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.

[Dragonsys]

Originally Posted by John Streetz

This won't install correctly in the latest version of vB. I get a database error. Can someone update this for vB4.0.x?

what error?

[Kr33p3r]

Example CSS for vb4 - put it in your additional.css

Will work for vb3 too.

.stg_table {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; padding: 2px; background-color:#250517;}
.stg_table td {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; }
.stg_table .alt1 {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; background-color:#111111; }
.stg_table .alt2 {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; background-color:#333333; }

Enjoy.

[apokphp]

Originally Posted by Kr33p3r

Example CSS for vb4 - put it in your additional.css

Will work for vb3 too.

Cool. How do you change the text color though?

[xuanhuy238]

Does it work on 4.0.5?

[apokphp]

Yes. See this thread in my test forum: http://www.onlinedebate.net/forums/s...testing-tables

.css just needs work.

[tpearl5]

I'm surprised someone hasn't compiled the above change and fixed the css for a 4.0 version.

[apokphp]

I've found an error for 4.0.5 installs. I know this was written for 3.8.x...but some of us are trying to use it on updated boards.

At first, it seems to work fine. But you cannot make changes to the settings in the admincp. You get this error:


Fatal error: Unsupported operand types in /home/xxxx/public_html/forums/includes/adminfunctions_options.php on line 728

To be clear, this code is NOT updated for 4.0.5 boards.

Uninstalled.

[Darat]

Originally Posted by apokphp

I've found an error for 4.0.5 installs. I know this was written for 3.8.x...but some of us are trying to use it on updated boards.

At first, it seems to work fine. But you cannot make changes to the settings in the admincp. You get this error:


Fatal error: Unsupported operand types in /home/xxxx/public_html/forums/includes/adminfunctions_options.php on line 728

To be clear, this code is NOT updated for 4.0.5 boards.

Uninstalled.

Are you sure that is caused by this add-on - I have it installed on 4.05 and it is working fine and I can change and alter all of its settings.

[apokphp]

I'm absolutely positive. It may be the case that this addon is conflicting with another...but I need my other addons.

I went through every single possible option in admincp and saved. I had to do this because when I display all settings, and save anything at all...I got the error. So weeding it down to the one that was causing trouble...was necessary for troubleshooting (this topic was discussed at vb.com in fact).

This was the only mod that caused that error. I removed it, and I can now save any setting when they are all displayed on the same page.

And it would never let me save settings when this was the only mod option displayed.

*edit*

I didn't test it...now that I think about it...but I did make 1 modification to the .css file as noted in the above posts as a suggestion. Instead of removing that change, I just removed the entire mod.

Did you make the .css change?

[Darat]

Originally Posted by apokphp

I'm absolutely positive. It may be the case that this addon is conflicting with another...but I need my other addons.

I went through every single possible option in admincp and saved. I had to do this because when I display all settings, and save anything at all...I got the error. So weeding it down to the one that was causing trouble...was necessary for troubleshooting (this topic was discussed at vb.com in fact).

This was the only mod that caused that error. I removed it, and I can now save any setting when they are all displayed on the same page.

And it would never let me save settings when this was the only mod option displayed.

*edit*

I didn't test it...now that I think about it...but I did make 1 modification to the .css file as noted in the above posts as a suggestion. Instead of removing that change, I just removed the entire mod.

Did you make the .css change?

The only change I made was this one:

Originally Posted by Kr33p3r

Example CSS for vb4 - put it in your additional.css

Will work for vb3 too.

.stg_table {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; padding: 2px; background-color:#250517;}
.stg_table td {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; }
.stg_table .alt1 {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; background-color:#111111; }
.stg_table .alt2 {border-color:#000; border-width: 2px; background-color:#333333; }

Enjoy.