HeyI've set up a k2 user to be able to post items from the frontend, and everything works perfectly. However, if the user wants to cancel the adding, the cancel button just doesn't work. It's there, right next to the 'save' button (which does work) but nothing happens when it's clicked. Is it possible to fix this?

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Anyone to the rescue?

How do you manage to set up the possibility to add items from the front end?

Well, you just use k2's login component where there's an 'add link' menulink in the menu when you've logged in. You also need to allow front end adding on a user group.

dantien said:How do you manage to set up the possibility to add items from the front end?

I would like to give the same opportunity to a certain member of my website: adding new articles via the frontend: does somebody know the solution?

you need to create a usergroup for these users and assign them to this usergroup. while creating or editing usergroup settings you have the option to enable / disable the front end adding / editing. hope helps.

Pim Walet said:I would like to give the same opportunity to a certain member of my website: adding new articles via the frontend: does somebody know the solution?

Anyone find a solution to this? I have the same issue. The cancel button does not work AND the add item page comes up in a new chromeless window instead of a lightbox.

When editing an existing K2 item from the front, all works fine.

@Mike
This is a known bug.
I have tested and reported this, it is fixed and working in the V2.3svn (beta only)

Simon
K2 Support

Thanks Simon

Hi Simon, where can we find the code to manually correct this before v2.3 is installed on live site?

Searching 2.3svn in com_k2 i find the word cancel is two files as follows - /views/items/tmpl/default.php and item.php (this may be what your looking for)

# find . |xargs grep Cancel


scyllar said:Hi Simon, where can we find the code to manually correct this before v2.3 is installed on live site?

I downloaded K2_v2.3_SVN_20100412.zip from JoomlaWorks, used Extensions > Install/Uninstall and uploaded the the zip file. I was still unable to cancel items while editing in the frontend. Is there something else that I need to do?

Simon Wells (K2 Support) said:@Mike This is a known bug. I have tested and reported this, it is fixed and working in the V2.3svn (beta only)

Simon
K2 Support

How did this issue make it into the release? I figure this is a pretty major bug, not being able to close the content add/edit window?

I'm eagerly awaiting a fix release, if only to fix this problem...

Helleo, some directions or a tutorial on what and how to edit this front end add article page would be helpfull. I'm looking at this file components/com_k2/views/item/tmpl/default.php, is this the file I see when adding a article/item in the front end.

Also I read some where else that it maybe has to do with the JToolBarHelper file not being available for the front end, see this article docs.joomla.org/How_to_create_a_custom_button

Greetings from Santana

Victor Stan said:How did this issue make it into the release? I figure this is a pretty major bug, not being able to close the content add/edit window?
I'm eagerly awaiting a fix release, if only to fix this problem...

Same problem with the cancel button. The editor is not in a popup window so it can't be close after saving. I get the 2.3 K2 version.

Hi Rene did v2.3 actually fix this problem. I am still having issues after upgrading to 2.3.
Thanks

René Morissette said:Same problem with the cancel button. The editor is not in a popup window so it can't be close after saving. I get the 2.3 K2 version.

The only time that the add new item comes up using the cool lightbox feature and the cancel button works is when I click 'My account' in the K2 Login module and from there use the 'Add new item' link; again, located in the K2 login module.
If I click 'My page' link under the K2 login then click 'Add new item' within that same K2 Login module or even use 'Post a new item' in the page that is displayed, the effect is a whole new page where the cancel button doesn't work. I am still looking for a proper solution.

Antonia Waren said:Hi Rene did v2.3 actually fix this problem. I am still having issues after upgrading to 2.3. Thanks

René Morissette said:Same problem with the cancel button. The editor is not in a popup window so it can't be close after saving. I get the 2.3 K2 version.

I'm using Firebug 1.5.4 as someone had suggested in a previous post. I was able to see that when the 'My Page' link from the K2 Login was clicked and the page loaded , there was an error on line 13

line 13: $('comment-form').addEvent('submit', function(e){

the error is $('comment-form').addEvent is not a function
from here, the cancel button nor the light box effect works

When 'My account' link is clicked there is no error and from this page the cancel button and light box effect works
Still looking for a solution

Antonia Waren said:The only time that the add new item comes up using the cool lightbox feature and the cancel button works is when I click 'My account' in the K2 Login module and from there use the 'Add new item' link; again, located in the K2 login module. If I click 'My page' link under the K2 login then click 'Add new item' within that same K2 Login module or even use 'Post a new item' in the page that is displayed, the effect is a whole new page where the cancel button doesn't work. I am still looking for a proper solution.

Antonia Waren said:Hi Rene did v2.3 actually fix this problem. I am still having issues after upgrading to 2.3. Thanks
René Morissette said:Same problem with the cancel button. The editor is not in a popup window so it can't be close after saving. I get the 2.3 K2 version.

Is anybody able to answer this problem? I'm having the same problem on all my K2 sites. When i click "add new item" from login module, It opens a new window which you cannot see the top and bottom of. I fill the details out on the form and click save (Big button next to cancel) and nothing happens. The page refreshes and the form is reset. This gives the impression that it has not saved the item. Clicking cancel infact shows it has saved the item but the window will not close by pressing save. This cannot be a good thing. I have installed latest version of k2 (2.3) and still have the same problem. If anybody knows a solution, it would be most welcomed. My site (The drawing board) is www.tdb.frenchholidayweb.com if anybody wants to give it a go to see what I mean.

Thanks in advance.
Jasper

Hi Jasper,

I've tested on a k2 V2.2, V2.3 and no problem on 'cancel button'.

Could you give me access to your website to test it ?

Olivier

Jasper Newton said:Is anybody able to answer this problem? I'm having the same problem on all my K2 sites. When i click "add new item" from login module, It opens a new window which you cannot see the top and bottom of. I fill the details out on the form and click save (Big button next to cancel) and nothing happens. The page refreshes and the form is reset. This gives the impression that it has not saved the item. Clicking cancel infact shows it has saved the item but the window will not close by pressing save. This cannot be a good thing. I have installed latest version of k2 (2.3) and still have the same problem. If anybody knows a solution, it would be most welcomed. My site (The drawing board) is www.tdb.frenchholidayweb.com if anybody wants to give it a go to see what I mean.
Thanks in advance.
Jasper