What is it?: It's a mod that adds a graphic border to all the tables in UBB 6.2 <br /> <br />Is there a demo?: Da LAN Tech <br /> <br />What files are modified?: tbopen.tmpl, tbclose.tmpl, ubbthreads.tmpl, and 10 style sheets. <br /> <br />Who gets the props?: JustDave for making this mod possible by coming up with, and selling Info Pop on, the concept of table wrappers (and for making me curious enough to figure out how to modify them). JoshPet for the pointers on editting the ubbthreads.tmpl file (and for his numerous answers to my stupid questions <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ) Omegatron for spotting my xml mistakes (attachment updated). <br /> <br />Just follow the instructions in the text file. FYI: I removed the binary pattern on the graphics for this set, with the exception of the daforum.css file <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br />For those of you with MacroMedia Fireworks version 4 I've included the png file I created for this graphic set. <br /> <br />If you don't like my graphics that's cool, just deconstruct my mod so you can figure out how to make your own <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thank You! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I'm glad this is finally documented too.<br /><br />Nice job! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Props to you my friend: You got me interested in this one <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I figured that this would serve as documentation since it should be pretty easy for people to look at what I've done and modify it for their own needs.

Yes I believe actual example files will be most helpful to others.<br /><br />The nice thing about this type of modification is that there shouldn't be any changes from .threads 6.2 and forward that affect it. (with the possible exception of new style classes being added to the .css files) <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

True. For future version the ubbthreads.tmpl file can be dropped since the only change to is was to remove the hard scripted tbclose and take out all the ASCII spaces.

Excellent work! Thanks for putting this together. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for all your help my friend! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Now we just gotta document tablewrappers.tmpl in the pal directory for IIP

I will make IIP use the same wrappers as .threads at some point. IIP's are more flexable because the table headers are less involved than some of the .threads table headers. I also figured out how to have more than one table wrapper to select from while using the .threads wrappers so this another reason to just use the .threads wrappers and drop IIP's.<br /><br />I'll redo IIP and upload it tonight I guess. It will be one less thing... lol

LOL much easier when you make things easier on yourself. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /><br />I guess that will make things alot easier in future versions of IIP.<br /><br />I guess that means I can dump the one I modified.

LoL well don't dump it to soon. I'm working on getting IIP to use the .threads wrappers right now. I should have it up by dinner. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Very <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> !<br /><br />I'm moving on to integrating a spall chacker <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hmm an integrated spell checker. Are you using LK's spell mod from UBB as a template?

Probably looking into using pspell in php?

Related post?:<br /><br />http://www.threadsdev.com/threads/php/sh...64487#Post64354 <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[]Probably looking into using pspell in php? [/] <br /> <br />Yup, that's one possibility. I have too many die hard Linux fans on my site who do not own a copy of MicroSoft's dictionary (the one that Word uses). So I have to find a solution that's not software / platform dependant...

DaLANTech,<br /><br />I was waiting for this, but how does this work in comparison to Just Dave's CSS specific Table Wrappers?<br /><br />I see that your is more of a finished product, but am I correct in that once we convert to yours... there is no plain version (like what I may have now)? <br /><br />Do I understand these correctly in stating that using the css specific table wrappers I can have both standard and graphic wrapper options available to members?<br /><br />Just looking forward before I make changes... and not versed enough to intrepret the differences.<br /><br />Thanks!

OK, I had to read JustDave's post cause I wasn't sure what you were asking. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />You could do JustDave's mod, and then use my template set. Or you could just apply my set as is.<br /><br />One of the problems with adding graphics to the tbopen and tbclose templates is that the spacing that you use (defined by a clear gif file) is going to change for each different graphic set (unless we all agree on some sort of standard size). So in order to use someone elses graphic style you might have to change your tbopen and tbclose templates, which means that you might not be able to use mine. JustDave's mod avoids the problem by allowing you to assign different tbopen and tbclose templates per style sheet (but you are still going to be limitted to one graphic style per CSS). If you use his mod then just change the names of your tbopen and tbclose templates according to his instructions.<br /><br />Hopefully we'll see some options in the theme section of the admin panel to set the values for the graphic sizes in a future version of Threads.

I was thinking of adding additional check boxes to the stylesheet list in the theme editor so that we can specify what stylesheets get specific wrappers. All else would use the default.<br /><br />The problem with having adjustable image sizes is that even the layout of the wrappers themselves may differ. Someone may want a 5 column by 3 row table wrapper as apposed to the 3 by 3 one we are using.<br /><br />I think making the wrappers stylesheet specific is the best route. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />

I agree, especialy for sites that want to run more than one style of table wrapper.