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Category Spacing for Gold+ · **Released**: 04-18-2004

The old thread has tons of unneeded info, so heres Category Spacing for Gold+

TYorke · #47 05-26-2004, 04:27 AM

Well I read through this entire thread and reviewed a few complicated workarounds for the alignment issue. Not sure if my suggestions will apply to everyone here but it sure properly aligned my forums (see attachment)

1. The suggestion made above to change the table width to 100% to avoid 'overhanging' worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip chrisvonc. However, in the case of my forums, that was the only thing needed to be changed. Instead of changing/erasing a few things here and there in the FORUMHOME template, all I did was deleted EVERYTHING in   and only leave behind the $forumbits part (also don't forget the erase that extra <br /> before the  part!)

This is my current FORUMHOME template

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
	<!-- no cache headers -->
	<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
	<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
	<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
	<!-- end no cache headers -->
	<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
	$headinclude
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
 
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
			<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
</table>
<br />
</if>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
 
$forumbits
 
<br />
 
<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="online.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
			<div class="smallfont">
				<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase> | $ontoday users have visited today.</div>
				<div>$activeusers</div>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<div>$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads, $vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts, $vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers</div>
			<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
			&nbsp; &nbsp;
			<a href="showgroups.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a>
		</strong></div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->
 
<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td>
		<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</td>
	<if condition="!$show['guest']">
		<!-- member logout -->
		<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]" onclick="return log_out()"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
		<!-- end member logout -->
	</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
 
$footer
</body>
</html>

2. Finally, to add the last little bit of 'image' at the bottom of your category simply add an extra <tr></tr> bit before the table closes at </table>. I also used percentages to correct the alignment problem. The logic was that if the Table is 100% then make sure the total sum of column widths equals 100. See the code below, it is my entire forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost template.

Code:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
	<tr align="center">
	 <td class="thead" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
	 <td class="thead" width="45%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	 <td class="thead" with="40%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	 <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	 <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	 <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	 <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	 </if>
	</tr>
$childforumbits
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>" height="10"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</tbody>
</table>
<div style="padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;"></div>

If you look at my attachment, it worked for me perfectly. I hope it works for you as well. And if it does, well...YOU'RE WELCOME!

I should also thank the original creator (Zachery) of this modification myself...THANKS!

imported_nando415 · #48 05-30-2004, 09:58 AM

How can i get this to work with 2 categories set up in columns? i installed the "forums displayed in columns on forumhome" hack but the one row that says "Forum, Post, Threads" doesnt match up with it...

thanks in advance

imported_Arwen · #49 05-30-2004, 01:18 PM

This is great!. worked first time..

Thx
Arwen

Vega · #50 06-20-2004, 03:05 PM

Hi there.

Got it to work, but then I changed on my testboard the Main Table Width to 85%

Thats what I get as result (see attachment). How to fix that?

thanks in Advance.

PS. Got the same problem on the what's going on box.

edit: Got it to work. Just changed the width to 85% in the navbartemplate and in FORUMHOME for what's-going-on-box.

TYorke · #51 06-20-2004, 04:06 PM

The table width has to be 100%

rebelsrock06 · #52 06-20-2004, 08:17 PM

I just saw that also, i cant do the spacing without it at 100% and im doing a thin style

What do i do

Vega · #53 06-21-2004, 08:32 AM

Same problem here.

Isn't there any way to fix that?

rebelsrock06 · #54 06-21-2004, 05:32 PM

zac this is extremely pertinent to my current style design, is there any code mod to fix thi?

rebelsrock06 · #55 06-25-2004, 11:50 AM

OK guys

cheange

stylevar[outtertablewidth] to 100% to mkae it work

jgm · #56 07-20-2004, 12:47 PM

So this does not seem to work for a clean install of 3.0.3
I followed each step carefully, and when it did not work, I reverted the two templates, and tried again.
I also tried some suggestions from with in the forum, but I am able to get any spacing at all.
Is anyone else using this with 303?

Floris · #57 07-20-2004, 12:51 PM

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110590" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110590</a>

I posted 303 version here

jgm · #58 07-20-2004, 01:23 PM

Thank you Floris!
I just replied on your thread there.
I seem to be having problems still.

ManagerJosh · #59 10-31-2004, 07:58 AM

Just gonna revive this thread..

I made a slight modification to Zach's original hack and that was just removing the spacing. However look what happens...

The Forum/Last post/etc stuff repeats itself :-/

Anyone have a fix for it? I've been trying to run different vB conditionals but no luck yet :-/

Zachery · #60 10-31-2004, 02:32 PM

Did you remove it from the forumhome template?

ManagerJosh · #61 10-31-2004, 04:21 PM

This isn't forumhome Zach

Look at the navigation

Duplicate the bug:

Set Tier One: Category
Set Tier Two: Category
Set Tier Three: Forum

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