form->intro;
?>
<form method="post" <?php echo $form->attribs?>>
<?php
echo $this->plugintop;
?>
<div class="row-fluid nav">
<div class="span6 pull-right">
<?php
echo $this->loadTemplate('buttons');
?>
</div>
<div class="span6">
<?php
echo $this->loadTemplate('relateddata');
?>
</div>
</div>

<?php

echo $this->pluginbottom;
echo $this->loadTemplate('actions');
?>
</form>
<?php
echo $form->outro;
echo $this->pluginend;

 

[troester]

You must create a details template in the details folder
default.php (.../components/com_fabrik/views/details/tmpl/boot40form)

 

[peterk900]

I new it was something silly on my part ! We've now got the blank form as I would expect - and I now know why I didn't see any new templates in the Details view drop down ( Form -> Layouts ) when they appeared in the Template drop down above.

Thanks again for your help.