BB Code Enhancements - BB Code [table]

BB Code [table]
by StGaensler

Description
This Hack provides a BB code [table] to add a table to the post
The skin of the table automatically fits the style because the CSS classes of vBulletin are used.

A table is simply made of some lines (will be the rows). The cols are seperated by |. So this will be a table:

[table="head"]head col1|head col2|head col3
row1 col1|row1 col2|row1 col3
row2 col1|row2 col2|row2 col3[/table]

A screenshot of a "ready" table is attached

Usage

1. install attached product XML through product manager (overwrite existing)
2. install at least one language pack in AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases -> Download / Upload Languages -> Import Language XML File
   Important: Select the language you want to import the phrases into, not "(Create New Language)" - this won't work! If you use another version of vBulletin than I use enable "Ignore Language Version" to import the language pack.

Please note: (installing)
Installing this product will: (reverted during uninstall)

1. rename a existing BB code "table" to "table_saved"
2. add a new BB code [table]

If you want to have live sortable columns (JavaScript): Download attached sorttable.js.txt rename it to sorttable.js and place it into the /clientscript/ folder of your vBulletin. Then go to AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> BB Code [table] Settings -> Enabled Features Of This BB Code and enable sortable
Note: Including the file on the webpages where it is necessary is done by my product. So if sortable is disabled, it won't be included automatically.
If you want to have a icon for the editor you may use this for free: Download this icon and place it in your /images/editor/ folder.

Please note: (usage)

• Of course you can use vB Code and smilies inside the table!
• The first line defines how much columns are in the table. If the other lines have more or less colums they are cut off or filled with   (space)
• You can find a detailed description of the options (please read it before requesting help)
• Empty rows are (should be ) removed.

New features

• define colspan of cells
• small panel in AdminCP
• define CSS class of table and tablerows
• live sorting of table through clicking the head of a column
• defining maximum width of a table

Maybe planned features

• detailed description of the vB Code in misc.php?do=bbcode depending on the features enabled in AdminCP (planned for next beta version)
• define formatting (bold, italic), align (left, right, center) and width of the cols

Suggested but not planned features

• none

Known problems

• Bugfix of version 0.1.1 doesn't work if vBulletin should write template names into the source code

Version history:
0.0.1 - 0.0.5 internal releases for testing purposes (Thanks to Zombie79 from powerforen.de for testing)
0.1 first official release
0.1.1 fixed small bug: if a line ends with eg vbcode quote no new row was generated (should already have been fixed but did not work)
0.1.2 workaround: removed call to function bcmod(), it could also be done another way
0.1.3.x beta version described here (and following) - added admin panel, colpan and css feature
0.1.4 stable version - no significant changes to the last beta (0.1.3.8)
0.1.5.x beta version described here (and following) - added sortable, maxwidth, versioncheck, upgrade message, compatibility to vB 3.6
0.1.6 stable version - two bugfixes to last beta, {br} for posting linebreaks in a tablecell
0.1.7.x stable version - compatibility to vB 3.7 (description) - added tab seperated tables

This hack can be used for free. If you want to make a small donation, just contact me. We will find a way
I don't want this product to be distributed from other sources. Please don't upload it to other vBulletin related boards etc.

[Alfa1]

Does anyone have an importer for the tables created by this addon to the vb4 table code?

[testerv]

Which product .xml are we supposed to use? I see that there are 2 to choose from.

[Dark_Sirius]

I can't seem to get autonumtitle to work at all even though the option is selected.

[TerryMason]

I'm trying to convert my form (4.12) from this mod to the default vbulletin tables. Currently I just see the text:
No code has to be inserted here.
where my tables were. Does anyone know a way to convert these?

[obmob]

If I recall, the table code is still there, but you'll have to edit every table at a time.

Took me a couple weeks to do so.

[WorldCraft]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

If you use the built-in editor, you will see 3 icons in the left bottom row of the toolbars for table, table properties, and delete table (see attached image). You can use those or manually enter the codes.

The output looks something like this:

[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]row1, col1
[/TD]
[TD]row1, col2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]row2, col1
[/TD]
[TD]row2, col2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]row3, col1
[/TD]
[TD]row3, col2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

I get this issue as well.

[Abominus]

Does it work with 4.2?

[WorldCraft]

Originally Posted by Abominus

Does it work with 4.2?

vB 4.2 comes with its own [table] BBcode. I suggest you use that instead as this mod will conflict as it did with my forum.

[sv1cec]

I have been using this hack in 3.8 and I am not very thrilled of abandining it and using the vB tables implementation.

I was thinking, if it would be possible for this, to be edited in such a way, as not to conflct with the vB code.

So far, I've tried it in 4.2.2 but it has some problems with the table heads. I was able to resolve it in a more or less acceptable way, but it would be great if we could have this hack work, together with vB's childish implementation.

[MonkYZ]

How can you make a whole column to be centered? Is it possible without having to center every cell in that column?

Thanks in advance!