Left Sidebar on all pages.

Provides a left, right or both sidebars on all pages.

[kontrabass]

Ok, found the fix for IE 5.x

Notice the spacer_close template:

<if condition="$show['old_explorer']">
</td></tr></table>
<else />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</if>
<!-- / close content container -->

What this does is output three </div> tags if the browser is new (ie 6) or three </td></tr></table> tags if the browser is OLD (ie 5.x)

Now, in the SHOW THREAD template there appears to be an extra call for the $spacer_close at the end of the thread tools table. In IE 6 this doesn't cause any bugs because three </div> tags won't screw up anything. HOWEVER, in IE5, the </tr></td></table> tags will screw up the output - it closes the table and sends the post content to the bottom of the sidebar.

SO, here's the fix:

In SHOWTHREAD template, find:

<!-- / toolbar -->

<!-- end content table -->
$spacer_close
<!-- / end content table -->

and delete the $spacer_close text

[ashley53680]

Okay, this is going to sound so stupid... I can't think!

I have the first menu...basically just edited what already was there. But when I try to add another box... it totally screws up the whole look of it, and it sits ontop of the forum.

http://simply-baby.net/forum

[ashley53680]

n/m figured it out.. but did anyone figure out about the spaces when you open the threads?

[Dark_Wizard]

Ok...what gives...I uploaded a new file with an update and it's not there and in my usercp it says "In Progress"....anyone?

[Natch]

DW - you jjust have to wait unfortunately - when I got his error, it took about 8 hours to clear it out - even robootong wouldn't help it.

[Natch]

Yeah = btw the reason you are getting display errors in early version of IE, is that IE5.x does not properly render compliant XHTML

[Franki]

Is there any way to have 2 side bars (custom php pages), one left and one right? I want to separate the page in 3 parts, one custom page on left, the vb pages on the center and another custom page on right.

[ImportPassion]

this is good. I am finally gathering enough hacks that I won't have to wait for vBPortal to be released.

Someone should get this integrated with vBIndex so we could have the custom boxes with an editor and all that stuff.

Good work!

D

[Marulatree]

How do I add this to the right side?

[Marulatree]

Never mind about my above post. BUT I am having the same problem as:

Originally Posted by StarCraft

Thanks for this nice mod...all works fine for me but only in the showthread i have problems with the width.

Look at the PIX...hope anyone can help

Please help me someone....

[Marulatree]

Here's how you fix it:

Message Area Width (pixels)
(This value allows you to specify the width in pixels of the text box used for all message posting in vBulletin) -> set this to AUTO

[admiralapril]

I'd really like to have the sidebar on just the forum home and not each subsequent page. I guess what I want is TheAnt's hack, but it isn't currently available. Can anyone tell me when this will become available again? Thanks so much.

And good job with your hack, Dark Wizard. :squareeyed:

[jedimaster]

Nice mod- installed it tonight. Was the question of how to place the column on the right ever addressed?

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

Nice mod- installed it tonight. Was the question of how to place the column on the right ever addressed?

Just change the footer piece as follows:

From:

<!-- Sidebar -->
<!-- Update -->
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Update -->
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Sidebar -->

To:

<!-- Sidebar -->
<!-- Update -->
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Update -->
		</td>
		<td style="width:150px" valign="top">$rightsidebar</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<!-- /Sidebar -->

Then you must create another template as you did before and call it rightsidebar and edit global.php as follows:

Find:

eval('$sidebar = "' . fetch_template('sidebar') . '";');

Add below:

eval('$rightsidebar = "' . fetch_template('rightsidebar') . '";');

Then edit your template and add your content....

[jedimaster]

Excellent! But now I have two sidebars- should I get rid of the sidebar template to remedy it?