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Hi all

Not sure where to place this thread so if incorrect place, please move.


i'm using concrete5 5.7

In Composer Form, Edit Form Control, you can add a Custom Template via a select list.

how do I get a Custom Template to show in the select list?

ie Where do I configure that?

Thanks

low tech
lowtech
 
hutman replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
hutman
In your /application/blocks directory create a directory with the same name as your block and then create a directory inside there create another one called templates inside this directory add a template_name.php with the view.php code adjusted for what you want to display. The template_name will be shown in the Custom Template menu as Template Name.

So for example if you wanted to add a Rounded Corners option to the Image block you would create this /application/blocks/image/templates/rounded_corners.php and inside that file I would copy everything from /concrete/blocks/image/view.php and adjust as needed.
lowtech replied on at Permalink Reply
lowtech
Hi

Sorry for delay

Very nicely detailed reply. I will give it a try

Much appreciated, really.

low tech
Merlux replied on at Permalink Reply
Similar to the overwrite-mechanism for template, where you add a 
templates
directory to your block, you can add templates for the composer field.

This feature seems undocumented, but you can create following structure in your overwrite-block:
overwrittenBlock\composer\myComposerTemplate.php


With that, a new option in the Composer Form Control appears in the select-list for design.

So, a block for a view-template and a corresponding composer-template could look like:
file
   + templates
   └ pdfFile.php
   + composer
   └ pdfComposer.php