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tharow · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2003, 06:28 PM

Hi all, Im customizing my theme and I cant seem to get my content tables customized. Lemme try to explain what Im doing, I want the content table to consist of 3 row (top row- with a image background, middle row solid color and bottom row a background image) Ive done this with no problem for my blocks, story home and story page tables but am having real probs with the content tables Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

tharow · #2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 05:48 PM

bumping up in hopes of a reply

Mighty_Y · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 04:14 AM

edit the tables.php in your theme folder. It seems you know some html so you wll understand the coding there

tharow · #4 (**permalink**) 07-17-2003, 10:14 PM

yea I understand html but dont understand tables.php it has like 7 tables in there and I cant tell when table contains the content etc. I just need to convert that to a 3 row table can someone make a dummie file with the html code for a 3 row table and Ill customize it from there?

tharow · #5 (**permalink**) 07-19-2003, 11:17 PM

:cry:

Mighty_Y · #6 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 03:17 AM

let me explain, but modifications are for you I don't have time for that

Code:

function OpenTable() {
    global $bgcolor1, $bgcolor2;
    echo "<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">";
  echo "<tr>";
    echo"<td><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"363636\">
        <tr>
          <td><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"000000\">
              <tr>
                <td><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">
                    <tr>
                      <td bgcolor=\"#000000\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">
                          <tr>
                            <td>";
}

after this code you get the content and after the content all the tables get closed by this

Code:

function CloseTable() {
    echo "</td>
                          </tr>
                        </table></td>
                    </tr> 
                  </table></td>
              </tr>
            </table></td>
        </tr>
      </table></td>
  </tr>
</table>";
}

So if you want to mod the table you'll have to adjust these two functions, they are html so it shouldn't be to difficult to adjust it

tharow · #7 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 10:47 PM

I tried a million times and just cant get it. heres the html of the content table I want if someone could cut and paste into a working tables.php I would be greatly appreciated.

Code:

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
  <tr>
    <td background="http://www.mysite.com/top.gif" height="37"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td bgcolor="#B7B7B7">CONTENT TO GO HERE</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td background="http://www.mysite.com/bottom.gif" height="43"></td>
  </tr>
</table>

Mtechnik · #8 (**permalink**) 07-21-2003, 12:57 AM

tested and working

Code:

function OpenTable() {
    global $bgcolor1, $bgcolor2;
?>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> 
  <tr> 
    <td background="http://www.mysite.com/top.gif" height="37"></td> 
  </tr> 
  <tr> 
    <td bgcolor="#B7B7B7">
<?
}

Code:

function CloseTable() {
?>
    </td> 
  </tr> 
  <tr> 
    <td background="http://www.mysite.com/bottom.gif" height="43"></td> 
  </tr> 
</table>
<?
}

tharow · #9 (**permalink**) 07-21-2003, 01:54 AM

thanks Mtechnik
one last q though, sorry to bug but theres no border between the content table and modules (view screenshot) how can I get one there? thanks tons!

Mtechnik · #10 (**permalink**) 07-21-2003, 02:08 AM

in your style.css you can always add a td class, example

Code:

TD.contentbox {
	border: 1px solid; 
border-color:#FFFFFF #949494 #949494 #FFFFFF; 
}

then in your opentable you would just add the class like

Code:

function OpenTable() { 
    global $bgcolor1, $bgcolor2; 
?> 
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> 
  <tr> 
    <td background="http://www.mysite.com/top.gif" height="37"></td> 
  </tr> 
  <tr> 
    <td  class="contenbox" bgcolor="#B7B7B7"> 
<? 
}

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Customizing content table

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This is a discussion on Customizing content table within the Open topics forums, part of the General category; Hi all, Im customizing my theme and I cant seem to get my content tables customized. Lemme try to explain ...