Forum Activity for @claygordon

Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 06:30:16PM
758 posts

Inconsistent (and missing) pagers
Installation and Configuration

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

ningja skin 1.0.16 changelog
Installation and Configuration

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
758 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
758 posts

location lot a signup question or editable field
Installation and Configuration

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
758 posts

ningja skin 1.0.16 changelog
Installation and Configuration 

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
758 posts

location lot a signup question or editable field
Installation and Configuration

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_
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/06/15 07:57:57AM
758 posts

location lot a signup question or editable field
Installation and Configuration

paul:Yes - There can be a 'location' entry in the Ning member archives so if that is the case it is imported as 'profile_location'. To make it editable use the form designer to create a 'profile_location' field in the profile account update form.

Paul - profile_location not user_profile_location?

Every other field in that form is pre-pended by user_ so just checking. This is the country, and is two characters, correct? For input and validation purposes.

:: Clay
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/05/15 10:11:22AM
758 posts

Make a Group Read-Only?
Design and Skin Customization

Paul:

Brilliant! Sounds like it might want to be something that gets added to the module the next time it's updated.


But it's only half the battle - it stops members from commenting on existing posts.

Where do I go to keep anyone from adding a new post (other than me, of course)? If a member is not an admin, then the + sign to add a new discussion.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/05/15 09:35:39AM
758 posts

Order by Last Updated (new comment) on Group Discussions
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

I have pretty much deprecated Chrome for daily work, even though GMail works better in Chrome. I am bopping back and forth between Firefox and Safari to test things (multiple user accounts in different quotas), doing most (but not all) of my behind the scenes work in Firefox, but some in Safari.

Two different monitors ... little things can be hard to spot.

lol
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
02/05/15 09:31:57AM
758 posts

Home Page Latest Forum URLs - all broken
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

Thanks for the update on this and the patience all the way around with my not-improving-rapidly-enough-for-me coding skills.

What I do appreciate is the back and forth that enables me learn how and where to look for potential answers. The "Order By Last ..." thread that I just closed is good example of that.

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/forum/23970/order-by-last-updated-new-comment-on-group-discussions#last

It was as I was composing a reply that I did a very close inspection of the code and realized where the problem was, a simple syntax error. Something someone more experienced would probably have noticed right away, but it escaped me completely.
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