including templates with a product

[endquote]

This may be a dumb question, but it's the last thing I'm trying to figure out for this little hack I'm working on.

As part of my product, I want to include one change to a calendar template. I can create the new template as part of MASTER STYLE and associate it with the product, but how do I make sure the end user ends up with it enabled? It is a replacement for calendar_showeventsbit.

Once I get this together I'll post it for you all to pick apart. ;)

[Odysseus]

I'm also having problems whith templates.

I'm creating a product addon ti which belong some templates.
But when I try to export the product, the templates won't be includes in the product-XML.
I checked the templates, and the all belong to the product "vBulletin" instead of my own product. This happens although I create the template and assign it to the product. But when I open the template after its creation, it belongs to vBulletin instead of my product!?

How can I make a template to be stuck on my product and not switch back to vB??

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Edit your template again and set it to your product.

[Odysseus]

Edit your template again and set it to your product.

Hm ... when I open the template editor, I cannot change the product. There is no select box, the value "vBulletin" ist written in plain text.

And if I create a new template and set the product to MyProduct, it will be stored for the product vBulletin, no matter what I selected...

[Zachery]

Hm ... when I open the template editor, I cannot change the product. There is no select box, the value "vBulletin" ist written in plain text.

And if I create a new template and set the product to MyProduct, it will be stored for the product vBulletin, no matter what I selected...

If you are developing plugins you should be running your dev board in debug mode ;)

[Odysseus]

Hm ... things can be so easy! :D

Thanks.


//EDIT:

OK, doesn't seem to be so easy at all. :(

I activated the debug mode, but I still can't change a template's product assignment, and I still can't create a template belonging to a different product than vBulletin.
I can select my Plugin's name from a dropdown box, but the product will change back to vBulletin after saving.

I gave my Product a name beginning with "vB". This should not be an issue, since you just are not allowed to let the Product ID begin with "vB2, but not the title. Also, I checked it with another Product named "test", and the Style manager won't "remember" the product assignment, too.

Does anybody know the reason for this strange behaviour?

[Odysseus]

//EDIT 2:

OK, I figured it out: I have to create the new templates in the MASTER-STYLE.
;)

[Andreas]

All Templates, Phrases, Settings must be created in the MASTER set if you want to include them with your product.

[jpodtbc]

if i am modifying existing templates for my product, and modify the master set templates, will importing my product completely over-write the existing forum's templates?

it seems like this would be the case. as such, is there another way to provide these changes or do i basically have to explain the detailed template modification instructions (ie find this line: $attachoption. insert this code after line: ... )?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

For modifications you will need to write instructions yes.

[jpodtbc]

thanko marco

[Antivirus]

All Templates, Phrases, Settings must be created in the MASTER set if you want to include them with your product.

Hmm... MASTER STYLE set, meaning the default style? All i have in my style manager is "Default Style" and 1 "custom style". I still don't see the option to associate a custom template with my new product. Can anyone shed a little more light please?

my bad... I overlooked about having to be in debug mode :)

[Zachery]

Hmm... MASTER STYLE set, meaning the default style? All i have in my style manager is "Default Style" and 1 "custom style". I still don't see the option to associate a custom template with my new product. Can anyone shed a little more light please?

my bad... I overlooked about having to be in debug mode :)

No, the MASTER STYLE, which can only be edited/ seen in debug mode.

[led_belly]

Can somebody explain why vbulletin has this behaviour? I've created a new style, added new templates and made changes to templates imported at the time of creation from MASTER STYLE. Why can't I edit these and change their products? If I start editing the MASTER STYLE then I diminish the orgainzation of my site...

[Andreas]

If it was possible to change the product association for non-Maste-Style Templates, this could end up in a total chaos.
Therefore, this is only possible in the master style.

[led_belly]

Is there anywhere that explains the reasons the developers chose to design in this way? I'm just curious since it seems counter-intuitive to me; limiting built-in functionality because of (possibly) poor implementation...

I guess now the real question is, do I figure out some batch procedure to move all my style changes into the MASTER STYLE or do I export twice, once for the Product and once for the Styles...