[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

[lostguy]

Any version for Vb3.7.0 ??? can make upgrade for vb 3.7.0 ???

[bobster65]

so this mod has no effect on search engine spyders going from tab to tab right?

This mod is fully search engine unobtursive and does not effect any spidering.

i have just tried to install it, but i can not find this in the FORUMHOME template

i am using 3.7.0

This works fine on 3.7.0 If you are missing the comment on your template, then you must be using a custom style and they removed the comment.


This Installation very hard :(
Please release your easy setup version.
I'm waiting for new version :)

Thanks

I will release it once it is done. There is nothing to release yet.

So does anyone have any ideas on the no refreshing problem?

What no refreshing problem?

Any version for Vb3.7.0 ??? can make upgrade for vb 3.7.0 ???

This works fine with 3.7

[infinityloop]

This works fine on 3.7.0 If you are missing the comment on your template, then you must be using a custom style and they removed the comment.
ah, it indeed is a "community skin". i will try to find out where the code belongs to then :)

thanks!

[TRa5H]

Ok so i am eager to have tabs on my forum ...

but everytime i try to install this and i am following the instructions exactly.. i am using 3.6.9

I keep getting this error code

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/content/r/o/c/roctrash/html/index_tab.php on line 344

can anyone help?

[sweede]

Ok so i am eager to have tabs on my forum ...

but everytime i try to install this and i am following the instructions exactly.. i am using 3.6.9

I keep getting this error code

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/content/r/o/c/roctrash/html/index_tab.php on line 344

can anyone help?

open up index_tab.php

paste line 344 to here

[Michael Biddle]

Hey Bobster,

First off great addon. I have a question though. I do not want to show the forums that are on in the tabs on the main forumhome, so I take the category they are in and make it hidden, but then on the tab, it removes all of the last post, thread, and reply counts. Any way around this?

TIA

[lauxanh]

Does it work on 3.7?

It looks so nice.

[bobster65]

Hey Bobster,

First off great addon. I have a question though. I do not want to show the forums that are on in the tabs on the main forumhome, so I take the category they are in and make it hidden, but then on the tab, it removes all of the last post, thread, and reply counts. Any way around this?

TIA

Hey Mike, I sent you off a PM to get some more details.. respond when you have a chance :)


Does it work on 3.7?

It looks so nice.

Yes, works perfectly fine in 3.7 :)

[michaelsilvia]

How can I turn off the auto cycle or change the time it cycles through the tabs?

[bobster65]

How can I turn off the auto cycle or change the time it cycles through the tabs?

in the init() parameter.. Auto rotate is off by default () the rotation time is in microseconds, so if you want it to auto rotate 10 seconds between tabs, set it to myforumtabs.init(10000)


<!-- Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var myforumtabs=new ddtabcontent("forumtabs")
myforumtabs.setpersist(true)
myforumtabs.setselectedClassTarget("link")
myforumtabs.init()
</script>
<!-- /end Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->

[michaelsilvia]

Thanks!

I think it is ON by default. After it was installed on my forum it started rotating.

[dieselpowered]

I have not installed this only because...well there are a lot of changes to be made, however, I just wanted to say this is an EXCELLENT mod...voted!!

It may have been mentioned, however, will there ever be a time this will be able to be done with a product?

[VGPelega]

I have this all installed and working like a treat, apart from one minor minor issue, well kinda a big issue but bet its really small and simple to fix.

Basically it loads all the tabs fine, and I can select them, but after I select any tab, all the other tabs disappear and it loads the right category, but all the tabs disappear.

I would really love to mark this as Installed, but until I am using it I won't mark as installed.

I was starting to read through the posts to see if someone had the same issue as me, but got to page 8 before I gave up. Is there something that causes the tabs to disappear after selecting one?

EDIT: I found the error, I had simply placed the navigation inside the first Tab container. Was a simple error I noticed after taking a 40 min break from 4 hours of setting up over 30 forums and categories.

Fantastic Hack, and very much appreciated, and I will look into the vbSEO aspect of it, and let you know how that goes. :D

[bobster65]

I have not installed this only because...well there are a lot of changes to be made, however, I just wanted to say this is an EXCELLENT mod...voted!!

It may have been mentioned, however, will there ever be a time this will be able to be done with a product?

Yes, version 2 is being worked on now and will be a product along with ACP Controls for setup and configuration.

I have this all installed and working like a treat, apart from one minor minor issue, well kinda a big issue but bet its really small and simple to fix.

Basically it loads all the tabs fine, and I can select them, but after I select any tab, all the other tabs disappear and it loads the right category, but all the tabs disappear.

I would really love to mark this as Installed, but until I am using it I won't mark as installed.

I was starting to read through the posts to see if someone had the same issue as me, but got to page 8 before I gave up. Is there something that causes the tabs to disappear after selecting one?

EDIT: I found the error, I had simply placed the navigation inside the first Tab container. Was a simple error I noticed after taking a 40 min break from 4 hours of setting up over 30 forums and categories.

Fantastic Hack, and very much appreciated, and I will look into the vbSEO aspect of it, and let you know how that goes. :D

Wished I would have been on earlier.. I've actually done that myself and could have told ya right away lol.. glad you figured it out though! No issues that I am aware of with vbSEO....

[khb1st]

I am trying to use this wonderful mod, but probably should be sleeping by now,
anyway

I do not get the "tabs", only underlined forum names, that link to nothing

I am having trouble understanding which variables go where
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1" class="selected">Tab 1 Name</a></li>
href="#"....forum id # ??
rel="tcontent1"...??????
Tab 1 Name.......name of forum area ??

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home – START Tab 2 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent2" class="tabcontent">
id="tcontent2...........same as above ?????????????
class="tabcontent".............?????????????

thanks

these are probably very easy answers, that I cannot see at the moment

[bobster65]

I am trying to use this wonderful mod, but probably should be sleeping by now,
anyway

I do not get the "tabs", only underlined forum names, that link to nothing

I am having trouble understanding which variables go where
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1" class="selected">Tab 1 Name</a></li>
href="#"....forum id # ??
rel="tcontent1"...??????
Tab 1 Name.......name of forum area ??

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home – START Tab 2 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent2" class="tabcontent">
id="tcontent2...........same as above ?????????????
class="tabcontent".............?????????????

thanks

these are probably very easy answers, that I cannot see at the moment


In this part, you only need to be concerned with the Red and Blue colors. The Red (Tab Names) are the text you want to appear on the Tabs themselves. The Blue highlited text identifies the DIV Containers that will contain the data (See both Code Areas)...

class="tabcontent" is part of the CSS File that determines the CSS portion that is used for the particular element.

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1" class="selected">Tab 1 Name</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent2">Tab 2 Name</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent3">Tab 3 Name</a></li>
</ul>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home – START Tab 1 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent1" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>

$forumbits

<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home - END Tab 1 Content Layout -->

[zappsan]

This is so awesome, just what I need.

Now I've got a question. What I want to do is to make the tab which is open first dependent from a certain value. How do I change which tab is open on the first visit though?

I tried removing the class="selected" from the 1st tab and added it to the 2nd one, but it didn't seem to work.

What am I doing wrong?

[bobster65]

This is so awesome, just what I need.

Now I've got a question. What I want to do is to make the tab which is open first dependent from a certain value. How do I change which tab is open on the first visit though?

I tried removing the class="selected" from the 1st tab and added it to the 2nd one, but it didn't seem to work.

What am I doing wrong?

Yes, that is how you do it. It uses persistance tho (which can be shut off .. its on by default).. Persistence brings you backc to the same place as you left... ie, if you clicked on tab 3, then viewed a thread and went back to forum home, Tab 3 would be active (if persistence is on).. if you shut persistence off, it would always default to the "selected" tab.

Change Selected to tab 2 like you did, then log out and log back in.. it should launch this time with Tab 2 open.

[zappsan]

I'll try that, thanks for the help :)

[Eq4bits]

Yes, that is how you do it. It uses persistance tho (which can be shut off .. its on by default).. Persistence brings you backc to the same place as you left... ie, if you clicked on tab 3, then viewed a thread and went back to forum home, Tab 3 would be active (if persistence is on).. if you shut persistence off, it would always default to the "selected" tab.

Change Selected to tab 2 like you did, then log out and log back in.. it should launch this time with Tab 2 open.

which file, and where in it, would one make persistance be shut off?

[bobster65]

which file, and where in it, would one make persistance be shut off?

You can shut it off in the template itself.. Just change true to false in the red line below.

<!-- Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var myforumtabs=new ddtabcontent("forumtabs")
myforumtabs.setpersist(true)
myforumtabs.setselectedClassTarget("link")
myforumtabs.init()
</script>
<!-- /end Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->

[Eq4bits]

Thanks!

[Eq4bits]

Hmmm, looking at my boards... is it possible to have these tabs show at the top of FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD? Would make navigation super easy ....

[bobster65]

Hmmm, looking at my boards... is it possible to have these tabs show at the top of FORUMDISPLAY and SHOWTHREAD? Would make navigation super easy ....

The way I do it on my site is to use remote links. This is explained in post 2 of this thread. You can set up the look and feel on those templates and just use the remote link to take you back to the selected tab. You can even make it look exactly like the tabs on the forum home page if you want to ..

Dynamically selecting a tab using a remote link (tabcontent.js v2.2 or above)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1487135&postcount=2

[Eq4bits]

thank you! will try that. must have missed it when i was *first* reading thread before installing (eyes probably glazed over.... 18 pages......)

[OsideRida06]

I just wanted to show everyone my tabbed forum. It works like a charm. I have also marked it as installed. So let me know what you guys think. ok?

http://calistyle101.com/
http://calistyle101.com/forums/index.php

[Eq4bits]

Of course *now* a question/problem:
In FORUMDISPLAY above </head>I inserted [code]<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.********.***/forums/tabs/tabcontent.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.********.***/forums/tabs/tabcontent.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

then right below <!-- / controls above thread list --> I inserted <!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=1"><b>Forums</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=2"><b>Out Of Character</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=3"><b>Role Play</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=4"><b>The Vault</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=5"><b>Board Of Directors</b></a></li>
</ul>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->

The tabs show up perfectly but when in a subforum and I click one of the tabs it doesn't 'take me to' what I clicked (did that make sense?) it just moves me up one forum level instead of to the correct category.

Do I need to also edit forumdisplay.php the same as I did for index.php?

[bobster65]

Of course *now* a question/problem:
In FORUMDISPLAY above </head>I inserted [code]<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.********.***/forums/tabs/tabcontent.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.********.***/forums/tabs/tabcontent.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

then right below <!-- / controls above thread list --> I inserted <!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=1"><b>Forums</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=2"><b>Out Of Character</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=3"><b>Role Play</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=4"><b>The Vault</b></a></li>
<li><a href="index.php?forumtabs=5"><b>Board Of Directors</b></a></li>
</ul>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->

The tabs show up perfectly but when in a subforum and I click one of the tabs it doesn't 'take me to' what I clicked (did that make sense?) it just moves me up one forum level instead of to the correct category.

Do I need to also edit forumdisplay.php the same as I did for index.php?

you MIGHT have to use the full URL.... can you PM me a link so I can take a look at the pages?

[Trana]

OK, I have my first tab working which displays all the forums.

My second tab shows up fine but I don't really understand the concept of categories. I have forums that are subforums of a VB "category". I used this category number in the URL as per your documentation, however on the second tab I only see a link to the category itself and not a list of the subforums. If I click that link (of the category), I go to the default VB forumhome display for the subforums.

Am I missing something here?

Thanks.

[bobster65]

OK, I have my first tab working which displays all the forums.

My second tab shows up fine but I don't really understand the concept of categories. I have forums that are subforums of a VB "category". I used this category number in the URL as per your documentation, however on the second tab I only see a link to the category itself and not a list of the subforums. If I click that link (of the category), I go to the default VB forumhome display for the subforums.

Am I missing something here?

Thanks.

Hey Trana :) Sounds to me like you are using the wrong Cat ID to create the Forumbits themselves (just need to use the next higher parent IDs). I PMd you my Chat ID and can try and help you that way..

Bob

[mokonzi]

Works a charm on 3.7. Looking forward to a CP version... :)

[YsTyle]

I really get lost... i hope you can help me:
how can i do that tab 1 will display category 13, tab 2 will display category 6 and tab 3 will display category 1?

thank you very much :)
yonatan.

[mokonzi]

// Construct Tabbed Forum Home forumbits
// Category for Tab 2, pulls forum and sub form data from Category (Forum ID 1)
$forumbits2 = construct_forum_bit(13,1,0);
// Category for Tab 3
$forumbits3 = construct_forum_bit(6,1,0);
// Category for Tab 4
$forumbits4 = construct_forum_bit(4,1,0);


Then copy this code after following the instructions to add the <div> tags in the first 'tab' section:

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 2 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent2" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_66')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_66" src="images/solido/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=6">CATEGORY NAME</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_66" style="">
$forumbits2
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->


<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home ? END Tab 2 Content Layout -->

You need to adjust the forumdisplay to reference the category, forumbit numbers to be unique.

Insert it after the first tab.

This works on the assumption that the first tab will be for all forums.

[zappsan]

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1">Tab1</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent2" class="selected">Tab2</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent3">Tab3</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent4">Tab4</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent5">Tab5</a></li>
</ul>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
Hi, I played around with the first selected tab a bit (persistance is turned on).
When I clear all my cookies and visit the page, tab2 is selected but only for a very short time, after about a second, it automatically jumpsto tab1.
What could be the reason for this?
I can post a link if you want.

[bobster65]

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1">Tab1</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent2" class="selected">Tab2</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent3">Tab3</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent4">Tab4</a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent5">Tab5</a></li>
</ul>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
Hi, I played around with the first selected tab a bit (persistance is turned on).
When I clear all my cookies and visit the page, tab2 is selected but only for a very short time, after about a second, it automatically jumpsto tab1.
What could be the reason for this?
I can post a link if you want.

I just looked at your source code... everything is correct. Someone else had this same issue yesterday and they said they resolved it, but never responded after that to say what they did. They could still be having the same issue. It could very well be a "glitch" in the .js file itself. Will be doing some troubleshooting to see if I can replicate the issue and resolve it.

[tmiland]

Yo! :)
Is there any way to make the forum remember the collapse position?
Doesnt work now...

you are correct.. I didn't even notice that (don't use the collapse feature much).. I'll have to look into it when I get time. Should be an easy fix tho. Thank you for pointing it out and its added to the list of "needs"

Any update on this yet bobster65? :)

[dieselpowered]

Great mod...I have to say though that there are a few problems.

First, for those using vbadvanced, when on the portal page and you click to enter the forums, they are blank until you click on the tab.

Next, when you click on the tab, it always wants to jump to the top, I am sure there is a fix for this somewhere within the 15 pages of this thread, however, maybe someone can tell me, or it can be added to the documentation.

Also, for some reason, the category headers are messed up, take a look at this test site and click on the tabs, you will see what I am talking about:

http://www.teryxhq.com/test/forums/index_tab.php

Thanks in advance!!

[mokonzi]

I can't see any tabs on the link you gave. Nor can I see an issue with the category headers.

Check out mine: http://www.thexuniverse.com/forum/

I will say I had some slight issue with the formatting myself, fixed it by doing the following:

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">

<a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1004')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1004" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>

<a href="forumdisplay.php?f=4">Category Name</a>
<div class="smallfont">Category Description</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1004" style="">
$forumbits2
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->

That layout fits better with the more normal default vBulletin layout. You'll need to tweak it, but it's perhaps worth checking out the layout of a normal category header and mimicking it.

[bobster65]

Great mod...I have to say though that there are a few problems.

First, for those using vbadvanced, when on the portal page and you click to enter the forums, they are blank until you click on the tab.

This one I've not see yet. Will try and replicate, but I've not had that issue with any vba setups to date...

Next, when you click on the tab, it always wants to jump to the top, I am sure there is a fix for this somewhere within the 15 pages of this thread, however, maybe someone can tell me, or it can be added to the documentation.

Im looking at your site right now and its not "jumping" for me. Tested in both FF and IE. I know that it "jumps" when building it and you have a tab mismatch .. ie, Tab 3 but no tab 3 content area built yet..

Also, for some reason, the category headers are messed up, take a look at this test site and click on the tabs, you will see what I am talking about:

The Header code in the how to instructions is based off default vbulletin. You will have to tweak it for custom styles... This issue will be mute with version 2, because there won't be any manual template edits...

[dieselpowered]

Thank you so much for the response...really great when someone supports a mod they make!

It does not appear to be jumping any longer, so I think this issue is mute.

I see what you are referring to...did not realize it was using stock coding for things...I suppose I need to figure out how to fix that.

[dieselpowered]

Very possible that I am just losing my mind, however, how do I change it so tab one does not have all the forums listed? I want most of them listed, but there are some I do not want.

Thanks!

[l SKN l CHRIS]

I love the mod but I don't like where the tabs are. Will it work if I customize them to match my design and put them in the header?

[bobster65]

Very possible that I am just losing my mind, however, how do I change it so tab one does not have all the forums listed? I want most of them listed, but there are some I do not want.

Thanks!

yer not losing your mind ;) For the How To, I just showed that you could still use the default forumbits for a specific tab (use tab one in the example).... just build forumbits for tab one just like the other tabs and replace the Tab one content area with the same code used to build the other content areas for each specific tab...

[bobster65]

I love the mod but I don't like where the tabs are. Will it work if I customize them to match my design and put them in the header?

The problem with putting them in the header is that the header displays on every page. There is code within the FORUMHOME Template that "completes" the code and therefor on all pages but the forum home, the code will then be broken. You COULD however try and use the Link Method explained in Post 2 to create a custom header with the Tabs that would work like you are describing (In theory of course since I've yet to try it).... let me know how it goes and if you need some helping if things "error" out on ya.

BOb

[NsT]

I downloaded the mod, I've to say it's such a great mod I have seen so far.

However, I'm still worrying about the load, will this mod increase the load of my forum? Since I have a tab that lists all categories and about seven tabs listing some specific categories and this means all tabs contents will be loaded at a time.

And will you do Ajax on version 2?

[bobster65]

I downloaded the mod, I've to say it's such a great mod I have seen so far.

However, I'm still worrying about the load, will this mod increase the load of my forum? Since I have a tab that lists all categories and about seven tabs listing some specific categories and this means all tabs contents will be loaded at a time.

And will you do Ajax on version 2?

You don't have to use that "All Categories" Tab.. that was just an example of what can be done. Most people don't use the "All Cats" Tab. No known load increases that I am aware of and none have been reported.

Yes, we are planning on having AJAX integrated into version 2. Might not be in 2.0, but it will be in the 2 series.

[rapidphim]

Hello Bob,
Without hacking this mod, I do have the forum category description. But after hacking this mod, the forum category description is gone. How can we bring it back?

[callumbush]

You don't have to use that "All Categories" Tab.. that was just an example of what can be done. Most people don't use the "All Cats" Tab. No known load increases that I am aware of and none have been reported.

Yes, we are planning on having AJAX integrated into version 2. Might not be in 2.0, but it will be in the 2 series.

Morning Mr Bob, can you give an extremely rough idea as to when this 'idiot proof' version will be ready? ....I don't trust myself installing this until then ;)

Also - how easy will it be to upgrade the mod? I've only been using vbulletin 2 weeks so to be honest I've never had to do it before. I'm using vBulletin 3.7.0 in case that makes a difference.. :)

Cheers

Callum

(p.s. marked as installed)

[bobster65]

Hello Bob,
Without hacking this mod, I do have the forum category description. But after hacking this mod, the forum category description is gone. How can we bring it back?

You can manually add a description with the addition of a simple div like this (see the area in RED below.. This of course will be automatic in version 2.

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_66')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_66" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=6">CATEGORY NAME</a><div class="smallfont">This is where you can add a forum description</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_66" style="">
$forumbits2
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->

[bobster65]

Morning Mr Bob, can you give an extremely rough idea as to when this 'idiot proof' version will be ready? ....I don't trust myself installing this until then ;)

Also - how easy will it be to upgrade the mod? I've only been using vbulletin 2 weeks so to be honest I've never had to do it before. I'm using vBulletin 3.7.0 in case that makes a difference.. :)

Cheers

Callum

(p.s. marked as installed)

I'd love to say sooner than later, but we want to make sure that its bug free before releasing it. I'd say its at least a month out because of our personal schedules and the features that are being developed...

It will be super easy to install (upload some files, import XML, minimal template edits (hoping for none))...

Bob

[rapidphim]

Thanks Bob. Can you also add an option so that each style will use or have individual js file? Because right now, if one modified the CSS to match the current style, then that will be the CSS for the rest of other styles.

Btw, any ETA on version 2?

[bobster65]

Thanks Bob. Can you also add an option so that each style will use or have individual js file? Because right now, if one modified the CSS to match the current style, then that will be the CSS for the rest of other styles.

Btw, any ETA on version 2?

no need for more than one js file... you can use multiple CSS files for multiple styles... I do this all the time... just upload a css file for each style and then change the path in each of the foruhome templates to point to the css for that particular style ;)

ETA is at least a month out because of schedule conflicts with my co-developers.

[xfaethorx]

I have a number of hacks at the top of the forum and you have to scroll down to get to the forum tabs. When you click on a tab it takes you back to the top of the page , anyway we can get it to focus on the tab rather than returning to the top of the page.

*edit * durrrrrr fixed it, just needed to make sure the forums exited when referncing them in the php. My bad.....*fail ;) *

[bobster65]

I have a number of hacks at the top of the forum and you have to scroll down to get to the forum tabs. When you click on a tab it takes you back to the top of the page , anyway we can get it to focus on the tab rather than returning to the top of the page.

*edit * durrrrrr fixed it, just needed to make sure the forums exited when referncing them in the php. My bad.....*fail ;) *


Glad you got it solved.. done that a few times myself ;)

[Mookie]

Bob this is a awesome Mod. Currently have it running on a child template on my gaming site (ie not finished yet). Everything works great.

Except one small thing : All my subforums show up fine but when i have a section that does not have a sub forum just Threads inside it nothing shows up under it. Check out the last section (AoC Public Forums) it links to the correct area of the forums but does not display the threads. Any ways to fix this issue or add threads to this mod?

I looked through everything post and found a few with the same problem but did not find any fixes. Here is my ForumHome template also.

<!-- Tabbed AOC ? START Tab 3 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent3" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1126')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1126" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=126">Age of Conan (Leader Sardus)</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1126" style="">
$forumbits3a
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1160')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1160" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=160">Application</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1160" style="">
$forumbits3b
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->

<!-- CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1164')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1164" src="images/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=164">AoC Public Forums</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1164" style="">
$forumbits3c
</tbody>
<!-- /CUSTOM tbody CODE BASED ON YOUR STYLE -->


<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed AOC ? END Tab 3 Content Layout -->

[bobster65]

Bob this is a awesome Mod. Currently have it running on a child template on my gaming site (ie not finished yet). Everything works great.

Except one small thing : All my subforums show up fine but when i have a section that does not have a sub forum just Threads inside it nothing shows up under it. Check out the last section (AoC Public Forums) it links to the correct area of the forums but does not display the threads. Any ways to fix this issue or add threads to this mod?

I looked through everything post and found a few with the same problem but did not find any fixes. Here is my ForumHome template also.

Hey Mookie,

So the "category" just has threads and no forums or subforums .. is that correct? I can take a look.. just shoot me a PM when you get time. Its probably something simple :) Its not the template, it could just be the way the forumbit is being created..

Bob

[Blackhat]

Does it work for 3.7 ?

[bobster65]

Does it work for 3.7 ?

yes sir... :up:

[Antonio Pereira]

One word to describe this MOD: Amazing for me MOD of the year 2008

Iam in the first tests to try to install and the first impressions is very good hack.

At this moment i have 2 doubt?s and one suggestion for the next version.

First Doubt:confused:
Where to put the field Description? Only i see Category name --Forum Name
href="forumdisplay.php?f=5">CATEGORY NAME</a></td>


Secound Doubt:confused:
Can i make my own buttons personalized , not the color but all the button per example one image complete button?


Suggestion to Version 2:D
This mod is diferent wen compared with vbulletin.org tabs because wen i click in index.asp i have to load all forum, and you now wen a user is visiting one site have for habit to click many time in (Home)index.asp and this what have more CPU usage in one forum.
vbulletin.org tabs have done diference wen you click in home or another tab link only load that forum/subforum not all forum.

So if you can do some option in version 2 to give this extra CPU for larges sites certainly many vbulletin fans go use this MOD.


Sorry for my English.

Best Regards

[callumbush]

12. Locate the HTML comment <!-- main -->
NOTE: The code between the <!-- main --> and <!-- /main --> is where most of the additional code will be placed. (one small chunk goes immediately after <!-- /main --> )

>> ...Okay I give up, where do I find this? :)
There is no <!-- main --> or <!-- /main --> in my style's FORUMHOME

[bobster65]

12. Locate the HTML comment <!-- main -->
NOTE: The code between the <!-- main --> and <!-- /main --> is where most of the additional code will be placed. (one small chunk goes immediately after <!-- /main --> )

>> ...Okay I give up, where do I find this? :)
There is no <!-- main --> or <!-- /main --> in my style's FORUMHOME

PM me your FORUMHOME Template and I'll Remark the area you need :cool:

[SemperFideles]

Outstanding modification. Your documentation is very well written and thorough. Great job.

Did I read correctly that you intend on making the Template Changes automatic in future versions of the product?

The reason I ask is that I can perform the steps outlined but I've got so many other things going that I'm willing to wait for a more automated version of the product.

[bobster65]

Outstanding modification. Your documentation is very well written and thorough. Great job.

Did I read correctly that you intend on making the Template Changes automatic in future versions of the product?

The reason I ask is that I can perform the steps outlined but I've got so many other things going that I'm willing to wait for a more automated version of the product.

Thank you Sir! and yes, we are striving for minimal template edits in the next version. I've got a beta version now and 90% of the manual edits in version 1 are now gone (no need to manually build the cats/forums anymore as this is all dynamically done)..

No ETA as of today, but I might be looking for Beta testers as early as this week.

[Scamorz]

Hi Bob, thank you for this mod!

But i have a problem...

I created, for TAB2 a new category with 2 sections (id category 102). I put this ID in index_tab.php and in forumhome template.

In Forum Manager, if i set display order "0" for the category, the section within the category appears correctly on tab2 only but display 0 post (i have make 1 post)...if i set a number (1,2,3,6,8 etc...) it works well, but all the category appears on TAB1 (main forum) and on TAB2 also...
How i can resolve this problem?
Sorry for my english language...


p.s. this is the same problem of mike: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1520679&postcount=256

[Antonio Pereira]

I allready find your info about images buttons, but i have 2 questions.

Is how to have 2 images for wen is selected (shade)?

And how to eliminate the space betwen forum and buttons (images) ?

Best Regards

[Scamorz]

Antonio for the 2nd question i think you have to go in css file and modify cellspacing...

I add a question: how to eliminate the blue border on images tab?

[bobster65]

I allready find your info about images buttons, but i have 2 questions.

Is how to have 2 images for wen is selected (shade)?

And how to eliminate the space betwen forum and buttons (images) ?


Best Regards

Hi Antonio, You might take a look at the Indented CSS (The CSS is already in the File and Post 2 shows the change needed for the Forum Home template to use the different layout. There is no spacing. I am not sure how to have to images display when selected.. you'll probably have to do some research on CSS to see how its done..

[bobster65]

Hi Bob, thank you for this mod!

But i have a problem...

I created, for TAB2 a new category with 2 sections (id category 102). I put this ID in index_tab.php and in forumhome template.

In Forum Manager, if i set display order "0" for the category, the section within the category appears correctly on tab2 only but display 0 post (i have make 1 post)...if i set a number (1,2,3,6,8 etc...) it works well, but all the category appears on TAB1 (main forum) and on TAB2 also...
How i can resolve this problem?
Sorry for my english language...


p.s. this is the same problem of mike: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1520679&postcount=256

Thats because of the way the creation of the formbits function works.. its best to just create Tab 1 just like all the rest (don't use the default forumbits)..

this is all going to change in the next version which is much easier to setup (no more manually building all the tabs) ..

[bobster65]

Antonio for the 2nd question i think you have to go in css file and modify cellspacing...

I add a question: how to eliminate the blue border on images tab?

That would be in the CSS File as well.. not sure which one you are using.

[Scamorz]

Thats because of the way the creation of the formbits function works.. its best to just create Tab 1 just like all the rest (don't use the default forumbits)..

this is all going to change in the next version which is much easier to setup (no more manually building all the tabs) ..

Thank you for your fast reply!

This is my cod of TAB1:
<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 1 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent1" class="tabcontent">
$forumbits

$forumhome_markread_script
</div>

So, i must change $forumbits in others name variables (plural, because i have 12 main categories :P) and add it in index_tab.php, right?

[bobster65]

Thank you for your fast reply!

This is my cod of TAB1:
<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 1 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent1" class="tabcontent">
$forumbits

$forumhome_markread_script
</div>

So, i must change $forumbits in others name variables (plural, because i have 12 main categories :P) and add it in index_tab.php, right?

yes sir, just build up Tab 1 like you build all the others..... then you don't have to set to 0 to hide ..

[Scamorz]

Ok thank you very much, it works well, but so the forumhome template is very long because i must put this code for each category, and i have 12 category in main tab1:


<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_99')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_99" src="gfx_vB36revisited/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=2">Category Name</a></td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_99" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="200" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[last_post]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_lastpostspacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[threads]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_last-p-t_spacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[posts]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_last-p-t_spacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>


Then i must translate these categories (or less) in tab2 and in tab3. It's very long!
How i can do that? :P:P:P

[bobster65]

Ok thank you very much, it works well, but so the forumhome template is very long because i must put this code for each category, and i have 12 category in main tab1:


<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_99')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_99" src="gfx_vB36revisited/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=2">Category Name</a></td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_99" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="200" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[last_post]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_lastpostspacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[threads]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_last-p-t_spacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[posts]
<div><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/_last-p-t_spacer.gif" alt="" /></div></td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>


Then i must translate these categories (or less) in tab2 and in tab3. It's very long!
How i can do that? :P:P:P

ya, setting it up manually is not fast .... if you want, hold of for the next version which is a lot less template edits and cats are created automatically :cool:

[Scamorz]

Ok thanks sir, i will attend this new version. Your mod is a great script. I need it. :)

p.s. if you need beta testers i'm ready for that ;)

[bigtime]

Will this work in 3.71?

[bobster65]

Will this work in 3.71?

Works in 3.7 have not tested in 3.7.1 unless they changed how forumbits are created, it should work just fine..

[004]

Can somebody tell me how or give an example of how to make a "Portal" tab....A tab that will take ya to the Portal, or any non-forum page?

Thanks

[bobster65]

Can somebody tell me how or give an example of how to make a "Portal" tab....A tab that will take ya to the Portal, or any non-forum page?

Thanks

You could check out Tabbar Suite (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=179163) its a Tab Navigation system :up:

[004]

You could check out Tabbar Suite (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=179163) its a Tab Navigation system :up:
Yeah i saw that one, as well as a couple others.
Was hoping to be able to use your mod for this though, as we already have it setup.
Is it not possible?

Thanks for the quick reply bob :)

[bobster65]

Yeah i saw that one, as well as a couple others.
Was hoping to be able to use your mod for this though, as we already have it setup.
Is it not possible?

Thanks for the quick reply bob :)

This MOD isn't a Navigation system... the tabs do not take you anywhere, they display content within a DIV on the page without leaving the page.. You want a Tab Navigation system like vborg most likely..

[004]

Ok, lemme ask another way....Is it possible to display all the Portal info in a tab? Kinda like the "What's Going On" tab example in this thread?

[bobster65]

Ok, lemme ask another way....Is it possible to display all the Portal info in a tab? Kinda like the "What's Going On" tab example in this thread?

yes, you can take a look at another mod I released here (AJAX TABS) for CMPS and you can get an idea on how easy it is to add custom content.

[Scamorz]

Hi bob, when your last version will be released? Sorry, i'd like to have an estimated date :)

[bobster65]

Hi bob, when your last version will be released? Sorry, i'd like to have an estimated date :)

It won't be released until its beta tested.. I wished I could give a solid date, but I can't as that depends on bugs, fixing bugs etc.. the GOAL is for the end of this month.. it could be sooner or later tho.

[Scamorz]

Ok thanks, we all trust in your great work ;)

[kennethj]

great job, like this much, makes things easier for me :rolleyes:

a few simple edits and have it working on split styles - what we use and have -
GFXstyles @ forum (http://gfxstyles.com/forum/index.php?styleid=503)

[Scamorz]

Hi kennet do you use GFx Style?
I use it, what's the code to rebuild the style of category?
Thanks :)

[Blackhat]

does it work with php5 ?

[bobster65]

does it work with php5 ?

the only php this uses is default vbulletin code, so yes.

[vcruiser]

bobster65: Thanks for the mod. Even I got it to work. I see the CSS in your download file but don't know where it should be uploaded to. I would like to make color adjustments, can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks again.:up:

[GaiLoan]

thanks for the super mod, i got a problem, when click the tab its like link Go to top of page?

[bobster65]

bobster65: Thanks for the mod. Even I got it to work. I see the CSS in your download file but don't know where it should be uploaded to. I would like to make color adjustments, can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks again.:up:

Color adjustments are done via the css file. Re-read the top of the instructions and it tells you where to upload the the css file :cool:

thanks for the super mod, i got a problem, when click the tab its like link Go to top of page?

Sounds like you have a tab to tab content area mismatch. I can take a look at your template if you PM it to me :cool:

[bobster65]

**UPDATE**

Getting close to needing a few Beta Testers for version 2 (which is AJAX) ..

I have it running live on a few sites right now... check out http://www.teryxhq.com/forums/ to see it in action..

[dieselpowered]

Yes, much much easier to manage!!!!

[silly rabbit]

the only php this uses is default vbulletin code, so yes.
bobster, very cool coding - something to play with and learn from!

Rather than create a separate index_tabs.php I placed this into the original instead:
$forumbits = construct_forum_bit($forumid);
if ($styleid == 3)
{
//In the example below, the Category ID . . .
etc, etc
}
See any problems with that?

Rabbit

[bobster65]

bobster, very cool coding - something to play with and learn from!

Rather than create a separate index_tabs.php I placed this into the original instead:
$forumbits = construct_forum_bit($forumid);
if ($styleid == 3)
{
//In the example below, the Category ID . . .
etc, etc
}
See any problems with that?

Rabbit

the index_tabs.php is simply for testing .. you put everything in the index.php file when reay to go live.. this however is totally different in the next version which will be released as soon as its beta tested...

[RedTrinity]

Hi Bobster,

I would appreciate any help you can provide with this alignment issue for IE7...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2008/06/57.jpg

The tabs appear fine in FF, however!

Cheers :)

[mokonzi]

You got your code for it? CSS and HTML?

[OsideRida06]

bobster65 I pm'd you!

[Scamorz]

**UPDATE**

Getting close to needing a few Beta Testers for version 2 (which is AJAX) ..

I have it running live on a few sites right now... check out http://www.teryxhq.com/forums/ to see it in action..


It's wonderful! It works with all browsers...

[Biggles]

Hi Bobster

Fantastic concept. Love it. I will be giving it a try with my limited skills (clicked installed, of course). Thanks a million. :up:

Scamorz

Thanks for the peek at your site. Very impressive indeed. Great work, particularly that little fold over thingy in the top right corner. Well done. :D

[Scamorz]

Biggles that site is not mine :D...it has been posted by bobster to test his script ;)

[dieselpowered]

Biggles, thank you for the compliment, I am assuming you are referring to my site www.teryxhq.com (http://www.teryxhq.com) ?

[Biggles]

Biggles, thank you for the compliment, I am assuming you are referring to my site www.teryxhq.com (http://www.teryxhq.com) ?Yes indeedy, it was in fact your site to which I referred. It's great. And a little humbling too. Brilliant work, xtremeoffroad.

As for my little faux pas, Scamorz, sorry about that. I'm beginning to feel too old and arthritic for all this. :D

It may have something to do with me getting this great mod three-quarters installed and then losing my way completely. And the more I read bobster's excellent instructions the less they are making sense to me, if you follow what I mean?

I think I'll go to bed early and forget about it. Bah!:p Anyone want a FORUMHOME template for a child style that looks 3/4 cool? He he.:rolleyes:

I do have a perhaps naive question: why not just install some tab images in the right position and hyperlink them to the desired forums?

[dieselpowered]

Thank you Biggles for the kind words :)

I would try to help you out, however, I am not using the version you are, therefore, am not familiar with it.

I am half tempted to just tell you to wait for a little bit until the AJAX version is released....much easier to work with!

[dutchbb]

Looks like a great idea but i don't understand the install file, and it's way too much work. You need to make this easier to install.

[Biggles]

Thank you Biggles for the kind words :)

I would try to help you out, however, I am not using the version you are, therefore, am not familiar with it.Smashing site you have, so totally deserving of my kind [and sincere] words.

Am I right in thinking the version you are referring to is vBulletin 3.6.10? If so, there's a good reason why I have gone back to that older version of vBulletin (I won't bore you with it here though). Suffice to say it works better for me. :D

I am half tempted to just tell you to wait for a little bit until the AJAX version is released....much easier to work with!I think that's good advice, xtremeoff-road. I've had my sleep and will play around with bobster's instructions again later today. But I have this kinda sinking feeling that bobster's lengthy manual instructions are just a little beyond my aged and decrepit capabilities. I am rather pleased I got it 3/4 installed anyway. I must be getting better at this stuff than I thought! :up:

[xTerMn8R]

I dont know, I was using and STILL AM at this point, the Older version that used php files to arrange the Tabbed content. I dont like this new layout having to chop up default templates and php files to get the layout. I notice that all the referals are for the INDEX.PHP files and no mention of the cmps_index.php used with vbadvanced. The old method made it very easy to create a specific template for Tabbed content and made incorporating it into Modules for CMPS very easy. Am I Missing summin here , Whats the Improvement?

Confused and ready to stick with what worked and didnt appear broken,

Tom
www.superskunkracing.org

[OsideRida06]

I am using the current version, and will be updating as soon as the new version comes out. This has to be one of the greatest mods on here. I know my members love it.

[bobster65]

I dont know, I was using and STILL AM at this point, the Older version that used php files to arrange the Tabbed content. I dont like this new layout having to chop up default templates and php files to get the layout. I notice that all the referals are for the INDEX.PHP files and no mention of the cmps_index.php used with vbadvanced. The old method made it very easy to create a specific template for Tabbed content and made incorporating it into Modules for CMPS very easy. Am I Missing summin here , Whats the Improvement?

Confused and ready to stick with what worked and didnt appear broken,

Tom
www.superskunkracing.org

Tom, you are talking about a totally different MOD. The one you are referring to is AJAX Tabbed Content that I wrote specifically for vBa CMPS.

This has nothing to do with that. This is a NON AJAX Solution for Tabbing out the Categories for Forum Home only. It was done this way on purpose. It was done as a request and was something I never wanted to release because it required manual install and setup, however, I received 100s of PMs and was tired of dealing with them so I just released this MANUAL version. It was never written with the intention of releasing it to members here. It was written the way it was so that it could be customized in one template (FORUMHOME) without writing a ton of template conditionals within multiple templates. It was also done NON Ajax for a reason.

Version 2 (which HAS been written with the intention for releasing to members) works similar (but not the same) as the MOD you are talking about. One difference will be that version 2 of this MOD will utilize YUI.

Once version 2 of this MOD is done, AJAX TABS for CMPS is being converted to YUI as well.

What will be nice for you is that the content files that you already have can also be used in this one (as well as 3 other mods that are currently under development)

[King Kovifor]

Tom, you are talking about a totally different MOD. The one you are referring to is AJAX Tabbed Content that I wrote specifically for vBa CMPS.

This has nothing to do with that. This is a NON AJAX Solution for Tabbing out the Categories for Forum Home only. It was done this way on purpose. It was done as a request and was something I never wanted to release because it required manual install and setup, however, I received 100s of PMs and was tired of dealing with them so I just released this MANUAL version. It was never written with the intention of releasing it to members here. It was written the way it was so that it could be customized in one template (FORUMHOME) without writing a ton of template conditionals within multiple templates. It was also done NON Ajax for a reason.

Version 2 (which HAS been written with the intention for releasing to members) works similar (but not the same) as the MOD you are talking about. One difference will be that version 2 of this MOD will utilize YUI.

Once version 2 of this MOD is done, AJAX TABS for CMPS is being converted to YUI as well.

What will be nice for you is that the content files that you already have can also be used in this one (as well as 3 other mods that are currently under development)

YUI is allowing the development to include some nice features for all you users out there. ;)

[Brother Malachi]

I'm having some trouble with this mod. $forumbits by itself displays everything perfectly but when I make my own variable such as $forumbits2 with category id (1,1,0) it doesn't style and just outputs plain text with the spacing. (I'm not using the default vbulletin style. Where can I edit what $forumbits outputs?

[bobster65]

I'm having some trouble with this mod. $forumbits by itself displays everything perfectly but when I make my own variable such as $forumbits2 with category id (1,1,0) it doesn't style and just outputs plain text with the spacing. (I'm not using the default vbulletin style. Where can I edit what $forumbits outputs?

Hey Hammerhead,

Sounds like you would benefit from holding off for version 2 which is much easier to work with, specially if you have custom styles that deviate from default vb layout/templating ... If you want to try, you will still need to edit the forum home template only.... you will see in the instructions remarks about were to edit layout code for your custom style.... ALL of that goes away with the next version however..

[Brother Malachi]

Thanks for the quick response :) When can we expect the new version?

P.S. I actually fixed the problem and it works great!

[Brother Malachi]

Another question:

I'm trying to combine this mod with another one that displays forums in categories in 2 columns. Here is the link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829&page=23

The problem is that, again, it only affects the main $forumbits variable and not $forumbits_tab1 which is the category in which I want to display the forums in two columns. How can change that?

[bobster65]

Thanks for the quick response :) When can we expect the new version?

P.S. I actually fixed the problem and it works great!

probably in a few weeks.. still got some bugs to iron out, but its looking better ever day!

Another question:

I'm trying to combine this mod with another one that displays forums in categories in 2 columns. Here is the link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829&page=23

The problem is that, again, it only affects the main $forumbits variable and not $forumbits_tab1 which is the category in which I want to display the forums in two columns. How can change that?

Check to see if that MOD makes any changes to the forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and forumhome_forumbit_level1_post Templates. If it does, you will have to re-create that manually in the container for that specific Category. Kinda a pain in the backside, but its doable.

Again, this will be automatic with the next version since the next version uses those templates.

[King Kovifor]

probably in a few weeks.. still got some bugs to iron out, but its looking better ever day!



Check to see if that MOD makes any changes to the forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and forumhome_forumbit_level1_post Templates. If it does, you will have to re-create that manually in the container for that specific Category. Kinda a pain in the backside, but its doable.

Again, this will be automatic with the next version since the next version uses those templates.
Bugs + Back End features. There is still quite a bit of work.

[BrettJC]

Just found this Mod and it is exactly what I am looking for, I don't think I can hold out for v2 before installing, will v2 include the removal of this version and update to v2, so that vb updates in the future don't effect it?

[Mesohu]

Any chance for an automatic installation like other mods ?

[King Kovifor]

Any chance for an automatic installation like other mods ?

Installation will be much easier. I did it the other day in like 5 minutes max.

[BrettJC]

Couldn't wait, installed this evening works great.

Just trying to make a specific tab load as default.

[Antonio Pereira]

**UPDATE**

Getting close to needing a few Beta Testers for version 2 (which is AJAX) ..

I have it running live on a few sites right now... check out http://www.teryxhq.com/forums/ to see it in action..

Hi bobster65, i have your version installed without Ajax and is 5*****, but i have a question to that new one(Ajax).

Wen i click in one tab the Ajax refresh the all forums, but my question is wen i click in one tab all home is refreshed ?

Because if i click in a Tab and this call /forum/index.php (home) in background this is very complicated , because you now the Home is that in one forum consume more CPU.

Or just refresh that forum is recalled by the Tab , and dont load all home ?

[OsideRida06]

I would love to request a feature which I think everyone would love.

Can you make it so that the tabs are always in there position? For instance, say you click on the second tab inline. Then you click on one of the forums in that second tab. Once you do that the tabs disappear. So can we get it so they stay there? That way they can go to another tab from inside a forum?

This is the main thing people have complained about with the tabs on my forum. They always have to back all the way out and start over after they enter a forum. I see on this new one it atleast goes to the tab that you were on when you click back. But it would be great to just have the tabs there at the top, so you can click the one you want to go to.

What do you think?

[mokonzi]

I think it'd be a great addition, as it's a pain navigating.

It'd have to be a seperate template, and positioned around the navbar.

Maybe even modifying the navbar might do it.

[King Kovifor]

I think it'd be a great addition, as it's a pain navigating.

It'd have to be a seperate template, and positioned around the navbar.

Maybe even modifying the navbar might do it.

2.0 includes a much easier way of creating and managing tabs.

[OsideRida06]

Yes but do they show on all pages, like I suggested? People love the tabs but they are a pain to navigate through, when you have to go all the way back and start over each time you enter a forum.

[bobster65]

Yes but do they show on all pages, like I suggested? People love the tabs but they are a pain to navigate through, when you have to go all the way back and start over each time you enter a forum.

One thing people need to remember is that Tabs are not a navigation (from page to page) system.. they are a container system to display content imbedded within a single page (In this case Forum Home).

You COULD however Emulate the "LOOK" of the Tabs on subsequent pages by using a Tab Menu System (Similar to the one here on vborg), but still, you are going to have to be taken back to the index.php page for the Tab Container functionality to work. I have link back tabs on my forumdisplay.php and showthread.php pages that you click on that take you back to forum home and open the tab that you clicked on.... maybe that would work for you?

I know what you want.. you want the index.php (Forum Home), forumdisplay and showthread all combined into one so that it can all be AJAX Tabbed on a single page .. That would take some SERIOUS rewriting of the Core vbulletin system to combine all of those into a single system ..

[carubmun]

bobster, your tab system is awesome, we are using it over at http://dailysportspages.com/forums/index.php and we cant wait for the next installment.
When you need guinea pigs... err beta testers, just let us know.

[OsideRida06]

You COULD however Emulate the "LOOK" of the Tabs on subsequent pages by using a Tab Menu System (Similar to the one here on vborg), but still, you are going to have to be taken back to the index.php page for the Tab Container functionality to work. I have link back tabs on my forumdisplay.php and showthread.php pages that you click on that take you back to forum home and open the tab that you clicked on.... maybe that would work for you?


It sounds like this would work just great for my needs. But how would we do it? With the new version that is? I am not even going to bother to do it with the one I am using now.

Is there a link where we can help beta test the new version? To help get this working?

[King Kovifor]

It sounds like this would work just great for my needs. But how would we do it? With the new version that is? I am not even going to bother to do it with the one I am using now.

Is there a link where we can help beta test the new version? To help get this working?

As it stands, v2.0 has a far way to go before a beta test is even possible.

[OsideRida06]

I thought they were already starting the beta testing?

[bobster65]

I thought they were already starting the beta testing?

2 different versions... the one KK is refering to is the YUI AJAX version (which we will be releasing as 2.0) .. the AJAX Version of the dynamic drive Tabs .js will be version 1.5 and IS in beta release (just not public yet) .. 1.5 however will not ever be a product or have a backend (ACP) .. waste of time since we are moving forward with YUI.

[vidan]

bobster i need it asap pls release >_<<

[bobster65]

bobster i need it asap pls release >_<<

lol... patience my friend .... Beta 1.5 will be released (added to this thread) as early as tomorrow (no sooner tho).

[vidan]

thank you very much, since the other ajax version got remember me issue, nice job mr bobs

[King Kovifor]

thank you very much, since the other ajax version got remember me issue, nice job mr bobs

Remember Me issue?

[Brother Malachi]

2 different versions... the one KK is refering to is the YUI AJAX version (which we will be releasing as 2.0) .. the AJAX Version of the dynamic drive Tabs .js will be version 1.5 and IS in beta release (just not public yet) .. 1.5 however will not ever be a product or have a backend (ACP) .. waste of time since we are moving forward with YUI.

What is YUI?

Also, I've got a question. I'm trying to combine the current version of your mod with this mod: arrange forums in columns on forumhome (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829)

You can see tabs in action on http://dailysportspages.com/forums/ (http://dailysportspages.com/forums/)

I basically made custom forumbit variables for each category and built the entire page...and only tabbed the sports categories in the middle. Now, i'm trying to show the forums of the tabbed categories in two columns.

The columns mod (this one (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829)) works fine on default $forumsbit but doesn't work on custom ones (If i do $forumsbit_main = construct_forum_bit(1); ) I tried using the function that came with that mod (constuct_forum_columns(forumid, num_of_columns)) but it doesn't come out quite right.

Would you know how how to fix this by any chance? :D

[bobster65]

What is YUI?

Also, I've got a question. I'm trying to combine the current version of your mod with this mod: arrange forums in columns on forumhome (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829)

You can see tabs in action on http://dailysportspages.com/forums/ (http://dailysportspages.com/forums/)

I basically made custom forumbit variables for each category and built the entire page...and only tabbed the sports categories in the middle. Now, i'm trying to show the forums of the tabbed categories in two columns.

The columns mod (this one (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829)) works fine on default $forumsbit but doesn't work on custom ones (If i do $forumsbit_main = construct_forum_bit(1); ) I tried using the function that came with that mod (constuct_forum_columns(forumid, num_of_columns)) but it doesn't come out quite right.

Would you know how how to fix this by any chance? :D

To answer your question about YUI ....

The Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)

The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses.

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/

I have a fix for ya, wait till tomorrow when I release ver 1.5 That should solve your problem (hopefully lol) .. I SHOULD be releasing it tomorrow baring any last minute changes.

[vAsia]

Not sure if it is just me, but I find the installation instruction hard to understand,

[King Kovifor]

Not sure if it is just me, but I find the installation instruction hard to understand,

Wait until 1.5, they are easier.

[vidan]

hello bob release pleasee!!

[King Kovifor]

hello bob release pleasee!!

Rushing a release it the worst thing a modification author can do.

[bobster65]

hello bob release pleasee!!

have at it .. ;)

[maidos]

if we install the beta can we upgrade to the new version without losing any data

[maidos]

when can we see a version that has product file that can do the template modification on its own?

[bobster65]

if we install the beta can we upgrade to the new version without losing any data

yes .... version 2 will have a lot of similarities to the front end as the beta.... so ya.

[Brother Malachi]

have at it .. ;)

Sweet! Thanks. Btw I'd be more than happy to help you beta-test if you need extra help. Give me a shout.

[bobster65]

Sweet! Thanks. Btw I'd be more than happy to help you beta-test if you need extra help. Give me a shout.

go ahead and download it.. I updated the first post of this thread with the Zip file for the AJAX Version.

[sdfaheem]

Can somebody post screenshots of the front and backend please?
I already have the 1.01 version installed on my forum www.dentocafe.com and i don't wanna revert it now, will be a lot of work!
So, would like to see the screenshots and how it works

[logicuk]

If javascript is disbaled no one can see your forums including the spider

do you think you can fix it?

[Brother Malachi]

If javascript is disbaled no one can see your forums including the spider

do you think you can fix it?
Don't spiders look in the source and not what is actually visible in the browser?

[vidan]

THANKS BOB, INSTALL rite now, anyway there is no problem with SEO right?

[bobster65]

If javascript is disbaled no one can see your forums including the spider

do you think you can fix it?

Both versions are fully search engine unobtrusive, so Spiders have NO problem using either one. This has been tested and documented by Dynamic Drive (the creator of the .js files). IF Spiders hit the site with Java script disabled, they will have access to a very simple basic HTML LIST which has URLs that it can access and get to the information it needs while spidering a site with TABs installed.. Simple as that.

The AJAX Beta release is "As is" .. this is for those that want to "test" it out, play with it, use it etc.. no further development will be done on either version as we are working on version 2.0

If you are worried about people that have JS disabled, then when you install this (or anything else that uses JS), install it on a child style and have the parent style NON Tabbed. Heck, some people don't like the tabs, this way they can choose ;)

[vidan]

hello bob, tryin to install,but fail. the tabs showed perfectly, but when click one or another tab it open nothing, only the loading.gif then no forum come out.

in step 3 :

STEP 3 - Create a NEW Template: FORUMHOMETAB

in step 4 :Insert this line at the very begining of the template.
------------------------------------------------------
<if condition="(THIS_SCRIPT == 'tabforumhome' AND in_array($forum['forumid'], $GLOBALS[tabcats])) OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">

is it tabforumhome or forumhometab? or both correctly?

thanks

[vidan]

FIXED! INSTALLED!! GOOD!!!!!!!! thanks bob

[bobster65]

hello bob, tryin to install,but fail. the tabs showed perfectly, but when click one or another tab it open nothing, only the loading.gif then no forum come out.

in step 3 :

STEP 3 - Create a NEW Template: FORUMHOMETAB


in step 4 :Insert this line at the very begining of the template.
------------------------------------------------------
<if condition="(THIS_SCRIPT == 'tabforumhome' AND in_array($forum['forumid'], $GLOBALS[tabcats])) OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">

is it tabforumhome or forumhometab? or both correctly?

thanks

THe THIS SCRIPT is for the php file which is named tabforumhome.php I purposely named the template just the opposite so that there would be no confusion lol

[bobster65]

hello

i include my lv1 nopost and lv1post

you have not applied the template changes to those two templates.... read the install doc again, it shows you what template changes need to be made.. its the simplest template edit possible as you insert one line of code at the very beginning of the template and one tag at the very end..

[Reminisce32]

Hi.. i think i did everything correctly but the tabs are not showing

you can see how it looks here http://www.maddengurus.com/forums/?styleid=1

or just go to the bottom and change the template to Default Style

what did i do wrong?

when i go to http://www.maddengurus.com/forums/tabforumhome.php

it shows Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in /includes/functions_forumlist.php(350) : eval()'d code on line 1

is something wrong with tabforumhome.php in the beta version?

[Scamorz]

Hi bob, thank you for this mod. It works but i found some problems...

I had to put /forum/ in the path to ajaxtabs.css and ajaxtabs.js
The script now is working but i don't see loading.gif

In Internet Explorer 6 i see this picture in the attachment:

[Reminisce32]

scamorz, any idea why mine looks the way it does? i checked the template edits over and over and i uploaded everything to the right place.

[Scamorz]

reminisce i dont' know. You can try to add /forum to the path before /clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css and /clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.js in forumhome....so it works for me.

[Reminisce32]

fixed it.. had to put the whole link from http://---------ajaxtabs.css and .js.

thanks

[Reminisce32]

for some odd reason when i add another tab.. it adds it.. but when i click it it also pulls up another tab so two tabs come up and it wont open by itself.. anyone seen this before?

[bobster65]

for some odd reason when i add another tab.. it adds it.. but when i click it it also pulls up another tab so two tabs come up and it wont open by itself.. anyone seen this before?

post your code.

[Reminisce32]

edit... nevermind i saw the problem

..great mod. cant wait for the next version.

[Scamorz]

Ok, i edited the path in .js file and now i see loading.gif
But in IE 6 i see this bad layout:
How i can resolve it?

[bobster65]

Ok, i edited the path in .js file and now i see loading.gif
But in IE 6 i see this bad layout:
How i can resolve it?

Play around with the CSS a little. Just make a copy of the original and start making adjustments to it (thats how I do it).. I am far from a CSS junkie lol .. Friggin IE messes everything up.. works fine for you in FF tho?

[Scamorz]

In FF works fine...
i am not expert in css...but i try to modify something:(

EDIT: i deleted <br style="clear: left" /> and now the layout in IE6 is ok! ;)
Great mod!

[bobster65]

In FF works fine...
i am not expert in css...but i try to modify something:(

do you have a link to your site so I can look at it in IE?

[karnevil]

Hmmm well i'm not sure what I am doing wrong

www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php

The 'tabs' end up being a bullet point list and there are no forums on forumhome at all, then if you click on each ''tab'' it takes you to www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php with the relevant forum categories on - without any of the forum formatting (standard forumhome is www.legalbeagles.info/forums


I did all the template changes, and created the new template, and treble checked them, and the files are uploaded. I can't work out what I am missing at all.

Have removed template changes for now.

Am I missing something really obvious ?

Thanks in advance.

[karnevil]

okay from reading it could be the path to /clientscript

so will try that out on test forum.


YEP thats it :) just took the preceeding / off the links.

Works brilliantly now. sorry for my panic :)

[Brother Malachi]

Hmmm well i'm not sure what I am doing wrong

www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php (http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php)

The 'tabs' end up being a bullet point list and there are no forums on forumhome at all, then if you click on each ''tab'' it takes you to www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php (http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/tabforumhome.php) with the relevant forum categories on - without any of the forum formatting (standard forumhome is www.legalbeagles.info/forums (http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums)


I did all the template changes, and created the new template, and treble checked them, and the files are uploaded. I can't work out what I am missing at all.

Have removed template changes for now.

Am I missing something really obvious ?

Thanks in advance.

Did you forget to add the includes for the css and javascript files?

[Reminisce32]

any way to make the tabs match the colors of a custom skin? its currently the default vBulletin color

[bobster65]

any way to make the tabs match the colors of a custom skin? its currently the default vBulletin color

Yes, thats all done in the CSS file. Just change the back ground colors for the various elements.. pretty easy..

[Digital Jedi]

Anyone know where the default Loading GIF is located? I wanted to switch mine to that one, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it. I know I've found it before.

[bobster65]

Anyone know where the default Loading GIF is located? I wanted to switch mine to that one, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it. I know I've found it before.

I have one loaded in the zip file in the Clientscripts/Tabs folder .. you can put it where ever you want, just edit the ajaxtabs.js file and towards the top (maybe 3 lines down) is the path to the image.. just change the path to where you uploaded the image.

[Digital Jedi]

I have one loaded in the zip file in the Clientscripts/Tabs folder .. you can put it where ever you want, just edit the ajaxtabs.js file and towards the top (maybe 3 lines down) is the path to the image.. just change the path to where you uploaded the image.
Actually, I'm trying to change that one to the one my forum uses for Quick Reply, but for the life of me, I can't find that load icon. I thought it was in images/misc or [stylevar]/misc, but didn't see it there. For some reason, it's alluding me.

[bobster65]

Actually, I'm trying to change that one to the one my forum uses for Quick Reply, but for the life of me, I can't find that load icon. I thought it was in images/misc or [stylevar]/misc, but didn't see it there. For some reason, it's alluding me.

default vbulletin comes with 2 named 11x11progress.gif and 13x13progress.gif they are in the misc directory.. might those be the ones? There is also one named progress.gif

[Digital Jedi]

"Progress" Ack! That's why I couldn't find it. I was looking for "load" or some variation thereof. Thanks. <smacks head>

[Digital Jedi]

I dummied up some tabs on templates that aren't FORUMHOME, and managed to get the "fake" tabs to work as regular links, and even take you to the correct tab. I was wondering, though, what I would need to do to get a dummied tab to look like a selected tab. I tried mimicking the CSS and putting an inline style for that particular <li>, but that didn't seem to do anything. Functionally, everything's working, but aesthetically I can't reproduce that selected effect on the dummied tabs.

[smnoel]

Bobster,

This is a great mod and I am looking forward to 2.0 and 3.0!
I am using Version 1.5

In action: http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums

My problem.
-When I switch tabs it lags and takes time between.
-there is a border where the loading gif used to appear.

Looking at other boards they seem to be loading instantly and do not have a space between the tab and the forum.

What am I doing wrong? (Is this tied to a limitation in 1.5?)
Let me know what you need.

Thank you in advance.

[karnevil]

I get the same thing.

Also another small problem is in my WHOS ONLINE list - I get ''Unknown Location /forums/tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=100&tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=166&tabcat[]=5&tabcat[]=35&tabcat[]=69&tabcat[]=132&tabcat[]=75&1214218''

which kicks it out of alignment - I guess I could have a word wrap for the layout.l..but would rather it stayed staying Viewing Index (or even the tab name?)

(ooo it did it here too sorry)

smneol - I really like your forum btw xxx

[bobster65]

I get the same thing.


Also another small problem is in my WHOS ONLINE list - I get ''Unknown Location /forums/tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=100&tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=166&tabcat[]=5&tabcat[]=35&tabcat[]=69&tabcat[]=132&tabcat[]=75&1214218''

which kicks it out of alignment - I guess I could have a word wrap for the layout.l..but would rather it stayed staying Viewing Index (or even the tab name?)



(ooo it did it here too sorry)


smneol - I really like your forum btw xxx

lol... I KNEW I forgot to add something. I'll create an XML File for the WOL so that will be fixed .. thanks for pointing that out.

[bobster65]

I dummied up some tabs on templates that aren't FORUMHOME, and managed to get the "fake" tabs to work as regular links, and even take you to the correct tab. I was wondering, though, what I would need to do to get a dummied tab to look like a selected tab. I tried mimicking the CSS and putting an inline style for that particular <li>, but that didn't seem to do anything. Functionally, everything's working, but aesthetically I can't reproduce that selected effect on the dummied tabs.

the Rollover effect or the "selected" effect? Selected isn't going to work on other pages, cause you are leaving the page when you click on it.. selected only takes affect after an onclick event.

[bobster65]

Bobster,

This is a great mod and I am looking forward to 2.0 and 3.0!
I am using Version 1.5

In action: http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums

My problem.
-When I switch tabs it lags and takes time between.
-there is a border where the loading gif used to appear.

Looking at other boards they seem to be loading instantly and do not have a space between the tab and the forum.

What am I doing wrong? (Is this tied to a limitation in 1.5?)
Let me know what you need.

Thank you in advance.

-When I switch tabs it lags and takes time between.

This not a problem, that is standard with this version as its checking the forums for new data (AJAX). The YUI Version is dang near instant tho.

You might be looking at boards that have the NON AJAX Version installed.. there is no lag time on the NON AJAX version as everything is preloaded, but it takes longer to load the first time and the data is never refreshed.

LOADING.gif - You need to edit the ajaxtabs.js file and change the path to your Loading image (its not showing up for me).. The Path is right at the top of the file (maybe 3 lines down)..

Other than that, your site looks good and is running like it should.. the loading/lag time (for me) is less than 1 second ...

[smnoel]

Karnevil,

Thank you very much!

Bobster,

Thank you! I actually removed the gif image trying to reduce the size loading bar.
(do not want the loading gif)
I was unable to figure out how.

[bobster65]

Karnevil,

Thank you very much!


Bobster,

Thank you! I actually removed the gif image trying to reduce the size loading bar.
(do not want the loading gif)
I was unable to figure out how.

That "space" is a space between the bottom of the forums and the Whats going on Box. Its not caused or created by the tabs, it has always been there as a separation between the two. Are you wanting the Tabs to touch the top of the whats going on box? If so, you CAN remove that space, but then when the Forums display, the last one will touch the Whats going on box.

[Digital Jedi]

the Rollover effect or the "selected" effect? Selected isn't going to work on other pages, cause you are leaving the page when you click on it.. selected only takes affect after an onclick event.
Anyway to fake the look, or will the <li> always use the main CSS style, even if I use new class?

[bobster65]

Anyway to fake the look, or will the <li> always use the main CSS style, even if I use new class?

You can fake the rollover effect, but I don't know about the "Selected" ... If I wasn't working on v2.0 I would figure out something for ya..

[Digital Jedi]

That's okay. Just wondering if I overlooked a method. I'll have to come back to it myself. My forums has been closed for too many days. :D

[bobster65]

That's okay. Just wondering if I overlooked a method. I'll have to come back to it myself. My forums has been closed for too many days. :D

You can always do multiple styles and make the Tabbed Forum Home a Child style so you don't have to close your forums down ;)

[Digital Jedi]

Oh, I was closed for upgrading purposes. You hack was just the final touch on the upgrade. ;)

[karnevil]

lol... I KNEW I forgot to add something. I'll create an XML File for the WOL so that will be fixed .. thanks for pointing that out.

Thanking you muchly

excellent mod - looks brill and makes the site sooooo much nicer to use.

[Rs06 Ant]

Not sure what im doing wrong but my forum is not located in a subdomain and i have a index.html front page. When trying to select a default loading catergory it displays the index.html files as a forum...

Very strange.

[Rs06 Ant]

Figured it out.

Dohhhhh :) i was getting confused with forum number and the actual (forum ID)

[Megatr0n]

Question: Do you have to update this hack everytime you install a new version of vBulletin?

[CHIPIT]

One thing that would be nice to see in the AJAX version is a way to display all forums as in the other ajax tab hack.

[bobster65]

Question: Do you have to update this hack everytime you install a new version of vBulletin?

unfortunately, with this initial version, parts of it, yes.. you can make it easy on yourself and save the templates and then wen you revert, you can just cut and past the changes back in. If you use the NON AJAX Version, you will have to do the same with the index.php file.

We are going to try our hardest to make the next version a product that won't be effected by upgrades..

One thing that would be nice to see in the AJAX version is a way to display all forums as in the other ajax tab hack.

try using -1 as the Cat ID .. that should create the full list of Cats/Forums ..

[CHIPIT]

try using -1 as the Cat ID .. that should create the full list of Cats/Forums ..

Alright, thanks :)

[King Kovifor]

We are going to try our hardest to make the next version a product that won't be effected by upgrades...

2.0+ will have upgrade paths. We can't promise for 1.0 & 1.5 -> 2.0+...

[bobster65]

Alright, thanks :)

Let me know if that worked for you..

[Riceman]

Is it possible to make this mod work similar to the MiniForum mod for IPB, where forums are displayed on alternating pages rather then using JS?

[King Kovifor]

You could simulate that using TFH's tabindex.php file, but it may require a bit more work on your end.

[Megatr0n]

unfortunately, with this initial version, parts of it, yes.. you can make it easy on yourself and save the templates and then wen you revert, you can just cut and past the changes back in. If you use the NON AJAX Version, you will have to do the same with the index.php file.

We are going to try our hardest to make the next version a product that won't be effected by upgrades..



try using -1 as the Cat ID .. that should create the full list of Cats/Forums ..

OK, until then I'll reinstall this product.

[OsideRida06]

I seem to be having a problem. I am trying to install the Ultimate Side Colums 2.2 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=175181) on my forum.

At first it looked great from my view on my computer. However I have a big 17" screen and great resolution. I let some other members view it to see if everything was looking alright. Just to kind of test it. It seems everyone is having a problem with the tabs on my forum now. Here is a prnt scrn of one my members viewing the forum. I guess they said it only happens on the last wo tabs.

Here is the pic!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/inkinc93/calipic2.jpg

I would, of course, like to get this fixed as quickly as possible. Thanks to any one that can help me out with this.

[bobster65]

Its displaying wrong all over the place (not just with Tabs) .. the entire left hand side should be bumped over (all the way down past the album stuff and whats going on.. it breaks right at the bottom of the Tabs .. Check your FORUMHOME Template and make sure there are not any roage </table> breaks between the bottom of the last tab code and the Whats going on area..

I took a quick look and saw a </td> </tr> </table> just after the Tabs Initialization script that normally isn't there ..

Anyway, Random Pictures, Top 10 Box and Whats going on are all shifted to the Left and should like up perfectly with the bottom of the forums when that Left Column is active (and they are not, so there is a break somewhere) ..

[OsideRida06]

Yes, you are viewing the code that I have been messing around with. Everything was displaying just fine before I started messing it. Everything but the tab content that is. The whats going on, the albums, and everything were perfectly lined up. The reason the table codes were in there when you viewed it, is because I have been trying to put them in tables. But it's not working properly.

[zappsan]

Hi it's me again, sadly with the same issue I posted about a while ago.
Last time I posted, I had this issue -> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1529989&postcount=285

I tried playing around with it a little. I also tried it with remote links, I used the tabcontent.js v2.2. When I tried to access a specific tab by its link now, I got the same issue. The tab would be selected first, but after a second it would jump back to the very first tab.

Now I use the AJAX version, added the class="selected" to a different tab, but the first tab is always selected no matter what I do.
I dunno whether the AJAX version is supposed to get the same changed done, but well are there any updates on this issue?

[bobster65]

Yes, you are viewing the code that I have been messing around with. Everything was displaying just fine before I started messing it. Everything but the tab content that is. The whats going on, the albums, and everything were perfectly lined up. The reason the table codes were in there when you viewed it, is because I have been trying to put them in tables. But it's not working properly.

Don't know what to tell ya. I don't have access to your FORUMHOME Template and it contains multiple MOD edits (not just this one). I am running Kerry Ann's USC, Cybs Forum Stats just fine with this and it displays just fine in both IE and FF. I've installed this with USC and the Album Mod, Chat, stats etc and they all play nice together.

The template code <!- MAIN on the FORUMHOME with this is the same exact code that the default forumhome uses, so unless you are putting something extra in, it will work just fine.. that's why I mentioned that you must have something "extra" that is breaking the layout.

Why not post your entire FORUMHOME Template so that someone can look at it and maybe see whats causing it? You ask for help, but don't give anyone anything to look at (and sorry, viewing the source code only goes so far, it doesn't have any template conditionals or variables) ... I'll look at it when I get time if you provide it (either post or PM)

[bobster65]

Hi it's me again, sadly with the same issue I posted about a while ago.
Last time I posted, I had this issue -> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1529989&postcount=285

I tried playing around with it a little. I also tried it with remote links, I used the tabcontent.js v2.2. When I tried to access a specific tab by its link now, I got the same issue. The tab would be selected first, but after a second it would jump back to the very first tab.

Now I use the AJAX version, added the class="selected" to a different tab, but the first tab is always selected no matter what I do.

I dunno whether the AJAX version is supposed to get the same changed done, but well are there any updates on this issue?

You can take a look at dynamic drive and see if the remote links work differently within the AJAX Version of the .js file. I did see in their forums that someone from here posted about this issue and there was some sorta solution that seemed to work for them.. I don't have it bookmarked, just do a search on Tabs and Remote Links and you should be able to find it. Sorry that I can't be more help right now... Im not pursuing using the DD .js file anymore as we shifted all development to YUI Tabview. (and just so you know, so far remote links work like a charm with the YUI Tabview).

[OsideRida06]

Right now I am in the process of switching to the Ajax tabs. I will post up the forumhome that was causing this though. It only happens on then sports, and General 101 tab. Here it is.

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$forumbits5

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$forumbits5a

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$forumbits2e

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$forumbits2

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$forumbits2d

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$forumbits2c

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$forumbits2b

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$forumbits2b2

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$forumbits2b3

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$forumbits2b1

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<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home ? END Tab 2b Content Layout -->

[OsideRida06]

There were to many characters to post it all in one post. Here is the rest of it.

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 3 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent3" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_55')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_55" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=5">General</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_55" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>

$forumbits3b

</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_3535')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_3535" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=35">Cali Cash</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_3535" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>

$forumbits3c

</tbody>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home ? END Tab 3 Content Layout -->





<!-- /main -->

<!-- Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var myforumtabs=new ddtabcontent("forumtabs")
myforumtabs.setpersist(true)
myforumtabs.setselectedClassTarget("link")
myforumtabs.init()
</script>
<!-- /end Tabbed Forums switch tab script -->

<br />
<br />


<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><div class="forumtitle">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table class="icontable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="70%" align="center">
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">$vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">$vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showlocks']">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" align="left">$vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td></if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
$rightcolumn_advertisement

$footer
</body>

Like I said now I am in the process of switching to the Ajax tabbed version. I have it all installed and it does not have the error from above. What ever it may be. I created this Ajax one as a child style as the one that was having the problems with the orginal tabbed forumhome. It does not drop down like the regular tabbed version. It does have a small problem though. I do not know what it could be. On my monitor it shows up just fine. But on a another members the tabs have to much space between them and where the forums start. Here is a pic of my view, and then this other members view. I have the spacing for this area set 1px. Which it does come up that way on my view as you can see.

My View
http://www.calistyle101.com/images/cs101new.gif

Other View
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll154/anchitloser90/untitled.jpg

You can view both of these at my forum. The old tabs are the "Default" skin, and the Ajax tabs are the "Ajax Tabbed!"

http://calistyle101.com/forums/

Thanks. I do appreciate the help.

[bobster65]

Right now I am in the process of switching to the Ajax tabs. I will post up the forumhome that was causing this though. It only happens on then sports, and General 101 tab. Here it is.

Replace your <!- main with this ... I found a roage tbody tag and you had a malformed IF statement that was leaving a </table> tag broken if you were not part of a specific user group..

<!-- main -->

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->
<ul id="forumtabs" class="shadetabs">
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent1" class="selected"><img src="http://calistyle101.com/images/cs101tab.gif" border="0"></a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent2"><img src="http://calistyle101.com/images/freebiestab.gif" border="0"></a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent2b"><img src="http://calistyle101.com/images/sportstab.gif" border="0"></a></li>
<li><a href="#" rel="tcontent3"><img src="http://calistyle101.com/images/generaltab.gif" border="0"></a></li>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Tabs Layout -->

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 1 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent1" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_33')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_33" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=3">Announcements</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_33" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits5
</tbody>
</table>

<br>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_164164')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_164164" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=164">The Crew</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_164164" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits5a
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home ? END Tab 1 Content Layout -->


<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 2 Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent2" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_146146')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_146146" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=146">Introduction to Freebies</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_146146" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2e
</tbody>
</table>

<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_444')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_444" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=4">Trading Zone</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_444" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2
</tbody>
</table>

<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1414')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1414" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=14">Famous Rotators</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1414" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2d
</tbody>
</table>

<br>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_1212')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_1212" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=12">Freebie Network Forums</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_1212" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2c
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a><if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if></strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<br />

<if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6)">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_5252')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_5252" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=52">Advanced Trader Training</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_5252" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2b
</tbody>
</table>
</if>

$forumhome_markread_script

</div>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home ? END Tab 2 Content Layout -->


<!-- Tabbed Forum Home ? START Tab 2b Content Layout -->
<div id="tcontent2b" class="tabcontent">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right; padding: 5px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_2828')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_2828" src="images/skins/thefathom/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="forumtitle"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=28">Football</a></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-top: 0;">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_2828" style="">
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="left">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$forumbits2b2
</tbody>
</table>

<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom: 0;">
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[OsideRida06]

ok. I will try it right now.

Well I have found out the new Ajax problem, is only in IE. The first pic up there is in FF, and the second is in one of my moderators IE. I thought that may be it, so I opened it up in IE. It has the same space for me now in IE. Do you have any clue what could be causing it? I would love to switch to the new Ajax tabs, if I can figure it out. I am pretty sure I have everything in the CSS set correctly, because it shows up right in FF. Right?

[OsideRida06]

ok. The template edit for the orginal tabbed version worked like a charm.

Do you have time to help me fix the IE - FF Ajax tabbed problem, as shown in the pics?

[bobster65]

ok. The template edit for the orginal tabbed version worked like a charm.

Do you have time to help me fix the IE - FF Ajax tabbed problem, as shown in the pics?

Cool Beans, was prolly that table tag that was outside of the IF statement that was doing it...

as far as the IE... Im not a CSS expert by any means lol .. I think its an issue with using both DIVs and Tables ... for some reason IE doesn't like that and thus creates a space (and FF doesn't care so it displays correct in FF)... I'll see if I can come up with something that works with that particular Tab CSS ...

[OsideRida06]

ok. Thanks!

Also It seems the Ajax tabs are working for like 3 other people that have gave access to that skin, for testing. However, for some reason they do not work for me. It opens in a new page, with no layout. It gives the right catagories and all of that. But there is no forum. I know I have seen this posted before on here. And the problem seemed to be getting rid of the extra / so it is directed correctly to the .js file. But its working for every one but me. So is there some kind of IE setting, that I may have turned off? I checked enable js and it is still doing the same thing?

[bobster65]

ok. Thanks!

Also It seems the Ajax tabs are working for like 3 other people that have gave access to that skin, for testing. However, for some reason they do not work for me. It opens in a new page, with no layout. It gives the right catagories and all of that. But there is no forum. I know I have seen this posted before on here. And the problem seemed to be getting rid of the extra / so it is directed correctly to the .js file. But its working for every one but me. So is there some kind of IE setting, that I may have turned off? I checked enable js and it is still doing the same thing?

in the <head> area, try and put the full URL to the 2 files (.css and .js) .. then if you are viewing with IE, do a hard refresh (to load without cache) .. (hold the shiftkey and hit refresh) .

[OsideRida06]

I tried this and nothing. It still shows the same thing. I even added the full URL to the links to the tabs, in the <main> area.

I have no clue what it could be.

[bobster65]

I tried this and nothing. It still shows the same thing. I even added the full URL to the links to the tabs, in the <main> area.

I have no clue what it could be.

do you have it live so I can see it?

[OsideRida06]

Yeah. Look at my sig. Select the "Ajax Tabbed" skin. I just restored all defaults to IE. Now the tabs works. But not all java. Some java script in my profiles are not working.

I does not have anything to do with the code. I think its just my IE for some reason.

The little loading icon that shows when the tabs are being pulled shows red X for me. But no one else as well still. Even now that the tabs work. I think that has to do with my settings some how. The same reason my edit profile fields are not working in profiles I believe.

[bobster65]

Yeah. Look at my sig. Select the "Ajax Tabbed" skin. I just restored all defaults to IE. Now the tabs works. But not all java. Some java script in my profiles are not working.

I does not have anything to do with the code. I think its just my IE for some reason.

The little loading icon that shows when the tabs are being pulled shows red X for me. But no one else as well still. Even now that the tabs work. I think that has to do with my settings some how. The same reason my edit profile fields are not working in profiles I believe.

ok... I'll check it out..

as far as the loading icon, IE isn't finding it, so edit the ajaxtabs.js file and right near the top of the file is the path to the loading.gif ... edit that to the correct path (you can use the full URL if neccessary)

[OsideRida06]

as far as the IE... Im not a CSS expert by any means lol .. I think its an issue with using both DIVs and Tables ... for some reason IE doesn't like that and thus creates a space (and FF doesn't care so it displays correct in FF)... I'll see if I can come up with something that works with that particular Tab CSS ...

Any luck with this yet? It is drving me crazy having the Ajax tabs, but not being able to release it to the public due to that little space there.

ok... I'll check it out..

as far as the loading icon, IE isn't finding it, so edit the ajaxtabs.js file and right near the top of the file is the path to the loading.gif ... edit that to the correct path (you can use the full URL if neccessary)

Yelp, it shows now.

[bobster65]

Any luck with this yet? It is drving me crazy having the Ajax tabs, but not being able to release it to the public due to that little space there.

Yelp, it shows now.

Nope, can't get it to do the same thing... trying to replicate it, but its displaying fine for me in IE....

[blanky]

Hi, I installed this mod just like the instructions said ( I re-checked everything..) but for some reason, I am getting the same error karnevil is getting on this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1556182&postcount=420)

The problem is, I am only getting vertical bulleted links that point to a category. When clicked, it goes to a new page and the style is broken..

Here is a picture of my problems

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[bobster65]

Hi, I installed this mod just like the instructions said ( I re-checked everything..) but for some reason, I am getting the same error karnevil is getting on this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1556182&postcount=420)

The problem is, I am only getting vertical bulleted links that point to a category. When clicked, it goes to a new page and the style is broken..

Here is a picture of my problems

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Its not finding the .css file .. edit the FORUMHOME template and in the <head> area are 2 lines calling the css file and the js file... put the full URL ie

http://www.yoursite.com/forums/clientscrript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css

That will solve your problem ..

[Scamorz]

Any luck with this yet? It is drving me crazy having the Ajax tabs, but not being able to release it to the public due to that little space there.



Osiderida try to make like me:
i deleted <br style="clear: left" /> and now the layout in IE6 is ok! There's no spacing in IE.

[pcoskat]

I think I have to have this ;)

[bobster65]

I think I have to have this ;)

Ask and you shall receive ;) btw, nice site :cool:

[mr.reza]

Its not finding the .css file .. edit the FORUMHOME template and in the <head> area are 2 lines calling the css file and the js file... put the full URL ie

http://www.yoursite.com/forums/clientscrript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css

That will solve your problem ..

I've same problem and i did what you say but there is no success and nothing changed :(

[bobster65]

I've same problem and i did what you say but there is no success and nothing changed :(

The only way for it to show up as a bullet'd list is for the CSS file to be missing or corrupt. Try and upload the .css file again and make sure you are pointing to it. If it still doesn't "work" .. please post me 2 links that I can check.. the first one is the direct link to the .css file and the second a link to your tabbed page so I can view the source and see if you are pointing to the CSS file correctly.

[OsideRida06]

I am just checking in to see if you have had any success yet on that problem I was having? With the space below the bottons in IE?

Do you know if there is any way I can set up the forum where IE users will go to one skin and FF users will go to another? Because I would love to release this to my users. Atleast the FF ones. I cannot do it for IE though. It looks to horrible for that.

Hopefully you will find that fix.

[bobster65]

I am just checking in to see if you have had any success yet on that problem I was having? With the space below the bottons in IE?

Do you know if there is any way I can set up the forum where IE users will go to one skin and FF users will go to another? Because I would love to release this to my users. Atleast the FF ones. I cannot do it for IE though. It looks to horrible for that.

Hopefully you will find that fix.

This was posted to you a few posts up .. give it a try ..

Osiderida try to make like me:
i deleted <br style="clear: left" /> and now the layout in IE6 is ok! There's no spacing in IE.

[OsideRida06]

Well I tried that, and you are right. It fixed the problem in IE. But then this is what I got in FF.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Any other ideas? There has to be something, I would think. Right?

[King Kovifor]

Well I tried that, and you are right. It fixed the problem in IE. But then this is what I got in FF.

http://www.calistyle101.com/images/ajax.jpg

Any other ideas? There has to be something, I would think. Right?

Try surrounding it in the following conditional:
<if condition="!is_browser('ie');"><br style="clear: left" /></if>

[OsideRida06]

Do you mean FF? Firefox is the one that needs that tab in order for it to work. I need to remove that code for it to work in IE.

So what would I change the 'ie' to in that code? ff?

[King Kovifor]

Do you mean FF? Firefox is the one that needs that tab in order for it to work. I need to remove that code for it to work in IE.

So what would I change the 'ie' to in that code? ff?

You would use that conditional. It is checking to see if the browser is not IE.

[OsideRida06]

So if its not IE, then it will not use that command, right?

[OsideRida06]

Well here is the update. I tried to put this code in the template.

<if condition="!is_browser('ie');"><br style="clear: left" /></if>

It gave an error. So I had to take out the ";" Which I assume was just inserted accidently.

I already had the website up and it did fix the problem. But I had the website already open. I closed IE and tried to load the website. Now with that code in there it does not load in IE.

Here is the code after I took the ; part out.

<if condition="!is_browser('ie')"><br style="clear: left" /></if>

Is this right? because like I said now the forum will not load at all in IE. Well I assume its that skin. But it will not load in IE at all so I can not change the skin to find out.

Any other ideas on how I can fix this?

[OsideRida06]

King Kovifor, are you still there bro?

Anyone?

[Reminisce32]

any one else notice the 1.5 version chewing up a lot of bandwidth? i assume it does that because it uses bandwidth by switching tabs alot?

[bobster65]

any one else notice the 1.5 version chewing up a lot of bandwidth? i assume it does that because it uses bandwidth by switching tabs alot?

a lot? Can you post your benchmarks so we can see them please? You do realize that 1.5 is AJAX right and its totally different than the first version (NON AJAX) .. everytime you click on a tab in the AJAX Version, its retrieving info, so ya, its going to use more than the first version.

Also, when you first install it, I am sure that everyone "over clicks" just to see it work lol .. once that phase wears off, they will just use it as intended ;)

[OsideRida06]

Well here is the update. I tried to put this code in the template.



It gave an error. So I had to take out the ";" Which I assume was just inserted accidently.

I already had the website up and it did fix the problem. But I had the website already open. I closed IE and tried to load the website. Now with that code in there it does not load in IE.

Here is the code after I took the ; part out.



Is this right? because like I said now the forum will not load at all in IE. Well I assume its that skin. But it will not load in IE at all so I can not change the skin to find out.

Any other ideas on how I can fix this?

I am sorry to bug everyone about this. But I would really love to get this fixed!

[mr.reza]

sorry about may little knowledge in vb, I tried this but all my forums have been disappeared!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[OsideRida06]

I am sorry to bug everyone about this. But I would really love to get this fixed!

Update: It seems the if code is working now for some reason. Before the forum would not open up in IE for some reason. It is now working fine though. So thanks for all the help guys. I will be marking this is as installed now. Thanks for the great hack.

[bobster65]

sorry about may little knowledge in vb, I tried this but all my forums have been disappeared!

http://files.myopera.com/Saeid_tss/files/qsa.JPG

did you edit the LI tags and include Cat IDs that pertain to your forum and not the "sample" ones that were used in the instructions?

[ubeaut]

G'day Bob - I know this has been done before but dumb as I am I just can't find out how to fix it. Below are 2 screen shots the good one (top) is what I get with FF, Opera, Safari and all other browsers. The floating stupid looking one (bottom) is the view with IE. Is there a fix at all for this. It has just about driven me crazy. I've tried pretty much every manipulation of the .css possible and believe me that's real lot and no matter what I do I can't get IE to look anything like the rest.

Cheers - Neil :)
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[bobster65]

G'day Bob - I know this has been done before but dumb as I am I just can't find out how to fix it. Below are 2 screen shots the good one (top) is what I get with FF, Opera, Safari and all other browsers. The floating stupid looking one (bottom) is the view with IE. Is there a fix at all for this. It has just about driven me crazy. I've tried pretty much every manipulation of the .css possible and believe me that's real lot and no matter what I do I can't get IE to look anything like the rest.

Cheers - Neil :)
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Did you try the suggestion up a few posts? I think its that darn clear br tag in the template that doing it with some styles

[doushx]

very nice add-ons

[OsideRida06]

G'day Bob - I know this has been done before but dumb as I am I just can't find out how to fix it. Below are 2 screen shots the good one (top) is what I get with FF, Opera, Safari and all other browsers. The floating stupid looking one (bottom) is the view with IE. Is there a fix at all for this. It has just about driven me crazy. I've tried pretty much every manipulation of the .css possible and believe me that's real lot and no matter what I do I can't get IE to look anything like the rest.

Cheers - Neil :)
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Yes I am the one that had this same problem. You need to change the br code in the forumhome template.

Replace:
<br style="clear: left" />

With:
<if condition="!is_browser('ie');"><br style="clear: left" /></if>