Blog AddOn

A simple weblog application.

See BlogAddOn? for an introduction and installation instructions.
This topic is meant for administrators and serves as introduction springboard to BlogAddOn topics. You may safely delete this topic.

Start from here

• BlogPost - overview of all posts with filtering and sorting options
• BlogPostCreator - form to start new posts
• BlogCategory - editable list of blog categories

Reference for administrators

• BlogPostForm - form definition with post data fields
• BlogPostTemplate - every new post gets settings from this topic
• BlogPostViewTemplate - every post is displayed through this view template
• BlogPostCommentTemplate - form template for comment box (see CommentPlugin)
• BlogAddOnStyles - default css styles for BlogPost and blog posts (BlogPostViewTemplate)

Note: Care must be taken when:

• Renaming post topics: the comment topic needs to be renamed as well
  • The comment topic is created automatically when the first comment is submitted, using the syntax topic name + Comment.
• Renaming categories: the comment topics are not updated automatically

Putting the blog post overview in a different topic

To put the overview in a topic, write:

%INCLUDE{"BlogPost"}%

You may set display defaults, for example for category and sort field, using additional parameters. Possible values are:

For example, to show latest 10 posts, sorted latest post on top, write:

%INCLUDE{"BlogPost" sortdirection="descending" sort="created" limit="10"}%

This will generate:

Blog posts

Sort by:
Title   Category   Author   Date   Last modified

Limit to:
10----- No limit'}% 10 25 50 100

Category: Subscribe

All categories ActionScript3 Examples

AS3 code released

04 Oct 2007 - 18:15 by ArthurClemens in ActionScript3

We have decided to go public with our current !ActionScript 3 code! Some classes are still missing, but it is usable as is (and new documentation is upcoming). Some other changes: We have renamed the framework to 'library', so the new classes are ...

Latest comment by ArthurClemens - 09 Jan 2008 - 20:27

ActionQueue refactoring for ActionScript 3

30 Sep 2007 - 21:04 by ArthurClemens in ActionScript3

We are working at an ActionScript 3 rewrite of the framework. One of the joys of a big rewrite is that you get see your work in a new light. We are getting the joys and pains of critically reviewing our own classes. Out of user mode, back into architectural ...

Complex animation made easy with ActionQueue

07 Sep 2007 - 14:25 by ArthurClemens in Examples

Ever needed to create a complex animation? Move 2 or more things at the same time? One of the most powerful but unknown features of ActionQueue is the ability to create your own animation functions that will do just that. !ActionQueue recognizes 2 types ...

Latest comment by ArthurClemens - 08 Apr 2008 - 12:57

Consequence of new interface for FrameDelay

25 Jun 2007 - 21:13 by StephanBezoen in ActionScript3

A very nice new feature of ActionScript 3 is the closure. Basically this means that when a function is passed as a parameter, it brings with it a backpack containing its owner, so when called, it will run itself inside its original scope. This is very ...