'Author' block on leftside

[pittu]

I want to move the author information (that displays on left side of each post) to just above post. Which template? I have been looking into templates since an hour.

thnx.

[margarett]

The file is Display.template.php

It might depend on which theme you're using

[Deaks]

This takes abit of work to do, their was a mod for this but I for the life of me cannot remember the name

[Steve]

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2924

[Deaks]

cheers that is the one I was thinking of

[pittu]

Thanks !!!!!!!

[pittu]

This type of code works instead of installing a mod? I am not able to install it.

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// EDIT OCM-boards require an additional stylesheet.

  $ocmboards = array(3, 7);

  if (in_array($context['current_board'], $ocmboards, false))

      echo '
   regular_left_column_code_here';

else

echo '
   <br>';

// END of EDIT OCM-boards require an additional stylesheet.

[Deaks]

that code wont work for how smf is coded

[pittu]

Then how to hide the whole Poster info that is displaying on left of messages?

thnx.

[pittu]

I managed to remove the code for Author info between lines:

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// Show information about the poster of this message.
...................
...................
// Done with the information about the poster... on to the post itself.

But the problem is the post part is not moving left. The space for 'Poster' is still there.

How to remove that empty space?

[Deaks]

you want to remove everything from the left?

[ARG01]

you want to remove everything from the left?

That is what I was wondering? You have to at least show who made posts. 

This is what I did. It took a lot of work and after a few weeks, now I cant even remember what I changed to get there. 

[Illori]

something like http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2924 ?

[Deaks]

Illori maybe read the entire topic again, you will see that this has already been suggested on March the 30th!

[Illori]

that is in reply to arg and his idea which is similar to that mod.

[ARG01]

that is in reply to arg and his idea which is similar to that mod.

LOL. I wasn't aware of any mod until I read this thread today. 

I am also attempting to move the signature up to that area as well.

[Deaks]

anyway this is digressing from main topic well until the OP gets back to us to explain what they mean better

[ARG01]

anyway this is digressing from main topic well until the OP gets back to us to explain what they mean better

You can go ahead and remove my posts, since they are irrelevant to the topic. 

[Deaks]

I can't remove anyone's and you are free to ignore me :-P

[pittu]

Guys, sorry for the confusion .. it seems I didn't explain it properly.

I am attaching two images.

1.jpg - It is looking like that right now.
2.jpg - I want to move post content to left.

Was trying to remove the 'div' tags in many places in Display-template.php with no success.

You have to at least show who made posts.

I am the one who is going to post in this forum. So no need for members to see my name. This sub-forum with its specific Display-template.php, is like tutorials. So I want to remove my poster info.

thnx.

[ARG01]

Remove this in Display.template.php:

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                            ';

// Show information about the poster of this message.
echo '
<div class="poster">
<h4>';

// Show online and offline buttons?
if (!empty($modSettings['onlineEnable']) && !$message['member']['is_guest'])
echo '
', $context['can_send_pm'] ? '<a href="' . $message['member']['online']['href'] . '" title="' . $message['member']['online']['label'] . '">' : '', '<img src="', $message['member']['online']['image_href'], '" alt="', $message['member']['online']['text'], '" />', $context['can_send_pm'] ? '</a>' : '';

// Show a link to the member's profile.
echo '
', $message['member']['link'], '
</h4>
<ul class="reset smalltext" id="msg_', $message['id'], '_extra_info">';

// Show the member's custom title, if they have one.
if (!empty($message['member']['title']))
echo '
<li class="title">', $message['member']['title'], '</li>';

// Show the member's primary group (like 'Administrator') if they have one.
if (!empty($message['member']['group']))
echo '
<li class="membergroup">', $message['member']['group'], '</li>';

// Don't show these things for guests.
if (!$message['member']['is_guest'])
{
// Show the post group if and only if they have no other group or the option is on, and they are in a post group.
if ((empty($settings['hide_post_group']) || $message['member']['group'] == '') && $message['member']['post_group'] != '')
echo '
<li class="postgroup">', $message['member']['post_group'], '</li>';
echo '
<li class="stars">', $message['member']['group_stars'], '</li>';

// Show avatars, images, etc.?
if (!empty($settings['show_user_images']) && empty($options['show_no_avatars']) && !empty($message['member']['avatar']['image']))
echo '
<li class="avatar">
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=profile;u=', $message['member']['id'], '">
', $message['member']['avatar']['image'], '
</a>
</li>';

// Show how many posts they have made.
if (!isset($context['disabled_fields']['posts']))
echo '
<li class="postcount">', $txt['member_postcount'], ': ', $message['member']['posts'], '</li>';

// Is karma display enabled?  Total or +/-?
if ($modSettings['karmaMode'] == '1')
echo '
<li class="karma">', $modSettings['karmaLabel'], ' ', $message['member']['karma']['good'] - $message['member']['karma']['bad'], '</li>';
elseif ($modSettings['karmaMode'] == '2')
echo '
<li class="karma">', $modSettings['karmaLabel'], ' +', $message['member']['karma']['good'], '/-', $message['member']['karma']['bad'], '</li>';

// Is this user allowed to modify this member's karma?
if ($message['member']['karma']['allow'])
echo '
<li class="karma_allow">
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=modifykarma;sa=applaud;uid=', $message['member']['id'], ';topic=', $context['current_topic'], '.' . $context['start'], ';m=', $message['id'], ';', $context['session_var'], '=', $context['session_id'], '">', $modSettings['karmaApplaudLabel'], '</a>
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=modifykarma;sa=smite;uid=', $message['member']['id'], ';topic=', $context['current_topic'], '.', $context['start'], ';m=', $message['id'], ';', $context['session_var'], '=', $context['session_id'], '">', $modSettings['karmaSmiteLabel'], '</a>
</li>';

// Show the member's gender icon?
if (!empty($settings['show_gender']) && $message['member']['gender']['image'] != '' && !isset($context['disabled_fields']['gender']))
echo '
<li class="gender">', $txt['gender'], ': ', $message['member']['gender']['image'], '</li>';

// Show their personal text?
if (!empty($settings['show_blurb']) && $message['member']['blurb'] != '')
echo '
<li class="blurb">', $message['member']['blurb'], '</li>';

// Any custom fields to show as icons?
if (!empty($message['member']['custom_fields']))
{
$shown = false;
foreach ($message['member']['custom_fields'] as $custom)
{
if ($custom['placement'] != 1 || empty($custom['value']))
continue;
if (empty($shown))
{
$shown = true;
echo '
<li class="im_icons">
<ul>';
}
echo '
<li>', $custom['value'], '</li>';
}
if ($shown)
echo '
</ul>
</li>';
}

// This shows the popular messaging icons.
if ($message['member']['has_messenger'] && $message['member']['can_view_profile'])
echo '
<li class="im_icons">
<ul>
', !empty($message['member']['icq']['link']) ? '<li>' . $message['member']['icq']['link'] . '</li>' : '', '
', !empty($message['member']['msn']['link']) ? '<li>' . $message['member']['msn']['link'] . '</li>' : '', '
', !empty($message['member']['aim']['link']) ? '<li>' . $message['member']['aim']['link'] . '</li>' : '', '
', !empty($message['member']['yim']['link']) ? '<li>' . $message['member']['yim']['link'] . '</li>' : '', '
</ul>
</li>';

// Show the profile, website, email address, and personal message buttons.
if ($settings['show_profile_buttons'])
{
echo '
<li class="profile">
<ul>';
// Don't show the profile button if you're not allowed to view the profile.
if ($message['member']['can_view_profile'])
echo '
<li><a href="', $message['member']['href'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/icons/profile_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt['view_profile'] . '" title="' . $txt['view_profile'] . '" />' : $txt['view_profile']), '</a></li>';

// Don't show an icon if they haven't specified a website.
if ($message['member']['website']['url'] != '' && !isset($context['disabled_fields']['website']))
echo '
<li><a href="', $message['member']['website']['url'], '" title="' . $message['member']['website']['title'] . '" target="_blank" class="new_win">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/www_sm.gif" alt="' . $message['member']['website']['title'] . '" />' : $txt['www']), '</a></li>';

// Don't show the email address if they want it hidden.
if (in_array($message['member']['show_email'], array('yes', 'yes_permission_override', 'no_through_forum')))
echo '
<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=emailuser;sa=email;msg=', $message['id'], '" rel="nofollow">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/email_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt['email'] . '" title="' . $txt['email'] . '" />' : $txt['email']), '</a></li>';

// Since we know this person isn't a guest, you *can* message them.
if ($context['can_send_pm'])
echo '
<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm;sa=send;u=', $message['member']['id'], '" title="', $message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? $txt['pm_online'] : $txt['pm_offline'], '">', $settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/im_' . ($message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? 'on' : 'off') . '.gif" alt="' . ($message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? $txt['pm_online'] : $txt['pm_offline']) . '" />' : ($message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? $txt['pm_online'] : $txt['pm_offline']), '</a></li>';

echo '
</ul>
</li>';
}

// Any custom fields for standard placement?
if (!empty($message['member']['custom_fields']))
{
foreach ($message['member']['custom_fields'] as $custom)
if (empty($custom['placement']) || empty($custom['value']))
echo '
<li class="custom">', $custom['title'], ': ', $custom['value'], '</li>';
}

// Are we showing the warning status?
if ($message['member']['can_see_warning'])
echo '
<li class="warning">', $context['can_issue_warning'] ? '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;area=issuewarning;u=' . $message['member']['id'] . '">' : '', '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/warning_', $message['member']['warning_status'], '.gif" alt="', $txt['user_warn_' . $message['member']['warning_status']], '" />', $context['can_issue_warning'] ? '</a>' : '', '<span class="warn_', $message['member']['warning_status'], '">', $txt['warn_' . $message['member']['warning_status']], '</span></li>';
}
// Otherwise, show the guest's email.
elseif (!empty($message['member']['email']) && in_array($message['member']['show_email'], array('yes', 'yes_permission_override', 'no_through_forum')))
echo '
<li class="email"><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=emailuser;sa=email;msg=', $message['id'], '" rel="nofollow">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/email_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt['email'] . '" title="' . $txt['email'] . '" />' : $txt['email']), '</a></li>';

// Done with the information about the poster... on to the post itself.
echo '
</ul>
</div>

Find this in index.css:

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.postarea, .moderatorbar
{
margin: 0 0 0 16em;
}


Change to:

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.postarea, .moderatorbar
{
margin: 0 0 0 2em;
}


I can't remove anyone's and you are free to ignore me :-P

Not sure why the attitude? 

[pittu]

Thank you very much!!
Working.

One more question reg. left Author block: (for other forums).
How to make it little more wider?

[ARG01]

I am not at my comp now but try adjusting the width here.

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.poster
{
float: left;
width: 15em;
}

You may also need to make a margin adjustment here to compensate.

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.postarea, .moderatorbar
{
margin: 0 0 0 16em;
}