Floating Console for MCMS 2002
Updated: March 28th 2005.
Introduction
A couple of guys from Plural produced an article and sample of a Floating Console for MCMS 2001 which was
published
on MSDN, and this is simply adapted from that using their JavaScript along with the new MCMS
2002 console ASCX. The below screenshot shows the console in action:
Double clicking the title of the console will hide/show the actions. The console
can be dragged by click dragging the console title. I've implemented this on a
couple of projects with modifications to the console HTML/CSS and JavaScript to
make the console semi-transparent and improve the drag
experience.
Implementing the sample.
To implement the sample, copy the FloatingConsole.ascx file to the
Console folder within your MCMS project in VS.NET. You may need to
alter the Control Page Directive to inherhit from your project if VS.NET doesn't
automagically:
<%@ Control CodeBehind="FloatingConsole.ascx.cs" Language="c#"
AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="mcmsrs.Console.FloatingConsole" %>
The console requires a JavaScript file to be placed within the Shared
folder of your project, however you can change the location if desired by modifying
the JavaScript reference:
<script language="JavaScript" src="../shared/console.js"></script>
Also remember to add any custom console actions in your project to the ASCX!!
Download the sample files: FC_2002.zip (49Kb)
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