Default Window State in Liferay 6.0.5

[Vinvin Parpar]

Hi,

I'm using Liferay 6.0.5 bundled with Tomcat and I'm having problems with the window state of my portlets. Once the user is logged in by default the portlets are in a NORMAL window state.. so is there any way that I can control that?..

Is it possible to modify the default window state of portlets within Liferay from NORMAL to MINIMIZE? How would I do that?

Here is what I'm currently using..

Liferay 6.0.5 w/ Tomcat
Spring 3
Java 1.6

Thanks,
Vincent

[Guy deLyonesse]

You'd probably have to write a hook to override the base functionality of the main page.

[Vinvin Parpar]

Yeah, I've read some articles about hooks in Liferay, it might actually be the answer to my question, but Guy have you tried creating your own hook in Liferay 6.xx? I'm having a hard time looking for resources on hooks.

[Guy deLyonesse]

Yeah hooks seem to be somewhat under-documented compared to portlets and themes. Here's a link to a blog that describes the process of creating a hook in Liferay 5.2 step by step. The process for creating one in Liferay 6 is prettymuch the same.

Exploring Web Development With a Frozen Compass - Creating a Hook

And how to set up your Liferay 6 SDK (Read this one first)
Exploring Web Development With a Frozen Compass - Setting up your SDK

[David O'Meara]

If you use the Eclipse plug in (open eclipse, go to the market under the 'help' menu and search 'Liferay'. It's free) and the wizards, it makes creating hooks and the selection of the specific override point much easier.

[Vinvin Parpar]

Hi Guy and David!

Ok, I will try both of them, once I'm done I'll post my results.

Thanks,
Vincent