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What is the variable name for the forum icon? [message #6532]

Wed, 16 October 2002 01:25

Thomas

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I'm trying to customize each of my forums within a category with a different header graphic. I figure that the forum icon is forum specific. If I put a line in a template that calls the forum icon variable, can I use that to add my header graphic? Also, what template file would I need to edit to put that in, ie which one corresponds to the body of the forum where the message list is displayed?

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Re: What is the variable name for the forum icon? [message #6539 is a reply to message #6532]

Wed, 16 October 2002 14:00

Ilia

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You need to edit index.tmpl template.
The icon data is inside

{SECTION: forum_icon}
<img src="{VAR: data->forum_icon}" border=0 alt="{MSG: forum_icon}" />
{SECTION: END}

The actual forum 'row' in defined inside

{SECTION: index_forum_entry forum entry row}

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Re: What is the variable name for the forum icon? [message #6575 is a reply to message #6539]

Thu, 17 October 2002 11:25

Thomas

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I understand that that's where the data for the forum icon is kept. Let me try to rephrase my question.

On the main index page you have a list of categories and forums within each category. A forum may be assigned an icon that appears in the table displayed on the main index page. The reference for the icon in that table comes in the form:

<img src="{VAR: data->forum_icon}" border=0 alt="{MSG: forum_icon}" />

Here's what I want to do. When I click on one of the forum links in that main table, I go into a specific list of messages, in either flat or threaded view. I want the icon associated with the forum to appear as a header graphic at the top of the page. I want the correct header to appear on each individual forum. I've tried putting that image tag into a number of different templates and all I get is a broken image (if I get anything at all.)

If I paste it into the main index template it shows up only on the first main page that lists categories and forums in a table. And I still only get a broken image.

So, is what I am doing possible, and which template corresponds specifically to the body of a particular forum?

To give a quick example of what I'd like to do

You have this nice FudForum banner at the top of each page. That's NOT what I'm trying to do. I understand that that was placed in the header as a static image link. You have a series of categories with forums in them. I'd like to, say, click on the How-to forum and have something like a toolbox graphic at the top of that forum. Then I'd like to go into the Announcements forum and have a different graphic portraying a big note pinned to a bulletin board.

I thought that assigning the individual graphics as forum icons and then using that code at the top of the page was the way to go. Tell me, what am I doing wrong?

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Re: What is the variable name for the forum icon? [message #6589 is a reply to message #6575]

Thu, 17 October 2002 21:37

Ilia

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okie, well you need to modify 4 templates.
Specifically:
thread.tmpl
threadt.tmpl
msg.tmpl
tree.tmpl

Inside those files you have an object called $frm, this object contains all the properties of the forum including the forum's icon, which can be access via $frm->forum_icon. So, all you need to do is modify the templates to display this data by adding something like this"

<img src="{VAR: frm->forum_icon}">

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Re: What is the variable name for the forum icon? [message #6635 is a reply to message #6589]

Sat, 19 October 2002 22:50

Thomas

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Thanks. That did the trick.

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