Template Control Panel for 2.0

UPDATED 28-02-2001



This hack for vB2.0 Beta 2 will allow you to edit a single template set, or all of them at the same time, is dramatically less bandwidth-hungry than the current system, and allows quick searches through the templates by clicking in the <select> element and pressing a key; for example, if you want to find the 'header' template, just click in the select and press 'h' on your keyboard...

To install, follow the following instructions:

First, open the file forums/admin/adminfunctions.php and find the line

OPTION  {COLOR: #51485F; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10px}

and replace it with this:

OPTION    {FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10px}

This will allow the text of the <select> elements to be green or red in the templates page...

Next, open the file forums/admin/template.php and find the block of code that looks like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {

(lots of code in here)

}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


and comment out the code between the { } like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {

/*
(lots of code in here)
*/
}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


Next, just after the first open brace, add a line so that the final code looks like this:

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Modify #######################
if ($action=="modify") {
include "./ktemplate.php";
/*
(lots of code in here)
*/
}

// ###################### Start search ####################### 


Next, find the section of text within the template.php code that looks like this:

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')"); 


and replace it with this:

PHP Code:

$result = $DB_site->query("INSERT INTO template (templateid,templatesetid,title,template) VALUES (NULL,'$templatesetid','".addslashes("$title")."','".addslashes("$template")."')");
$templateid = $DB_site->insert_id($result); 


Finally, upload the attached file to your forums/admin/ folder, rename it to ktemplate.php and you're all ready to go.

19th Feb 2001 Additions:
The hack will now auto-select the last template you edited when you return to the list from submitting an edit, or adding a new custom template.
Cookie functions can be disabled for users who do not use output_buffering
Lots of minor bug fixes (this one actually works )
Please note: if you do not have output_buffering=On in your php.ini, you should comment out the '$usecookies' line at the top of ktemplate.php
28th Feb 2001 Additions:
I have now restored the original template.php's 'view original' functionality through the use of a little javascript. I have tested the script with browsers going back to Nutscrape 4.6, and they all work fine.
Just as an added extra, the hack now tells you how many global and custom templates you have...
28th Feb 2001 Additions: (more )
I just modified the code a little so that you can double-click in the menus for a default event:
Double-clicking a global template name will activate the 'add' function, giving you the option to create a customized template.
Double-clicking a customized/added template will open the edit page for the selected template.
Right-clicking a customized template will display the original template of that name. (Right-click functionality is IE only.)

A hack for a hack? Is that a first?

I like the idea, and I'll integrate similar code into the next release.

keir,

Will my templates remain edited the way I edit them if/when I upgrade to the next version of VB2.0 ?

Originally posted by evoir
Will my templates remain edited the way I edit them if/when I upgrade to the next version of VB2.0 ?

All I have done is change the interface to the template control panel. The work that is done behind the scenes is the same.

So yes, you can upgrade to the Beta 3 (or whatever comes out next) whenever you like and all your templates will be just as though you edited them with the original control panel.

awsome hack. really good job

Excellent!!!
I must have missed this one a well, great hack man.
This is a must for the final version!

Kier, very very nice work. I have used your hack since vB v2.0 alpha and just now applied it to v2.0 beta 3. Working great so far.

Fryzid - I liked your hack of the hack that opens into a new window, however, there is a rouge space at the end of your line in height. he ight=320 with the space removed it works perfect.

Kier, you may want to edit your first post again, and fix the truncated lines that evior pointed out. I will bet a lot of people will not see tubedogg's post of the correct lines, and never get this working.

Thanks a ton for the excellent hack.

Cheers!

NgtCrwlr The space is not there when I try to edit my post and I didn't post the line with a space in it.
Don't know what's wrong there.

I just experimented with that line and found that if you add one space after any of the comma's it will work. It might have something to do with vB long word wrap, however, I have my word wrap set at 100 and the problem space is showing up at character 232, so it doesn't appear to be word wrap.

Starting at resizeable=yes I put spaces after each of the comma's and it displays fine.

http://www.mis-forums.com/vbbs/showt...&threadid=2977

Maybe someone can shed a little light on this?

Cheers!

Mouarfffff
You must go in the dev team lol

To implement the right-click default view thingy, find this in ktemplate.php:

oncontextmenu=\"window.location=('template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].text)\">

and replace with this:

oncontextmenu=\"window.open('template.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=view&title=' + this.options[this.selectedIndex].text, 'defview', 'resizeable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,width=460,height=320')\">