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I'm having trouble getting the system templates (like user login, user profile, edit profile, etc.) to obey the div css positions in my theme.
If you look here:
http://westhartfordjuniors.com
you will see that the content is positioned to allow for the menu on the left.
However, if you click the Member Login button, the content from the system templates is displayed without regard for the menu on the left.
I suppose the sledgehammer approach would be to edit the system templates to include another nested table with a column that has a width wide enough to accomodate the menu div on the left.
However, it seems like there should be a cleaner way to do it. For whatever reason, the table and fieldset tags seem to have no regard for the fact that they are nested in positioned div and p tags.
Any insights from the CSS gurus appreciated. Perhaps someone has already developed an alternative template set for this type of issue?
My preference would be for no tables at all, if someone has a template set like that.
If you look here:
http://westhartfordjuniors.com
you will see that the content is positioned to allow for the menu on the left.
However, if you click the Member Login button, the content from the system templates is displayed without regard for the menu on the left.
I suppose the sledgehammer approach would be to edit the system templates to include another nested table with a column that has a width wide enough to accomodate the menu div on the left.
However, it seems like there should be a cleaner way to do it. For whatever reason, the table and fieldset tags seem to have no regard for the fact that they are nested in positioned div and p tags.
Any insights from the CSS gurus appreciated. Perhaps someone has already developed an alternative template set for this type of issue?
My preference would be for no tables at all, if someone has a template set like that.
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For the demo at the link you provided:
http://www.streetfighter.ca/demo/
User: demo Pass: demo
For the latest on Noah or xdb, I think this is the place to watch... the last post there (Dec 04) says they are hoping for a release in March 2005.
http://dev.xoops.org/modules/xfmod/project/?xdb
In playing with the demo, it appears you can create and edit data sources using either the database "metaphor" or "notion"... or using RDF (which I am less practiced at, but, which I believe to be the latest and greatest in working with data, and often spoken of in relation to XML). This is the Content Builder.
So, if you are more familiar with the database notion of records and fields, it appears you can work with data that way.
Content Architect presumably lets you create your application (query, reports, filters, etc.) but, I have not made it that far.
Formulize looks interesting, as well... happy to know it's available.
http://www.streetfighter.ca/demo/
User: demo Pass: demo
For the latest on Noah or xdb, I think this is the place to watch... the last post there (Dec 04) says they are hoping for a release in March 2005.
http://dev.xoops.org/modules/xfmod/project/?xdb
In playing with the demo, it appears you can create and edit data sources using either the database "metaphor" or "notion"... or using RDF (which I am less practiced at, but, which I believe to be the latest and greatest in working with data, and often spoken of in relation to XML). This is the Content Builder.
So, if you are more familiar with the database notion of records and fields, it appears you can work with data that way.
Content Architect presumably lets you create your application (query, reports, filters, etc.) but, I have not made it that far.
Formulize looks interesting, as well... happy to know it's available.
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Relative or absolute... up to you.
Relative is relative to the container an item is in.
Absolute is relative to the page.
I chose relative in the example because you were talking about adding a table within the existing layout. Absolute could cause your table not to flow within your layout (though if you put the correct offsets in, then it would look fine). So, I suggested relative in the example just to make it simpler for you.
This would all be based on the assumption that I am understanding relative and absolute... which I am unable to guarantee.
Relative is relative to the container an item is in.
Absolute is relative to the page.
I chose relative in the example because you were talking about adding a table within the existing layout. Absolute could cause your table not to flow within your layout (though if you put the correct offsets in, then it would look fine). So, I suggested relative in the example just to make it simpler for you.
This would all be based on the assumption that I am understanding relative and absolute... which I am unable to guarantee.
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Oh, wait, I see what you are saying. You aren't talking about theme layout, you are talking about adding additional content using one of the editors.
You do not need to use CSS, but, you would want to make sure nothing in the CSS for your theme is overriding your intended result.
One way to do this would be to put tags like this in your code:
<div class="custom">
a bunch of table stuff here
</div>
Then in the CSS for your theme you could add styles for your customer class.
If you prefer, you can add CSS at the tag level (but, it is sloppy). It is called and inline style... it defeats one of the advantages of CSS, so it's not recommended... but, OK.
You would add a style attribute, like this
<table style="position: relative; left: 10px; top: 10px;">
Either should work.
You do not need to use CSS, but, you would want to make sure nothing in the CSS for your theme is overriding your intended result.
One way to do this would be to put tags like this in your code:
<div class="custom">
a bunch of table stuff here
</div>
Then in the CSS for your theme you could add styles for your customer class.
If you prefer, you can add CSS at the tag level (but, it is sloppy). It is called and inline style... it defeats one of the advantages of CSS, so it's not recommended... but, OK.
You would add a style attribute, like this
<table style="position: relative; left: 10px; top: 10px;">
Either should work.
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Many themes use tables. It shouldn't be a problem.
It appears the XOOPS default theme at this site uses tables.
PHPKAOX (I think it is still a theme that is provided with Xoops) uses tables.
Karate Redux Blue uses tables. Actually, I think the majority of themes are table layouts.
I would recommend learning not to use tables, not because of Xoops, but, because it is better xhtml.
But, tables are fine.
It appears the XOOPS default theme at this site uses tables.
PHPKAOX (I think it is still a theme that is provided with Xoops) uses tables.
Karate Redux Blue uses tables. Actually, I think the majority of themes are table layouts.
I would recommend learning not to use tables, not because of Xoops, but, because it is better xhtml.
But, tables are fine.
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I hear you.
I figured there must be a "dictionary" or something that said:
When you see a line break add a </P>
On a new line add a <P>
And that I could edit that "dictionary" to <p>, or <br />, etc.
And I gather that input via SPAW bypasses XOOPS routines (as would be expected).
Thanks Samuels.
I figured there must be a "dictionary" or something that said:
When you see a line break add a </P>
On a new line add a <P>
And that I could edit that "dictionary" to <p>, or <br />, etc.
And I gather that input via SPAW bypasses XOOPS routines (as would be expected).
Thanks Samuels.
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When using the SPAW editor (TinyContent) I've noticed that the tags it uses are not xhtml compliant. For example, the <img> and <br> tags should be self-closing with />.
Example <br /> and <img ... />
Also, I would like the tags to be lower-case.
Is there a place where I can edit the tags SPAW is using?
Does anyone know if the tags used by Koivi and HTMLArea address this, or how to edit the tags if they have a similar issue?
Example <br /> and <img ... />
Also, I would like the tags to be lower-case.
Is there a place where I can edit the tags SPAW is using?
Does anyone know if the tags used by Koivi and HTMLArea address this, or how to edit the tags if they have a similar issue?
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