added an extra parameter to frame generation, so I can mimic the custom

functionality alredy provided by the frame on Electric Minds

src/dynamo-framework/com/silverwrist/dynamo/security/AclOperations_mysql.java

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * 
  * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
  * for Silverwrist Design Studios.  Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
- * Copyright (C) 2002 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-03 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
  * 
  * Contributor(s): 
  */

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/frame/FrameAssembler.java

@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ public class FrameAssembler
     m_base_params = new BaseParams();  // create base parameter object
 
     // Get the security reference monitor.
-    m_srm =
+    m_srm = (SecurityReferenceMonitor)(GetObjectUtils.getDynamoComponent(services,SecurityReferenceMonitor.class,
-        (SecurityReferenceMonitor)(GetObjectUtils.getDynamoComponent(services,SecurityReferenceMonitor.class,
 									 name_srm));
     // Load the menu provider.
     m_menu_prov = (MenuProvider)(GetObjectUtils.getDynamoComponent(services,MenuProvider.class,name_menu));
@@ -309,8 +308,7 @@ public class FrameAssembler
     m_shut_event = reg.registerDynamicUpdateListener(GlobalPropertyUpdateEvent.class,this);
 
     // Add an object to the standard objects available to Velocity.
-    VelocityRendererConfig vrcon =
+    VelocityRendererConfig vrcon = (VelocityRendererConfig)(services.queryService(VelocityRendererConfig.class));
-        (VelocityRendererConfig)(services.queryService(VelocityRendererConfig.class));
     m_shut_vr = vrcon.addStandardComponentInstance("frame",new VelocityOps());
 
     // Register this object as a filter for output.
@@ -356,12 +354,10 @@ public class FrameAssembler
       { // get the user
 	RequestHelper rh = new RequestHelper(r);
 	SessionInfo session = rh.getSession();
-	DynamoUser user = (DynamoUser)(session.getObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,
+	DynamoUser user = (DynamoUser)(session.getObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,SessionInfoParams.ATTR_USER));
-							 SessionInfoParams.ATTR_USER));
 
 	// get the request-borne data
-	String location = (String)(r.getObject(SessionInfoParams.REQ_NAMESPACE,
+	String location = (String)(r.getObject(SessionInfoParams.REQ_NAMESPACE,SessionInfoParams.RATTR_LOCATION));
-					       SessionInfoParams.RATTR_LOCATION));
 	Boolean display_login = (Boolean)(r.getObject(SessionInfoParams.REQ_NAMESPACE,
 						      SessionInfoParams.RATTR_DISPLAY_LOGIN));
 
@@ -397,6 +393,7 @@ public class FrameAssembler
 	} // end if
 
 	MenuRenderObject floating_menu = null;
+	String floating_selector = null;
         if (reload)
 	{ // which menu do we load?
 	  if (menusel.equals("top"))
@@ -418,14 +415,21 @@ public class FrameAssembler
 
 	  } // end else if
 
+	  floating_selector = menusel_full;
+
 	  // save the menu and menu selector into the session
 	  session.setObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,SessionInfoParams.ATTR_MENU,floating_menu);
 	  session.setObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,SessionInfoParams.ATTR_MENU_SELECTOR,menusel_full);
 
 	} // end if
-	else  // get the current menu from the session
+	else
+	{  // get the current menu from the session
 	  floating_menu = (MenuRenderObject)(session.getObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,
 							       SessionInfoParams.ATTR_MENU));
+	  floating_selector = session.getObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,
+						SessionInfoParams.ATTR_MENU_SELECTOR).toString();
+
+	} // end else
 
 	// get the footer and optionally insert line breaks
 	String footer = (String)(m_blocks.getObject(NAMESPACE,BLOCK_FOOTER));
@@ -435,7 +439,7 @@ public class FrameAssembler
 
 	// return the FrameRendering!
 	return new FrameRendering((FramedContent)input,m_frame_template,m_base_params,user,location,
-				  display_login,fixed_menu,floating_menu,footer);
+				  display_login,fixed_menu,floating_menu,floating_selector,footer);
 
       } // end try
       catch (DatabaseException e)

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/frame/FrameRendering.java

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class FrameRendering implements VelocityRenderable
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  private String m_templ;
+  private String m_templ;                         // template to be used
-  private VelocityParamSupplier m_base_params;
+  private VelocityParamSupplier m_base_params;    // base variables common to all frames
-  private HashMap m_local_vars = new HashMap();
+  private HashMap m_local_vars = new HashMap();   // local variables
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * Constructor
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class FrameRendering implements VelocityRenderable
 
   FrameRendering(FramedContent content, String templ, VelocityParamSupplier base_params, DynamoUser user,
 		 String location, Boolean display_login, MenuRenderObject fixed_menu, MenuRenderObject floating_menu,
-		 String footer)
+		 String floating_selector, String footer)
   {
     m_templ = templ;
     m_base_params = base_params;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class FrameRendering implements VelocityRenderable
     m_local_vars.put("display_login",display_login);
     m_local_vars.put("fixed_menu",fixed_menu);
     m_local_vars.put("floating_menu",floating_menu);
+    m_local_vars.put("floating_menu_selector",floating_selector);
     m_local_vars.put("footer_text",footer);
 
   } // end constructor

venice-data/velocity/frame.vm

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     display_login           = True if we should display the "Log In | Create Account" or "Log Out | Profile" links
     fixed_menu              = The "fixed" menu
     floating_menu           = The "floating" menu
+    floating_menu_selector  = The string selector for the "floating" menu
     footer_text             = The text of the page footer
     sitetitle               = Site title (from global properties)
     siteurl                 = URL to the site
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
       <tr valign="top">
         <td align="left" width="$lbar_width" rowspan="2" class="frameleft">
           #comment( "BEGIN LEFT SIDEBAR" )
+          #comment( "Floating menu selector: $!floating_menu_selector" )
           <div class="frameleft">#render( $floating_menu )</div>
           <div>&nbsp;</div>
           <div class="frameleft">#render( $fixed_menu )</div>