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pox
Junior Member
Denmark
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 Posted - 16 July 2002 : 06:48:43
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were can i find this mod? .. i know its made cause i used to use it... but i cant seem to find it anywere..
anyone know were i can download that mod?
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blackinwhite
Average Member
Turkey
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 09:55:21
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No, I think he means like this: http://www.councilofgrey.com 
I've seen this post before, and I know the answer was the same. There is no MOD. It really does require an ASP and HTML understanding. I would release my code, but it's got so much proprietary junk in it, it wouldn't help at all.
Here's how I did it. Make a copy of a page, perhaps copy default.asp to default2.asp. Now make a copy of inc_top.asp and inc_footer.asp (say inc_top2.asp and inc_footer2.asp). Now edit default2.asp so the includes say inc_top2.asp and inc_footer2.asp.
For me, now it was a matter of hacking around this way, moving the table elements around, and continually refreshing default2.asp until I moved everything where I wanted it.
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
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Posted - 16 July 2002 : 10:06:27
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Okay, maybe I was wrong. In another topic elsewhere, Frutzle said:
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Please look in the Graphics & Style forum (most likely the archives) for several topics in which I have both explained and given the codes on how to add a left-side navigation to your forums.
If I'm not mistaken there's one topic in the MOD W/ Code or MOD W/O Code forum about this same subject/
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 16 July 2002 : 10:22:23
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Dan, are you saying you modified default.asp to get a menu on the left-side of your forums? Adding a table that starts in inc_top.asp and ends in inc_footer.asp, that has two cells (both with valign="top") will do the trick. Just include your menu in the left cell and leave the second (right) cell open. This is all done right above the sub sForumNav() in inc_top.asp. The table is closed with this in inc_footer.asp right before the </body> tag:
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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mortioli
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 11:19:13
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Oli, are you sure that MOD adds a left-side navigation by the use of an extra table? The information on that MOD is limited to "unknown" and I don't feel like downloading it to see if there is a readme file and, if there is one, what it says.
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 11:25:28
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Dan, are you saying you modified default.asp to get a menu on the left-side of your forums?
Not at all. I'm just explaining how to play around with navigation using a copies of each file. Then if you get something you like, you simply copy the inc_top2.asp over inc_top.asp and inc_footer2.asp over inc_footer.asp. default.asp is only necessary because you'd need to change the include statements while playing around with inc_top2.asp and inc_footer2.asp. If you don't like what you did, then scrap them and start over. (I hope that makes more sense)
I don't know about you, but when I develop I generally take a "change, refresh browser, change, refresh browser" approach. 
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 11:41:56
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Makes perfect sense, and yes, I do that too I was just wondering why you don't just make a backup of the files and then edit the originals instead. That's what I do.
If you look at my forums on my computer you'll see this structure:
forums/
images (all images go in here)
tools (this is where I have the database and database backups)
original (for backup purposes when I install a MOD)
online (some files have virtual includes for "integration" into my site and therefore use virtual includes... They won't work online unless I make changes to them so I have a double set)
reviews (for images that I use in reviews on the forums)
simply copying the files that I'm about to edit, into the "original" folder does the trick for me
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 14:07:18
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Makes perfect sense, and yes, I do that too I was just wondering why you don't just make a backup of the files and then edit the originals instead. That's what I do.
Everyone does it different. My forums have someone online nearly 24/7, so it's best not to edit the live files. I usually either duplicate the forum folder (ugh, takes a long time on a remote system), or I employ a technique like I mentioned (which isn't always possible), or if the page in question isn't a commonly used page, I'll just edit it in production (bad practice, but good for the lazy bone, I don't suggest it  ).
I've seen hundreds of developers developing over the years, and I've never seen two do the same thing exactly the same way.
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 16 July 2002 : 14:14:20
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Everyone does it different. My forums have someone online nearly 24/7, so it's best not to edit the live files.
Then why not make the changes and test offline on a local system?
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 16 July 2002 : 14:49:14
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Everyone does it different. My forums have someone online nearly 24/7, so it's best not to edit the live files.
Then why not make the changes and test offline on a local system?
Roland
I can do that, but the amount of time to replicate my forums is a pain, IMO. I prefer creating a duplicate of the forum folder, as long as I'm not doing something that could mess up the database.
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pox
Junior Member
Denmark
110 Posts |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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pox
Junior Member
Denmark
110 Posts |
Posted - 18 July 2002 : 10:56:12
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pox, do you remember who gave you those files? It's obviously not an official MDO, but more likely someone who had the codes and sent them to you.
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
Snitz Exchange | Do's and Dont's
mmm.. i can't remember who it was.. but i sendet him a email.. and he mailet the files to me...
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 18 July 2002 : 13:37:50
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The only person I know who might've been that was Nathan. If you go to his profile and send him an e-mail he might be able to help you get the files you're looking for.
If not, then try searching the Graphics & Style forum. I've said it several times now, and I hate repeating myself, but here goes: there are several topics in that forum where I have given all the necessary codes to add a left-side navigation to your forums.
Roland
http://www.frutzle.com
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