Separating the sticky topics from the normal ones

[Kindred]

everyone has that file...   it might not be used specifically for your theme, in which case the fil;e in the default theme directory is used.

[eriktm]

I dont have that file! ant help please!!

Look in /Themes/default/

[geezmo]

Help guys, I want to integrate this in my forum but my MessageIndex.template.php looks like this and I don't know how to insert the code. The ones in red are the ones I need to replace, but there are codes in betweena dn I don't know how to insert the new code.

      // No topics.... just say, "sorry bub".
      else
         echo '
                  <td class="catbg3" width="100%" colspan="7"><b>', $txt[151], '</b></td>';

      echo '
               </tr>';

      if (!empty($settings['display_who_viewing']))
      {
         echo '
               <tr class="windowbg2">
                  <td colspan="' , !empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '8' : '7' , '"><small>';
         if ($settings['display_who_viewing'] == 1)
            echo count($context['view_members']), ' ', count($context['view_members']) == 1 ? $txt['who_member'] : $txt[19];
         else
            echo empty($context['view_members_list']) ? '0 ' . $txt[19] : implode(', ', $context['view_members_list']) . ((empty($context['view_num_hidden']) or $context['can_moderate_forum']) ? '' : ' (+ ' . $context['view_num_hidden'] . ' ' . $txt['hidden'] . ')');
         echo $txt['who_and'], $context['view_num_guests'], ' ', $context['view_num_guests'] == 1 ? $txt['guest'] : $txt['guests'], $txt['who_viewing_board'], '
                  </small></td>
               </tr>';
      }

      foreach ($context['topics'] as $topic)
      {
         // Do we want to seperate the sticky and lock status out?
         if (!empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) && strpos($topic['class'], 'sticky') !== false)
            $topic['class'] = substr($topic['class'], 0, strrpos($topic['class'], '_sticky'));
         if (!empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) && strpos($topic['class'], 'locked') !== false)
            $topic['class'] = substr($topic['class'], 0, strrpos($topic['class'], '_locked'));

         echo '
               <tr>
                  <td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" align="center" width="5%">

[Vinspire^]

Yeap. I am also having the same situation as geezmo. Anyone here got the answer ?

[Vinspire^]

Someone please give the answer asap

[Vinspire^]

Happy labour day ... had been waiting for an answer for about a week 

[TechnoDragon]

do what this post says and it works...it is exactly what i did...

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=17230.msg135326#msg135326

[Vinspire^]

do what this post says and it works...it is exactly what i did...

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=17230.msg135326#msg135326

Yay ... thanks a lot TechnoDragon. I found it and its working well

[TechnoDragon]

Glad to be of help!

[Vinspire^]

I've change the "important topics" to "pinned topic"

[TechnoDragon]

Good going!

[L.G.S]

Hi,

as you can see here I have used TML's code from page 4 or 5, and I have this:

http://www.tactical-illusion.com/board/index.php?board=7.0

How do I get the box at the end the same colour as the rest?

[Sverre]

How do I get the box at the end the same colour as the rest?

This happens because you have an extra column in your Message Index. I haven't tested it myself, but if you change TML's code to

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// No topics.... just say, "sorry bub".
else
echo '
<td width="100%" colspan="8"><b>', $txt[151], '</b></td>';

echo '
</tr>';

        //For the stick/nonstick listings...
        $stickybar = false;
    $normalbar = false;

foreach ($context['topics'] as $topic)
{
            if($topic['is_sticky'] && !$stickybar)
            {
                echo'
                <tr class="windowbg2">
                    <td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '8' : '9', '"><b>Important Topics</b></td></tr>';
    $stickybar = true;
            }
            else if(!$topic['is_sticky'] && $stickybar && !$normalbar)
            {
                echo'
                <tr class="windowbg2">
                    <td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '8' : '9', '"><b>Normal Topics</b></td></tr>';
                $normalbar = true;
            }

echo '
<tr class="windowbg2">
<td valign="middle" align="center" width="5%">

it should work.

[L.G.S]

Changed it but it's made it worse

http://www.tactical-illusion.com/board/index.php?board=7.0

[Sverre]

Can you compare the code I posted above with the one you had running before (and now) to make sure that the only changes are colspan 7 to 8 and 8 to 9?

I don't know much about coding, but don't see why that shouldn't work

[L.G.S]

All I did was find the code from TML and replace it with your one

[Burtie]

Hi,

Could anyone tell me how to change just the background colour of a sticky topic?

[karras.us]

Thanks TarantinoArchives & [Unknown], works like a charm.

I had to remove one of the <td colspan="2">, but everythings looks perfect.

Thanks again. 

[Jmecca2]

thanks, just what i was looking for

[amirali.b]

Tips and tricks I beleive.

Well it did, but now the topic is in the bin

MessageIndex.template.php

Find

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foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{

Replace With

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$stickybar = false;
$normalbar = false;
foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{
if($topic['is_sticky'] && !$stickybar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><b>Important Topics</b></td></tr>';
$stickybar = true;
}
else if(!$topic['is_sticky'] && $stickybar && !$normalbar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><b>Normal Topics</b></td></tr>';
$normalbar = true;
}

I take no credit for that, just a copy and paste.

thanks ...it works well
but how can I bold the Sticky topics and change the background color of them? sorry alot of topics about that but I cant find the correct answer!!

regards.