[3.2][RC] Topic Template

[CREGOPHER]

I downloaded the zip file but its not clear to me on the file path. I had tried the Posting Template extension and got the same error as reported by others here. The Posting Template's install path was: ext/marttiphpbb/postingtemplate. Can you tell me how this package installs after I unzip it?

Thanks

[martti]

I downloaded the zip file but its not clear to me on the file path. I had tried the Posting Template extension and got the same error as reported by others here. The Posting Template's install path was: ext/marttiphpbb/postingtemplate. Can you tell me how this package installs after I unzip it?

Thanks

See the first post of this topic.

[CREGOPHER]

Thank you. I missed that part. I was able to install and am testing it. A couple of clarifications please:
1). When the final version is published and when I update my files with it, will the templates I have created for applicable forums be saved or will I need to re-enter them?
2). When updating a forum's settings in the ACP the topic template window that is now appearing is completely blank. I am able to create a free-from text entry of a form and leave blanks to be filled in. Is there a way to create an actual form with only the entry fields editable.
eg:
NAME: ____________________________
EMAIL: ____________________________
PHONE: ___________________________

Thanks again

[martti]

The questions are not really clear to me. The basic understandig should be that the topic template is just preset text in the text editor when a new topic is started. (bb codes can be used off course).

The topic template gives the topic starter a structure. But the topic starter can still edit it however she or he wants it.

[CREGOPHER]

Thank you. You answered my second question. Regarding my first question, let me try again. When this extension is published following it beta stage, I assume that I would need to update its installation on my site. Will the topic templates defined in my existing forums need to be re-entered or will they stay intact?

Thanks again,

[martti]

No your configured topic templates won't be lost.
I consider the extension stable, btw. It's in RC and there has not been reported bugs in the last two years it has been published here.

[Naio90]

Hi!
I find this extension really useful for what I'm building. I managed to install it and enable it on the ACP, but for some reason I don't see the new options to write down the template code when I go to Forums and edit one of them. Is there a solution?

Thanks!

[martti]

Hi!
I find this extension really useful for what I'm building. I managed to install it and enable it on the ACP, but for some reason I don't see the new options to write down the template code when I go to Forums and edit one of them. Is there a solution?

Thanks!

You don't see this input field in the forum editor in ACP (the input labelled "Topic template")? Or what options? It's just one text area.

[Naio90]

Thanks for the reply! I don't see the input field, even though the ext is installed and enabled in the ACP.

[martti]

Do you have any other extensions installed? What's the PHP and phpBB version? Do you find the string marttiphpbb anywhere back in the raw html output (Ctrl-U in most browsers and OS and then Ctrl-F to search).
The raw html of the textarea looks like this::

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<dl>
	<dt>
		<label for="forum_marttiphpbb_topictemplate">Topic template</label>
		<br>
		<span>When starting a topic, the text editor will be pre-filled with this "Topic Template". Leave blank when you don’t wish to use this. This functionality comes from the "Topic Template" extension.</span>
	</dt>
	<dd>
		<textarea id="forum_marttiphpbb_topictemplate" name="forum_marttiphpbb_topictemplate" rows="5" cols="45" data-bbcode="true">[size=120][b]My setup:[/b][/size]</textarea>
	</dd>
</dl>	

Maybe a file from the install is missing. In that case download and install again.

[TWEagle]

Is it also possible to have the icons here to like in the normal topics so that we musn't think about the code ourself?

[martti]

Is it also possible to have the icons here to like in the normal topics so that we musn't think about the code ourself?

The BBcodes, with preview and everything? No I'm not going to spend effort on that. That would be overkill. This is in the ACP, for the administrators and not for regular use. You can compose something with the normal post ediitor (with BBCode buttons) and then copy the result to Topic Template input text field in the ACP.

[mrix2000]

Not sure if anything can be done but I use this in topic text to alert my members of certain terms before making a post, unfortunately there is no point in adding BBCode Like bolding headings and adding red alert colour as it only gets seen when the member actually clicks submit which is not going to happen because the code needs to be removed before posting as its only a template of what is expected to be posted etc.
I dont think there is anyway around this unfortunately ?
Thanks for any ideas

[martti]

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No, that's not possible. The content of a <textarea> can't be styled (as used in the editor of phpBB). WYSIWYG editors use a <div>.

[mrix2000]

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No, that's not possible. The content of a <textarea> can't be styled (as used in the editor of phpBB). WYSIWYG editors use a <div>.

Hello and thanks for the quick reply, thats a shame but I fully understand why now, it still the best option available to me