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Forums arranged in columns on forumhome · **Released**: 01-08-2004

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it is in standart vb3.

Look at the screenshot to know what i mean

The design is changeable in the templates of course

I've tested it, and it should work, but as i don't use it myself, i cannot do a longtime test, so if you find any bugs, report them

You can apply the changes to forumdisplay as well if wanted

Xenon · #32 01-20-2004, 02:52 PM

it's spelled construct_forum_columns

Okiewan · #33 01-20-2004, 05:16 PM

Having some difficulty figuring this one out...
I use the category spacing mod, so my level_one_no_post looks like this:

Code:

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="125">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
$childforumbits
<tr><td class="thead" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="1" height="12" /></td></tr>
</tbody>
</if>

Any idea how to combine these two mods?

Xenon · #34 01-20-2004, 09:21 PM

you just have to replace the $childforumbits with that

HTML Code:

<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
			$childforumbits
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
<else />
	$childforumbits
</if>

Okiewan · #35 01-20-2004, 09:30 PM

Thanks for the reply!
Only one thing still wrong, see attachment.

Xenon · #36 01-20-2004, 11:11 PM

replace

HTML Code:

<else />
	$childforumbits
</if>

with

HTML Code:

<else />
<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="125">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
	$childforumbits
</if>

and remove the part i added from the other appearance..

Okiewan · #37 01-20-2004, 11:56 PM

Quote:

and remove the part i added from the other appearance..

confused...? (sorry!)

Xenon · #38 01-21-2004, 12:29 AM

HTML Code:

<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="125">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>

that part should be removed from my first post and added to the place i told at the second post

Okiewan · #39 01-21-2004, 01:19 AM

Perfect... thanks for all the help

Xenon · #40 01-21-2004, 03:49 PM

you're welcome

Indy · #41 01-22-2004, 10:13 PM

I too have the separate catagory box hack and applied the fix you show above. Everything looks and works great however my expand and collapse buttons do not operate now for any of the catagories.

BTW, very nice hack indeed. This sure is going to save a lot of screen real estate for my forums when I get them updated!

Thanks!
Dan

Here is my level1_nopost code.

Code:

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">

<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
       
			$childforumbits
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
<else />
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="240">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
$childforumbits

</if>
</tbody>
</if>

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