topic How to add default custom action to dashlet's title bar in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlet-s-title-bar/m-p/271833#M224963 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi folks, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Since some days ago I'm struggling to find out the best way to add a custom action in every dashlet's title bar by default.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>At this stage, I know the actions are set up as a widget in every dashlet's webscript. For example, in &lt;strong&gt;docsummary.get.js&lt;/strong&gt;:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; var dashletTitleBarActions = {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; id : "DashletTitleBarActions",<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; name : "Alfresco.widget.DashletTitleBarActions",<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; useMessages : false,<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; options : {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; actions: [<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cssClass: "help",<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; bubbleOnClick:<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; message: msg.get("dashlet.help")<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; },<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tooltip: msg.get("dashlet.help.tooltip")<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ]<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; };<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; model.widgets = [docSummary, dashletResizer, dashletTitleBarActions];<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Then, the widget is instanciated in when the page is rendered.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have figured out the next approaches:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1. Augment the "actions" array of every widget instance with the action I need in a custom JS snipped, every time the page is rendered. I have performed some without success using techniques like this: </SPAN><A href="http://acidmartin.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/getting-instance-names-of-a-javascript-object/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://acidmartin.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/getting-instance-names-of-a-javascript-object/</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>2. Modify the prototype of Alfresco.widget.DashletTitleBarActions by adding my custom action. I believe it doesn't work either as the "actions" object is always overridden when the widget is instantiated, as you can see in the code above pasted.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>3. Create an extension module for every dashlet's webscript which adds the custom action for every Alfresco.widget.DashletTitleBarActions widget definition, similarly as Dave Drapper explains in his post </SPAN><A href="http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/ddraper/2012/05/22/customizing-share-javascript-widget-instantiation-part-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/ddraper/2012/05/22/customizing-share-javascript-widget-instantiation-part-1/</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>4. Get every dashlet div container and add the action required directly manipulating the DOM once the page is ready. It should work but is something I consider slightly dirty and inconsistent, hence I would like to avoid it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Could anyone imagine a better and feasible solution??</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:13:49 GMT alejandrogarcia 2013-01-29T13:13:49Z How to add default custom action to dashlet's title bar https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlet-s-title-bar/m-p/271833#M224963 Hi folks, Since some days ago I'm struggling to find out the best way to add a custom action in every dashlet's title bar by default.At this stage, I know the actions are set up as a widget in every dashlet's webscript. For example, in &lt;strong&gt;docsummary.get.js&lt;/strong&gt;:&nbsp;&nbsp; var dashletTit Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:13:49 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlet-s-title-bar/m-p/271833#M224963 alejandrogarcia 2013-01-29T13:13:49Z Re: How to add default custom action to dashlet's title bar https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlet-s-title-bar/m-p/271834#M224964 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The solution to this is posted here: </SPAN><A href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14583900/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlets-title-bar-in-alfresco-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14583900/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlets-title-bar-in-alfresco-share</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hope it helps others.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:12:46 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-add-default-custom-action-to-dashlet-s-title-bar/m-p/271834#M224964 alejandrogarcia 2013-01-30T13:12:46Z