Moving the Categorys into a menu

[Ted]

basicly i want to create a menu with the Categorys as apposed to the standard layout.

i would like it so in the template i can simpliy add something like {CATS} and then configure theme.php to produce the required code.

but how do i change themes.php, i.e how do i create my own inclusions into the template.html ?

i hope this makes sense to some one  


cheers

Ted

[Ted]

btw heres the addy if it helps http://www.northerndescent.wired-hub.net/pics/

[Joachim Müller]

no, won't work that way (at least not that easily). I suggest you take a look at the faq, look for http://coppermine.sourceforge.net/faq.php?q=customHeader#customHeader

GauGau

[Ted]

i get the following error when i add that code:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in /home/northern/public_html/pics/themes/pug205/theme.php on line 656

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: pageheader() in /home/northern/public_html/pics/index.php on line 439

if(empty($custom_header)){
      include('custom.php');
      static $custom_header = ob_get_contents(); error some where here
      ob_clean();
   }


can anyone help ?

cheers   [/quote]

[Joachim Müller]

a parse error should be easy to track, it usually means you've ommited a semicolon, bracket or quote (it's in fact the most common php error). Please double-check your code.

GauGau

[Ted]

yeah i hav highlighted the parse error above (bold)

but as i don't know php i don't know whats missing etc.

cheers

Ted

[moorey]

Try:

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if(empty($custom_header)){
require("http://www.path.to/include.file");
$custom_header = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();
}

[Ted]

yep thats fixed the errors

but it still doesn't include the custom file.


i have checked the path to the file and its perfect.

heres the complete code:

function pageheader($section, $meta = '')
{
        global $CONFIG, $THEME_DIR;
        global $template_header, $lang_charset, $lang_text_dir;
       
        if(empty($custom_header)){
      require('custom.php');
      $custom_header = ob_get_contents();
      ob_clean();
   }


        header('P3P: CP="CAO DSP COR CURa ADMa DEVa OUR IND PHY ONL UNI COM NAV INT DEM PRE"');
        user_save_profile();

        $template_vars = array(
                '{LANG_DIR}' => $lang_text_dir,
                '{TITLE}' => $CONFIG['gallery_name'].' - '.$section,
                '{CHARSET}' => $CONFIG['charset'] == 'language file' ? $lang_charset : $CONFIG['charset'],
                '{META}' => $meta,
                '{GAL_NAME}' => $CONFIG['gallery_name'],
                '{GAL_DESCRIPTION}' => $CONFIG['gallery_description'],
                '{MAIN_MENU}' => theme_main_menu(),
                '{ADMIN_MENU}' => theme_admin_mode_menu(),
                '{CUSTOM_HEADER}' => $custom_header,
        );

        echo template_eval($template_header, $template_vars);
}

not sure if i'v missed anything

cheers

t.

[Joachim Müller]

use the absolute path or the uri for

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require('custom.php');

GauGau

[Ted]

still no luck  :oops:

[Ted]

thanks for all your help so far


i'm not sure what i am trying to do is 100% necessary either

if you look at my dev project :

http://www.northerndescent.wired-hub.net/pics/

you see

> Team Riders
.......................................
> Race Images
.......................................

basicly i want to move that to

> SEGSG
.......................................
> SEGSEG
.......................................
> SGSEG
.......................................

i know i could use CSS to position it there but i would rather position it there in the table.

So is there anyway i can just get the cats to display here?

could i some how put the cats in the things used in the template,

i.e
{GAL_NAME}
{GAL_DESCRIPTION}
{GALLERY}

so i could then create my own {cats go here} thing ?


hope this makes sense  :?


cheers


Ted

[Joachim Müller]

you could, if you know enough php.
If I were you, I'd go for the custom header, or even better: just enter the menu statically (in template.html) - I don't think you'll change your menu/navigation structure that often...

GauGau

[Ted]

yeah it think you right with the static idea  

just would have been great to be able to have a dynamic layout

thanks for the help anyway  

expect a few more question like this one to come   :wink: