Three issues with the Anecdota theme

[Glitch]

I just upgraded my site from SMF 2.0 RC5 to 2.0 Gold.  I do not have very many mods installed.  One that may cause issues is EZPortal but, it works fine with the default Curve and Core themes.  I'm currently using the 2.0 version of Anecdota.

I will provide links to the issues I'm having that have already been posted at SMF.

The first is with the Moderate menu dropdown:  http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=248382.msg3068818#msg3068818

It would seem the dropdown just isn't wide enough...and I'm not much into coding to fix it.

The second is probably coding related to:  http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=248382.msg3070310#msg3070310

The above issue issue is with the most recent version of the Stop Spammer mod from SMF...it appears fine on other themes...just not this one.

Lastly...when I view any topics:  http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=248382.msg3073223#msg3073223

It would seem the body of the topic shoots to the right...quite a ways.  Again...all other themes work fine...it's just this one....Anecdota.

[Maxx]

Glitch, if you are having issues due to the SMF 2.0 upgrade, that has just come out and you'll need to give some time for these things to be worked out.

Please do not refer us to other sites and/or posts.
Just note your issues and give us a link and when we get the chance we will have a look at them.

If you are having problems with the quick reply overflow the fix is:

Find this:

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#quickReplyOptions form textarea {
    height: 100px;
    margin: 0.25em 0 1em;
}


replace with this:

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#quickReplyOptions form textarea
{
height: 100px;
width: 635px;
max-width: 100%;
min-width: 100%;
margin: 0.25em 0 1em 0;
}

If your theme is effect by your mod or mods, you are on you own there!

Crip is working hard on his FREE themes, so please give him a chance!

regards,
maxx

[ZarPrime]

The issue with the moderate menu is either because the font size for the menu items is too large or there is too much padding.  This can be fixed by adjusting the values in the css file for the theme.

This also may be addressed when Crip has finished updating his themes for SMF 2.0 Gold or he may respond to this as soon as he sees it.

ZarPrime

[Glitch]

Maxx,

Sorry about that.  It won't happen, again, #1.   

Anyhow, attached are the issues I'm having using SMF 2.o Final and Crip's lates release anecdota_20.zip that was uploaded to SMF customizations, yesterday.

Issue one:

The Moderate menu text wraps to next line

Issue two:

I have a mod installed that displays fine using default theme but, not for Anecdota.

Issue three:

When viewing a topic...the topic body shooys way outside the forum parameters.

Now, I'm no coder...but I'm pretty sure all of the issues are CSS based but, like I said...I'm no coder and have to be guided as if I were an idiot, okay?

@ZarPrime...Thanks but, it doesn't happen in Quick Reply...at least, not that I know of.  Just topic view.  Again...I do think these are all css-based issues but can't quite put my finger on them.

Edit...

By the way...that new code fixed the topic view issue I was having...Thanks, a heap, ZarPrime!

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[Crip]

hi,
i have saw that before ...  really simple fix & i will fetch you the necessary code.

[Glitch]

Crip,

Thanks for looking into it for me.  The instructions ZarPrime gave me fixed the Quick Reply/Topic View issue I was having.

Just two more to go...whew!

Also,

Is there a way to make the main menu button images and text smaller?

When adding new Mods...it has a tendency to wrap the buttons to the next line...if the new Mod includes a menu button.

[Crip]

smaller font-size or width change is all for the overlap --------------

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#toolbar {
background: url(../images/img/toolbar.png) repeat-x;
height: 36px;
border-left: 3px solid #B7B6B2;  
border-right: 4px solid #B7B6B2;
}
#topnav {
position: relative;
height: 36px;
z-index: 1000;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
#topnav ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#topnav li {
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0 0 0 2px;
position: relative;
list-style: none;
}
#topnav li a {
display: block;
line-height: 36px;
padding: 0 16px;
color: white;
font-size: 0.9em;           <====see=======>
}
#topnav li a.active {
background: url(../images/img/active.png) repeat-x;
color: #444;
font-weight: bold;
}
#topnav li a:hover, #topnav li:hover a, #topnav li.sfhover a {
background: url(../images/img/active.png) repeat-x;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
}
#topnav li:hover li a, #topnav li ul li a:hover {
color: white;
background: #004070;
}
#topnav li li {
width: 210px;    <====see=======>
height: auto;
padding: 0;
}
#topnav li li a, #topnav li li a:hover, #topnav li li a, #topnav a.active li a, #topnav li:hover li a, #topnav li.sfhover li a {
background: none;
height: 30px;
line-height: 30px;
margin: 0;
font-weight: normal;
text-transform: none;
font-size: 0.9em;        <====see=======>
color: #222;
}
#topnav li ul {
background: #D9E4EF;
position: absolute;
width: 210px;           <====see=======>
left: -999em;
margin-left: -1px;
}
#topnav li ul ul {
margin: -27px 0 0 195px;
}
#topnav ul li li:hover, #topnav ul li li.hover {
position: static;
}
#topnav li:hover ul ul, #topnav li:hover ul ul ul, #topnav li.sfhover ul ul, #topnav li.sfhover ul ul ul {
left: -999em;
}
#topnav li:hover ul, #topnav li.sfhover ul {
left: 3px;
}
#topnav li li:hover ul, #topnav li li li:hover ul, #topnav li li.sfhover ul, #topnav li li li.sfhover ul {
left: 0;
}


....that should fix your OverLap .

[Glitch]

Are you referring to the main menu buttons?

[Crip]

Crip,

Thanks for looking into it for me.  The instructions ZarPrime gave me fixed the Quick Reply/Topic View issue I was having.

Just two more to go...whew!

Also,

Is there a way to make the main menu button images and text smaller?

When adding new Mods...it has a tendency to wrap the buttons to the next line...if the new Mod includes a menu button.

ok,
the above code should help you on yourr mod links as well.

[Crip]

Are you referring to the main menu buttons?

Yes , + the drop menu as well.

[Glitch]

Okay...two of the three issues have been resolved...even the main menu has been taken care of but, I'm still having an issue with the StopSpammer legend in the Anecdota mod.  I've already attached the image above for that particular problem...here is that same image (with NO issues) in the default theme...see attached.

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[Crip]

i know nothing about mods already installed ??

[Glitch]

These are the mods I have installed...

• EzPortal  0.5.1
• httpBL  2.5.1
• Stop Spammer  2.3.9
• Add Stars To Profile  1.0.1
• Extended Help  1.0

As you can see...my SMF is not that heavily modded.  Also, EzPortal has been disabled...for the moment.

The coder for the mod that is having issues has been notified and he is looking into the issue, as well.  He has told me it is a css issue...so, that's why I contacted you.  He is not sure what the fix is...since his css is heavily edited.  Also, he is using your Anecdota RC4 version.

Still...why does it work in one theme...and not the other?

[Glitch]

Instead of starting another topic...I have one small css title issue with a portal I just installed.  (See attached image).  Is this an issue with the css for the mod or, the theme?

The titles for the blocks on the Curve and Core themes are fine...it's just the other themes that have this issue.

Can someone point me in the right direction with the css, again?  The mod is SimplePortal...but, since it's fine on all other themes...it has to be the css with this one...I would assume.

Edit...

Never mind.  It was a portal css issue.  I just uploaded the portal's css to the theme's css folder and it fixed it.

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[ZarPrime]

Never mind.  It was a portal css issue.  I just uploaded the portal's css to the theme's css folder and it fixed it.

Yep, there is a topic here somewhere about that issue and yes, it's an issue with SimplePortal.  You did the right thing.

ZarPrime

[Maxx]

You'll need to take the portal.css from you SimplePortal package and FTP it to your theme's CSS folder to fix this... it's usually an issue with SimplePortal!

regards,
Maxx

[Glitch]

Thanks, guys...love the support I get here!

Hopefully, one last issue...

The theme copyright appears on the same line as "XHTML RSS WAP2" line.  See attached image...

Anyway to have copyright above that line, instead?  It also appears the same way on my "Reference" theme of the same author.

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[Crip]

Are you able to put S\portal copyright where you wanna ?

[Glitch]

Well...I removed the XHTML/RSS/WAP2 line that was causing the issue with the copyright for your themes, Crip, but...I still don't know how to fix the issues with the SP copyright.

[ZarPrime]

Glitch,

Have you asked at the SimpePortal site about how to change the location of their copyright?

ZarPrime

[Maxx]

Yes Agreed, but you may also want to do a un-install, then a fresh install, your DB table should not change. but back up just in case!

regards,
Maxx

[Glitch]

Glitch,

Have you asked at the SimpePortal site about how to change the location of their copyright?

ZarPrime

Well...I haven't, exactly, asked at THEIR site...rather the thread for their mod support at SMF.  I did, however, search their forum for related issues using SMF 2.0 Gold...and have discovered there is a copyright placement issue with their current version, 2.3.3.  I'm waiting for them to update.

However, I put everything back to normal, regarding my current footer...and it would seem that Crip's copyright is placed on the same line as the "XHTML | RSS | WAP2" line.  It was like this before the installation of SP.  Shouldn't this be addressed by Crip?  It would seem that any additional links to the footer of Anecdota should fit, centered, both horizontally and vertically within the dark blue area of the footer...and this is not the case.

Just asking...however, Crips copyright should be on a separate line...and it's not.

[willemjan]

Search in index.css for: #footerarea

Change its padding to what you want. 2em looked good

[Glitch]

Search in index.css for: #footerarea

Change its padding to what you want. 2em looked good

Thanks, willemjan...

Actually, 1.75em looks even better...   Still have to fix the issue with Crip's theme copyright, though...on same line as "XHTML...".

Edit...

Inserted an HTML break tag inside his code on indextemplate.php and it seemed to work.  All that's left now is a fix for SP's copyright and it should be "golden".  Thanks for the help, guys!