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Yes, all seems correct, I have double checked the yml tabs to space, all is right. Here is my gallery.yml file content:

form_setup:
    picture:
        class: TextBox

Nothing incredible here, but does not work…

Ok jTaby, but in your video tutorial you don’t create a controller nowhere ! I was just trying imitating your tutorial.

well, if you want it to be automated, you would write controller_name: CRUD which is pre-written for you 😊

Ok, I figured out now, I have a double problem in fact. First, that the use of controller_name: CRUD is not in your video tutorial, second, my PHP editor was converting spaces to tabs automatically on save without asking me… using windows notepad is working fine now, thanks for answers ! (And I add it’s a real wonderfull tool that you have done here jTaby !)

Question #1:
I must have misery on me… I now try to upload a picture but the generated HTML that comes out looks very strange and leads to display bugs in the listing html tables (overview). Like I told before, I am using the latest CI from SVN. here is the generated code:

<td><a href="http://localhost/codex/backend.php/?c=crud&m=manage&t=gallery&a=edit&id=1" title="m-element-text"><a href="http://localhost/codex/upload/pamela_10_thumb.jpgHUsxWR8Qt6VEP30BWniYvkqeeO0ToQBitypography_img_src_end ">http://localhost/codex/upload/pamela_10_thumb.jpgHUsxWR8Qt6VEP30BWniYvkqeeO0ToQBitypography_img_src_end </a></div>...umb.jpg"></div>">m-element-text">http://localhost/codex/upload/pamela_10_thumb.jpg</div>...umb.jpg"></div></a></td>

// Here is the yml content:
db_table: gallery
controller_name: CRUD
page_header: Gallery Management

form_setup:
    picture:
        class: Image
        params:
            make_thumbnail: true
            height:100
            width:100
            url_path: upload/
            upload_path: ./upload/

Question #2:
About image upload and resize, how should I make a crop of the image if I would like to ? Let’s say I want to upload and resize, and create a cropped thumbnail.

Question #3:
Let’s say in a real world application I would like to do a member profile management system. I will then have a list in overview of the members, then I will click to edit each member, but let’s say when I click to edit I want to have tabs to edit their photos, to edit their personal datas, to edit whatever.

The question is: How would you manage that with Codex ?

Sorry for all that questions, I test Codex to look how it is suitable for me in the real life.

Answer #1: Ah, you found a bug :(....Here’s what’s happening: codex takes the first element in your table, and turns it into a link to edit. However, sometimes the text is too long, and it makes your table look ugly, so if your output is too long, then codex will cut it in the middle and put ... in the middle. The problem is that it’s taking html output, encoding it as a link, and truncating it.

I’ll fix it soon

Answer #2: As of now, you can only make a thumbnail by resizing, i’ll add more Image Manipulation options in the next release.

Answer #3: You would make your own codex_form_view.php in application/view/templates/default/

Ok, thanks jTaby for the quick answers, I will try to use Codex on a next project.
Just one more question: now that you are busy a lot, how do you plan the future of Codex ? Do you have also a Roadmap for next releases ?

I’m actually looking for people to help me out. I’m drafting a “What’s left before 2.0” document, and I already have a couple of people helping me, but I’m just going through a rough patch in school right now (it’s the last month of the semester and everything is piling up), but I’ll be spending a lot of time on codex again soon.

Cool to ear so. If I can help in something you are welcome to ask me, my skills are more on the design side, like Photoshop, xHTML and CSS.

Any Idea to make Dependent DbDropDown ?
Basically I already edited the DbDropDown from this Codex and now I can use it if you need a dbdropdown with username session.
Here’s the code :

function prepForDisplay($value){
        $CI = &get;_instance();
        $CI->db->select($this->field);
        $CI->db->where($this->primary_key,$value);
    $CI->db->where($this->user,$CI->codexsession->userdata('user_name'));
        $query = $CI->db->get($this->table);
        $result = $query->result_array();
        if(count($result) == 0)
            return '';
        else
            return $result[0][$this->field];
    }

    function getList(){
        $CI = &get;_instance();
    $value = $this->value;
        if(!isset($CI->db)) $CI->load->database();
    if (isset($this->add_link)) { 
    if (!isset($this->user)) $filter='';
    else $filter="  WHERE ".$this->primary_key."=$value and ".$this->user."='".$CI->codexsession->userdata('user_name')."'";
    }
    else $filter="  WHERE ".$this->user."='".$CI->codexsession->userdata('user_name')."'";

        $html = "<option value =\"\"></option>";
        $field = $this->params['field'];
        $table = $this->params['table'];
    
        $result = $CI->db->query("SELECT ".$this->primary_key.",$field FROM $table ".$filter);
        foreach($result->result_array() as $row){
            if($row[$this->primary_key] == $this->value)
                $html .= "<option value=\"".$row[$this->primary_key]."\" selected>".$row[$field]."</option>\n";
            else
                $html .= "<option value=\"".$row[$this->primary_key]."\">".$row[$field]."</option>\n";
        }

        return $html;
    }
}

I’ve add this Code : $CI->db->where($this->user,$CI->codexsession->userdata(‘user_name’)); in function prepForDisplay to make the dbdropdown support user session.
And this code :
$value = $this->value;
if (isset($this->add_link)) {
if (!isset($this->user)) $filter='';
else $filter=" WHERE ".$this->primary_key."=$value and ".$this->user."='".$CI->codexsession->userdata('user_name')."'";
}
  else $filter=”  WHERE “.$this->user.”=’”.$CI->codexsession->userdata(‘user_name’).”’”;
$result = $CI->db->query(“SELECT “.$this->primary_key.”,$field FROM $table “.$filter);
in function getList to make list support user session.

Any Idea to make simplify this code ?
I really need Dependent DbDropDown 😊

so it’s working, and you’re looking for tips to simplify the code?

Perhaps anyone will make a Project to build a Forum maybe ?

i was contemplating that…it wouldn’t be hard really.

Hello jtaby, this is my first post on this forum.  I am a php noob and I am working on my first CI app.  Your CodeExtinguisher app is awesome! congratulations thus far!

I wish I could offer to help, but mostly I am learning.  I may be able to comment on what’s missing from a noobs point of view 😉

Anyway just wanted to say thanks,

jTaby, i think we need a trac for Codex.  What do you think?