Divider Pages
Divider Pages are highly flexible pages which used for big lists of weblinks.
Structurally, they are highly flexible pages which allow you to present your
links in a number of different formats, for a number of different purposes.
Originally, the Divider Pages were simply hard-coded BodyCopy fields with links
in a complicated table structure. That use has been phased out, and today the
Divider Page types are dynamically generated by the pages they point to.
General rules for Divider pages
There are different navigational schemes for divider pages, but they all basically
have the same features. They can point to a list of links with headings, or
point to a list of links without headings. They can display with one, two, or
four columns. Some can display with six columns. Some
divider types can even display with thumbnail images.
The following fields will need to be added to older Divider types:
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BodyNavigation |
Navigation component |
Point to "subtree" |
Subtree |
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FolderNamesAsHeadings |
text |
set this to "yes" if you want to display headings. Set to "no"
to not display headings. In the case of Link Group Dividers, the headings
will be generated by the Link Group Headline fields, not by any folders
anywhere. |
yes or no |
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NumberOfColumns |
text |
Set this to the number of columns you wish to display. |
Usually options are 1, 2, or 4. |
Navigational schemes for Dividers
1. Contextual Dividers (text):
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| Contextual Divider pages point to their children and/or grandchildren.
They can display headings by use of enclosing folders. The listings of the
heading correspond to the contents of the folders. |
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For this setup, you will need the following elements:
| BodyNavigation |
Navigation component |
Subtree |
| NumberofColumns |
text |
1, 2, or 4 |
| FolderNamesAsHeadings |
text |
yes or no |
| Layout |
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DividerLinksPage.xsl |
| Suggestions |
An email address for people to suggest further links (optional) |
a valid email address |
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2. Link-Group Dividers
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These will display links from all over the Bates site, indeed from all
over the world. They are built by means of Link Groups. Each category
is built by one link group. The source pages will display their name and
"RolloverText" fields.
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For each link group, your divider page needs to have a BodyLinkList
element of type XPowerComponent (gear icon).
Other elements:
NumberofColumns: 1, 2, or 4
FolderNamesAsHeadings: yes or no
will display the Headline field from the LinkGroup components
Stylesheet: DividerLinksPage.xsl
Suggestions: An email address for people to suggest further links
(optional)
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