XOOPS FAQ - Themes- Styles and Templates - How can I display different images or include different stylesheets according to the currently viewed module?

The following code snippet will help you to get the directory name of the currently viewed module in your theme.html You have to add the following snippet at the very top of your theme.html in the respective folder (/themes/yourtheme/theme.html). The templates_c folder just compiles the content of the themes folder.

 <{php}> 
$mod = $GLOBALS['xoopsModule']; 
$dirname = (isset($mod) ? $mod->getVar('dirname') :'system'); 
$GLOBALS['xoopsTpl']->assign( 'xoops_cmod', $dirname ); 
<{/php}>

After you have added this (without any changes) you can access the current module directory through the following smarty variable.

<{$xoops_cmod}>

The dirname for the news module is normally "news". So if you are browsing the news module, the variable $xoops_cmod will contain "news". If you are browsing your profile it will contain "system". NOTE FOR XOOPS 2.2.3 (added by Mithrandir): The above code also works on 2.2.3, but is not needed, as <{$xoops_dirname}> is globally available in themes and holds the directory name of the currently selected module - defaulting to "System" With this you can display different images on each module. Just try the following snippet:

<img src="<{$xoops_imageurl}><{$xoops_cmod}>.jpg" alt="" title="" />

$xoops_imageurl is the path to your themes folder. So you have to create a few images there, one for each of your installed modules and an additional one for the system. - system.jpg - news.jpg - newbb.jpg .. and so on. You can also use this variable as a switch for including stylesheets or templates.

 <{if $xoops_cmod == "news"}> 
     
<{else}> 
     
<{/if}>

This code can be usefull in many situations. But it is up to you, to use this snippet the way you need it.

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Thanks Chapi!

carnuke Published 12/28/2004 13:10 Home away from home Joined 11/05/2003 Comments 1955

A useful add on... thanks for your contribution.

Re: Thanks Chapi!

solo71 Published 12/28/2004 18:10 Module Developer Joined 01/29/2003 Comments 941

Oooh, really good. Thanks.

This looks really interesting

jaerowe Published 01/04/2005 20:12 Updated 01/04/2005 20:13 Just popping in Joined 12/29/2004 Comments 5

This article is cool & explains a few good techniques. I am wondering if it could help me with my current problem.

I want to display a block (or single line of php code) without the block header on the top of each modules center page. What i mean by this is something like

<h4 id="centerheading"><{$xoops_pagetitle}>h4>

To appear at the very top of every modules center section.

I Have tried to do this by creating a blobk in php mode but dont quite know what to type. i get php exec errors..

any ideas if this is even possible with xoops?

Re: This looks really interesting

chapi Published 01/04/2005 20:28 Theme Designer Joined 01/22/2002 Comments 611

Why don't you simply add this line in the module template itself?

Not a good suggestion

rowdie Published 01/04/2005 21:58 Just can't stay away Joined 07/21/2004 Comments 846

This suggestion goes against the principle of keeping code separate from presentation, and is also completely unnecessary. If you want module-specific header images, make the changes to the module template!

It is so much easier working with templates that don't contain code - this is a step backwards, in my opinion, negating the benefits that Smarty gives you.

But that's just my opinion, of course

Rowd

Re: Not a good suggestion

LazyBadger Published 01/05/2005 5:27 Home away from home Joined 06/07/2004 Comments 1187

Well, let's magine slightly different situation - if different images are needed for different themes (dark and light, as easiest example).
Currently you have only one way - overwrite original files... But - what happened, if you have
- different themes
- allow users select themes

You can't change images automagically, you can't switch template automatically
thus - you can handle only
one theme - obe image-set
situation

If (and when) all blocks in all modules are theme-aware, using same trick (for $xoops_theme) - problem can be solved

And I can't see really nothing more, than presentation in this idea.
And see missing now flexibility

Re: Not a good suggestion

Mithrandir Published 01/05/2005 7:22 XOOPS is my life! Joined 06/21/2003 Comments 6320

The only non-presentation code in this suggestion is the code to retrieve the module directory name... perhaps something we should have in the core instead of this.

Re: Not a good suggestion

chapi Published 01/05/2005 7:50 Updated 01/05/2005 7:51 Theme Designer Joined 01/22/2002 Comments 611

rowdie, if you want to display different module-specific site-logos on your site for example, you can't put that in your module templates. Because the site logo can't be found in the module template, it is located in the theme.html! And the theme.html doesn't know which module is currently active. But with the above code snippet this is possible.

I think adding some lines somewhere in the core to add this as a smarty variable to the theme.html would be great Mithrandir

URL directory instead of module directory?

sunsnapper Published 01/05/2005 10:24 Updated 01/05/2005 10:26 Friend of XOOPS Joined 04/10/2002 Comments 403

Very Helpful.

I wonder if there is a way to do this based upon the current directory in the URL instead of the directory for the module ($xoops_cmod).

My concern is, this might limit the header graphic changes to a particular module. If one is using tinycontent, for example, they might want a different graphic to display for various pages... instead of just one for all tinycontent pages.

For example, one might use ModRewrite to make a certain tinycontent page come up when a user types a certain URL.

Which takes me back to the original question. Is there a variable that returns the current directory in the URL instead of the module directory?

Helpful tip, either way. Thanks.

switching style sheets

tjnemez Published 01/05/2005 13:58 Updated 01/05/2005 14:22 Home away from home Joined 09/21/2003 Comments 1594

Quote:

You can also use this variable as a switch for including stylesheets or templates.

Can someone provide the code and location of the code to allow for different style sheets.

Re: switching style sheets

studioC Published 01/05/2005 16:00 Friend of XOOPS Joined 12/07/2003 Comments 922

hello terry,

think this is the way chapi will change stylesheets for different modules, isn't it?

 <style type="text/css"> 
 
style>

of course you can use

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="<{$xoops_imageurl}>stylie<{$xoops_cmod}>.css" />

instead.
as always ...

have fun! and happy new year to you!
Didn't read my articles ??

michael

Re: switching style sheets

tjnemez Published 01/05/2005 17:30 Home away from home Joined 09/21/2003 Comments 1594

Quote:

have fun! and happy new year to you! Didn't read my articles ??

Same to you Michael, and yes I did read your articles.

thanks,

cheers,
terry

Re: Not a good suggestion

banned Published 01/05/2005 17:45 Updated 01/05/2005 18:06 Not too shy to talk Joined 05/16/2004 Comments 159

Quote:

Poster: Mithrandir Posted: 2005/1/5 8:22:27
The only non-presentation code in this suggestion is the code to retrieve the module directory name... perhaps something we should have in the core instead of this.

You can put something in the header.php after the xoops_pagetitle assign

Edit: here the code;
File: header.php
Line 93 (approx)

 // set page title 
$xoopsTpl->assign('xoops_pagetitle', $xoopsModule->getVar('name'));

Add

 // set chmod 
$xoopsTpl->assign('xoops_chmod', $xoopsModule->getVar('dirname'));

Line 113 (approx)

 // set page title 
$xoopsTpl->assign('xoops_pagetitle', $xoopsModule->getVar('name'));

Add

 // set chmod 
$xoopsTpl->assign('xoops_chmod', $xoopsModule->getVar('dirname'));

Re: Not a good suggestion

kavaXtreme Published 05/29/2005 14:47 Updated 05/29/2005 14:48 Repository Maintainer Joined 01/17/2005 Comments 110

I must express my deep gratefulness to Chapi for this concept! It makes creating a cool theme much more confusing and complex. Couldn't live without it.

This only works for module names though. Any thoughts on how to achieve a similar effect with edituser.php and userinfo.php. "System" is too broad for my purposes.

Re: Not a good suggestion

davidl2 Published 05/29/2005 16:29 XOOPS is my life! Joined 05/26/2003 Comments 4843

Be interested in hearing more also! :)

Re: Not a good suggestion

kavaXtreme Published 11/16/2005 0:26 Repository Maintainer Joined 01/17/2005 Comments 110

Okay, while you're all thinking about my previous question...

I've got another one for you. What does it mean when I get the following error:
"Call to a member function on a non-object"
from the following line:
"$GLOBALS['xoopsTpl']->assign( 'xoops_cmod', $dirname );"
in one of the modules I have installed. Oh yes, and how might I fix it?

Re: Thanks Chapi!

tjnemez Published 11/17/2005 22:25 Home away from home Joined 09/21/2003 Comments 1594

will this work with 2.2.3a

Thanks

Re: Thanks Chapi!

Mithrandir Published 11/23/2005 10:27 XOOPS is my life! Joined 06/21/2003 Comments 6320

Tjnemez, yes it will - but I've added in the FAQ, why the <{php}> section is no longer needed in 2.2.3 as the <{$xoops_dirname}> holds the desired value.

Re: Thanks Chapi!

tjnemez Published 11/23/2005 11:03 Home away from home Joined 09/21/2003 Comments 1594

Quote:

The above code also works on 2.2.3, but is not needed, as <{$xoops_dirname}> is globally available in themes and holds the directory name of the currently selected module - defaulting to "System"

So, where do i add <{$xoops_dirname}> in my code? I assume it goes in the theme.html

thanks mith

Re: Thanks Chapi!

Mithrandir Published 11/23/2005 11:06 XOOPS is my life! Joined 06/21/2003 Comments 6320

Quote:

So, where do i add <{$xoops_dirname}> in my code?

Wherever you would use <{$xoops_cmod}> before.

Re: Thanks Chapi!

tjnemez Published 11/23/2005 11:27 Home away from home Joined 09/21/2003 Comments 1594

thanks Mith, works great!

Re: Thanks Chapi!

davidl2 Published 11/23/2005 11:45 XOOPS is my life! Joined 05/26/2003 Comments 4843

Mith - could you use a similar trick to change the block layout on theme.html depending on the current module?

eg - with a forum remove all right hand blocks?

Re: Thanks Chapi!

Mithrandir Published 11/23/2005 12:20 XOOPS is my life! Joined 06/21/2003 Comments 6320

Quote:

could you use a similar trick to change the block layout on theme.html depending on the current module?

Certainly.

However, I would recommend that removing right hand blocks be done through the blocks administration, setting the right blocks to not show up on forum pages.

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