Gunnar,
acs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
1) I am unable to define styles for the input boxes on all the pages.
Which boxes? If you give a couple of examples, it's easier to assist.
(Btw, I noticed that your modified CSS for the input.button class is not
correct.)
all the input boxes where one is required to enter text. modifying site.pm
and ring.pm manually adding style attributes to each text box seems to be
the only way to do it. So I have
2) the buttons on the left. I would prefer to be able to incorporate
ringlink more seamlessly, ie get rid of the buttons completely. If you
would be able to tell me which variables I could use to generate
text/graphics links, that would be much appreciated.
There are no such variables. You'd need to modify parts of admin.pl,
ring.pm and site.pm.
yup, so manually editing all the input box forms in site.pm and ring.pm is
in order it seems. Any tips on how to do so?
like when you have
<form method="post" action="$rlmain::cgiURL/$rlmain::action">
<div class="button">
<input class="button" $rlmain::ns4width type="button" value="$home"
onclick="top.location='$rlmain::ringlinkURL'" />
</div>
which part of $rlmain::ringlinkURL actually specifies the url to link to?
i've played around with it a bit and always get either the url doubles or
characters with the url.
for people who aren't completely au fey with cgi etc like
me that want to customize the .pm files further, it really is hard.
What makes it hard? I mean, to customize mainhtml.pm, admhtml.pm, and
mailhtml.pm you need to know some HTML and CSS, and you need a text
editor. For those who don't know enough of that, or choose to stick with
the original layout, there is a simple customization feature in 'Ring
admin - Customize'.
You sure don't need to be "au fey with cgi", do you?
perhaps not necessarily, but it would be easier to actually be able
recognise where the scripting ends/html begins and how the code functions.
Although I probably should spend less time whining about it and get to
learning cgi :P
Perhaps (and only if you feel it necessary) in future versions some kind
of template customization built in to admin.pl might be something to
think of? If you're not sure what I mean, think the template
customizations in weblog software such as moveable type or greymatter.
The variables are listed there, it's just a matter of putting your
html/css around the variables.
Well, I have to say that I don't feel it's necessary. But Ringlink is an
open source project, and those who are of a different opinion are
welcome to join as Ringlink developers and start working with it.
Mad props to anyone who would like to take this on. Don't look at me though,
for obvious reasons stated above.