Joo!BB Compact Style/Template

This template is mostly a variation of the default Joo!BB Style/Template but more compact and better suited to sites using sidebar modules on the forum pages. Many of the templates are also more compact in this version.

Anyway, this is my first template, so take it easy on me, give it a try let me know what you think

PS Looks best with the following time format ...

a b d, Y I:M p %a %b %d, %Y %I:%M %p Wed Feb 03, 2010 08:51 AM

... or a variation of it that retains a set number of characters to always be displayed.

Re: Display users avatar

One final question and I can publish my template, this works fine for Joo!CM Avatars but I'm using K2 Avatars how can I make it work for those too?

Or, I guess the better question is can I?

[edit] Nevermind there was another syntax error, the correct code is Code

		$joocmAvatar =& JoocmAvatar::getInstance();

		$avatarFile = $joocmAvatar->getAvatarFile($this->joobbUser->get('id'));

the single quotes on either side of id where the cause this time

I'll release my template after I take my daughter to school [/edit]

Re: Display users avatar

Thank you very much, there is an error in the syntax though ...
Quote by Robbie:Code

$joocmAvatar =& JoocmAvatar::getInstance();

$avatarFile = $joocmAvatar->getAvatarFile($this->joobbUser->get(‘id’);

... should be ...
Code

		$joocmAvatar =& JoocmAvatar::getInstance();

		$avatarFile = $joocmAvatar->getAvatarFile($this->joobbUser->get(‘id’));

 

... you just left the ) off the end of the second variable

Suggested minor edit to Joo!CM

I was testing the links feature in Joo!CM when I noticed that the user list does not apply the link set by Joo!CM.

The fix is simple ...

*ROOT*/components/com_joocm/views/userlist/view.html.php (line 65)
Code

// ~cXc~		$joocmUser->userLink = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_joocm&view=profile&id='.$joocmUser->id.'&Itemid='.$this->Itemid);

		$joocmUser->userLink = JoocmHelper::getLink('profile', '&id='.$post->id_user);

 

I assume you just missed this one when you changed the rest

Re: Display users avatar

Inside Joo!BB ...

Display users avatar

I want to show the users avatar in the welcome area of the template I am making, how can I do it?

I've been looking into avatar display in Joo!CM but I'm not getting anywhere. I've probably looked over the proper code a dozen times I'm just missing it o.O

~cXc~

How to change date format

I need to change the date format on Joo!BB to something consistent for my template but I can't figure out where the date format is set.

Can someone help me figure out where it is?

I an handle it from there I think

I just need to get %A and %B changed to %a and %b so my dates will always be the same number of characters.

Thanks,
~cXc~

PS Setting them in Joo!CM didn't change them in Joo!BB ...

NEVERMIND found out what the issue was, default date in Joo!CM was set to different format in profile edit, but I wasn't using CM profiles so I didn't realize it o.O

Re: Confused ...

Sorry for all the text

I was tired had been up coding for a couple days no sleep I am better now. I can actually say all that in a couple sentence today o.O

Anyway, looking forward to getting to know everyone and helping when/if I can.

~cXc~

PS I don't remember the email o.O its probably worse than this wall of text o.O

Confused ...

Ok here goes, hope I can get some answers ...

Is there a connection between Joo!BB and a certain Samurai Forum?

I could have sworn I read that this was becoming that but I see I must have been misinformed or I just don't understand. I would have asked by name but searching the forum turned up nothing, so I thought I would be a little sly about. The reason I ask will become apparent in subsequent post.

After getting the 445 SVN I must say it is starting to look pretty nice, but there are still some things that really stick out to me so I decided it was time to start asking questions. One of the first things I noticed was of course the admin area is very different from most other J! components, why are there menu items linking to a list with a single item and no reason to expand or way to add additional items?

For things like Configuration, seems like it should link directly to the config panel not dump us on a list. I'm also wondering about the Terms page and why its a list also, I can see how multiple Terms would work for other languages or maybe if their are multiple types of signups available ... I will assume future use and move on here ... next is why are there two editors for terms, Terms of service and below it is Terms ... I can't figure this out unless this is maybe leftover from early 1.0 dev versions o.O anyway doesn't matter need some work in there or at least an explanation.

There are other things in the admin that could *look* better but that's not as important as functionality. From there we get to the creation of menus for accessing the content in the frontend. The Joo!BB menu items are about what I expect would be what most people would expect for a forum but the Joo!CM menu items has a few duplicates and some seem to link to com_user *copies* like login and stuff, Register and Terms are the same thing as are the Main Joo! CM page and the Profile page, again this is just the pretty stuff and you have really done some nice work on it already.

I started writing this article having just over written my 0.92 installation with 445 SVN which has the RC version stamp on it already, that's all fine though, my point the code is being cleaned up and the GUI is being made more attractive, very important things to myself and clients.

As for the frontend I'm still processing all my notes (2 pages handwritten, I write really small, could have written the Gettysburg Address 20 times on two pages and did often in high school) my point is I'm really nit picking the frontend because that is one of my focuses I need to make a custom style to match my template anyway. I must admit that the 445 SVN frontend looks much better and doesn't need much changes if any but there are quite a few *things* on my voice.

I also got a bunch of ideas for improving and integrating Joo!XX I'll get to that after I get some answers here. BTW just to clarify, I'm not really asking for features, and not trying to get *YOU* to work on extending, I plan on contributing by doing these things myself. I had more suggestions but the 1.0.0 RC1 Phobos is a vast improvement and I need to play with it some more

Anyway those answers would be nice, I still got some ideas I think you will like especially for the copies of other component layouts like login, register, request, and/or terms. I think these layouts can easily be removed and the functionality provided through a plugin, that's a minor thought though, a much larger one deals with accessing user information from the database and making it so information can also be pulled from other components with options that let the user also select the prefix for database tables. From looking at the current set this looks very easy to implement but with it I could use CB Plugs and fields also or K2 or Extended users or whatever.

Anyway lots to read only a few things to answer ... more later ... just brainstorming ... I see a lot of potential here and know I can find a way to help contribute

~cXc~