Determining if a component is on meta data tab using API

Zendesk API User

• March 14, 2013 11:32

Author: cabu1de
Publication Date: 3/14/2013 11:32

Hi everybody,

for one of my customers I created some nice and handy swing gadgets for the Java client. They are mainly used to facilitate editors work.

First of all: the new concept and the API to extend the Java client is cool - thanks to e-Spirit for the great improvement.

In the next step I want to hide my components in a certain combination of it's locations in the stores.

To be precise: the component should be:

- hidden in the meta data tab of the content store

- shown in the meta data tab of the media store

- shown in the language tabs of the content store

- hidden in the meta data tab of the page store

To achieve this I can check the store type using SwingGadgetContext.getStoreType() of the Developer API.

But how can I check if the InputControl is used on the meta data tab?

Any help is highly appreciated.

Carsten

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Tags: api, development, meta_data

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  Zendesk API User

  • March 14, 2013 12:57

  Author: StefanSchulz - 3/14/2013 12:57
  

  Hi Carsten,

  Unfortunately, there is no explicit way to determine whether a gadget operates in the meta tab. You can, however, check for the persistency language being similar to EditorValue.SOLE_LANGUAGE, which is (at least currently) only used for a form in meta mode.

  Cheers,

  Stefan

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  Zendesk API User

  • March 14, 2013 13:16

  Author: cabu1de - 3/14/2013 13:16
  

  Hi Stefan,

  thanks a lot for your quick reply. I will go for this approach.

  Greetings from sunny Hamburg,

  Carsten

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