PHP Help!

denchomsky · Sep 13, 2006

Thanks to grant the problem with the button is identified the problem now is fixing it.

Here's the code for the menu buttons.

// Show the menu up top. Something like [home] [help] [profile] [logout]...
function template_menu()
{
global $context, $settings, $options, $scripturl, $txt;

echo '<div id="tabs6">';
echo '<ul><li><a href="', $scripturl, '">'.$txt[103].'</a></li>';
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=help" >', $txt[119], '</a></li>';

// How about the [search] button?
if ($context['allow_search'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=search">', $txt[182] , '</a></li>';

// Is the user allowed to administrate at all? ([admin])
if ($context['allow_admin']){
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=admin">', $txt[2], '</a></li>';
}

// Edit Profile... [profile]
if ($context['allow_edit_profile'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=profile">', $txt[467], '</a></li>';

// The [calendar]!
if ($context['allow_calendar'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=calendar">', $txt['calendar24'], '</a></li>';

// Go to PM center... [pm]
if ($context['user']['is_logged'] && $context['allow_pm'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm">' , $txt['pm_short'], '</a></li>';

the highlighted value is not retrieving the text for the button so the button is not showing properly(see post http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/website-design/10205-smf-help.html)

all the other $txt values retrieve the relevant text for their corrosponding button.

I have been tryin 8 hours to fix this, i like a challenge but it's getting rediculous!!

Please help:???:

wwwdomain.name · Sep 13, 2006

D

Not sure this is your answer but:

Should their be a _ underscore? 'pm_short' or sould it be 'pmshort'...

Also does the request match the thing your wanting it to look for?

denchomsky · Sep 13, 2006

Thankd DN but not that, it's funny all the other $txt values have a number that triggers text, but this one has text, if i replace the [pm_short] with one of the number in the other $txt commands it works but with that buttons text.

Where are the numbers retrieving the text from!!!!

wwwdomain.name · Sep 13, 2006

D

Okey dokey

Possibly the space in code line:

<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm">' , $txt['pm_short'], '</a></li>';

Possibly should be:

<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm">', $txt['pm_short'],'</a></li>';

Between:

">'and, $txt['pm_short'],

('and' being the space)

grantw · Sep 13, 2006

Den, your first option is just to hard code the text in there in place of the variable. Did you search all your files for pm_short as I suggested, that should highlight the area where the variable is being given its value whicj I guess is currently set to "".

Grant

wwwdomain.name · Sep 13, 2006

Just read your other bit....

Also check your images for the actual gif too... maybe the gif is a different number as you appear to have them numbered and it works but shows a different gif when you use numbers... (make sense?)

IF NOT, least I tried, sure someone will be along to answer it...

Jeewhizz · Sep 13, 2006

in template_menu() after your global line place this:

print_r($txt);

Then post what the output is... It'll be something like:

Array (
...
...
)

Jee

grantw · Sep 13, 2006

Also, do you have the PM function turned on for logged in users?

Grant

grantw · Sep 13, 2006

Right Den, these values are defined in :

Themes/default (*or maybe your theme name here instead*)/languages/index.english.php

There are a load of files in the languages folder so it may be in another one. If the pm_short value isnt in there you just need to add it in yourself and set it to eqaul 'PM' or whatever.

Grant

denchomsky · Sep 13, 2006

grantw said:
Right Den, these values are defined in :

Themes/default (*or maybe your theme name here instead*)/languages/index.english.php

There are a load of files in the languages folder so it may be in another one. If the pm_short value isnt in there you just need to add it in yourself and set it to eqaul 'PM' or whatever.

Grant

Cheers grant but this is the only thing in the languages folder
<?php
// Version: 1.1 RC3; Settings

$txt['theme_thumbnail_href'] = $settings['images_url'] . '/thumbnail.gif';
$txt['theme_description'] = 'Black Rain by crip Thanks to Mr. Bloc and the SMF team! ';

?>

grantw · Sep 13, 2006

Do you have the themes/default/languages folder on there, that should have loads of files in it containing stuff like this:

$txt['newmessages0'] = 'is new';
$txt['newmessages1'] = 'are new';
$txt['newmessages3'] = 'New';
$txt['newmessages4'] = ',';

$txt[2] = 'Admin';

$txt[10] = 'Save';

$txt[17] = 'Modify';
$txt[18] = $context['forum_name'] . ' - Index';
$txt[19] = 'Members';
$txt[20] = 'Board name';
$txt[21] = 'Posts';
$txt[22] = 'Last post';

$txt[24] = '(No subject)';
$txt[26] = 'Posts';
$txt[27] = 'View Profile';
$txt[28] = 'Guest';
$txt[29] = 'Author';
$txt[30] = 'on';
$txt[31] = 'Remove';
$txt[33] = 'Start new topic';

$txt[34] = 'Login';
$txt[35] = 'Username';
$txt[36] = 'Password';

$txt[40] = 'That username does not exist.';

$txt[62] = 'Board Moderator';
$txt[63] = 'Remove Topic';
$txt[64] = 'Topics';
$txt[66] = 'Modify message';
$txt[68] = 'Name';
$txt[69] = 'Email';
$txt[70] = 'Subject';
$txt[72] = 'Message';

Grant

denchomsky · Sep 13, 2006

Wahoo!

Thanks Grant!

I never looked in that file as i am not using the default theme, but my new theme is set as default, so i guess i am.

The value was not in the file so i just added it and it worked!

You have just saved me another frustrating day tommorrow and probably my eyesight and monitor!

Rep Added!

Thanks to everybody who tried to help!