vb 2.0b1 : View templates inline

Updated 06/30/01 for v2.01 plus added feature for Preview of "View Original"

To make it easier to see what a template looks like, Set up a Preview by following these instructions:

1. Open template.php.
2. Look for (around line 79)

  makeinputcode("Template name","title",$title);
  makechoosercode("Template set","templatesetid","templateset",iif(isset($templatesetid),$templatesetid,-1),iif($debug,"All - global to all template sets",""));
  maketextareacode("Template<br><br><font size='1'>".iif(isset($title),makelinkcode("view default template","template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title=$title",1)."</font>",""),"template",$template,25,80);
  makehiddencode("group", "$group");
  doformfooter("Save");

3. DIRECTLY After that add

echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b><hr>$template<hr><b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";
  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$title")."\");");

4.Look for (around line 99)

  makeinputcode("Template name","title",$template[title]);
  makechoosercode("Template set","templatesetid","templateset",$template[templatesetid],iif($debug,"All - global to all template sets",""));
  maketextareacode("Template<br><br><font size='1'>".makelinkcode("view default template","template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title=$template[title]",1)."</font>","template",$template[template],25,80);
  makehiddencode("group", "$group");
  doformfooter("Save Changes");

5. DIRECTLY After that add

  $templatesetid=$template[templatesetid];
  echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b><hr>$template[template]<hr><b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";
  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$template[title]")."\");");

6. Look for (around line 125)

  doformheader("","");
  maketableheader("View Default template");
  maketextareacode($template[title],"",$template[template],20,80);
  echo "</table>\n</td></tr></table></form>";

7. DIRECTLY After that add

  echo "<b>Preview Code Placement:</b><hr>$template[template]<hr><b>Preview Page Layout:</b><hr>\n";
  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$title")."\");");

Screenshot below:

[bokhalifa]

plez help

for Version RC1
NOT WERKIN

[bokhalifa]

plez help

[dwh]

Just saw this. Haven't installed this on vb2.0gold....Sorry, but if I ever do I'll see if I can help.

[lichtflits]

This code works to for version 2.0.1

find in admin/templates.php:

PHP Code:

  makeinputcode("Template name","title",$title);
  makechoosercode("Template set","templatesetid","templateset",iif(isset($templatesetid),$templatesetid,-1),iif($debug,"All - global to all template sets",""));
  maketextareacode("Template<br><br><font size='1'>".iif(isset($title),makelinkcode("view default template","template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title=$title",1)."</font>",""),"template",$template,25,80);
  makehiddencode("group", "$group");
  doformfooter("Save"); 


DIRECTLY After that add:

    echo "<hr>$template<hr>\n";
  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$title")."\");");

find:

PHP Code:

  makeinputcode("Template name","title",$template[title]);
  makechoosercode("Template set","templatesetid","templateset",$template[templatesetid],iif($debug,"All - global to all template sets",""));
  maketextareacode("Template<br><br><font size='1'>".makelinkcode("view default template","template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title=$template[title]",1)."</font>","template",$template[template],25,80);
  makehiddencode("group", "$group");
  doformfooter("Save Changes"); 


DIRECTLY After that add:

  echo "<hr>$template[template]<hr>\n";
  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("$template[title]")."\");");

[dwh]

I haven't look at this code since February, so I'm not sure, are you giving changed code for 2.01 or are you simply adding some lines that are needed for 2.01. Because I'll be happy to modify the original instructions if needed.

i worked with a forum system a while back that kept all its language in one file, which made it very easy to translate and "rephrase" the board. editing one language file would be much easier than the mouse click marathon i recently undertook in the admin control panel when editing the error/redirect messages for my board.

[Prezident]

This looks like a pretty handy little hack. I might have to try it out.

Would it be possible to get the all the instructions of this hack put into 1 post or txt file so that I am sure I have all the information together at the same time when I try to install this?

I would really like to try this one out. It looks very handy.

[Prezident]

Please post the modified full instructions for this hack. I would really like to be able to try it out.

Also, I am running version 2.0 right now rather then 2.0.1. Do you see any problems with that?

[dwh]

I started looking at the code to try and update this hack but none of the code looks familiar at all, maybe they changed the way things work or my memory really fails me...I'll look into it some more though...maybe install the other template hack which was quite good I think, it may jog my memory..

[webhost]

I tried the second hack on this topic, It didn't work at all, I am using 2.0.1, it showed some templates and some it just showed a box with edit template in the left hand corner. I copied in pasted it from the hack right into place in the template.php file under the admin directory. I tried to edit templates from CP after I installed it. I took it back out until someone maybe can answer what is going on?

Any ideas?

Joeey