[BETA] 'Olympus-Style' Forum Rules 0.7.0

[afterlife_69]

well neways my template for some reason had

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in it so maybe using a CSS file would be better?

[mad-manne]

... so maybe using a CSS file would be better?

Well I actually only use one "css-class" for both user- (overall_header.tpl) and admin(page_header-tpl)-output.
So I feel like a separate file for that would just be overkill

I'll start a request over in MOD Authors Support Forum to see, what the other MODders think.
/me thinks again ... Or would this be better asked in Styles Development & Discussion, because these guys should know what abouts they hack into their templates

Cheers,
Manfred.

[afterlife_69]

heres my idea, instead of

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</style>

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</style>

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<!--
.forum_rules { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : #ff0000; font-weight : bold; }
-->

[mad-manne]

heres my idea, ... instead of

-->
</style>

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</style>

Well, that's the point ... I'm not a guru at HTML/CSS and the like, but I think that the whole css-definiton needs to be wrapped into HTML-comment-tags

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<style type="text/css">
<!--
Your CSS goes here
...
-->
</style>

This is to ensure older browser don't "stumble" over code they cannot parse ... to them it's just comments.

Anyway .. we are taking this to far OffTopic, so let's discuss this special issue further via PM

[afterlife_69]

very simple then


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</style>

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<style type="text/css">
<!--
.forum_rules { font-size : {T_FONTSIZE2}px; color : #ff0000; font-weight : bold; }
-->
</style>

[mad-manne]

So I've fixed that little "bug", where you could end up with an almost empty Forum Rules-table on top of any of the 3 related modules(viewforum, viewtopic, posting), if you'd leave the Rules themselves empty, while still clicking any of the "Display"-options.

With version 0.6.1 the "Display"-options will only be written to the forum-configuration, when the Rules themselves are NOT empty!

Also in 0.6.1, I am using better FINDs to place my "own" css-stuff into 2 of the involved template-files. This should make better compatibility with boards using other styles than subSilver.

For those of you who have already applied version 0.6.0, relax .. you don't have to redo it all again! I have provided an update_MOD-file, which you can either apply "by hand" or via EasyMOD

All updated info/downloads are available in the first post, but for your convenience I'll post the latest downloads here too:

• Olympus-Style_ForumRules(BETA_0.6.1) Feb 21, 2005
  --> fixes a "bug" and has better FINDs for css-stuff
• UPDATE_Olympus-Style_ForumRules(BETA_0.6.1) Feb 21, 2005
  --> use this ONLY for updating 0.6.0 to 0.6.1

Still waiting for bug-reports, feature-request, whatever ...


Enjoy,
Manfred.

[AWS]

could be great if you added BBCODE tags to the forum rules window in the admin forum panel

[mad-manne]

could be great if you added BBCODE tags to the forum rules window in the admin forum panel

Well as this is ADMIN-stuff and you can use HTML, I can't see any need for BB-code
Anyway, I fear that this would also be beyond my skills. All this parsing and regular-expressions-stuff is not(yet) my world.

Remember, that BBcode is there to avoid the risks that could come with the use of HTML, but as it's the admin who makes up the RUles, he can use HTML whithout the danger of opening the board to any threat.

So I fear that you'll have to live without BB-code.

You might like it anyway,
Manfred.

[afterlife_69]

also HTML is alot more powerful than BBCode
edit: just upgraded, worked perfect with easymod

also bbcode is alot like html

<b></b> = Bold
<u></u> = Underline
<i></i> = Italic
<br> = Skip a line
<img src="Picture Link"><img> = [img][/img]
<a href="LINK!">TEXT</a> =

[afterlife_69]

this mod just keeps getting better
http://www.meetthe1337.bitedesigns.com/ ... um.php?f=2
check out what i did on my demo forum

[mad-manne]

this mod just keeps getting better
http://www.meetthe1337.bitedesigns.com/ ... um.php?f=2
check out what i did on my demo forum

You're right ... it's up to the admin's imagination what he/she wants to do with that INFO-table on top of each forum ...

You could just as well rename the $lang['Forum_rules'] = 'Forum Rules' to $lang['Forum_rules'] = 'IMPORTANT Information'("sitting" in language/lang_english/lang_main.php) or whatever to get away from the idea of it being only useful for Rules

Have you considered being able to handle calling append_sid() to any links? In your screenshot I see that you have a link to viewtopic, but without append_sid() folks without cookies will lose their session when they click the link.

I know, I know... folks that disable cookies. But it may be a consideration for some.

Well right now it's only just plain HTML so there's no way to process any append_sid-stuff. I could add the ability to add a number of links, that would have to be entered each on their own, and could then "hand" them out via append_sid.

How many links would the people interested in this, think of as sufficient?
I could setup maybe 3 or 5 links maximum to be entered in the Forum Admin-Screen, OR make it a bit more complicated and setup a new table which would provide the ability to add just as many links as one would like.

Anyway, the proposed feature would come up with a list of links on the bottom part of the rules-table, because "inserting" them into the Rules-text would be beyond my skills Each link could still consist of its URL and a desribing text of the admin's choice which would come out as

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<a href="URL">LINK-DESCRIPTION</a>

drahtbun ... are you still around
Does anybody else think that this could come in useful?

Still waiting for bug-reports and/or feature-requests ...
Manfred.

[afterlife_69]

i think a good idea would be instand of having 'Forum Rules' have a admin configuable title on each forum

so then you wouldnt have the edit the lang file

[mad-manne]

i think a good idea would be instand of having 'Forum Rules' have a admin configuable title on each forum

But to make that fully compliant to the idea of a multi-language enabled board .. I'd have to make that a bit more sophisticated.

There would have to be a new module in ACP, where you would setup "Titles" for the "INFO-table" on top of the fora. All the "titles" you'd setup in here would make a dropdown-list appearing in the forum-ACP, where you'd have to pick one for each forum!

In the new module, you'd have to enter the "title" in all languages installaed on your board!

Does this make sense to anyone?
If yes .. I might consider implementing this soon.

Cheers,
Manfred.

[afterlife_69]

i think a good idea would be instand of having 'Forum Rules' have a admin configuable title on each forum

But to make that fully compliant to the idea of a multi-language enabled board .. I'd have to make that a bit more sophisticated.

There would have to be a new module in ACP, where you would setup "Titles" for the "INFO-table" on top of the fora. All the "titles" you'd setup in here would make a dropdown-list appearing in the forum-ACP, where you'd have to pick one for each forum!

In the new module, you'd have to enter the "title" in all languages installaed on your board!

Does this make sense to anyone?
If yes .. I might consider implementing this soon.

Cheers,
Manfred.

after reading it made sence and sounds good too me

[trv]

is this mod compatible with Categories Hierarchy MOD ? (latest version)