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About Developer · **Released**: 02-18-2001

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)

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");

3. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

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)

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");

5. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

  $templatesetid=$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)

Code:

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

7. DIRECTLY After that add

Code:

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

Screenshot below:

dwh · #22 06-30-2001, 06:56 PM

I updated the instructions and got this to work well on my system. Try it out now. Please report back any problems. One note, the reason it is displaying two previews is that the first preview shows you variables like so $variable which will give you an idea of placement, and the second time it evaluates the $variables and outputs the result. Sometimes both outputs will look identical but this makes the whole template editing process much easier, at least imo.

Moderator, can you change the subject line to reflect that this now works for 2.01 (assuming no one complains of problems)? Thanks.

Prezident · #23 07-01-2001, 12:48 AM

Does this mean that it won't work with version 2.0.0?

Argh, not ready to upgrade to that yet. From what I understand I will have to reinstall all of my hacks then.

dwh · #24 07-01-2001, 05:01 AM

I never got access to v 2.0 so I don't know for sure, but It probably will work fine. What I'd do is check if the code looks different on those lines where it says "look for" and if it does, you'll be fine, if not, post the difference here and I'll see if I can help w/ some modified code...

webhost · #25 07-01-2001, 05:49 AM

still got a problem. I made changes and template area in vb control panel looks the same as it always did except now I don't have a save button.

Add new template
Template name

Template set
bbman Default

Template

[view default template]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head><title>AIM Message</title>
$headinclude
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#ffff

Joey
Let Me know when you have a fix.
if you want I could email you my template.php file

dwh · #26 07-02-2001, 02:59 AM

Hi,
I've looked at it and did a compare to my file and it was identical other than whitespace!! I'm baffled.... I know this is a stupid question and all, but you did upload it as ascii? Also, what platform are you running? Maybe it's that?

webhost · #27 07-02-2001, 04:34 AM

yes and redhat linux verson 7.1

dwh · #28 07-02-2001, 04:42 PM

Very strange...yup I'm on linux too. No idea what it could be..

webhost · #29 07-02-2001, 04:57 PM

post your template file and I will download and take a look.

Joey

dwh · #30 07-31-2001, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by webhost
post your template file and I will download and take a look.

Joey

It's identical to mine. BTW, we're not really supposed to be uploading any code. I'm surprised the moderators didn't remove it.

Freddie Bingham · #31 07-31-2001, 12:42 AM

And don't do it again

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