I'm not seeing something here...

[darnoldy]

Okay, so in the header template that I'm working on (yes, this is usually in the navbar template), I have:
<div id="notifications">
<a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]"> Foobar $vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> $notifications_total
</div>
<script type="text/javascript"> vBmenu.register("notifications"); </script>
When I display the page, and look at the source, I have:
<div style="cursor: pointer;" id="notifications">
<a href="usercp.php"> Foobar Your Notifications:</a> 1
<img alt="" title="" src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" border="0"></div>
<script type="text/javascript"> vBmenu.register("notifications"); </script>Where did the style in the div tag and the img come from? Its not that I don't want them—I actually want to put the image on another link.
I just can't figure out how they got there.

--don

[tbworld]

Most likely from either JavaScript, or a plugin modifying the template cache. Sorry, I do not have vb3 setup right now to confirm. :(

[blind-eddie]

You source code will always show more then what's in the template.
The menu_open.gif is the drop down arrow like the ones in the navbar above.
With notifications, it will only show if you have unread notifications.

[tbworld]

You source code will always show more then what's in the template.
The menu_open.gif is the drop down arrow like the ones in the navbar above.
With notifications, it will only show if you have unread notifications.

Really good point, @Blind-eddie. :)

[darnoldy]

The menu_open.gif is the drop down arrow like the ones in the navbar above.
With notifications, it will only show if you have unread notifications.While both of those things are true, they don't explain why the template is generating the code that it is.

You source code will always show more then what's in the template.Yes, it does. As template variables are replaced by their value (which could be the result of a script running, or the content of another template). There are no variables in these two locations—which is why I'm confused.

--don

Okay...based o your comments, I went back and looked at the navabr of the default skin:

<td id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools" accesskey="3">
$vbphrase[quick_links]
</a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script>
</td>

and the source of the element"
<td style="cursor: pointer;" id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control">
<a href="/teach/index.php?nojs=1#usercptools" accesskey="3">
Quick Links
</a>
<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script>
<img alt="" title="" src="images/misc/menu_open.gif" border="0">
</td>

Maybe it is the javascript that's adding these things (seems an odd approach)! Off to investigate further...

[Simon Lloyd]

Turn off JS in your nrowser and see what you get, it will more likely show you the same look but keep the id=...etc as the css is still used.

[darnoldy]

That did it...when I disabled javascript, the image and the pointer went away...so they are being added by a script! That explains how they got there.

[Simon Lloyd]

Glad you could read my typo "nrowser" lol :)