New CF8 tags not working

[mlugiai]

We have just installed CF8 and I am now trying out the new CF8 tags. However, they are not working. Specifically (for now), cflayout type = "tab", the autosuggest for the cfinput tag, cftooltip, and cfcalendar. the cflayout is not displaying the layout areas as tabs, the autosuggest is not suggesting anything, the tooltip doesn't display the tip, and the cfcalendar displays a gray box that appears to be trying to process something but never does.

Is there something that needs to be configured on the server end to make the new tags work?

[Newsgroup_User · Accepted solution]

mlugiai wrote:
>
> Is there something that needs to be configured on the server end to make the
> new tags work?
>

All the tags you mentioned utilize client code that ColdFusion needs to
deliver to a client browser, i.e. JavaScript and Flash objects. By
default ColdFusion has those in a 'scripts' folder inside the cfide
folder that would normally be requested by the browser from
" http://your.website.url/cfide/scripts/" If this url does not resolve
correctly then these tags will not function properly.

There are ways to not use the default scripts location if you do not
wish to put that directory on your website. The documentation describes
how to make this work.

HTH
Ian

[tclaremont]

What editor are you using?

If I am understanding your dilemma correctly, you typically need to download and install the tag definitions for your editor when a new version of CF is implemented. The editor has no idea what version or what tags are available until you do so.

Your issue is on the client side, in your editor, not the server side.

[tclaremont]

I think you are right, Ian. I interpretted his problem with autosuggest as meaning his editor was not bringing up the code hints as he wrote his code! As I stated, the new tags would not be known to the editor until they were downloaded and installed.

[cubertame]

Have you got the necessary tags installed? A lot of them aren't enabled by default.

[Newsgroup_User]

cubertame wrote:
> Have you got the necessary tags installed? A lot of them aren't enabled by default.


what nonsense! all these tags ARE all 'enabled' by default.
one DOES NOT need to 'enable' them or do anything to use them, apart
from making sure the CFIDE folder is mapped properly in the web server.
there is no way to 'disable' them apart from sandboxing - and it is VERY
unlikely that an ISP would disallow these tags.



Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
http://www.sabai-dee.com/

[Newsgroup_User]

Azadi wrote:
> cubertame wrote:
>> Have you got the necessary tags installed? A lot of them aren't enabled by default.
>
>
> what nonsense! all these tags ARE all 'enabled' by default.

I think cubertame took the same tack as tclaremont, as was referring to
code hints in a developer IDE. Where you do have to install new updates
to get the proper hints for new tags.

But yes, on a server you just need to confirm that the 'scripts' folder
is accessible.

[Newsgroup_User]

ah! makes sense now...

Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
http://www.sabai-dee.com/