Forum Activity for @claygordon

Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/07/15 12:26:20PM
752 posts

Images on profile tabs - is it possible?
Design and Skin Customization

iamtimbo:
@claygordon Don't hold your breath! I'm learning my way through this all so slowly!

I'd already found the profile_menu.tpl, which seems to use a foreach loop to go throug all active tab, and then label them with their respective $tab.label . I can't tell where tab.label is set (yet). I think that means that it should be possible to substitute an image, but taht it would be the same image for each tab, which is not what I'm after.

I had this issue in another template. You actually do a test inside the foreach loop to select the one tab you want to modify.

if tab_name != the tab we're looking for
 do the default
else
 modify the tab
endif
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/07/15 12:02:14PM
752 posts

Ningja skin clone - not copying over custom images
Ning To Jamroom

I cloned my old skin in anticipation of applying the changes to the most recent Ningja skin update.

I have two custom images in my skin -- the logo at the top and the "to the top" arrow in the lower-right corner.

These images did not copy across. I had to manually upload them and make them active.
updated by @claygordon: 03/18/15 11:01:35AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/07/15 08:12:31AM
752 posts

Inconsistent (and missing) pagers
Ning To Jamroom

Glad to hear. I will hold off on making any changes.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 07:27:38PM
752 posts

ningja skin 1.0.16 changelog
Ning To Jamroom

I suppose I could, but I had some pretty interesting problems getting my first clone skin to work that I am a little gun-shy about cloning (JR skins and in general).

When you make the clone you lose all indications of which templates have changed from the prior active skin.

I could apply the same technique I mentioned about the module templates to the skin templates. Make a note of which templates have been edited from the previous version and then look to see the diffs in just those templates, because those the only ones that matter.

It's getting late here. I need to think about that a bit when I am not as tired. Should work ... hmmm. Feeling the will to walk away from the computer weakening ...
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 06:30:16PM
752 posts

Inconsistent (and missing) pagers
Ning To Jamroom

I've been wondering why the pagers look so different from one part of the site to the next - and why they are missing from at least one part of the site (the Groups pages).

I would prefer the style indicated in the screen shot for all of the pagers, but I kinda thinking that there's something not just in the templates but also in the CSS that I need to pay attention to and I'd like some guidance on how to make the changes so I can have the pagers consistently formatted and presented. (That includes not only the select box but also the arrow.)

While I can make the changes for my site, I actually think that this is something that needs to be addressed at the base skin level, not just in my fork of the Ningja skin.

TIA

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Screen Shot-CallingAllPagers.jpg Screen Shot-CallingAllPagers.jpg - 136KB

updated by @claygordon: 03/10/15 10:59:11AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 06:24:47PM
752 posts

ningja skin 1.0.16 changelog
Ning To Jamroom

Strumelia -

Maybe. I don't know.

One of the things I have started doing is to look at module templates BEFORE I do the update to see if I have modified any of them. That way I know which templates I have edited (if any) so I know where problems might arise.

I then copy what's been done in that changelog into a text editor as well as a list of the templates I've modified for that module.

Then I update the module. If things don't work the way I like, I can revert the module to the prior version.

Then I can go back and do a compare on the templates to see where the differences are and decide what I need to do. I can copy the affected code into the editor and think about the steps that need to be done to merge the changes as quickly as possible.

Then I can revert the revert and make the changes quickly. If I think it'll take more than a few seconds, I can put the site in maintenance mode for as long as it takes so that visitors don't have a bad experience.

HTH
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 05:54:36PM
752 posts

Images on profile tabs - is it possible?
Design and Skin Customization

@iamtimbo -

I am interested in seeing what you come up with and how you arrived at making it happen. I have been thinking about ways to modify the menu, too.

TIA.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 05:43:25PM
752 posts

location lot a signup question or editable field
Ning To Jamroom

Paul and SE -

NN2R, I got this all sorted out.

SE - if you're having a problem with a system update to the skin, I'd create a new topic for it so it's easier to find and is top of mind, not buried.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 05:41:25PM
752 posts

ningja skin 1.0.16 changelog
Ning To Jamroom 

jrNingja
Ningja Skin changelog Version 1.0.16: 
- Change: Changed Tag Cloud height on the index page. 
- Change: Moved align-left image class to the image CSS file instead of the header CSS file. 
- Change: Changed the float order for the desktop menu so the Site Builder menu items get created in order. 
- Bug Fix: Profile sidebar could still show on forum pages even with Forum Profile URL set

Just so I know where to start looking for these changes ...

Tag cloud height in index.tpl?
Left-align image class in header.css?
Float order in header.css?
Bug fix - profile_sidebar.tpl?

So I don't need to do a module by module search.

TIA.

PS.

Although there have been discussions about how to make it easier for us to incorporate these changes into cloned skins, it occurs to me that one way to do this until a programmatic solution is arrived at is to add the location to the description.

jrNingja
Ningja Skin changelog Version 1.0.16: 
- Change: Changed Tag Cloud height on the index page. (index.tpl)
- Change: Moved align-left image class to the image CSS file instead of the header CSS file. (header.css | class name)
- Change: Changed the float order for the desktop menu so the Site Builder menu items get created in order. (header.css | class name)
- Bug Fix: Profile sidebar could still show on forum pages even with Forum Profile URL set. (profile_sidebar.tpl)

updated by @claygordon: 03/10/15 03:02:54PM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 03:58:00PM
752 posts

location lot a signup question or editable field
Ning To Jamroom

paul:
Sorry, yes, three profile location fields are imported from Ning members, profile_location, profile_country and profile_zip. I guess these fields are hard coded for every Ning member on every Ning site, whereas 'signup questions' are set by Ning admins so that is why the end up as user fields in JR.

Paul - The User Account form designer

http://www.thechocolatelife.com/user/form_designer/m=jrUser/v=account

will not let me add a field that is not prefixed user_
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