RE: [Krang-general] Related stories

[Jesse E. <je...@er...>]

Hi Boon --
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The best way to do this is by using the Krang::ElementClass::StoryLink
element.  You won't get a "scrolling list" of all your stories, but you
will get a search interface which gives you access to all your stories.
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Krang::ElementClass::StoryLink is typically used for creating "Lead-Ins"
on "Cover" pages (two magazine publishing industry terms).  (A cover
page is like an index page -- a list of stories with links to read an
individual story.  A lead-in is what you call the link to a story.
Typically it includes the title [as a link] and a small blurb of text
summarizing the story.)  There are some examples of this in the
Default::* element set which is distributed with Krang.
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Warmest regards,
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-Jesse-
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Jesse Erlbaum
The Erlbaum Group
je...@er... <mailto:je...@er...>=20
Phone: 212-684-6161
Fax: 212-684-6226
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	From: kra...@li...
[mailto:kra...@li...] On Behalf Of Boon
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	Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:14 PM
	To: kra...@li...
	Subject: [Krang-general] Related stories
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	Hi all, I recently looked at Krang, found it to be a very
well-architected CMS for publishing.  I added a few features to it, but
being quite new to the system, I am hoping you can help me figure out
how to go about doing the following.
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	I would like to add a Related Stories section to the right
section of a page.   Each story can have up to say 5 related stories,
which can be set in a multi-selectable listbox in the admin area when
you create a new story.  The listbox will list every story that has been
published.
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	1) Is this feature available in the current system?
	2) What's the best way to go about doing this?  I am thinking
this would mean adding new child elements to the current elements in the
element_lib for all the different story types (article, cover story,
etc.)  Which API do I call to get all the stories that have been
published so far?
	3) Should I go into the DB and create a new table to store the
related stories info?  Or should I do that through other routes? (such
as modifying an existing script in krang)
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	Sorry for all the newbie questions, thanks for your help!
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	- boon
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