Extra Fields - Language File

Douglas,

When using Extra Fields in the Joomla 1.7 version of CE, what language string(s) do I need to include for the front-end contact to display the field name? I cannot locate it in the en-GB.com_contactenhanced.ini file.

Dear Rick,

In CE for Joomla 1.6+ there is no label for the Extra Field, some users were having a hard time to remove or change it.
If you can either add it to the [Path to Joomla]/components/com_contactenhanced/views/contact/tmpl/default_extrafields.php OR add an image with the label using the CSS rule span.contact-extrafield-1.

Best regards,

Wow, that seems like a step backwards. I think I will go the route of changing the view.

BTW - That was not meant as a knock on you!! Sorry if it sounded that way!

Dear Rick,

I have to think of a way to make that easy to change, but without making a new parameter.
Some people are complaining about the amount of parameters in Contact Enhanced, making it hard to configure.

What's your opinion on that ?

Best wishes,

I am one that does NOT mind lots of parameters. Give me control from the Admin panel, without having to touch a language file or PHP file, and I am happy! In fact, I would love it if each field (including the standard fields) had two options: one to display the field and one to display the field title. By default, of course, the title would not be displayed if the field was not. In fact, a third option for each would be great - the field title itself.

I am attaching a CRUDE image to show you what I mean!

I realize that this could open up a HUGE can of worms when it comes to creating menu items, assuming you want to provide display control at that point. I would suggest not assigning too much control at the menu-creation point. That's just my opinion, of course. When it comes to something like contact display, I usually want the formatting to be consistent across my site. All I need are the options to choose a category or, say, sort order at the time of menu creation.

I hope this is making sense!!! I am trying my best to explain.

One thing that I would LOVE to see, more than anything else, out of CE - multiple categorization of contacts. That would be a HUGE benefit to me.

Thanks for listening!
Rick

Dear Rick,

I'll keep your suggestions in mind, but I don't promise they will be implemented anytime soon, because they require a lot of changes in the code.

Thanks for your time and detailed description of the features.

All the best,

I figured it was far too involved, but I thought I would throw it out anyway!

Rick