ATK Howtos

Below is a list of Howto's on different subjects.

Nodes Using the atkMetaNode Custom (record) actions User-interface Controlling On Screen Text and Help Themes Custom Templates for Forms Ajax Record locking Defining custom buttons Ordering attributes within a node Statusmessages using atkFeedback Creating a record archive Hide an empty module Localization (incomplete) How to add Global Search to ATK applications Security Attribute Level Security Use getUser() outside nodes/modules Bypass Login & Set Guest Privileges Testing Using a test database

Attributes Conditional Validates Custom Validation Logic Ordering attributes within a node Attribute Level Security Creating custom attributes Using a preAdd trigger on a hidden attribute Adding custom buttons to atkFckAttribute Relations Filter the items in an atkManyToOneRelation Creating a polymorphic 1:1 relation Database Database Access Miscellaneous Polymorphism Turning on debugging at runtime Using atkActionListener to capture action events Image processing with the atkFileAttribute Traversing files and directories Using modifiers Using multiple applications from single atk directory Editing files with the atkFileEditor Creating fields on the fly with Scriptaculous and Prototype Including modifiers when extending nodes

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