BB Code Enhancements - BB Code [table]

BB Code [table]
by StGaensler

Description
This Hack provides a BB code [table] to add a table to the post
The skin of the table automatically fits the style because the CSS classes of vBulletin are used.

A table is simply made of some lines (will be the rows). The cols are seperated by |. So this will be a table:

[table="head"]head col1|head col2|head col3
row1 col1|row1 col2|row1 col3
row2 col1|row2 col2|row2 col3[/table]

A screenshot of a "ready" table is attached

Usage

1. install attached product XML through product manager (overwrite existing)
2. install at least one language pack in AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Download / Upload Languages -> Import Language XML File
   Important: Select the language you want to import the phrases into, not "(Create New Language)" - this won't work! If you use another version of vBulletin than I use enable "Ignore Language Version" to import the language pack.

Please note: (installing)
Installing this product will: (reverted during uninstall)

1. rename a existing BB code "table" to "table_saved"
2. add a new BB code [table]

If you want to have live sortable columns (JavaScript): Download attached sorttable.js.txt rename it to sorttable.js and place it into the /clientscript/ folder of your vBulletin. Then go to AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> BB Code [table] Settings -> Enabled Features Of This BB Code and enable sortable
Note: Including the file on the webpages where it is necessary is done by my product. So if sortable is disabled, it won't be included automatically.
If you want to have a icon for the editor you may use this for free: Download this icon and place it in your /images/editor/ folder.

Please note: (usage)

• Of course you can use vB Code and smilies inside the table!
• The first line defines how much columns are in the table. If the other lines have more or less colums they are cut off or filled with   (space)
• You can find a detailed description of the options (please read it before requesting help)
• Empty rows are (should be ) removed.

New features

• define colspan of cells
• small panel in AdminCP
• define CSS class of table and tablerows
• live sorting of table through clicking the head of a column
• defining maximum width of a table

Maybe planned features

• detailed description of the vB Code in misc.php?do=bbcode depending on the features enabled in AdminCP (planned for next beta version)
• define formatting (bold, italic), align (left, right, center) and width of the cols

Suggested but not planned features

• none

Known problems

• Bugfix of version 0.1.1 doesn't work if vBulletin should write template names into the source code

Version history:
0.0.1 - 0.0.5 internal releases for testing purposes (Thanks to Zombie79 from powerforen.de for testing)
0.1 first official release
0.1.1 fixed small bug: if a line ends with eg vbcode quote no new row was generated (should already have been fixed but did not work)
0.1.2 workaround: removed call to function bcmod(), it could also be done another way
0.1.3.x beta version described here (and following) - added admin panel, colpan and css feature
0.1.4 stable version - no significant changes to the last beta (0.1.3.8)
0.1.5.x beta version described here (and following) - added sortable, maxwidth, versioncheck, upgrade message, compatibility to vB 3.6
0.1.6 stable version - two bugfixes to last beta, {br} for posting linebreaks in a tablecell
0.1.7.x stable version - compatibility to vB 3.7 (description) - added tab seperated tables

This hack can be used for free. If you want to make a small donation, just contact me. We will find a way
I don't want this product to be distributed from other sources. Please don't upload it to other vBulletin related boards etc.

[StGaensler]

Als I say in the first post this feature is planned:
define formatting (bold, italic), align (left, right, center) and width of the cols
I also stated this some times here in the thread.

You currently can only define a (minimum) width of a column by including a (blank) image of the width you want to have.

[joyceleong]

Originally Posted by StGaensler

Als I say in the first post this feature is planned:
define formatting (bold, italic), align (left, right, center) and width of the cols
I also stated this some times here in the thread.

You currently can only define a (minimum) width of a column by including a (blank) image of the width you want to have.

Hopefully it will be out soon. Thanks.

[Andyrew]

How do i remove the text (Wrap [TABLE] tags around selected text) from my message editor.
I have reverted all templates, deleted icon, but it still shows.

[vrokar]

Is there a way to color the background in certain cells to a set color?
Also, I cant for the life of me figure out what code you used to make the list in Screenshot 3.
This table app is awsome. But it seems to overcomplicate a lot of the stuff that used to be very simple.

[StGaensler]

Originally Posted by Andyrew

How do i remove the text (Wrap [TABLE] tags around selected text) from my message editor.
I have reverted all templates, deleted icon, but it still shows.

This can be done as with all other custom BB codes. Go to AdminCP -> Custom BB Codes -> BB Code Manager -> [Edit] and remove the path to the image. As the description there says:

If you would like this BB code to appear as a clickable button on the message editor toolbar, enter the URL of an image 21 x 20 pixels in size that will act as the button to insert this BB code.

Originally Posted by vrokar

Is there a way to color the background in certain cells to a set color?

This currently can only be done for a single row (not a single cell) by adding {css=myclass} right at the beginning of the first cell and enabling the css features, and formating the class stg_tablerow_myclass as you want it. I posted some examples in this thread.

Originally Posted by vrokar

Also, I cant for the life of me figure out what code you used to make the list in Screenshot 3.
This table app is awsome. But it seems to overcomplicate a lot of the stuff that used to be very simple.

Inserting lists is just as simple, as it would be without my Add-on. Set the cursor where you want to have your list, press the [] or the [] button, type in your first element and press [OK] or [Enter], type in your second element, ..., ..., ... I don't know how this could be simpler or how my mod could complicate this?

[StGaensler]

As I previously stated (half a year ago) I don't want the table.gif to be linked directly. Copy it to your server, and use it from there.
I then already contacted the admins using this directly, and wrote them through "Contact Us" again right now (those who allowed me to do this).

I just want to tell you: I blocked the access to this image from other sites then vbulletin.org - only for those who ask why
I an admin doesn't do anything when contacted through contact form I think that I have to do something myself to fix this...

If someone doesn't know how to do it right, I described it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=250

Stefan

[kiwivc]

Hi, I'm running 3.6.8. I installed this mod and it worked perfectly until recently when I uninstalled/reinstalled it. Now the bottom line is being reproduced twice and I can't work out why? Any help please?

The following table.....

[table="head]test|TEST
result|RESULT
total|TOTAL
[/table]

....ends up looking like this:

[StGaensler]

Hallo,

I also don't really know, why this happens.
What happenes if you use this code?

[table="head]test|TEST
result|RESULT
total|TOTAL[/table]

Does it work, if you disable all other Add-ons? (Try it with a new post or disable and delete the postcache) If yes, which Add-on causes this behaviour?

[kiwivc]

Originally Posted by StGaensler

Hallo,

I also don't really know, why this happens.
What happenes if you use this code?

[table="head]test|TEST
result|RESULT
total|TOTAL[/table]

Does it work, if you disable all other Add-ons? (Try it with a new post or disable and delete the postcache) If yes, which Add-on causes this behaviour?

If I use your supplied table code then the results still show the same error. I've got 77 mods installed which I disabled while looking for the cause however the duplicate last line still showed even after disabling postcache and testing with a new post. In the meantime I'm using {br} to generate an empty row at the end of each table. Two empty rows look better than duplicating the real data contained in the last row.

I have noticed that if I remove the ="head" part from [table="head"] then the last row does not duplicate.
[table] works fine
[table="head"] causes the last row to duplicate.

[invitezone]

does anyone have this working under vbulletin 3.6.8?

The mod installs for me fine but dont seem to add the table image to the menu so i am assuming it doesn't work on this version