UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6.4 - 6.7 Modifications Forum Design Integration Hey Allen, help!

Hey -

I'm using the same menu as UBBDev, and I have to say, you guys picked a winner! HOWEVER, I'm having some problems getting it to integrate with my UBB.

I got it all set up on my web page HERE , but I can't seem to get it to work on UBB. I tried all the header insert, and the HTML add-on, but it JUST won't work!

What could I be doing wrong?

Here is a link to the UBB
HERE

Notice the lack of the Java menu at the top, like there is on the first link I gave you? Weird...

Ideas? What is the code you used to put in in UBBDev?

You should read this recent thread for more info/help.

Yeah, I read that, and it didn't seem to help much. I did everything posted there, at least as best as I could, but for some reason, the menu just won't show under UBB.

Is there a certain place to put the .js files? I tried them under public_html, CGI-BIN, and UBB, but none seemed to work.

I'm really at a loss here!

You'll want to put the JavaScript files in your public HTML directory, just for the sake of having good organization. Make sure that when you call the scripts, you use world URLs and not local ones. (src="http://www.yoursite.com/htdocs/jsfiles/file.js" compared to just src="htdocs/jsfiles/file.js")

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Where do you put the .js files? I tried under Public_html, CGI-BIN, you name it, none of it seems to work. I also tried putting the script code in the header, footer, header insert, body insert, you name it. No luck.

Whoever designed UBBDev, PLEASE HELP.

Or, anyone that would know the answer to my questions.

Thanks!

Wherever you put them, make sure you link to them with the full urls to them. Do a "view source" here to see how we did it.

If you are using the hiermenus like we are, the guy that wrote them has a lot of information regarding installing them. Using them in ubb is no different.

Darn, I tried all that Allen. I'm beginning to think something strange is afoot.

I'm also using this menu which is awesome, but i have a question about it. When will it become compatible with other browsers and os's? i.e. macs, netscape, etc.

The HierMenus already are compatible with NS4+ and Mac IE5+. For other specific questions like that one, it's best to ask the developer directly, as we are not the developers.

Have you been to www.dynamicdrive.com?

I still can't get this to work. Anyone have any ideas?

you *still* haven't put full urls to your .js files... a "view source" shows me this right away:


I didn't check for the others.. but unless you put those .js files in every folder on your site (a waste) it's not gonna find them.... full urls or at least base urls ( /HM_Loader.js )

I can't help you anymore unless you do this...

you've got 2

Ok, I worked on it today, and I'm having the same problems. I changed the .js source to the exact html where it is. I also "think" I got rid of the second body tag. Help???

It's very very strange. I preview the html code on my computer, and it works great with that true url. But when I add it to UBB, it doesn't work for crap! LoL

Ok -

I had it fixed on a temporary template I was using, but when I transfered the information on to the standard template, it stopped working. I didn't miss any code, and everything is EXACTLY where it was before.

I also fixed the errors you mentioned Allen. Can you PLEASE help me...This is SOOO frustrating!

Even stranger...

The menu shows up on the topic display, but not on the forum or catagory display...what the heck?

you've still got 2 different sets of
You've probably included them in your header/footer.. gotta take them out as your forum already has them.

Check our tutorial for basic site integration one more time

You've still got two tags in there. Here, check this out . Notice that on line 131 you have one instance of the tag, and then on line 135 you have another tag.

You must be pasting a whole page into your template boxes, instead of just what needs to go in between the tags.

Well, what exactly NEEDS to be in my body tags? I thought that posting the top protion of my body into the body tag would work. What am I doing wrong?

Ok, I think I fixed the problem with the two html and body tags. I THINK. But it's still only working in the topic page. Weird...

IDeas?

You've still got 2 sets of

Not more tags.

HeHe, I went through and got rid of all the extra tags. I think. Why am I stil having a problem with the menu? And why would it only work on the topic view?

Just now looked at your code....


Whatever you are adding to your header in your styles template is wrong... there should be no reference to
Please remove



from your header in your styles if you want me to look at this for you... you are missing basic basic basic html rules - I'd like to help but can't keep wasting my time looking at this if you aren't willing to take a few simple steps on your own.

How exactly is THIS supposed to help?

I appreciate the help you've given me so far Allen, however, you've been nothing but contempuous toward me. As if I am some bothersome wart that insists your attention. That is NOT the case. I've a very experianced web designer, but my skills with UBB integration are sorely lacking, as we can all see with this entire post. My understanding of the header/footer insert, was that it automatically took care of whatever or tags I had added from a pre-designed template. Obvioulsy this isn't the case. This is no grounds for your attitude toward me. I don't appreicate being spoken to as some childish "twit" trying to get someone to do their work for them. I just want this menu (which you, might I add, are using yourself) to work with UBB. Even with removing the most current mess of code described in your post, it STILL does not work.

You tell me that I'm wasting your time, yet you haven't given me any helpful advice. I ask you, kindly, please, assist me with this to further my knowledge of the inter-workings of this great program we all have gathered here to discuss. Please refrain from the violent behavior.

Your help is GREATLY appreciated, and deeply needed.

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To take our suggestions and learn from them is one thing, but to go and insult us is another. We tried helping you several times, and you didn't care for our advice, but then you blow up when you can't get it to work?

That'll be enough of that for one day, thread closed until there's some additude readjustment done.

This is still no good... You've got a tag inside a tag, which is impossible.

Code

code:

Ya know what! I think I've discovered the majority of our communication problems here!

The link I gave you is a dead forum that I use to test new things. That's a TOTALLY different style template. I think this is why you keep seeing all those body tags in there. I haven't been changing THAT one! LoL

Here, try this link instead: The Forums

Have you already looked and read through everything at the official site ?

Yeah, and I also looked VERY closely to your code here at ubbdev. I placed all the code in the same places that you guys did, with no prevail. It's really strange. It ONLY works on the topic view only.

More info:

I tried to place it in different places, and I tried using /hm_Loader.js and http://www.fuziontek.com/HM_Loader.js

Neither worked. I also noticed that I'm getting a Java error everytime I leave the code in place. But when I take it out of the code totally, no error.

Hope this helps

I'll come back to this again tomorrow, when my head is fresh. I will figure it out... mark my words.

I did a little more code moving, with no prevail...

This is really starting to irritate me...why will it work sometimes, but not others. And why the error?

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you still have an extra
remove this from your header in your style templates:

DARNIT! I JUST put that back in there...on accident of course...

Here's part of the problem, in hm_loader.js, in this section:


You've gotta specify where those .js files are found, with either a src='/HM_Arrays.js' or a src='http://fullurl/HM_Arrays.js'

Same for the HM_Script, put your .js files in the root and link them both like src='/HM_ etc...

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