LOL! Keep it simple, right?

http://blogyour.net/files/colorcodes.zip

The updated file is in that archive.

Thanks again for this useful tool!

Hope there is no objection, but I've fixed the above bugs and converted the HTML 4.x elements to XHTML 1.0 Transitional elements so that it will not cause compliance issues.

I was going to post the updated XTHML here, but this forum apparently has a length limitation on posts... go figure.

Where I can I submit my changes to this module?

Thanks!

There is a duplicate "Slate Blue", the text for "Gray32" and "Gray39" is black and "Sky Blue2" shows as white in FF 2.0. Not sure if it is a bug or browser related.

Not complaining, just reporting bugs.

I think this is a great tool for designers. Thanks for the contribution!

You'll need to make a copy of the default template set, if you haven't already done so, then you just add the link in your custom template set

Template Set Manager »» custom_template »» Edit template file »» system_block_mainmenu.html



You can add a link before the main menu loop or after it.

Herko,

You've got me changing my tune. I like what you and others are proposing here. It reminds me of something I heard in that lecture from the Developers from the Subversion project...

"If everyone is working towards a common goal, why do you need to have your name at the top of the file?"

Same principles applies here. If we are all leading the community, by example, why do we need a "Name" at the top?

Isn't the community about community support? Yes, some may want to contribute code, patches, bug reports, etc... They can do that at SF.net. Here in the community forums, it's about supporting other users.

To illustrate this clearly...

If you look over the past few weeks of all the bickering, debating, shouting and general noise and you look at how many "big names" of XOOPS history have all of a sudden started posting, you'll see that a lot of time has been spent on these threads.

How many of those "big names" also took the time to go find unanswered questions and take the time to answer them? Not very many at all!

The point is, if the egos were put aside and we all started returning to the basic principle of helping each other out and working towards a common goal, then this (and other) threads would not be needed and a lot of users would have the answers to their questions.

I don't know about anyone else here, but where I'm from, Customer Support is very high on the list of what determines customer satisfaction.

Personally, I'm done debating. That's not why I registered. I can here to give back by supporting other users. Those who are wise will join me. Those who don't... have fun painting the bike shed.

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This is an unfortunate fact of current XOOPS themes, but you are correct. The issue is that most of the themes available for XOOPS do not use XHTML and CSS in accordance with how the W3C specification directs. If they did, then CSS would be used for layout and you could use a stylesheet to produce a PDA theme.

In other words, a properly coded theme (and template set) could look completely different to regular browsers, PDAs and screen readers.

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A liaison to the local support sites who establishes a primary contact with each of these sites and retrieves and reports a summary of the month's activities.

This can include current needs, current contributions, current projects, etc.

I've been lurking around XOOPS for several years. I only just registered because I'm seeing simple questions go unanswered because of redundant, and IMHO useless threads like this taking up the lion's share of the homepage.

But since we're on the topic of Project Managment, I'll comment based on my observations.

A single Project Manager will not work. We saw this with Herko. He tried, but the model didn't work, nor did the "Core Team/Management Team" model.

It's just my opinion as a lurker, but I would think that a model where a small group 3 or 5 members, each with a specific area of responsibility would work better. For example...

Have a manager of the following 5 areas of XOOPS:
Core
Addons
Community
Publicity
International

Those 5 would form a council or "Board of Directors" that ultimately has the final vote. Under each "Director" would be a team of peers who tasks could be delegated to.

Food for thought. For a project as old as this one, you would think you'd have all these details worked out by now.

I'm not a PHP programmer, but I am familiar with the XOOPS core and how templates and themes are used.

Essentially, to get this level of functionality would, at minimum, require some template and theme hacks, if not some Core hacks.

I cannot say how long or how hard it would be too do as I'm a PHP n00b; however, one of the following companies may be able to give you a reasonable quote.

http://www.cusix.dk/
http://inboxinternational.com/
http://www.instant-zero.com/

I'd love to see something like this made into a module. Considering the power of the XOOPS SMARTY system, I would think it would be possible.

You'll need to edit the template where it outputs the submitters name, but the following PHP should get you started...



At least, I think that's how it goes.