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Wilco
Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 12:53

  • Wilco

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  • Since: 2004/4/27


When a visitor changes the theme, I want the visitor sees news from a certain category at the same time.
I guess the solution for my questions is simple. Probably I have to edit the template which manage the box with themes? But what exactly do I have to do?

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limecity
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 13:02

  • limecity

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  • Since: 2003/7/6 0


Quote:
I want the visitor sees news from a certain category at the same time.


What you mean by that?

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Wilco
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 13:14

  • Wilco

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  • Posts: 49

  • Since: 2004/4/27


I mean when the vistor choose theme a, I want him to see news from category a. When het choose theme b, I want him to see news from category b.

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CBlue
Re: Changing Theme Hack

That would have to be done through scripts that you have put into the theme.html file of each theme. Redirect, I believe. If it will work.

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JackJ
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 13:49

  • JackJ

  • Community Support Member

  • Posts: 747

  • Since: 2003/8/31


An easier way to go is too edit the "block themes" block template

system_block_themes.html (in the system set of templates)

from this:


<div style="text-align: center;">
<form action="index.php" method="post">
<{$block.theme_select}>
</form>
</div>

to this

<div style="text-align: center;">
<form action="http://www.yoursite.com/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=1" method="post">
<{$block.theme_select}>
</form>
</div>

Note: storytopic=1 is the first news category etc

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Wilco
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 13:51

  • Wilco

  • Friend of XOOPS

  • Posts: 49

  • Since: 2004/4/27


Well, I'll give it a try. Immediately!

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CBlue
Re: Changing Theme Hack

JackJ you are brilliant! I'm still learning something new about XOOPS everyday thanks to you and some other brilliant members.

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Mithrandir
Re: Changing Theme Hack

OR
In your news module code put this in somewhere, where it makes sense (i.e. after you have found topic id):
switch($xoopsOption['storytopic']) {
    case 
'1'//if it is topic with id 1
        
$xoopsConfig['theme_set'] = "New Theme Name";
        break;

    case 
'2'//if it is topic with id 2
        
$xoopsConfig['theme_set'] = "Another theme name";
        break;
}


I guess it is possible to hack into the topic manager to set a theme for each topic, but I'll leave you to try out this first.

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Wilco
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 14:09

  • Wilco

  • Friend of XOOPS

  • Posts: 49

  • Since: 2004/4/27


Great, I appreciate youre responses... I'll try it and let you know.

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JackJ
Re: Changing Theme Hack
  • 2004/5/1 14:15

  • JackJ

  • Community Support Member

  • Posts: 747

  • Since: 2003/8/31


Thanks Cblue

You made my day, I won't get my head out the door now.:)

It does work for me, I always try my suggestions out on my own test site first.

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