Forum Main body width wont change!

[mrconfus3d]

when i attempt to make the main body width lower in percentage or pixels (in StyleVars), it dosnt do anything. It stays at the default. What can be the problem?

$spacer_open is still in the templates as well...

[Lynne]

Are you using the default Jelsoft/vbulletin style or a custom style? If it's custom, it may be that they didn't include the stylevars needed to change the width through the style manager. You may have to ask them how to change the width for that style.

[mrconfus3d]

Its my style.

[Dismounted]

If you removed the StyleVar from the templates that use it, changing the StyleVar will not do anything. Make sure that the StyleVar is actually there.

[mrconfus3d]

Ah, and where would i check for this?

[Lynne]

Look for $stylevar[outertablewidth]. Normally it is in the header, footer, and spacer_open, at least. However, if it's your own style, you may need it in other places and if you didn't put it there, then changing the value will have no effect.

[mrconfus3d]

$stylevar[outertablewidth] has not been removed from anywhere but the header because i need a specific code for my banner. This is how it goes

<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
<br style="display: none;">
<table class="bordercolor" align="center" bgcolor="#000" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tbody><tr>
<td width="100%">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tbody><tr>
<td width="100%" height="100%" align="center"><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.clansgfh.com/forum/index.php"><img src="http://www.clansgfh.com/forum/images/clansgfh/clanlogo.gif" border="0"></a></font>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</td>
<!-- /logo -->

<!-- content table -->
$spacer_open


$_phpinclude_output

$ad_location[ad_header_end]

As you can see, there is no $stylevar[outertablewidth]. Basicly that code aligns the banner to the center and it will contract and expand according to the users resolution.

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Ok heres something new as well. I changed the stylevar, and the main forum page. The index.php did not change. But when you go looking at threads it did. Also, The header still did not change, but the thread (viewing posts) Has changed.

[Lynne]

Well, it sounds like it is something wrong in your style. I don't know how to tell you to find the problem except to compare your templates to the default Jelsoft ones and see if you have ended a table or something like that when they don't (and thus it works fine on theirs).

[mrconfus3d]

Ok, I did just as you told me to and it still dosnt work... when you look at the main page, (/forum/index.php) everything is 100%, as if it didnt change, but the one table on the bottom with Contact Us - Index - Admin - Mod - Archive - Top and the style chooser on the left. That table has changed to 50%. But the rest of the page is still 100%. And if you look at the screenshot below, you will see what I have done. I was pretty sure it would work, but it didnt....Also, this is the only template I have editted that you have stated

header, footer, and spacer_open

SCREENSHOT:


Ugh. Also ignore my noob underlining. On the left side, $stylevar[outertablewidth] is on the third line.

[Lynne]

But notice that in yours, you close the table that has the outertablewidth. In the default, that table is left still open to be used for the rest of the page (another table in one of the cells is closed, but it isn't the one with the outertablewidth).