Functional scope of ContentCreator
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The ContentCreator has been developed as a editorial supplement to the FirstSpirit SiteArchitect project development environment.
The aim is to make working with FirstSpirit as easy as possible for editors and to enable them to maintain existing editorial content and to create new content in a short time. Unlike in FirstSpirit SiteArchitect, to do this the editor works directly in the preview of the project in the browser and therefore immediately sees the effects of their changes on the website.
Supported input components
The following input components have been employed as part of ContentCreator implementation (for more information see the particular chapter in the Input components area).
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When using input components, functions may deviate in their use in SiteArchitect by comparison (see also Restrictions)! |
Input component | Function |
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Select multiple items from a displayed list | |
Select a single item from a drop-down list (see also Restrictions) | |
Select a date and/or time | |
Formatted text with format templates, lists and links (see also Restrictions) | |
Table with formatted text, incl. format templates and links (WITHOUT cell merging and formatting, incl. DOM limitations; see also Restrictions) | |
Creating image maps (see also Restrictions) | |
Option for creating and editing links | |
Select from a number of prescribed list items | |
Numeric input | |
Define user permissions. There are limitations when using the component in ContentCreator. For instance, it is not possible to use validation scripts. | |
Select a single item from a displayed list | |
Single line of unformatted text | |
Multiple lines of unformatted text | |
Toggle between two prescribed values | |
Icon, button, or link with functionality made available by FirstSpirit script or class, see also below | |
List of sections or links | |
Dataset selection (see also Restrictions) | |
Lists of datasets, data from external components or modules (see also Restrictions) | |
Reference selection | |
Supported design elements
The following design elements in the form area have been employed as part of ContentCreator implementation (for more information, see the Design elements section):
Input component | Function |
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Comments on individual parts within the form area of a template | |
Graphical grouping of input components as a group. Unlike SiteArchitect, in ContentCreator the grouped elements are displayed separately from the tabs parameter definition only in the upper form area (not on the page or below) as tabs. The height and scrollable parameters do not have any effect in ContentCreator. | |
Adds an additional label to a form. In ContentCreator the size, bold and italic parameters have no effect. | |