How to edit Post View Layout?

[webking]

Does anyone knows which file to edit the layout for post view?

For example: we have 2 columns while viewing a post. Left column is user information and right column is the message. Now I would like to move the left column to the bottom of the post to leave more space on the right side. Basically, I want to get rid of the user information column and place it else where.

Which files should I be editing?

TIA.

[sAce]

display.template.php

be carefull buddy

[webking]

Ok. I comment out the author part. But now how to edit so the post does not divided into 2 columns? Does it has to do with CSS?

[greyknight17]

Open up /Themes/default/Display.template.php:

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<td width="13%"> ', $txt[29], '</td>

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<b>', $message['member']['link'], '</b>

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// Show the member's custom title, if they have one.
if (isset($message['member']['title']) && $message['member']['title'] != '')
echo '
', $message['member']['title'], '<br />';

// Show the member's primary group (like 'Administrator') if they have one.
if (isset($message['member']['group']) && $message['member']['group'] != '')
echo '
', $message['member']['group'], '<br />';

// 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 '
', $message['member']['post_group'], '<br />';
echo '
', $message['member']['group_stars'], '<br />';

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

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

// 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'] . '">' : '', $settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $message['member']['online']['image_href'] . '" alt="' . $message['member']['online']['text'] . '" border="0" style="margin-top: 2px;" />' : $message['member']['online']['text'], $context['can_send_pm'] ? '</a>' : '', $settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<span class="smalltext"> ' . $message['member']['online']['text'] . '</span>' : '', '<br /><br />';

// Show the member's gender icon?
if (!empty($settings['show_gender']) && $message['member']['gender']['image'] != '')
echo '
', $txt[231], ': ', $message['member']['gender']['image'], '<br />';

// Show how many posts they have made.
echo '
', $txt[26], ': ', $message['member']['posts'], '<br />
<br />';

// Show avatars, images, etc.?
if (!empty($settings['show_user_images']) && empty($options['show_no_avatars']) && !empty($message['member']['avatar']['image']))
echo '
<div style="overflow: auto; width: 100%;">', $message['member']['avatar']['image'], '</div><br />';

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

// This shows the popular messaging icons.
echo '
', $message['member']['icq']['link'], '
', $message['member']['msn']['link'], '
', $message['member']['aim']['link'], '
', $message['member']['yim']['link'], '<br />';

// Show the profile, website, email address, and personal message buttons.
if ($settings['show_profile_buttons'])
{
// Don't show the profile button if you're not allowed to view the profile.
if ($message['member']['can_view_profile'])
echo '
<a href="', $message['member']['href'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/icons/profile_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt[27] . '" title="' . $txt[27] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[27]), '</a>';

// Don't show an icon if they haven't specified a website.
if ($message['member']['website']['url'] != '')
echo '
<a href="', $message['member']['website']['url'], '" title="' . $message['member']['website']['title'] . '" target="_blank">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/www_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt[515] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[515]), '</a>';

// Don't show the email address if they want it hidden.
if (empty($message['member']['hide_email']))
echo '
<a href="mailto:', $message['member']['email'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/email_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt[69] . '" title="' . $txt[69] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[69]), '</a>';

// Since we know this person isn't a guest, you *can* message them.
if ($context['can_send_pm'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm;sa=send;u=', $message['member']['id'], '" title="', $message['member']['online']['label'], '">', $settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/im_' . ($message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? 'on' : 'off') . '.gif" alt="' . $message['member']['online']['label'] . '" border="0" />' : $message['member']['online']['label'], '</a>';
}
}
// Otherwise, show the guest's email.
elseif (empty($message['member']['hide_email']))
echo '
<br />
<br />
<a href="mailto:', $message['member']['email'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/email_sm.gif" alt="' . $txt[69] . '" title="' . $txt[69] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[69]), '</a>';

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<td valign="top" width="16%" rowspan="2" style="overflow: hidden;">
<div class="smalltext">';

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