What about the template file changes? I know that we put the style as the name and place it in the /template folder like: /template/prosilver.xml. But when opening it, it wont show the stylesheet so instead, I have put '../' in front of it. Would that be correct to do? Or is there something else we need to do?
Another thing, I have duplicated the headers in the template files as well, is that necessary? Or is there another format to do for them?
Wouldn't it be better to package mods using PLAIN language as follows
/files
(in here is the hierachy of files to be copied to their phpBB install)
/mod_instructions
(in here are all the required XML files and/or install scripts. e.g. main_mod_install.xml, language_nl_install.xml, prosilver_template_install.xml... etc.
/optional files
(in here are files for additional language templates).
./templates
./language
No offense, but multiple "root" folders is very confusing and cumbersome, and multiple install .xml files scattered across several locations is just a pain -- both for the end users and for us (different paths to .xsl).
I have a related question. Suppose you have a mod that only edits template files. What would go in the main .xml, as far as instructions, in that case?
Thoul wrote:I have a related question. Suppose you have a mod that only edits template files. What would go in the main .xml, as far as instructions, in that case?
Thats what I am wondering too for releasing the BETA for two of my completed mods....
I think there would only be one file : /templates/prosilver.xml containing the required modifications to be made.....
Can someone make an example zip of how all this fits together? I am totally confused as to how MODs are going to be packaged. This includes language and template changes. It doesn't have to be an actual MOD, just show some example changes.
BondGamer wrote:Can someone make an example zip of how all this fits together? I am totally confused as to how MODs are going to be packaged. This includes language and template changes. It doesn't have to be an actual MOD, just show some example changes.
Try out my xmlscript v2. (still in DEV but has much fewer bugs than v1 which you can find in my signature)
It has a new core and produces almost, if not exactly, a perfect example every time
MennoniteHobbit, as per bug I reported it has errors in it. It states in that section you can edit the default template in the main XML which is incorrect.