Must use <br> for line break in short description

[chrlar]

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We are using Joomla 2.5.9
VM 2.0.20b

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If we use " in our text in a product's short description field, it kind of fails. Or that is, at the end of a paragraph:

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Rally asfaltdekk i 15"<br>Kommer i flere størrelser, og i soft, medium & hard.

We have to use line break, or it doesn't make a new line.

If we use two ' it works.

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Rally asfaltdekk i 15''<br>Kommer i flere størrelser, og i soft, medium & hard.

The text after the " and half the tag is displayed all the way on top of the page.
(See image)
(The text is almost the same as the background, so I have highlighted it.)

It is possible to use two of the ' characters, but since we're not the only administrators of the VM store, we would prefer it if we could also use the " character.
Because we sell tyres and rims, and their size descriptions are in inches.

What is easier; to allow quotes and tag, or to automatically make a line break like in the long description field...?



This code is in the administrator/components/com_virtuemart/views/product/tmpl/product_edit_description.php

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<fieldset>
<legend><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_FORM_S_DESC') ?></legend>
<textarea class="inputbox" name="product_s_desc" id="product_s_desc" cols="65" rows="3" >
<?php echo $this->product->product_s_desc; ?></textarea>
</fieldset>

<fieldset>
<legend><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_FORM_DESCRIPTION') ?></legend>
<?php echo $this->editor->display('product_desc', $this->product->product_desc, '100%;', '550', '75', '20', array('pagebreak', 'readmore') ) ; ?>
</fieldset>


Would it help if the editor was used for the short description field as well? Then it would save the line breaks as HTML and < br >?



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[chrlar]

The problem is actually in category view. Because in product detail view, the short description is not displayed.
But too much fuss about the code in the s_desc field (back end) messes up the html in the product detail view.

(I use two ' instead of " .)

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[chrlar]

So the fact remains, we need to use a <br> in order for the lines to break in category view.

So this: (s_desc form field)

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This is to be on the first line.
And this it to be on the second line, as a new line.

turns to this: (category view)

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This is to be on the first line. And this it to be on the second line, as a new line.

And then using <br>: (s_desc form field)

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This is to be on the first line. <br>
And this it to be on the second line, as a new line.

turns to this: (category view)

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This is to be on the first line.
And this it to be on the second line, as a new line.

All I'm saying is that it would be nice to get a line break without having to write <br>.

[Milbo]

hmm, lol interesting.

Which editor do oyu use? I think the editor is responsible for this.

[chrlar]

Which editor? Hmmm.

For Joomla I always use Firefox... (IE doesn't work with Joomla)
And in Joomla we use the TinyMCE, but there is no editor in use for the s_desc field (backend)...

[chrlar]

Is it possible to use an editor for the product_s_desc form as well as the product_desc form?

To change this

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<textarea class="inputbox" name="product_s_desc" id="product_s_desc" cols="65" rows="3" >
<?php echo $this->product->product_s_desc; ?></textarea>

to

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<?php echo $this->editor->display('product_s_desc', $this->product->product_s_desc, '100%;', '250', '75', '20', array('pagebreak', 'readmore') ) ; ?>

to make it like product_desc form:

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<fieldset>
<legend><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_FORM_DESCRIPTION') ?></legend>
<?php echo $this->editor->display('product_desc', $this->product->product_desc, '100%;', '550', '75', '20', array('pagebreak', 'readmore') ) ; ?>
</fieldset>

[Milbo]

No, I mean which joomla editor, TinyMC, or JCE?

[chrlar]

As I wrote three posts ago:
... And in Joomla we use the TinyMCE, but there is no editor in use for the s_desc field (backend)...

[PRO]

just write a little function and use "codes"

Like i did here
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=109549.0

[chrlar]

Maybe I'm a little slow in this area... But I don't see how that helps me?

All I need is the line break in the category view if/when I make a line break in the s_desc form field backend...

[PRO]

Maybe I'm a little slow in this area... But I don't see how that helps me?

All I need is the line break in the category view if/when I make a line break in the s_desc form field backend...

here is something someone did with 1.1
https://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=72519.msg241758#msg241758


You could do the same with a   > etc.

[chrlar]

But doesn't this mean that for every . (punctuation mark) there will be a line break?

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<?php $product_s_desc = str_replace( '.', '.<br />', $product_s_desc ); ?>

We have over 10000 products, so it's a bit risky making that change, since we may risk that there will be line breaks where we don't want line breaks... ?


But thanks for trying to help..

[PRO]

just write a little function and use "codes"

Like i did here
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=109549.0

thats why I said use CODES


Like  >=<br>

<?php $product->product_s_desc = str_replace( '>', '<br />', $product->product_s_desc ); ?>
       <?php echo $product->product_s_desc; ?>



short desc

blah,blah,blach>more blah,blah,blah

shows

Blah,blah,blah
more blah,blah,blah

[chrlar]

I think I'm looking for something with the code "nl2br();", but I'm not quite sure how to use it. Or if it will work at all, if the text in the database is all in one long text string. Since s_desc form field is a non-editor textarea.

That's why I was thinking about making the non-editor textarea into an editor textarea, like the one for the long description.

Either way, is this someting to think about for the developers?

[PRO]

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=91396.0


dont know if it works