Okay, I'll be ready when you are!

ok i have install the hack, but when to cp and click on Primary Settings -> News Fader Settings, i get an error saying "You do not have permission to access this area.
» Use your browser's back button to return."

i can get in to other setting fine, but that one, any idea

Looks like you forgot to make the documented changes in the cp.cgi file. Did you do that?

yes i did that..

i get it work now
i was missing

this section
if (($ubb eq "set_vars_news_fader") && ($status eq "Administrator")) {
require "$vars_config{CGIPath}/cp_news_fader.cgi";
&SetNewsFaderSettings; exit;
} #end set_vars_news_fader

Hey Slurpee,

Here's some bugfixes, feedback, feature suggestions, and an feature addition <grin> all rolled into one post:

BUGFIX
-------
Where: Install Doc
Line: cp_vars_news_fader.cgi -> To your cgi-bin folder (CHMOD this file 755)
Change to: cp_news_fader.cgi -> To your cgi-bin folder (CHMOD this file 755)

SUGGESTION
-------------
Where: Install Doc
Line: Control Panel Lines
Suggestion: change the equality checks to ' instead of " because this is what 6.01 is using now
Example Line: if (($ubb eq "vars_news_fader") && ($status eq "Administrator")) {
Example Change to: if (($ubb eq 'vars_news_fader') && ($status eq 'Administrator')) {

SUGGESTION
------------
Where: Install Doc
Line:

if ($vars_news_fader{nfon} eq "ON") {
$newslinefader= qq~<TR bgcolor="$vars_style{CategoryStripColor}"><TD colspan="6">
<FONT SIZE="$vars_style{TextSize}" FACE="$vars_style{FontFace}" color="$vars_style{CategoryStripTextColor}"><B>$vars_news_fader{nftitle}</B></FONT>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="6" bgcolor=$vars_style{AltColumnColor1} align=center>
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align="center" width="$vars_style{TableWidth}">
<tr>
<td colspan="6" bgcolor=$vars_style{AltColumnColor1} align=center valign=top width=100% height=43><div id="elFader" style="position:relative;visibility:hidden;width:550"><div align="center"><font face="$vars_style{FontFace}" size="$vars_style{TextSize}">News Fader for DHTML Browser.</font></div></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>~;
} else {
$newslinefader = "";
}

Change to:

if ($vars_news_fader{nfon} eq "ON") {
$newslinefader= qq~<TR bgcolor="$vars_style{CategoryStripColor}"><TD colspan="6">
<FONT SIZE="$vars_style{TextSize}" FACE="$vars_style{FontFace}" color="$vars_style{CategoryStripTextColor}"><B>$vars_news_fader{nftitle}</B></FONT>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="6" bgcolor=$vars_style{AltColumnColor1} align=center>
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align="center" width="$vars_style{TableWidth}">
<tr>
<td colspan="6" bgcolor=$vars_style{AltColumnColor1} align=center valign=top width=100% height=43><div id="elFader" style="position:relative;visibility:hidden;width:550"></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>~;
} else {
$newslinefader = "";
}

Reason: Chops off a few bytes

BUGFIX
-------
Where: Install Docs
Lines:

Look for:
~;
} # end mods column

$Top .= "</tr>$newslinefader";

Change to:

Look for:
~;
} # end mods column

$Top .= '</tr>';

NEW FEATURE
--------------
Where: cp_news_fader.cgi
BEFORE: &cp_confirm("News Headlines and Settings Updated");
ADD: &ClearSummaryCache;
What it does: Clears the summary cache whenever you updated News Settings so you won't have to go into Maintenance and do it manually

FEATURE REQUEST
-------------------
* ability to choose an icon to be associated with News Fader (like a newspaper or something)
* ability how high the display headlines ar (i.e., 10 from top, 20 from top in relation to the FDRborWid argument
* ability to choose left, center, or right alignment
* Version and Coypright Info for the Hack @ the bottom of the template

Great job Slurp! Keep up the great work

qasic

I'm having a problem. The News Fader does not show up http://forums.ultanime.net . I'm allmost positive I added all the code right and I have the thing turned on, it just doesn't show. Any ideas?

*EDIT*
BTW my current version is UBB 6.01 and I did clear the catche to =/

[ March 22, 2001: Message edited by: M_E_W ]

[B]Why do i get the following error on ultimatebb.cgi page? I can use my Control panel ok but not my board.B]

Ive installed it to the letter, about 20 times, can someone help me please, ive used the updated version, and im using ubb6gold

Content-type: text/html
Software error:
syntax error at /web/sites/63/bbs/www.bbs.f2s.com/ubb/Templates/public_forum_summary.pl line 182, near "with:" Unmatched right bracket at /web/sites/63/bbs/www.bbs.f2s.com/ubb/Templates/public_forum_summary.pl line 184, at end of line

public_forum_summary.pl probably was not uploaded/updated properly.

q

It was i have looked with i microscope over and over again, on all files. trust me!!

There's only one way you can get that error - hacking the file incorrectly. Re-hack it again.

And that post was referring to M_E_W too.

q

Allright, I'm going to re-try it now. I'll tell you my results, just a couple min....

Double typo Look for:

~;
} # end mods column

$Top .= "</tr>$newslinefader";

Replace that code with:
~;
} # end mods column

$Top .= "</tr>$newslinefader";

(should be) Look for:

~;
} # end mods column

Add after:
$Top .= "</tr>$newslinefader";

Or replace with:
~;
} # end mods column

$Top .= "</tr>$newslinefader";

Ok il try it one last time, brb.

ive integrated whos online into this!

Well I tried to do the hack again like you said and it still doesn't work >_<. I don't know what's wrong I followed everything exactly again.

Ok im the same as M_E_W ive tried it again, no sofware errors this time, but it wont show up on my board, yeh its turned on.

Whats happening guys? Your doing a grand job, it would be cool if i can get it to work!!!

Yeah I don't get any errors, but it just doesn't want to show up. Did you people that got it working change some of the code from the readme file? Because I just can't figure out why it won't work for me and decimator and it works for all of you people.

They must of done M_E_W its impossibe for 2 people to have exactly the same problems, no doubt lots of others to, its just that most people wont bother posting they will just wait for an update or bug fix, ive installed lots of hacks and they all work fine, but this one does not, it has lots of bugs that have been pointed out above, i found one myself, and thats without looking. lol

But guys im not picking, you are doing a great job, and we do apreciate it honest!!!
But when it wont work for a few of us it just so unfair..

I think someone will be able to help us soon, we just have to wait I guess.