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]

I don't like fixed width skins

Yes, that's no problem, will be aviable in next beta version coming out soon.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by StGaensler

I don't like fixed widht skins

Yes, that's no problem, will be aviable in next beta version coming out soon.

Ok, I can accept that. But it is proven that fixed skins make it easier to read as you don't have to read across the whole screen. And I still get members on 800x600, believe it or not. Not many, but a few.

I will be looking forward to the version that has this capability, then. Thank you, sir.

[StGaensler]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I will be looking forward to the version that has this capability, then. Thank you, sir.

You don't have to wait any longer, here is it

New beta version out!
Changed: Whole part recognizing the options was rewritten.
New: defining maximum width in AdminCP
New: Tables (with a head) now can be live sorted through 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
PS: Including the file on the pages where it is necessary is done by my product. If sortable is disabled, it won't be included automatically.

Edit: Replaced product-bbcode_table-multi_beta.xml (27.9 KB, 15 views)
A plugin was missing so the live-sorting of the table didn't work.

Edit2: Replaced product-bbcode_table-multi_beta.xml (29.0 KB, 2 views) and sorttable.js.txt (6.2 KB, 17 views) because the path to the arrow image of the sorttable was hardcoded.

Edit3: Replaced sorttable.js.txt (6.1 KB, 5 views) Reason

Edit4: Replaced sorttable.js.txt (6.8 KB, 3 views) as it didn't work with IE.

Edit5: Removed attachments - new version can be found here.
product-bbcode_table-multi_beta.xml (29.1 KB, 19 views)
table_bbcode-language-en.xml (3.4 KB, 24 views)
table_bbcode-language-de.xml (3.5 KB, 11 views)
sorttable.js.txt (6.8 KB, 15 views)

[Boofo]

Ok I got the js file uploaded. Which of the other files do I need to import?

[Boofo]

Ok, figured it out and got it installed. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to use it. Feel like teaching an old dog new tricks?

[StGaensler]

Install attached product (product-bbcode_table-multi_beta.xml) through product manager (overwrite existing) and install one (or both) language packs 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!

Edit: four seconds to slow
I posted a example table in my first post and wrote a description in my second post

[Boofo]

Thank you, sir.

My width for the forum is set at 777. What do I set for posts and where do I set it?

[StGaensler]

Go to AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> BB Code [table] Settings -> Maximum Width Of A Table there you can set it.

I don't know which width you need - you have to try it out. Once for "px" and once for "em" (first and second number in the field).

[Gandalf-LoJ]

Originally Posted by StGaensler

I already posted an example css: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=19
I know I spend more time writing my code than explaining it

Your code:

stg_table_transp {font-weight: large; }

contains some mistakes:

• "large" is not a valid property of font-weight - "bold" would be one
• to format a css class you need to add a point before the class name: .stg_table_transp
• You want to format the text in the table, not the table itself. Theoretically the property would inherit but the vBulletin css defines a format for the <td>-tag

So this will work:

.stg_table_transp td {font-weight:bold; }

If you want to format only a single row you will have to use the css class stg_tablerow_transp e.g. in this way:

.stg_tablerow_transp td {font-weight:bold; }

ahh, thanks. I was putting the styles in the wrong place (in the options part! d'oh!). I take it the options are just for listing the styles that the user can use. So I'd just put 'transp' in there.

Oh and the error, I only copied one line that I was using, and it happened to be the one with the error! I would have caught that when viewing the table

[Gandalf-LoJ]

Quick question. I'm struggling to get a certain style to stick and I've found the issue.

I have

.stg_table_transp {border: none; padding: 2px; }
.stg_table_transp td {border: none; }
.stg_table_transp .alt1 {background: #F5F5FF; }
.stg_table_transp .alt2 {background: #F5F5FF; }

set to get a borderless table that's the same color as the background. It all works great apart from the border. That is still there.

I've looked at the code that is generated and copied into an html editor and see that the class for the table is

<table class="stg_table tborder stg_table_transp">

and if I remove the tborder from that it works fine. So tborder is overwriting my custom style. Is this intentional?

Everything else is fine, and I've created some nice styles now that work really well, it's just the border issue that I just can't seem to work out.

Any suggestions?