Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of TracInterfaceCustomization


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    11= Customizing the Trac Interface = 
    22[[TracGuideToc]] 
     3[[PageOutline]] 
    34 
    45== Introduction == 
     
    1516 
    1617=== Logo === 
    17 Change the `src` setting to `site/` followed by the name of your image file.  The `width` and `height` settings should be modified to match your image's dimensions (the Trac chrome handler uses "`site/`" for files within the project directory `htdocs` and "`common/`" for the common ones). 
     18Change the `src` setting to `site/` followed by the name of your image file.  The `width` and `height` settings should be modified to match your image's dimensions (the Trac chrome handler uses "`site/`" for files within the project directory `htdocs`, and "`common/`" for the common `htdocs` directory belonging to a Trac installation). Note that 'site/' is not a placeholder for your project name, it is the actual prefix that should be used (literally). For example, if your project is named 'sandbox', and the image file is 'red_logo.gif' then the 'src' setting would be 'site/red_logo.gif', not 'sandbox/red_logo.gif'. 
    1819 
    1920{{{ 
     
    2627 
    2728=== Icon === 
    28 Icons should be a 16x16 image in `.gif` or `.ico` format.  Change the `icon` setting to `site/` followed by the name of your icon file.  Icons will typically be displayed by your web browser next to the site's URL and in the `Bookmarks` menu. 
     29Icons should be a 32x32 image in `.gif` or `.ico` format.  Change the `icon` setting to `site/` followed by the name of your icon file.  Icons will typically be displayed by your web browser next to the site's URL and in the `Bookmarks` menu. 
    2930 
    3031{{{ 
     
    5051The new [mainnav] and [metanav] can now be used to customize the text and link used for the navigation items, or even to disable them (but not for adding new ones). 
    5152 
    52 In the following example, we rename the link to the Wiki start "Home", and hide the "Help/Guide". We also make the "View Tickets" entry link to a specific report . 
     53In the following example, we rename the link to the Wiki start "Home", and hide the "!Help/Guide". We also make the "View Tickets" entry link to a specific report . 
    5354{{{ 
    5455[mainnav] 
     
    6768 
    6869Say you want to add a link to a custom stylesheet, and then your own 
    69 header and footer. Save the following content as 'site.html' inside your projects templates directory (each Trac project can have their own site.html), e.g. {{{/path/to/env/templates/site.html}}}: 
     70header and footer. Save the following content as `site.html` inside your projects `templates/` directory (each Trac project can have their own `site.html`), e.g. {{{/path/to/env/templates/site.html}}}: 
    7071 
    7172{{{ 
     
    9899}}} 
    99100 
    100 Those who are familiar with XSLT may notice that Genshi templates bear some similarities. However, there are some Trac specific features - for example '''${href.chrome('site/style.css')}''' attribute references template placed into environment's ''htdocs/''  In a similar fashion '''${chrome.htdocs_location}''' is used to specify common ''htdocs/'' directory from Trac installation. 
    101  
    102 `site.html` is one file to contain all your modifications. It usually works by the py:match (element or attribute), and it allows you to modify the page as it renders - the matches hook onto specific sections depending on what it tries to find 
     101Those who are familiar with XSLT may notice that Genshi templates bear some similarities. However, there are some Trac specific features - for example `${href.chrome('site/style.css')}` attribute references a CSS file placed into environment's `htdocs/` directory. In a similar fashion `${chrome.htdocs_location}` is used to specify the common `htdocs/` directory belonging to a Trac installation. That latter location can however be overriden using the [[TracIni#trac-config|[trac] htdocs_location]] configuration setting. 
     102 
     103`site.html` is one file to contain all your modifications. It usually works using the `py:match` directive (element or attribute), and it allows you to modify the page as it renders - the matches hook onto specific sections depending on what it tries to find 
    103104and modify them. 
    104105See [http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users/browse_thread/thread/70487fb2c406c937/ this thread] for a detailed explanation of the above example `site.html`. 
    105 A site.html can contain any number of such py:match sections for whatever you need to modify. This is all [http://genshi.edgewall.org/ Genshi], so the docs on the exact syntax can be found there. 
    106  
    107  
    108 Example snippet of adding introduction text to the new ticket form (hide when preview): 
    109  
    110 {{{ 
    111 #!xml 
     106A `site.html` can contain any number of such `py:match` sections for whatever you need to modify. This is all Genshi, so the [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Documentation/xml-templates.html docs on the exact syntax] can be found there. 
     107 
     108 
     109Example snippet of adding introduction text to the new ticket form (but not shown during preview): 
     110 
     111{{{#!xml 
    112112<form py:match="div[@id='content' and @class='ticket']/form" py:attrs="select('@*')"> 
    113113  <py:if test="req.environ['PATH_INFO'] == '/newticket' and (not 'preview' in req.args)"> 
     
    118118}}} 
    119119 
    120 This example illustrates a technique of using '''`req.environ['PATH_INFO']`''' to limit scope of changes to one view only. For instance, to make changes in site.html only for timeline and avoid modifying other sections - use  ''`req.environ['PATH_INFO'] == '/timeline'`'' condition in <py:if> test. 
     120This example illustrates a technique of using `req.environ['PATH_INFO']` to limit scope of changes to one view only. For instance, to make changes in `site.html` only for timeline and avoid modifying other sections - use  `req.environ['PATH_INFO'] == '/timeline'` condition in `<py:if>` test. 
    121121 
    122122More examples snippets for `site.html` can be found at [trac:wiki:CookBook/SiteHtml CookBook/SiteHtml]. 
     
    136136}}} 
    137137 
    138 Also note that the `site.html` (despite its name) can be put in a common templates directory - see the `[inherit] templates_dir` option. This could provide easier maintainence (and a migration path from 0.10 for larger installations) as one new global `site.html` file can be made to include any existing header, footer and newticket snippets. 
     138Also note that the `site.html` (despite its name) can be put in a common templates directory - see the [[TracIni#inherit-section|[inherit] templates_dir]] option. This could provide easier maintainence (and a migration path from 0.10 for larger installations) as one new global `site.html` file can be made to include any existing header, footer and newticket snippets. 
    139139 
    140140== Project List == #ProjectList 
     
    172172Once you've created your custom template you will need to configure the webserver to tell Trac where the template is located (pls verify ... not yet changed to 0.11): 
    173173 
     174For [wiki:TracModWSGI mod_wsgi]: 
     175{{{ 
     176os.environ['TRAC_ENV_INDEX_TEMPLATE'] = '/path/to/template.html' 
     177}}} 
     178 
    174179For [wiki:TracFastCgi FastCGI]: 
    175180{{{ 
     
    214219 
    215220Trac caches templates in memory by default to improve performance. To apply a template you need to restart the server. 
     221 
    216222---- 
    217223See also TracGuide, TracIni