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alienbee

07-04-2006, 07:10 PM

can someone turn me on to the "code" that i drop in the table that will be used to call the forum to show in it.

Im looking at the advanced forum-skin as an example but cant find the "call "for the forum. i just see design and header/footer elements.

thanks in advance :)

abcohen

07-04-2006, 09:21 PM

take a premade skin and look at it...
the header and footer are just hard place links to where the images would be... and SD calls to figure out the menu, title, copyrights, ect///

alienbee

07-05-2006, 02:19 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(abcohen @ Jul 4 2006, 09:21 PM) 7550</div>
take a premade skin and look at it...
the header and footer are just hard place links to where the images would be... and SD calls to figure out the menu, title, copyrights, ect///
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Thanks for the reply, Im curious here about
How does the forum Know what Cell in this table that it is to load in?
can you show me in this example ?

Code Removed - RJE

soory for the big post..i cant figure this out..

Robert_J_Ellis

07-05-2006, 02:48 AM

ok, everything in the sdheader wraps around the forum, above the forum code, and the sdfooter below the forum code. so that it boxes around everything. The category related code is seperated so that you can customise the links, and behaviour to them.

think of it in the simplest terms like:

<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">
logo
</td>
<td>
categories
</td>
<td>
forum code
</td>
<td>
copyright
</td>
</table>

I removed the code you had above, not a good idea to post the full code to commercial sd skins.

alienbee

07-05-2006, 03:12 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Robert_J_Ellis @ Jul 5 2006, 02:48 AM) 7560</div>
ok, everything in the sdheader wraps around the forum, above the forum code, and the sdfooter below the forum code. so that it boxes around everything. The category related code is seperated so that you can customise the links, and behavior to them.

think of it in the simplest terms like:

<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">
logo
</td>
<td>
categories
</td>
<td>
forum code
</td>
<td>
copyright
</td>
</table>

I removed the code you had above, not a good idea to post the full code to commercial sd skins.
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sorry about the code thing..
thanks for replying..
from what im getting is... that i can just create a table and type inside the cell i want the forum to be in
$forum code
or
forum code
or
<?php include "forum code"?>

whats the call?
there wasnt anything in that skin i could find that gave me a clue.
but then again i could be an automatic thing..
:huh:

Robert_J_Ellis

07-05-2006, 05:39 PM

there is no call for the forum code, on the call for the header ( in our example )
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">
logo
</td>
<td>
categories
</td>
<td>

and the footer

</td>
<td>
copyright
</td>
</table>

Was just for example.

william

07-05-2006, 07:47 PM

I guess you didn't see the official documentation about it.... READ IT (http://www.subdreamer.com/manuals/index.php?manualid=1&pageid=37)

This should help explain things better....I am surprised no one posted it already...

alienbee

07-05-2006, 08:33 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(william @ Jul 5 2006, 07:47 PM) 7587</div>
I guess you didn't see the official documentation about it.... READ IT (http://www.subdreamer.com/manuals/index.php?manualid=1&pageid=37)

This should help explain things better....I am surprised no one posted it already...
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you know, I did read it, it has nothing in it that says how to create a skin for forum intergration, maybe you didnt read it *L* ;)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Robert_J_Ellis @ Jul 5 2006, 05:39 PM) 7585</div>
there is no call for the forum code, on the call for the header ( in our example )
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">
logo
</td>
<td>
categories
</td>
<td>

and the footer

</td>
<td>
copyright
</td>
</table>

Was just for example.
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ok..thanks..i gues it just throws it in automaticly..

okey dokie..guessill work that out..thanks .

william

07-05-2006, 11:06 PM

Toche....

Well there was something there at one time....I know cause I did read it before which why I put up the link. oh well, my mistake....oh wait I didn't remove anything out of it... :P

alienbee

07-05-2006, 11:14 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(william @ Jul 5 2006, 11:06 PM) 7592</div>
Toche....

Well there was something there at one time....I know cause I did read it before which why I put up the link. oh well, my mistake....oh wait I didn't remove anything out of it... :P
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:unsure: why would they take that out??? :blink:
they must have seen me comin :D

bet you its back now :rolleyes: couse I think i figured it out..

cheers william :)