Dispute Layout
Posting Title TagThe HTML tag the Posting Title is displayed in. Default is "div".
| Show Item Header |
Show Posting information in Item Header |
| Show Statistics |
If Show Item Header set, displays count of Posting threads, count of Postings and count of authors in subordinate items |
| Show Buttons |
If Show Item Header set, displays item control buttons (see Item control elements) |
| Dispute Title Tag |
The HTML tag the Dispute Title is displayed in. One of "h1", "h2", "h3" or "div". |
| Dispute Title Class |
If the Dispute Title Tag is set to "div", you can set its CSS class. Default is "article-title". |
| Posting Title Tag |
The HTML tag the Posting Titles are displayed in. Default is "div". |
| Posting Title Class |
The Posting Title Tag's CSS class. Default is "article-title". |
| Postings on Page |
Maximum threads displayed in each level. If there are more threads, pagination occurs. |
| Expand Level |
Level to which Postings on initial page will be expanded. A value of 0 means that only headers of threading Postings are initially displayed. |
| Order elements by |
The way Postings are ordered:
- Created ascending - the oldest Postings displayed first
- Created descending - the newest Postings displayed first
- Order Field - the order is defined by Postings' Order field value
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Typical configurations
Using the Dispute as Discussion system, enable Item Header, Buttons and probably also Statistics. Let elements be sorted by Created - ascending with newest postings first or descending to show in the chronological order.
When using as a Documentation, Knowledge-base or Help tool, switch Item Header off (admins still see it). Order the postings by Order Field, which enables you to set it corresponding to the logical rather then to chronological structure. A good tip is to increment it by some number like 5, which enables later adaptation without renumbering all nodes concerned.
For Help systems or other cases where just one Item should be displayed without its context, there is the "single" option: set the token "task=single" in the URL query. Probably you don't need to display the Joomla context, so add "tmpl=component" to the query. Let say, "http://myserver.com/mydisputemenu?task=single&tmpl=component&pst=358". You have to care for navigation inside the Item's text in that case (Referencing Dispute nodes).
There are also two CSS classes supporting different display in the "normal" and in the "single" mode: "single-only", displaying the HTML element in the "single" mode and hiding it in the "normal" mode, and "full-only", doing the opposite:
<div class="single-only">
<p>Back to {ref pst881}</p>
<p>Continue with {ref pst883}</p>
</div>
will display on "http://myserver.com/mysite?task=single", but not on "http://myserver.com/mysite". This enables e.g. using the same Dispute as a Documentation tool and as a Help system at the same time.
