ftw.dashboard.dragndrop 2.0.0 on PyPI

Overview

ftw.dashboard.dragndrop adds persistent dragndrop functionality to the standard plone dashboard.

Certified: 01/2013

Features:

Drag'n'drop: All dashboard portlets can be moved with drag'n'drop from column to column and reordered in the column.
Folding: Dashboard porlets are foldable.
Edit portlet icon: Dashboard portlets have an icon on the top (pencil) for editing the portlet.
close/remove portlet: Dashboard portlets have an icon on the top (cross) for removing the portlet from the dashboard.
dashboard macro: The Dashboard is a dedicated view, but it can also be included in other pages as follows if its BrowserView extends FTWDashBoard:

<div tal:attributes="id string:regio-content;
                   class python:view.editable and 'documentEditable' or ''" >

  <div metal:use-macro="context/@@dashboard/macros/dashboard">
      dashboard from ftw.dashboard.dragndrop product
  </div>
</div>

Install

Add ftw.dashboard.dragndrop to your buildout configuration:

[instance]
eggs =
  ftw.dashboard.dragndrop

Run buildout.
Install ftw.dashboard.dragndrop in portal_setup.
Configure the dashboard in the portal_properties tool (addablePortlets).

Properties:

dashboardEditable: True: The dashboard will always be editable, all functionalities are available False: The standard view (@@dashboard) will only provide the dragndrop and the fold functionality. Use the @@manage-dashbord view to customize your dashboard.
columnNumber: Number of dashboard columns. There are only 4 portlet managers provided by plone. If you need more you need to register additional dashboard portlet managers.
addablePortlets: Defines the addable portlets. You can use "portlet.Calendar" or "portlet.Calendar:Portlet Calendar". With the latter form you can change the title of the portlet. You ca also use "@@my-view:My custom view, which adds a portlet". If the first parts starts with "@@", the given view will be called.
showleftcolumn: Displays the plone.leftcolumn
showrightcolumn: Displays the plone.rightcolumn