Comments on: Table of Contents Merge Tag http://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/ MailChimp, email marketing, and monkeys! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damon Rutherfordhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-37029 Damon Rutherford Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:17:24 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-37029 I agree with teh previous comment that a range of options for TOC auto-population would be fantastic as a stopgap measure. The main issue that I have been having is that the bullets are indenting significantly meaning most of my titles are going onto two lines, even when they are quite short (I am using one column of a three column layout for my navigation)I am setting this up for my team who don't do "IT", so it needs it to be automatic. There may be an easy fix for this - I hope there is - But I can't find it...Apart from that - our template is looking perfect! I agree with teh previous comment that a range of options for TOC auto-population would be fantastic as a stopgap measure. The main issue that I have been having is that the bullets are indenting significantly meaning most of my titles are going onto two lines, even when they are quite short (I am using one column of a three column layout for my navigation)

I am setting this up for my team who don’t do “IT”, so it needs it to be automatic. There may be an easy fix for this – I hope there is – But I can’t find it…

Apart from that – our template is looking perfect!

]]> By: Jack Bhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-35773 Jack B Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:51:36 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-35773 If Hand Coding were an option, we wouldn't be asking for this. It seems rather simple on the face of it but I can only guess this is too difficult to code.I guess we're not big enough customers. If Hand Coding were an option, we wouldn’t be asking for this. It seems rather simple on the face of it but I can only guess this is too difficult to code.

I guess we’re not big enough customers.

]]> By: haymaker17http://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-35757 haymaker17 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:06:16 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-35757 Just curious - has anyone figured out a resolution for this? Is everyone just hand-coding the links in order to style the TOC? I must be missing something because otherwise, this MC:TOC tag seems pretty worthless. Just curious – has anyone figured out a resolution for this? Is everyone just hand-coding the links in order to style the TOC? I must be missing something because otherwise, this MC:TOC tag seems pretty worthless.

]]> By: Johnhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-34393 John Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:45:40 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-34393 I agree, this would be perfect. As it is now, it doesn't give the template developer any freedom to customize the look of the table of contents. Now I am trying to figure out what to tell the client... maybe I'll tell them to switch to Campaign Monitor? I agree, this would be perfect. As it is now, it doesn’t give the template developer any freedom to customize the look of the table of contents. Now I am trying to figure out what to tell the client… maybe I’ll tell them to switch to Campaign Monitor?

]]> By: matthewhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19943 matthew Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:06:46 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19943 Or if it's too hard give a couple of pre styled inline versions of the table of contents.one with bullet points and one without (no indenting). Or if it’s too hard give a couple of pre styled inline versions of the table of contents.

one with bullet points and one without (no indenting).

]]> By: Chris Knoxhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19926 Chris Knox Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:54:16 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19926 Sorry, my code example was stripped from the comment above. Should have looked like...(ul) (tableofcontents) (li) ($repeatertitle$) (/li) (/tableofcontents) (/ul)I had to use brackets to get it to work.... Sorry, my code example was stripped from the comment above. Should have looked like…

(ul)
(tableofcontents)
(li)
($repeatertitle$)
(/li)
(/tableofcontents)
(/ul)

I had to use brackets to get it to work….

]]> By: Chris Knoxhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19925 Chris Knox Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:51:39 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19925 I do think this is worth doing properly. I'm a huge fan of both Mail Chimp and Campaign monitor, as they each have their strengths.For example CM have got around this problem by allowing developers to add the following code to their templates.A very simple solution - their TOC elements are generated naked. ie they don't have the UL and LI so you can wrap them in what ever you want.This means that pure inline styling is possible. Would it really be that hard to change the TOC snippet so that it doesn't output the UL and LI?CheersChris I do think this is worth doing properly.
I’m a huge fan of both Mail Chimp and Campaign monitor, as they each have their strengths.

For example CM have got around this problem by allowing developers to add the following code to their templates.

A very simple solution – their TOC elements are generated naked. ie they don’t have the UL and LI so you can wrap them in what ever you want.

This means that pure inline styling is possible. Would it really be that hard to change the TOC snippet so that it doesn’t output the UL and LI?

Cheers

Chris

]]> By: Benhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19909 Ben Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:26:43 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19909 Yeah sorry, but that's why I asked if it was an RSS-based email (autogenerated) or an infrequent email that's hand-coded. If the former, my advice isn't feasible. If the latter, hand-coding anchor links is really not that hard (especially for people who would hand-code CSS styles for the TOC). There's even a really nifty anchor link button there in the editor: Yeah sorry, but that’s why I asked if it was an RSS-based email (autogenerated) or an infrequent email that’s hand-coded. If the former, my advice isn’t feasible. If the latter, hand-coding anchor links is really not that hard (especially for people who would hand-code CSS styles for the TOC). There’s even a really nifty anchor link button there in the editor:

]]> By: Jackhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19905 Jack Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:40:05 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19905 Ben,Hand-Coding? Really? That's your solution?We know this is a difficult problem, but as you can see a number of your customers are asking for this.I write a weekly newsletter as well as a RSS generated one and I love the idea of Table Of Contents at the top, but I can't fathom the time necessary to "hand-code" it each week.Is this really the only solution your offering? Ben,

Hand-Coding? Really? That’s your solution?

We know this is a difficult problem, but as you can see a number of your customers are asking for this.

I write a weekly newsletter as well as a RSS generated one and I love the idea of Table Of Contents at the top, but I can’t fathom the time necessary to “hand-code” it each week.

Is this really the only solution your offering?

]]> By: Benhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/table-of-contents-merge-tag/#comment-19899 Ben Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:53:41 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4096#comment-19899 Inline CSS is much more reliable than embedded CSS.Are you using TOC in RSS-generated emails, or manually written HTML emails? This TOC tag is a nice timesaver, but if you're writing occasional email newsletters, you can always use old-fashioned, hand-coded anchor links (and use inline CSS to customize them). Inline CSS is much more reliable than embedded CSS.

Are you using TOC in RSS-generated emails, or manually written HTML emails? This TOC tag is a nice timesaver, but if you’re writing occasional email newsletters, you can always use old-fashioned, hand-coded anchor links (and use inline CSS to customize them).

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