Viewing context when editing table cells

[kenian]

I'm having trouble getting my head around a basic here.

If one has a 2 column table set out like a simple form, left side with headings or labels for the cells on the right which are for the user to edit. If the whole table is nested in snippet tags the left hand column is editable which isn't what we want.  If individual cells on the right hand side are made editable with snippet tags in each cell the <table> tags are excluded and thus the context/labels aren't visible. What am I missing here please?

Any assistance appreciated.

Ian

[admin]

Hi Ian,

I do not believe it is possible to accomplish what you are asking for with the way the wysiwyg editor currently works.

In order to be "valid" the HTML code in the editor has to be a complete element, so you have to load either the entire table (which you don't want) or just the content from a TD tag (which you don't want).

I am working on a way to get around this limitation, but it will be at least a few months until it's even ready for testing.

I don't think there are any wysiwyg online editors that can do this right now... 

[kenian]

Thank you for that.

Just to confirm - here is no way of of masking an area of such a page in snippetmaster?  If content is included in snippet tags to which the visitor has access, then it is by definition editable?

I draped a Dreamweaver layer (absolute div) containing a large transparent GIF over the affected area which prevented clicking on the text underneath but permitted access by using the arrow keys or backspace etc. Which only goes to prove I guess that I'm on a hiding to nothing and need to sit it out for a few months.

This issue apart, nice software.

Ian

[admin]

Hello,

>>  If content is included in snippet tags to which the visitor has access, then it is by definition editable?

Yes, this is currently how the editor works.

I am working on the ability to load the entire page into the editor, but still define only certain "parts" of the page as editable. So then the mouse would only by clickable on the defined areas...

It's a difficult task, but I have some ideas on how to do it.  Just a matter of time to implement it, test, etc...   

[kenian]

Hi Henri

I guess I'd have heard if you had made any new releases that dealt with this issue?

Ian