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- MenuBars are now easier programmatically extensible (easier to maintain)

- refactored code, reduced scatted definitions (all configurations

 at the same place)

- unified templating:

 use body property @body.folderHTML@ instead of @folderhtml@

From the former API calls only "update_items" has changed,

all existing configurations (i.e. via folders or package parameter)

should continue to work.

== Changes:

One can now extend menubars via menu entry definition

  {config -use YOURCONFIG -class YOURCLASS}

in two directions:

a) subclassing

  define your own menubar class YOURCLASS, which should

  be a subclass of ::xowiki::MenuBar

b) provide your own configuration method to provide

  a more tailored configuration. This is performed

  by defining a method "config=YOURCONFIG" for ::xowiki::MenuBar

The latter method is used for test-items, which can define a

test item folder by using

  -- extra_menu_entries ---

  {config -use test-items}

instead of

  -- extra_menu_entries ---

  {entry -name New.Item.TextInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Text}

  {entry -name New.Item.ShortTextInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=ShortText}

  {entry -name New.Item.SCInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=SC}

  {entry -name New.Item.MCInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=MC}

  {entry -name New.Item.ReorderInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Reorder}

  {entry -name New.Item.UploadInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Upload}

  {entry -name New.App.OnlineExam -form en:online-exam.wf}

  {entry -name New.App.InclassQuiz -form en:inclass-quiz.wf}

  {entry -name New.App.InclassExam -form en:inclass-exam.wf}

See below for the definition of the "test-items" configuration method,

which is based on the default definitions. In general, the definition

in this method can be performed via menu-entries (same syntax as in

other menu entries) or via the MenuBar API (e.g. calling

":add_menu_item ...").

All configurations follow the following definition order

where later entries can refine earlier entries:

- package level: package parameter ExtraMenuEntries

- configuration method: use standard or tailored confguration methods

- per-folder definition: content of the extra_menu_entries

Note that the menu entry definition language supports as well

adding/clearing menus, etc., so almost everything can be refined.

I've noticed that the tlf* code has several scattered menu

definitions, which are as well done in every case differently.

By these definition one can define e.g. a learning-app folder (where

"New" can be used to define new app folders), and the app folders can

provide their own "New" entries, e.g. for clickers and

others. E.g. For "clickers" there is already on non-oo definition to

achieve similar things (which should be altered to the new method),

but on other places, there are some hard-coded definitions for root

folders, etc. The menubars of the learning-apps should be made this

way more consistent with the rest (e.g. using "New", supporting "table

of contents" for clipboard interactions, etc.)

namespace eval ::xowiki {

 ::xowiki::MenuBar instproc config=test-items {

   {-bind_vars {}}

   -current_page:required

   -package_id:required

   -folder_link:required

   -return_url

 } {

   :config=default \

       -bind_vars $bind_vars \

       -current_page $current_page \

       -package_id $package_id \

       -folder_link $folder_link \

       -return_url $return_url

   return {

     {clear_menu -menu New}

     {entry -name New.Item.TextInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Text}

     {entry -name New.Item.ShortTextInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=ShortText}

     {entry -name New.Item.SCInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=SC}

     {entry -name New.Item.MCInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=MC}

     {entry -name New.Item.ReorderInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Reorder}

     {entry -name New.Item.UploadInteraction -form en:edit-interaction.wf -query p.item_type=Upload}

     {entry -name New.App.OnlineExam -form en:online-exam.wf}

     {entry -name New.App.InclassQuiz -form en:inclass-quiz.wf}

     {entry -name New.App.InclassExam -form en:inclass-exam.wf}

   }

 }

}

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