Custom action - tab not highlighted

[aytonk]

Hi all! As a noob to Xataface (although an experienced programmer), first can I apologise if this is a dumb question. Please be gentle with me

I've set up a database and let Xataface create the default forms etc, and I've done a bit of tailoring - all dead easy.

What I'm trying to do now is add an extra item to the View / Edit tabs in the Details view. What I've done is:

1. Added a new item in my site actions.ini file:

[sitebuild]
label = "Site Build"
url = "{$this->url('-action=sitebuild')}"
order = 20
category = record_tabs
template = LOPC_SiteBuild.html

2. Created the LOPC_SiteBuildhtml file in <site>/templates directory
{use_macro file="Dataface_Record_Template.html"}
{fill_slot name="record_content"}
<h1>LOPC Site Build</h1>
<p>Sorry - still under development - please try again later</p>
{/fill_slot}
{/use_macro}

When I went to a table's details page, sure enough the new tab was there after View / Edit, and when I click on it, I get the right html displayed.
But the 'sitedetails' tab doesn't get highlighted to show that's what is selected - when the mouse moves away the highlight goes off.

What do I need to do to fix this?

Thanks

Kevin

[aytonk]

Sorry, bad practice to follow up your own post, I know, but I've just noticed that when I select my new 'site build' tab, in the level above the selection changes from 'details' to 'list'.
Is this causing my non-selction problem? And how do I fix it?

Thanks

Kevin

[shannah]

You need to make use of the selected_condition directive in your action. As an example, consider the "view" action definition:

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[view]
   label = View
   url = "{$this->url('-action=view&-relationship=')}"
   template = Dataface_View_Record.html
   permission = view
   mode = browse
   category = record_tabs
   selected_condition = "$query['-action'] == 'view'"
   order=-2


The selected_condition action is a PHP expression that tells xataface when the action should be selected. Your selected_condition directive would probably be:

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selected_condition = "$query['-action'] == 'sitebuild'"


-Steve

[aytonk]

Steve - thanks for the info. I knew it had to be somethign pretty simple - just had to find it.

Kevin