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TAV1702 · November 9, 2009

Ok so don't laugh at me. ;D ;D http://paranormalinsights.com/phpVMS

I am trying to break each section up into blocks like I have on the left, but each time I try and add a new div or anything, it busts up my template real bad like.

I know it is uglier than ape right now. I figure once I get functional worked out, I work on pretty later. This is my first attempt at a skin for phpVMS.

Can anyone tell me how to add extra stuff on the sides in blocks without busting up my template.? If needs be I can take a screen shot of what it looks like busted up and show the code so you know what I am up to.

Also, notice the links for new pilots and such, they are blue and purple. I use web developer in firefox and try to view css info but it says none found. I have tried and tried in my css to add a link class but to no avail so far.

Tom · November 9, 2009

For the sidebar, have the main side div, and item divs within (if you mean you want separated blocks), for example:

<div id="leftside">
<div id="sideitem">sideitem content</div>
<div id="sideitem">sideitem2 content</div>
</div>

And, links:

a:link {
// link style
}
a:visited {
//visited link style
}
a:hover {
//mouseover link style
}
a:active {
//active link (no idea)
}

It's a great start!

TAV1702 · November 9, 2009

Thanks Tom! Hopefully I get to work on it again tonight for a little bit.

Yeah seperating each item is what I am after. I got it to work, but blocks were everywhere and template busted up badly. I am more than sure it was a div error on my part. ;D

I'll give that a try and see how it goes. Thanks again.

Ray

Oh and do you know of any good drop down menu scripts anywhere that work good with phpVMS?

TAV1702 · November 10, 2009

Ok that worked out for me on the links. That is what I originally had and scrapped it. Not sure why it didnt work out for me the first try.

TAV1702 · November 10, 2009

For the sidebar, have the main side div, and item divs within (if you mean you want separated blocks), for example:
<div id="leftside">
<div id="sideitem">sideitem content</div>
<div id="sideitem">sideitem2 content</div>
</div>
I tried it this way and I do get my speperate blocks, but it busts up pretty bad.

Tom · November 10, 2009

Could I see what exactly goes wrong?

TAV1702 · November 11, 2009

Sure let me try a little something real quick and I'll post a screenie for you. I am positive I am placing my divs wrong.

TAV1702 · November 11, 2009

Here ya go.

Like I said, I have a real good reason to believe that I am mis placing my div statements. I have had this issue before and could never solve it so I had a guy do it for me. That was mistake number 1 on my behalf. :-[

I have been trying and trying and I am not quite sure why or what I am doing wrong.

Tom · November 11, 2009

Er.

Are you sure they have no style and are within the left div?

If you have like i quoted earlier, with leftside having the style (float:left; etc) and the sideitem having no style at all, then they should be one under another... Like I have (link in sig)

Nabeel · November 11, 2009

Might need floats.

Use the Firefox addon called "Firebug", you can do CSS changes on the fly and see quickly

TAV1702 · November 12, 2009

yeah I am not sure. I made no new css classes or anything.

Ill give a quick breakdown of how I did it.

<div id="content">
    <div id="content-left">
		<center><h3>Game Servers</h3></center>
		<hr>
         <table width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="">
			<tr>
				<td width="65%">Game Server</td>
				<td style="color:lime"><b>Online</b></td>
                                </tr>
			<tr>
				<td>TeamSpeak<br>Community IP Address:<br>xxx.xx.xx.xxx:8767</td>
				<td style="color:lime"><b>Online</b></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>ATC Server</td>
				<td style="color:red"><b>Offline</b></td>
			</tr>
		</table>
                  </div>
<div id="content-left">
<center><h3>Users Online</h3></center>
<hr>
<p><i>There have been <?php echo count($usersonline)?> user(s) in the past <?php echo Config::Get('USERS_ONLINE_TIME')?> minutes.</i></p>

<?php
/* $usersonline also has the list of users -
	really simple example

	Or if you're not on the frontpage:
	$usersonline = StatsData::UsersOnline();

*/
foreach($usersonline as $pilot)	
{
	echo "{$pilot->firstname} {$pilot->lastname}<br />";
}

?>
</div>
      <div id="content-left">
   <center><h3>VA Statistics</h3></center>
    <hr>
        <p>Total Pilots: <?php echo StatsData::PilotCount(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Flights: <?php echo StatsData::TotalFlights(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Flights Today: <?php VastatsData::totalflightstoday(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Flight Hours: <?php echo StatsData::TotalHours(); ?></p>
        <p>Total PAX Carried: <?php VastatsData::totalpaxcarried(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Fuel Burned: <?php VastatsData::totalfuelburned(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Miles Flown: <?php VastatsData::totalmilesflown(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Aircraft: <?php VastatsData::totalaircraftinfleet(); ?></p>
        <p>Total Schedules: <?php VastatsData::totalschedules(); ?></p>
        <p>Total News Items: <?php VastatsData::totalnewsitems(); ?></p>
	</div>
    <div id="content-main">
		<?php
if(!Auth::LoggedIn())
{
// Show these if they haven't logged in yet
?>

                    	 
                
                	 

                    	<img src="../images/fsscr070.jpg" height="248" width="398" alt="Thunder Va"/>                    
         
                        <h2>Thunder Aviation Virtual</h2>
                        <small> <a href="fleet.htm"></a></small>
                        
                        <p>Welcome To Thunder Aviation Virtual</p>
                      <p>This is the website for the Virtual Airline Thunder Aviation. We fly with Microsoft Flight simulator online at a network called Real World ATC (RWATC). <br />

                        Do you want to know more? Click <a href="about.htm">here</a>.</p>
                        <p>Regards,</p>
                        <p>Ray Browell<br />
                          CEO Thunder VA<br />
                        </p>
                    
		<?php
}
else
{
// Show the News module, call the function ShowNewsFront
//	This is in the modules/Frontpage folder

News::ShowNewsFront(5);
?>
<?php
}
?>
	</div>
    <div id="content-right">

<center><h3>Recent Reports</h3></center>
<hr>
<?php MainController::Run('PIREPS', 'RecentFrontPage', 5); ?>
    <hr>
<center><h3>Newest Pilots</h3></center>
<hr>
<?php MainController::Run('Pilots', 'RecentFrontPage', 5); ?>
	</div>
  </div>

Well, sorry was going to be a quick run down instead I gave the main source. And all of this is on my frontpage_main.tpl file

Was I right in saying my div tags are wrong?

TAV1702 · November 12, 2009

Might need floats.

Use the Firefox addon called "Firebug", you can do CSS changes on the fly and see quickly

I had one addon for firefox. i thought it was firebug but it is web developer. I will go grab firebug to for future useage. Thanks Nabeel.

Tom · November 12, 2009

Looking at your code, you need to be doing it like this:

<div id="content-left">
<div id="leftitem">
Content for one box
</div>
<div id="leftitem">
Content for a second box
</div>
</div>

This is because content-left is your left floated column, so if you have more than one content-left theres going to be more than one left column, so you have to have extra divs within the one column.

TAV1702 · November 12, 2009

Ohhhh ok I got ya now. I'll take a stab at that one here in a bit. Getting ready to run after some lunch now. I appreciate your replies and help on this one. Thx!

TAV1702 · November 12, 2009

Well, I may just have to leave this be for now. I have tried it a million and one ways and I can not get it. It wont make or break my site, I just kind of like seperate blocks a bit better. I come from using portals on forums so I guess I just got used to it.

I'll keep trying as I have time and see how things go. Right now I have nothing setup local to test on as Xammp wont run on my pc for some reason.

**EDIT**

Ok I was bent out of shape earlier for a few reasons and gave up on this for today. Sooooo since I just found out I do not have to work tomorrow afterall, I am going to get firebug as suggested and mess with this until I am blue in the face. ;D

I really do appreciate your guys help on this one trying to help me get my site in shape.

llju1 · November 13, 2009

If you want 3 even columns then just do a Frontpage in Html first then change it to .tpl. that is how I did my site. some one wrote it in my own thread dealing with this.

So make a new frontpage.html using tables do not edit the frontpage.tpl in the phpvms folder ;D. After you have it done the way you want then change it to frontpage.tpl and up load it to your skins folder.

I hope this helps. http://vmac.info

TAV1702 · November 13, 2009

yeah I'm going to mess with it more today. I kind of want the blocks to look like http://paranormalinsights.com/portal.php

I will get it adventually. Notice on that site the blocks are not touching each other at all? All it amounts to is my div tags are wrong I am more than sure. ;D

Nabeel · November 19, 2009

You could also use something like http://960.gs, that's what I'm using on vaCentral, works like a charm

TAV1702 · November 30, 2009

I'll have to check that out. Thanks Nabeel

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