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RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - minidriver - 2011-03-20
Hi All, please forgive me if I'm asking an overly simple question. I'm new to MyBB, and this is one of the more complex plugins I've installed.
Everything seems to be working, except for attachments.. there is no option to attach anything anywhere.. Under the heading Attachments when creating or editing a garage, there is nowhere to select files or anything.
I have checked that adding attachments is enabled in the showcase admin pages....
my forum is being set up at forum.minidriver.com.au if anyone wants to have a look at it.. not sure if it will help!
Cheers
Tim.
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - pavemen - 2011-03-20
make sure that you set the permissions of the various usergroups for each showcase you create. you need to allow users to upload attachments, and then set a non-zero value for the max number allowed.
so edit the showcase you created, go to the permissions tab, set the groups you want to be allowed to upload and give them a max number like 3 or 5. click the save permissions button
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - FooFighter - 2011-03-23
Which templates are changed during activation?
Thanks
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - pavemen - 2011-03-23
No templates are changed during activation.
New templates are added during the initial installation and these apply to all template sets are in the "myshowcase templates" groups in the "default" templates list for each template set.
there are also 2 "portal" templates added as well. "portal_rand_showcase" and "portal_basic_box", IIRC
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - FooFighter - 2011-03-24
Cool, one more thing.
Custom theme support?
Thanks
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - pavemen - 2011-03-24
It is template set dependent, so whatever template set is assigned to your theme, its used.
example, my site is using the default template set in the clean cut theme. i also have a modified set of templates for my GoMobile theme. Both show differently for the 'garage' on my site.
and sorry, I mis-spoke in my previous reply to you. The MyShowcase templates are installed as "original" templates just like the original templates for MyBB on a new install and work the same way.
These templates are them available in any template set you install. When you then customize the MyShowcase templates in a given template set, the originals are left alone and only those templates in the set are impacted. If that set is assigned to a theme, they are used.
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - burntcav - 2011-03-24
hi pavemen.
Firstly, thanks for putting this out. I migrated a forum from phpbb to mybb some time ago and this was the last mod that was left to install. Although not as feature filled as phpBBgarage, it will suit just nicely.
But the reason for this post is a possible bug... using either textarea or url as the HTML type drops a text box on the screen that is quite lengthy.
Tested in Chrome 11.0.696.14, Firefox 3.6.15, Opera 11.01, IE8 and 9...
Here it is scaled down to 25% of actual:
And here's the settings:
Please let me know if you need any other info for troubleshooting.
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - pavemen - 2011-04-01
I am sorry I missed this. I have been very busy at work dealing with the Japan EQ and tsunami so things have fallen to the way side in some ares. In fact, I do not recall even releasing a version with the URL option enabled.
The textarea field length setting is actually the number of rows to make the textarea form object. The Text field type assigned to a textarea form is a fixed field size, so you need to edit the field set to make that field's max length something reasonable like 20.
Also, please let me know what features are missing that are included in phpBBgarage plugin. While MyShowcase originally started out as a garage system, its grown to be made for any collection.
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - burntcav - 2011-04-02
Quite alright.
The URL option is in the field settings page under the HTML drop down. I have version 2.1.0 currently installed. Was hoping that it would work to be able to include an external link for additional information on the particular item in the showcase (ie CarDomain, Flickr, Picassa, etc.)
Quote:Also, please let me know what features are missing that are included in phpBBgarage plugin. While MyShowcase originally started out as a garage system, its grown to be made for any collection.
I will have to reinstall this on a localhost setting (meaning I need to rebuild my test box and the parts are scattered) as it has been some time since I personally used it, but what I do recall off hand is that there is a drop down list of the most common selections for the variables (for garage applications, one for make, one for model, one for options, one for color, etc). This was linked to a SQL table which housed the options. Additionally, if there was something that a user had that was not in the preconfigured list, the user was able to add it and it would be available for future use. The last part poses some security risks with SQL injection, so it may not be in the best interest.
Although it too was intended to be set up as a garage application, there was the option to be customized to suit the overall premise of the site. This customization was done via the templates and language files... one of the reasons I switched away from phpBB, it was getting overly complex very quickly.
Sometimes, it is better to uncomplexify things to make them better.
Thank you for the explanation of the text area field. Dropping it to 10 cut out the rather large text box
RE: MyShowcase System 2.1.0 - pavemen - 2011-04-02
(2011-04-02, 10:12 AM)burntcav Wrote: Quite alright.
The URL option is in the field settings page under the HTML drop down. I have version 2.1.0 currently installed. Was hoping that it would work to be able to include an external link for additional information on the particular item in the showcase (ie CarDomain, Flickr, Picassa, etc.)
I thought I pulled all the parts of the URL options, but its been a while and I have been quite busy so I do not recall. I will have to check the code again to see if it actually works 100%. URL support was a user request that I am willing to support though, if it is not already.
(2011-04-02, 10:12 AM)burntcav Wrote: I will have to reinstall this on a localhost setting (meaning I need to rebuild my test box and the parts are scattered) as it has been some time since I personally used it, but what I do recall off hand is that there is a drop down list of the most common selections for the variables (for garage applications, one for make, one for model, one for options, one for color, etc). This was linked to a SQL table which housed the options. Additionally, if there was something that a user had that was not in the preconfigured list, the user was able to add it and it would be available for future use. The last part poses some security risks with SQL injection, so it may not be in the best interest.
This system does support multiple preset dropdown selections. It does not allow users to add their own for security reasons, however, given the way this system is designed, a user can request an additional entry and the admin can easily add it without disrupting any existing data as the record ID is different than the display order so you can add something to the end of the list but it will display in the middle of the list if needed. You can also rename existing items
The only issue comes up when you delete an item from a list that is already in use by a user.
(2011-04-02, 10:12 AM)burntcav Wrote: Although it too was intended to be set up as a garage application, there was the option to be customized to suit the overall premise of the site. This customization was done via the templates and language files... one of the reasons I switched away from phpBB, it was getting overly complex very quickly.
Sometimes, it is better to uncomplexify things to make them better.
Thank you for the explanation of the text area field. Dropping it to 10 cut out the rather large text box
This system uses the language file system of MyBB. It includes a basic language file that is used for all showcases and will create language files for the field names on the fly. However, it does support per showcase language files if you choose to create them. This way its fully customizable. Templates however, are fixed to the theme.