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I can't seem to find any documentation about how to properly include helper files in J1.5 components. Is it as simple as a require_once() statement? Do the classes in the helper file require any special naming convention, and can there be more than one class in a helper file, or do I need a helper f...

It would also help if the 1.5 extensions included ONLY those that worked without using legacy mode. yes, please. legacy mode add-ons annoy me to death when I'm searching for 1.5 adds. I personally feel legacy-mode adds shouldn't get the 1.5 icon (maybe should have their own icon) as many don't ment...

the code example on http://dev.joomla.org/component/option,com_jd-wiki/Itemid,/id,references:joomla.framework:filesystem:jfile-upload/ doesn't work... the author even says it won't work. so once I figured out how to make it work, I thought I'd be helpful and post a working example in the discussion ...

I'm writing a fairly complex custom component, and I'm having trouble managing my breadcrumbs. Joomla (1.5.1) seems to want to add things I don't want, and doesn't seem to consistently include the base component link. Seems much more dependent on the menus than it does on the component structure. An...

I have found a js fix called SuperSleight (http://24ways.org/2007/supersleight-transparent-png-in-ie6) that looks like it will do the trick, but I haven't had time to try it yet... looks like it should be simple enough to just include in the head of a template. It says it does both foreground and ba...

Rogue4ngel wrote:What version of Joomla are you working with??

working in J1.5.1

OK... maybe I'm asking this the wrong way.

What is the proper way to clean a post array from form inputs? maybe JFilter is what I'm looking for? I keep trying stuff, and just keep getting errors.

I was wondering about the usage of JRequest::clean() vs JRequest::cleanVar()... what is the difference, and when to use which? I want to sanitize my form input data before I save it to the database, so in my save function would I use something like: $data = JRequest::cleanVar( 'post' ); or do I need...

How can I add stuff (in this case I need to add a few extra css styles) to the head of the output html from within a component view? I'm sure I'm missing something simple here... --- update ---- I found the answer... just hadn't looked hard enough. JDocumentHTML::addCustomTag as described here: m

I've been using mootools in various areas of my J1.5 development site, and have some questions as to exactly how mootools is incorporated into the base Joomla setup. 1) I've noticed if I use mootools funtions in my template, it works without implicitly includiing the mootools JS, which says to me th...

Sorry if I missed it, but has anyone written a how-to for OSX yet?  Hope you all don't forget us mac guys...  What do you mean "you all?" Aren't you one of us?  I'm serious here - please consider contributing an OSx guide to the community. You could use the Windows or Linux one to he...

Sorry if I missed it, but has anyone written a how-to for OSX yet?  Hope you all don't forget us mac guys... 

Your problem isn't with joomla, it's in your template/css. Instead of floating everything left and right, you'd probably be a lot better off to create two columns and just use relative positioning. Floats can get really messy. You can google search for 'css 2 column layouts' or something like that a...

I've been trying for weeks to get a decent dropline menu happening that works across all browsers. I've tried a few different methods, each of which works to some extent, but generally fails one browser or another. My new hero, Stu Nicholls at cssplay.co.uk has got one that works beautifully, but it...

Hi houby, That was very helpful... not sure why it didn't show up in my search for MVC. It at least clarifies the relationships between the various files. I think the most confusing part for me is understanding how those files reference each other. I'm beginning to understand that if things are name...

Thanks, ford. Actually my problem is with css background images with transparency. Foreground images are good using the scripts out of the ultimatePNG fix plugin for J1.0, but the background png fix script doesn't work with J1.5. Unfortunately the developers aren't interested in fixing it until J1.5...

I'm trying to develop my first Joomla component, and am developing for 1.5. I've been thru the tutorials on the 1.5 MVC model, and am getting confused trying to understand other existing components in relation to the tuturials, and how my own should be structured. The tutorials demonstrate using mod...

ok, got that working... just hadn't closed my tag right. stupid wasted day...  Better question: I'm looking at the admin com_cpanel, and I see there is a built-in 'pane' library used to set up the accordion on the control panel. Would I be better off using that instead? Can someone give me a qu...

I'm upgrading a site from J1.0.12 to J1.5. The template uses a bunch of PNGs with transparency, and with the old J1.0.12 site, I was using the Ultimate PNG Fix mambot from JoomlaWorks.  This no longer works with 1.5 (in legacy mode).

Any suggestions?

Hi. sorry for double posting this, but this seems the more appropriate area for this question. I'm developing my first component from scratch, and am having problems using mootools accordion in my view. I just can't make it work, and don't know what I'm missing. Here's the code in my default view te...