Multi column brochure code change

[wjcampbe]

The fix given in the knowledge base and the advanced manual reads in part

Then edit the code of your chosen fragment layout template and replace it with:

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<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
if ( currentcol++ == 0 ) document.write('<tr><td colspan=3><table border=0><tr>');
document.write('<td width="' + colwidth + '%" valign=top>');
// -->
</script>

<noscript><tr><td width="100%"></noscript>

NETQUOTEVAR:FRAGMENTANCHOR                 <===========  original position
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" align="left">NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_IMAGE</td>
  </tr>

this results in a top left column with no preceding FRAGMENTANCHOR line, while the other columns do have the line above them.

If I change the order of the code thus

Then edit the code of your chosen fragment layout template and replace it with:

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NETQUOTEVAR:FRAGMENTANCHOR       <======== moved
<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
if ( currentcol++ == 0 ) document.write('<tr><td colspan=3><table border=0><tr>');
document.write('<td width="' + colwidth + '%" valign=top>');
// -->
</script>

<noscript><tr><td width="100%"></noscript>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" align="left">NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_IMAGE</td>
  </tr>

I get the FRAGMENTANCHOR line above all colums.


My question is, do I break anything else by making this change?

thanks,

[Nadeem]

Hi there

I would not think that you could break anything by moving the variable around. All you are simply doing, is moving the fragment anchor which, when search, will go to that part of the fragment. I can't see it being a problem, if anyone disagrees, then please feel free to comment to this thread.

Kind Regards

[NormanRouxel]

I wrote that. I'm not sure if moving that anchor is desirable. Where it is, is designed to take you to the particular item (it's within a table cell) regardless of whether the page is viewed on a normal or no-JavaScript browser.

If you do move it, then it may be best to keep it within a table cell as the actual screen location of items between <table> and <tr>, <tr> and <td> is somewhat undefined.

[wjcampbe]

OK Norman,

Do you have a fix for only two columns out of three showing a fragment anchor line when using your code with the original configuration?

[NormanRouxel]

Sorry, no. I write these and give them away. I don't actually use them so have little experience of them in practice.

I simply can't see how the effect your describing could happen. The original position surely places the anchor within a table cell just above each fragments image and text. I can't see how the fragment can get displayed (regardless of position on the page) without the NETQUOTEVAR:FRAGMENTANCHOR being expanded.

However if moving it works then for you then go for it.

[wjcampbe]

I will leave it as you wrote it for now.

I must admit that reading the code it is hard to see why it does not print the anchor line. I take it the ++ means after increment and the == means exactly equal?, and the if condition is always an immediate if?

Perhaps I have messed up and currentcol is not in scope..

Learning every day - and I love it.

[NormanRouxel]

It's always hard to debug pages with document.write('something') generated code. When you view the page source all you'll see is the original JavaScript and not the generated HTML.

You best friend become the alert() statement where you can use it to show what's happening when. e.g. alert('NETQUOTEVAR:FRAGMENTANCHOR'); will pop up an alert box containing the text in each anchor.

[wjcampbe]

I fixed this by adding a full-width fragment above the three column layout. With the additional fragment in place the first column generated the anchor line.

Just looks a little better when its consistent<g>, though quite why the standard headerguide does not cause the first anchor line to show, I will never know.