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2011-02-08T12:13:29Z

What does M.mod_mymod.init_something in general

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	== What does M.mod_mymod.init_something in general ==		== What does M.mod_mymod.init_something in general ==

	What if my 'module' is a block or a report or some-such? What is the general syntax of this string? --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 11:20, 8 February 2011 (UTC)		What if my 'module' is a block or a report or some-such? What is the general syntax of this string? --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 11:20, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

			Moodle 2.0 has a naming scheme for plugins that some-how ended up being called "Frankenstyle". It is basically what the second argument to get_string would be, so block_myblock, qtype_myqtype, gradereport_something. Except that, in the case of modules, you add the mod_ prefix there, so it fits the general pattern plugintype_pluginname. The full list of types is in get_plugin_types in moodlelib.php. So, the bit after the M. is the Frankenstyle name of the plugin. After the name of your plugin, you can do whatever you like.--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 12:13, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

2011-02-08T11:20:16Z

Some information on using YUI calls?

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	== Some information on using YUI calls? ==		== Some information on using YUI calls? ==
	Unless I've missed something, I can't see any information on how to use the YUI library in Moodle 2. It's not intuitively obvious either. --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 10:44, 8 February 2011 (UTC)		Unless I've missed something, I can't see any information on how to use the YUI library in Moodle 2. It's not intuitively obvious either. --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 10:44, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

			== What does M.mod_mymod.init_something in general ==
			What if my 'module' is a block or a report or some-such? What is the general syntax of this string? --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 11:20, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

2011-02-08T10:44:14Z

Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files

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	: Yes. They are obsolete. If you want to output JS in the middle of the page, you should not just do that using the js_writer class. However, the only javascript like that should be simple function calls to initialise things. It is much better to have your javascript in the footer, and if you plan for that in advance, it is normally easy to do. (I will now update this page, to remove mention of obsolete stuff.)--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 19:27, 13 June 2010 (UTC)		: Yes. They are obsolete. If you want to output JS in the middle of the page, you should not just do that using the js_writer class. However, the only javascript like that should be simple function calls to initialise things. It is much better to have your javascript in the footer, and if you plan for that in advance, it is normally easy to do. (I will now update this page, to remove mention of obsolete stuff.)--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 19:27, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

			== Some information on using YUI calls? ==
			Unless I've missed something, I can't see any information on how to use the YUI library in Moodle 2. It's not intuitively obvious either. --[[User:Howard Miller\|Howard Miller]] 10:44, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

2010-06-13T19:37:30Z

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2010-06-13T19:27:50Z

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	are in_head and asap now obsolete?		are in_head and asap now obsolete?
	It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class constructor, is there an alternative for asap? --[[User:Alastair Hole\|Alastair Hole]] 17:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)		It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class constructor, is there an alternative for asap? --[[User:Alastair Hole\|Alastair Hole]] 17:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

			: Yes. They are obsolete. If you want to output JS in the middle of the page, you should not just do that using the js_writer class. However, the only javascript like that should be simple function calls to initialise things. It is much better to have your javascript in the footer, and if you plan for that in advance, it is normally easy to do. (I will now update this page, to remove mention of obsolete stuff.)--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 19:27, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

2010-06-13T17:47:35Z

Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files

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	== Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files ==		== Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files ==
	are in_head and asap now obsolete?		are in_head and asap now obsolete?
	It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class, is there an alternative for asap? --[[User:Alastair Hole\|Alastair Hole]] 17:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)		It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class constructor, is there an alternative for asap? --[[User:Alastair Hole\|Alastair Hole]] 17:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

2010-06-13T17:46:57Z

Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files

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	== Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files ==		== Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files ==
	are in_head and asap now obsolete?		are in_head and asap now obsolete?
	It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class, is there an alternative for asap?		It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class, is there an alternative for asap? --[[User:Alastair Hole\|Alastair Hole]] 17:46, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

2010-06-13T17:46:17Z

event handlers

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	:Good idea--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 03:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)		:Good idea--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 03:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

			== Getting Moodle to load your JavaScript files ==
			are in_head and asap now obsolete?
			It seems in_head is replaced by the second parameter to the js class, is there an alternative for asap?

2010-04-26T14:53:21Z

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2009-06-16T03:16:49Z

event handlers

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	== event handlers ==		== event handlers ==
	Should there be a recommendation to use YUI event handlers instead of JavaScript's inline event handlers? This might be better for cross-browser compatibility. --[[User:Frank Ralf\|Frank Ralf]] 09:24, 15 June 2009 (UTC)		Should there be a recommendation to use YUI event handlers instead of JavaScript's inline event handlers? This might be better for cross-browser compatibility. --[[User:Frank Ralf\|Frank Ralf]] 09:24, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

			:Good idea--[[User:Tim Hunt\|Tim Hunt]] 03:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)