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How to Disable "Topic Description" Being Displayed [message #158086]

Thu, 29 January 2009 02:40

jm2morri

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Hello everyone,

Does anyone know how to disable the "Topic Description" that shows up--both when creating a new message and when viewing.

I find that entry confusing and I don't really understand the difference between that and "Title". And more importantly, it's not part of a news group message and I'm mirroring a bunch of news groups.

James.

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Re: How to Disable "Topic Description" Being Displayed [message #158087 is a reply to message #158086]

Thu, 29 January 2009 04:59

naudefj

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There are several ways to do it:

1) If you can use the field for something else, like a product version or so, just change its description in your "msg" file and recompile your themes:

post_descr:                     Topic Description:

2) Remove the line referencing "post_descr" from your theme's "post.tmpl" file and recompile your themes.

<tr class="RowStyleB"><td class="GenText">{MSG: post_descr}</td><td><input ...

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Re: How to Disable "Topic Description" Being Displayed [message #158088 is a reply to message #158087]

Thu, 29 January 2009 05:06

jm2morri

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Thank you very much, worked like a charm.

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Re: How to Disable "Topic Description" Being Displayed [message #161152 is a reply to message #158088]

Tue, 17 November 2009 19:40

naudefj

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This was also documented in the FAQ.

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