pick format / hot format display templates

[lewisw]

Is there a way I can add to the pick display page a format that inlcudes the sites description ?

ie: It is nicely formatted now by boxes for each category but within the box I would like to display the same way as browse template displays the link details.
Is this possible to do ?

Once again thanks for ALL your wonderful help and support.

Lewis

[esm]

open pick.php and change the following:

// mod to use row.html 
//  $links_obj->template_file = $theme_path."pick_link_rows.html";
  $links_obj->template_file = $theme_path."rows.html";

you will probably want to comment out the following two lines

// mod to use row.html 
//$links_obj->pick_link_table_header = $msg["10063"]; 
//$links_obj->pick_link_table_footer = $msg["10064"];

[lewisw]

Esm,
I am learning now it is your turn to be someones Senesi

Best,
Lewis

[esm]

well, I do what I can but there are other folks on here that know a whole lot more than me!

we can learn together!

[lewisw]

Hi again,

How do I remove the special links you improted from links.def in the new link add page ?

I notice it is NOT in add_form template . Do I need to modify add.php directly ?

remove these items.

pickadddate
picklengthdays
pickexpiry
old_id


best,
Lewis

[esm]

to prevent their display in the add_form.html/modify_form.html, just remove the following:

<%custom_field_form%>

the will still be in the database and accessable in the edit link screen of the admin control panel

[lewisw]

worked like a charm but then again I never doubted it for a second.

Tell me so far I have been able to make every single change I wanted to indexu with your help.

I have one more request and please tell me if this is too difficult to do anyone.

Currently I have my pick sites first and then the sponsored links.
Now the sponsored links look better then the pick links casue of the color change.

Is it possible to have the pick sites also have a different color then the plain link.
Something like this:

the plain links are white with grey

the sponsor links are white with a yellowish color.

I would like to have the pick links white with a very light green color.

Is this possible ?

All the best to all and have a great week-end.
Lewis

[esm]

there is no quick and dirty answer for this. there is a some discussion on this in a thread somewhere and I may have even provided a solution.

Three ideas come to mind:
[list=1][*]modify link.class.php ( display function )[*]modify browse.php[*]modify browse.html ( when v4 comes out with "smarty" templates )[/list=1]
modify link.class.php:
I did this at one point ( modified for pick ):

      if($validation)
        $vid = $result->Fields("vid");
// mod for highlighting sponsors in search
 if ($result->Fields("pick")==1)
 $this->template_file = "/home/acct5/public_html/indexu/themes/default/sp_pick_rows.html";
  else
  $this->template_file = "/home/acct5/public_html/indexu/themes/default/rows.html";

modify browse.php
split the current link SELECT command in two by adding WHERE pick=1 and WHERE pick <> 1 and use sp_pick_rows.html and rows.html as appropriate.

you will need to create sp_pick_rows.html - use rows.html as the starting point.

I have a dinner date with wifey tonight so my time is limited now...

[lewisw]

Have a great dinner date.
I'll leave this one for now until you have some more time as I do not think it is complete but then again I have no clue heh heh.

Best
Lewis

[esm]

Originally posted by lewisw
Have a great dinner date.
I'll leave this one for now until you have some more time as I do not think it is complete but then again I have no clue heh heh.

Best
Lewis

the code above to modify link.class.php does work. just create the sp_pick_rows.html and change it to suit.