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Development => Feature Requests => Topic started by: Chen Zhen on May 28, 2010, 09:40:00 AM

Title: Forum News - block missing style options
Post by: Chen Zhen on May 28, 2010, 09:40:00 AM

When creating/editing blocks, the 'Forum News' block seems to be the only one missing the style options at the bottom.

Title: Re: Forum News - block missing style options
Post by: AngelinaBelle on May 28, 2010, 09:52:20 AM
I guess you mean BoardNews? That's because BoardNews' template does not support those style options.  Since this behavior is just what SimplePortal's developers intended, it's not a bug.  Even though the inconsistancy makes it feel like one. It's a missing feature.

My understanding, from various posts in support, feature requests, and the team blog, is that version 2.4 will have some improved BoardNews and PortalArticles styling features.
 
I requested something along the lines of "easier options for styling BoardNews and PortalArticles" once myself http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5033.msg30540#msg30540 (http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5033.msg30540#msg30540)
 
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You might enjoy seeing how the sausage is made. Those BoardNews blocks are not actually blocks. So they are not stylable by the blocks template (see [SiNaN]'s blog on Blocks in Blocks http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5332.0 (http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5332.0) for how that is done). They are actually styled within PortalBlocks.
 
 
Title: Re: Forum News - block missing style options
Post by: Chen Zhen on May 28, 2010, 10:15:48 AM

Yes, I meant Board News... My apologies.

Well, the style options for the title are actually what I am specifically referring to and these can be made available.

I like to center the text, have certain fonts, etc.. So this was the one block type I wasn't able to do this with without a manual edit so I thought I'd mention it.

ie.
Code: [Select]
echo '
<div class="tborder">
<table class="sp_block">
<tr class="catbg" style="text-align:center;">

and

Code: [Select]
echo '
<h3 class="catbg" style="text-align:center;">

... manual edits from /Sources/PortalBlocks.php  ... function sp_boardNews($parameters, $id, $return_parameters = false)
tr (core) and h3 styles for title are adjustable.
 
Title: Re: Forum News - block missing style options
Post by: AngelinaBelle on May 28, 2010, 10:29:05 AM
I agree.
That's a good feature request -- style options for BoardNews title as well as for boardnews item titles and bodies.
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