OMP "No Press Context"

Software Support Open Monograph Press
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Hi Alec,

We are using OMP 1.1.1 and we would like to make a front page for our site. That front page should have the presses and the books contained in our site.

I managed to make the page, but I have problems when using the

{if $publishedMonographs|@count > 0}
{include file=“catalog/monographs.tpl” publishedMonographs=$publishedMonographs monographListTitleKey=“navigation.newReleases”}
{/if}

Code. The Cover pages don’t show up because of a {“status”:false,“content”:“No press in context!”,“elementId”:“0”}

error.

Would it be possible to override the “No press context” for that purpose?

Another question is when do you expect the next release of OMP and what new features/bug fixes/Plugins we are about to see?

Thank you in advance
Dimitris

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Hi @Dimitris_Efstathiou,

That sounds to me like it’s coming from an AJAX subrequest that is expecting a specific press to be specified in the URL but isn’t getting one. I’d suggest working with a tool like Firebug for Firefox that allows you to inspect subrequests, so that you can see which subrequest is complaining; then you can track down the template code that starts the subrequest and ensure that it’s specifying a valid URL (i.e. the press is being specified when it’s needed).

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

3

Thank you for your answer. The problem is that the custom page we are developing is not inside the context of a press, but needs to get the covers of all the books of the presses inside the installation.

Is there a way I can override the fact that I am working outside the press context?

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Hi @Dimitris_Efstathiou,

Do you want content from different presses to get mixed in the same list, or do you want to present a list for each press? If the latter, then you can still cause the subrequest to specify a press in its URL. If the former, you’ll need to either alter the code to support this case without a context specified, or (if that proves too invasive) code a new request handler to provide the list you want.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team