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PostAuthor: sanji » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:39 am

I have downloaded the small exe made by evolver. There are two issues: first, when you type the name you want to use for the new block, only "M" are displayed - but the name is saved properly. For example, if you want to name your new block "test", it will be written "MMMM" when you try to type that word, although the block's file will be properly named... So just a small issue.

In my case, however, after uploading the 3 files, I can select the new block (recent topics test), but can not get any parameter for that block (I can not select the forums id nor the number of posts I want to display).

Where am I wrong?

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PostAuthor: evolver » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:19 am

"sanji";p="18273" wrote:I have downloaded the small exe made by evolver. There are two issues: first, when you type the name you want to use for the new block, only "M" are displayed - but the name is saved properly. For example, if you want to name your new block "test", it will be written "MMMM" when you try to type that word, although the block's file will be properly named... So just a small issue.

I have downloaded and checked, you are correct...
That was an error that I corrected, but I guess that I uploaded the one with the error by accident :oops:
I've replaced it with the corrected one and downloaded that one myself again to doublecheck it...
I'm sure, it's the corrected one now. :wink:
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PostAuthor: sanji » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:16 pm

OK, I could manage the configuration, I only didn't know that you first have to activate the block before being able to change the options.

But there is still a problem: the option "Show not" (tick, if listed forums is not to be shown [ recent topics block ]) is NOT available for the newly created block. All other parameters can be changed but this one...

Any idea?

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PostAuthor: evolver » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:21 am

"sanji";p="18310" wrote:the option "Show not" (tick, if listed forums is not to be shown [ recent topics block ]) is NOT available for the newly created block. All other parameters can be changed but this one...

Any idea?

sanji

The option "Exceptional Forum ID(s)" should be there for each 'recent topics block'.
Check again...
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PostAuthor: sanji » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:38 am

The option "Exceptional Forum ID(s)" is there, but not the option "Show not" (tick, if listed forums is not to be shown [ recent topics block ]). There is only 1 "Show not" available, for the original recent topic block.

Why am I so interested in it?

If you check my portal (see signature), you will see that I defined 2 recent topic blocks.

The first one is the normal one, defined for "Exceptional Forums" 38,35,30,21,36,40.
The second one as exactly the same options as the first one, but with "Exceptional Forums" 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9 and only 3 topics shown.

Still... The same posts are displayed, although they obviously are not on the forums with id's 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9. No idea why...

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PostAuthor: evolver » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:40 am

"sanji";p="18319" wrote:The first one is the normal one, defined for "Exceptional Forums" 38,35,30,21,36,40.
The second one as exactly the same options as the first one, but with "Exceptional Forums" 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9 and only 3 topics shown.

Still... The same posts are displayed, although they obviously are not on the forums with id's 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9. No idea why...

sanji

Here is why:

Exceptional Forums are the ones that are NOT to be displayed!!!!
All (allowed) forums will be displayed in the recent topics blocks except the ones you define in "Exceptional Forums"

So in your case:
The first one will NOT display Forums 38,35,30,21,36,40
The second one will NOT display Forums 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9
Then ofcourse, posts that are not on Forums 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,38,35,30,21,36,40 will be displayed on both.

It's just a little misunderstanding... :grin:
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PostAuthor: sanji » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:46 am

I really have problems with that...

In my first AND second blocks, ALL messages are from forum 40, which is an "Exceptional Forum" for the first block, but not for the second block ?!

In the ACP, I see the following option for the first - and only the first - block:

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Show not ]  


So I guess that if the box is not ticked, you should list the forum from which the posts should be taken, correct? But then, why blocks 1 and 2 have completely different behaviour??


Obviously, there are some strange things going on...
I then changed the parameters (they are still active that way now) to the following:

The first one is the normal block, defined for "Exceptional Forums" 38,35,30,21,36,40.
The second one has exactly the same options as the first one, including the SAME "Exceptional Forums" 38,35,30,21,36,40.

Well, the result is clear: First block takes messages FROM the listed forums, while second block takes messages OUTSIDE the listed forums...

There must be a problem, no?

Thanks for your time evolver,

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Re: Multiple Recent topics blocks

PostAuthor: evolver » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:08 am

Now I am confused... :?:
I do not see anything like that... <img>

This is how it looks like (Portal Configuration) on my testsite:
[flash=,:kfgtnnm6]http://www.stelplaats.be/recentconfig1.jpg[/flash:kfgtnnm6]
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Re: Multiple Recent topics blocks

PostAuthor: sanji » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:51 pm

OK, now this is weird...

Here is a screenshot of my ACP...

[flash=,:15zz62p2]http://www.sogival.com/japan/ss.jpg[/flash:15zz62p2]

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Re: Multiple Recent topics blocks

PostAuthor: evolver » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:10 pm

On what version is that?

I used it on my 141 testsite, but I checked it on my 140 site now...
Can't find this "Show not" anywhere...

I don't know where it commes from...
Maybe someone else knows???

Or did you add it with an extra MOD there?
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PostAuthor: sanji » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:42 pm

Sorry evolver,

(probably) my mistake. I downloaded again the full 1.4.0 package, and compared the files related to that block with the file created by the exe file.

Indeed, there were some small differences. I can not remember where those differences come from; could be a MOD that touched those files, but I do not remember editing them... After uploading again the original files, and suppressing the extra entry in the portal_config database, things started to behave the way you said they will.

I wonder if I did not try to install something to select which forum the recent topics should be taken from, rather than excluding some forums. But again, I do not remember which MOD was involved.

Anyway, this is now solved. The procedure is working and is an extremely valuable modification for the portal page.

Thanks for your long explanations, which allowed me to focus on the origin of the problem.

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PostAuthor: goodgad » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:19 am

this is fabulous evolver works brilliantly - just what i was looking for. great tool thx sooo........ much
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Re: Multiple Recent topics blocks

PostAuthor: Drop-Forged » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:24 am

Is the download corrupted???

It is only 23k for me, and I cant unzip it. <img>
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Re: Multiple Recent topics blocks

PostAuthor: Drop-Forged » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:06 pm

Also, I have this working, but it will only allow me to put 88 Exceptional Forums IDs, my board has over 280 forums, so I would need to expand that field.

Does anyone know how I would do this??? <img>
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PostAuthor: tekguru » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:56 pm

Just tried downloading and I only get a 20.5Kb file?
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