SMF 2 custom profile fields displayed in columns ?

[Gantry]

Our list of custom profile fields using the built-in feature (not the mod) is getting rather long, somewhere around 75 items. We will likely be adding more, perhaps double that over the coming months or years.

Unless I am wrong, I do not see the possibility of formatting the output with a built-in setting to choose the data to be displayed in multiple columns? I'm thinking either 2 or 3 columns.

• Given the fact I am not a developer (though I was a programmer a few decades ago), is it easy enough to make some custom code changes to accomplish this?
• If it is not easy, then what is more likely to achieve this, to request someone to write a mod, or a feature request for a future version of SMF?

Thanks!

[Kindred]

it is unlikely to ever be a feature in the core product... I can't really see most sites using that many fields.

I have moved this to coding -- but it MIGHT be as simple as CSS -- although I am not a CSS expert, so I'm not sure

[Gantry]

Thanks Kindred for the honest answer. If anyone can help suggest a CSS solution to this, or point me in the right direction (where the relevant files are) I would greatly appreciate it.

[Illori]

where are the fields you want to change the layout of? the profile fields can be displayed in a few locations.

[Gantry]

Currently, when you click on the username, it takes you to the Profile Info page, and that is where we show our custom profile fields.
They are comprised of Standard Placement, a description with a select box. The information's record appears in 2 columns down the page, example:

Marbles:

Has

Slinky:

Wants

Lego:

Doesn't Want

Because on most screens there is a HUGE amount of wasted white space, we would like records to appear in 2 columns, example:

Marbles:

Has

Soldiers:

Has

Slinky:

Wants

Cars:

Wants

Lego:

Doesn't Want

Sandbox:

Has

excuse my quick'n'dirty formatting, but hopefully you get the idea.

[Kindred]

You actually should be able to do most of that with CSS...  It might need a little tweaking of the profile.template.php file...  But it's pretty much all CSS, I think

[Wellwisher]

CSS as Kindred said will do the trick, http://csswizardry.com/2010/02/mutiple-column-lists-using-one-ul/

[Kindred]

Well, what I actually said was: CSS plus possibly some tweaking of the profile template...

because the area that the OP is talking about is not a ul/li section...
the text is displayed in a dl/dt/dd series  -- so, it will probably need the addition of a css ID to the html tags -- in the template file

[Bigguy]

Is this solved now Ganrty. ??