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.

[BRotondi]

vB4 (El Orans): Add the red , 1 in product-bbcode_table-multi.xml:

every new line is a new row.', 0, 'table', '', 1);");

Greetings, Bruno

[crashys]

Hi, great work on your mod. I'm just having some trouble hiding the lines (the border of the column). Can you tell me a way to fix it? Thanks.

Its for version: 4.0.1

[obmob]

How did you make it work in 4.0.1? I disabled this before upgrading, i enabled it and all i see is:

'No code has to be inserted here'

Tried doing the insert, but it says it's already in there.

[BRotondi]

"Add the red ,1 in product-bbcode_table-multi.xml" before installation, then you don't have to do anything after the installation.

Regards, Bruno

[obmob]

OH, now it works, thanks!

[edytwinky]

Originally Posted by BRotondi

"Add the red ,1 in product-bbcode_table-multi.xml" before installation, then you don't have to do anything after the installation.

Regards, Bruno

I need to do this before upgrading to 4.0?

[kiyagi]

Can someone give me a step by step for the dummy on updating this for 4.0 after an upgrade? Sorry to be a hassle.

[BRotondi]

@edytwinky: First Upgrade to 4.0, then import the new xml
@kiyagi: Download, change to 4.0, import (see 1. Post)

Greetings, Bruno

[kiyagi]

Originally Posted by BRotondi

@edytwinky: First Upgrade to 4.0, then import the new xml
@kiyagi: Download, change to 4.0, import (see 1. Post)

Greetings, Bruno

Thanks BRotondi.

It seems that the result is the same whether I uninstall and import the new xml or I just keep the old xml.

I have a sortable table, but the background color is just plain background color of the postbit background.

Any idea why this is the case?

[BRotondi]

No... Try to solve it through FireBug first, so you can locate the reason.

Bruno