topic Problem with sidebar customization in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166931#M120490 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello!&nbsp; <img id="smileyvery-happy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyvery-happy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.png" alt="Smiley Very Happy" title="Smiley Very Happy" /> </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am trying to customise the Alfresco's sidebar in order to show every element one under an other, instead of having to choose between the elements "navigation", "panel" and "opensearch".</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So I tried to modify the Java class "UISideBar" which generate this component.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>But I have the following problem:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The method which generates the sidebar component is "encodeChildren":</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp; @Override<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; public void encodeChildren(FacesContext context) throws IOException<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (!isRendered()) return;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // there should be 3 children, the modelist, the actions<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // and the plugin, get them individually and render<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (getChildren().size() == 4)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ResponseWriter out = context.getResponseWriter();<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;table border='0' cellpadding='6' cellspacing='0' width='100%'&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // render the list<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UIModeList modeList = (UIModeList)getChildren().get(0);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Utils.encodeRecursive(context, modeList);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align='right'&gt;");<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // render the actions<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UIActions actions = (UIActions)getChildren().get(1);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Utils.encodeRecursive(context, actions);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // render the end of the header panel<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; String cxPath = context.getExternalContext().getRequestContextPath();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=\"background-image: url(");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write(cxPath);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("/images/parts/sidebar_top_grey_end.gif)\" width=5 align=right valign=top&gt;" +<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "&lt;img src=\"");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write(cxPath);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("/images/parts/sidebar_grey_03.gif\" width=5 height=5&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;" +<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan='3'&gt;");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; // render the plugin<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;div id=\"pluginBox\"&gt;");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UIComponent plugin = (UIComponent)getChildren().get(2);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Utils.encodeRecursive(context, plugin);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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out.write("&lt;div id=\"pluginBox\"&gt;");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UIComponent plugin = (UIComponent)getChildren().get(2);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Utils.encodeRecursive(context, plugin);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out.write("&lt;/div&gt;");&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>which generates the content of the sidebar ("navigator", "panel" or "opensearch"). But I don't see in the code where is added the compoenent "plugin" in the list ("(UIComponent)getChildren()"). I just need to know where to add other elements in this list to realize my customization. Does anybody knows where in the code is added the plugin?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you all for your help, I am far from being a JSF expert…</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:07:44 GMT jhoueix 2008-04-07T15:07:44Z Problem with sidebar customization https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166931#M120490 Hello!&nbsp; <IMG id="smileyvery-happy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyvery-happy" src="https://migration33.stage.lithium.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.png" alt="Smiley Very Happy" title="Smiley Very Happy" /> I am trying to customise the Alfresco's sidebar in order to show every element one under an other, instead of having to choose between the elements "navigation", "panel" and "opensearch".So I tried to modify the Java class "UISideBar" which generate this component.But I have the following Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:07:44 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166931#M120490 jhoueix 2008-04-07T15:07:44Z Re: Problem with sidebar customization https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166932#M120491 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hum, is my question not clear? Or nobody has any solution?&nbsp; :?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:07:24 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166932#M120491 jhoueix 2008-04-09T08:07:24Z Re: Problem with sidebar customization https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166933#M120492 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>See this post: </SPAN><A href="http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;t=11469" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&amp;t=11469</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Rob</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:53:55 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166933#M120492 dinger 2008-04-09T09:53:55Z Re: Problem with sidebar customization https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166934#M120493 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thank you!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:12:01 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problem-with-sidebar-customization/m-p/166934#M120493 jhoueix 2008-04-09T13:12:01Z