thanks for the reply bobster65... now i have another problems.. and i'm sure it's an easy fix... the left side where you have the new or old icons.... now that is missing the gif pic.. and has words in it...

thanks for the help

Path issue to the image.. yer the first to have that one (that has been reported).. would you mind PMing me the link to your site so I can check out the front end really quick?

Wouldn't that be:

I thought $vbulletin-> only worked in files.

You can do it both ways, I prefer to use $vbulletin->userinfo however.

bobster65, Got everything working now... went back and redid it.... and pics are showing up... maybe did something wrong the 1st time the pic's are showing up... however; tried the hide the staff with your code and it still shows up.... correction: it worked...placed it at the bottom and it worked for me.. thanks

also have another one..... i have two skins... if i made a new dir under the 2 skin and copy all the files to it and direct/change the file path to the sn2d skin this should also work... or do i just need to make a dir for the tabs/

Thanks.

Thanks for the mod! works a treat... Just a feature request, Would there be a way to have Sub-Tabs? Same as Sub-forums really, but as tabs. Would be excellent for my games forums.

you can use the same .js file for multiple styles, but you will want to create a new .css file for the 2nd style.. it can be in the same directory, just a different name..

I've played around a little bit with this concept, but right now our main focus is to get v2 out the door.. will certainly add this to the white board tho...

Thanks for the prompt reply.

One other question; The current system 'Acquires Content' each time when visiting the forum homepage, regardless of whether you've visited another tab or not, which in turn takes some time to load. Is there a way to make it so the Home Page loads as it normally would, (when the hack isn't installed) and just acquire the content on the categories which aren't on the home page?

That's the best way I could word my problem. Anyone make heads or tales of it? Help appreciated :)

I searched this entire thread for any issues with javascript being used inside of the ajax tab view. Couldn't find what I was looking for.

First, let me give props to the author of this mod, it is wonderful! Secondly, I have it installed on my forum and decided that I could use it on my home page as well. It works. My problem though, is that if the tab makes a call to a page that has data generated from javascript, the data won't display(while in the tab view). However, if you go directly to the page, outside of the ajax tab, then the data will display.

Obviously, the problem is javascript is being suppressed by the ajax tab view. Is there a way to work around this?

I have added two images, 1 shows the contents of the ajax tab view for my test file, the second image is the actual display when going directly to the test page.

Great feature, however I am having one slight problem.

I have the tabs up for the forums & what not. But there is one that doesn't show up. I have the proper ID for it, but still no luck. Out of 6 different tabs, this is the only one that's not working.

Thank you for your help.

I like your [AJAX] tabbed approach very much, but unfortunately it is incompatible with custom arranged subforums (vertically aligned) using this mod.

I had the same problem, however it was fixed.

Try changing the seperator from a comma to a line break.

RobbieZ clicks install :D

There is, but its not something that you probably would be interested in .. you can try it tho and see if it works for you... (using the iframe mode)

"an external page can also be fetched and displayed via the IFRAME element instead. This is useful for external pages that either contain JavaScript/ CSS code that doesn't run properly when fetched via Ajax"

This is what to do...

rel="#default|containerid|#iframe": For each tab link that should reveal content when clicked on, add a "rel" attribute inside its link tag with one of three possible values: "#default", id_of_container_div, or "#iframe". This in combination with the link's href attribute determines what external file to fetch, and how to display it. Most commonly you'll be using containerid, which corresponds to the ID of the container DIV on the page in which to load the Ajax fetched content (see Step 2 below). "#default" and "#iframe" on the other hand are both special keywords. "#default" causes the tab to show no external content but instead what's embedded directly inside the container DIV, while #iframe causes the tab to show its content inside an IFRAME tag instead of via Ajax.


And you are sure that the ID is a Category and not a Forum?

The acquiring content is simply the way this ajax version works.. if you don't want current info, use the first version (its NON AJAX)..

With that said, the new version uses YUI Tab View which drastically speeds up the AJAX process.. night and day difference..

Positive. Attachment included.

Please contact me through PM with the javascript code and I will work on seeing if it works for YUI and if not will attempt to find a way to fix it for 2.0 as 1.5.x is not currently under development.

Check your inbox, I sent the message. :)

I got a little lost in your explanation of how to implement the use of the iframe. Regardless of that, I don't see how an iframe will actually help with this problem. To explain this a little better, I have a custom vBulletin "powered" page as my home page. I have implemented the ajax tabs into that page. Currently, I can display content in the ajax container, from html, php, css, xml and even a few made up extensions, by direct linking of the tab to the external file. Pages with code that isn't javascript will display, but the javascript fails.

I know exactly what you are talking about.. I have two other mods for vBa that are Tabbed Content Modules and the same thing applies since they all use the same ajax.js file .... a lot of JS doesn't not play well with AJAX....

btw, tts easy... in the LI tag for the specific tab, there is a REL attribute.. replace the attribute with #iframe (see below)

really great add-on! i use this modification like a menu :rolleyes:

http://forum.bf3-community.com

bobster65: awesome mod bro. just changes the whole look of a forum with many catagories. i mean it looks so sleek. i have a prob though. small prob. when i click the 2nd or 3rd tab the status color of the tab doesnt switch. i mean clicking 2nd tab changes the content of the page but the tab1 still shows active. its a bit confusing u know. so cud u plz shed some light on this issue?? cheerz

That is all controlled via the CSS file. Simply play around with color settings until you get the desired results.... If you find the file too confusing, just PM me the CSS file that you are using and I will try and help you out when I have time :)

thnx a lot for the reply bro. i will try to solve the prb by myself. but if i cant then i might take a precious time of urs to have a luk at my css. regards.

Nice, but now, my admin zone shows to guests - though the contents don't - but they shouldn't be able to see that.

This is simple (and is explained in post #2) You can wrap a specific TAB <li> tag with a template conditional where the numbers after userinfo are the User Group IDs that you want to display the Tab too.

So for example if you wanted to hide one for Staff Only it would look like this (See the code in RED)

Hey Bud.. good news (unfortunately, not for version 1.5 tho) .. With V2, you will be able to execute scripts both remote and inline during the dataSrc request :D

For In Line Javascript, The script tag will be executed when the tab is activated.

For Remote Javascript, you can load components dynamically during the tab loading process. You can dynamically load CSS for your component and have it injected into the current page style set. You'll then be able to create content on the fly using the script inline.

This actually solved a few of the major "bugs" that have been reported which means Version 2 took a major leap towards being released soon for beta testing...

any eta when 2.0 will get released?

Thanks so much, cause I got the #iframe method working, but the links open in the iframe....not very pretty at the moment. As for this fix fixing other issues, I am glad that I brought it your attention. I hope the release isn't much further away. Good work on this guys. :)

No. Getting closer to Beta Testing tho. Knocked out over 10 bugs last night alone by finding a new YUI Tab Component that works great with inline/external JS... Just hanf tight.. its a heck of a lot closer today than it was 12 hrs ago lol

Ya, I mentioned that it was not the ideal solution (rather ugly lol)..btw, not sure if the JS script that KK has on the Dev server is yours or not, but if it is, Its working fine on my own Server with version 2.0 running ;)

And yes, thank you :up:

Great news, waiting on 2.0 also, thanks for the update.

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Thanks - I had intended to ask whether a conditional would work... but just forgot to mention.

Yes it is, but I am seeming to have problems. But other than that all I had to say was "WOW". LOL. It is getting much closer and it looks amazing.

i am as well.... been watching this but it seems at this point it will be easier to just wait for 2.0 vs trying to make it work in its current form. i tried for about 5 mins a few days ago to make it work but never could so i removed it for now.

OK we have one major major thing to do that will alleviate tons of work and make it more 'seamlessly' integrated into vBulletin, but it's something that I haven't seen done before through modifications. It may have but I haven't found it. So we most likely have to 'reinvent' the wheel on this one.

Don't keep us in suspense as to what this "major major thing to do" is. BTW, I am willing to assist in any way possible with this mod....assuming you could use the assistance. I am not much good with javascript or ajax, however, I can code php quite well. My point is, instead of re-invent the wheel, let us know what it is that needs to be done, perhaps I, or somebody else has a solution.

IT has to do with the style.

just so i know but will this mod when the 2.0 version comes will it be able to mimick what vbulletin.org has with its tabs in the header next to the logo. because thats how i was planning on using it. also as i understand it currently it only will work with forum categories (is that correct)? if so will it be possible to link to other sections using this in the 2.0 version? (specifically i would like to link to some of our addons... arcade, pickem contest we coded, etc)

I can not speak on v2 of this mod as it is not released yet, but I can tell you about the current release. I have it installed and am using it like it was intended to be used...ie on the forum to switch between forum categories. The way it works is like vBulleting.org -> each tab is linked to the categories you assign to them and only that category will be displayed on the page for the tab that is selected.

In addition to the standard use of these tabs, I have implemented them on my website (not used on the forum) to pull external content. So essentially, you could use the tabs in other places besides on your forum. I will say this though, as I have found so far, the pages you plan to include these tabs on, will have to be tied into the vBulletin forum. My website consists of custom pages that use the vBulletin API, which allow me to tie into the vBulletin forum. This is how I am able to use the tabs externally from the forum.

As for your addons, arcade, etc. as long as the tabs are tied into your forum, you will be able to link to mostly anything. The only problem so far is pulling javascript into the ajax tab view...ajax and javascript don't play well with each other....to my understanding, v2 fixes that issue.

I can tell you this, this mod is wonderful now. When v2 is released, it will be better without a doubt. Again, I have found uses for this mod external from the forum and only 1 limitation thus far.

Nothing is in suspense, its an additional feature that really has nothing to do with "functionality" and will not hold up beta testing or the beta release. He gave you a hint, it has something to do with Styles. Not going to get into details, because we are not sure which way we want to approach it since it has not been done yet (that I know of).. but rest assured, its NOT going to hold up the beta testing or the beta release...

It "could" but it would require some major customization. This wasn't designed to mimic that. The functionality of the two are totally different. Using this to do what they did would be OVERKILL lol..

No, ver2 will work with more than just categories, there is a "modules" plug in that you enter the URI to the external file and it will be included as content for that tab.. (you can use any of the "content" files that I have released with my CMPS AJAX Tabs Mod as well .. recent threads, blogs, news, links, photos etc.. custom content will be pretty easy to add to this. Hell, you could knock out a simple static HTML file, upload it to your server and then with the Module part in the ACP, just enter the file name, give it a tab name and you have a custom tab with your content.. or you can write a complex php file and do the same thing...