Check Box Extra Field Layout ...

[MrGForce +]

I've added a checkbox extra field under categories.

I have quite a few selections to choose from under that extra field, and would like those check boxes to line up horizontally, and wrap, instead of vertically, as it stretches the page down to much when putting in a new listing and also when searching.

Can this be done? And if so, what file(s) would I need to edit?

Thanks.

[Lhotch +]

Extra fields are passed as an array to the template. In the default template the array is looped over and the fields displayed with the following.

{foreach from=$extrafields item=extras}
			<tr>
				<td><strong>{$extras.title}:</strong></td>
				<td>
					{if isset($extras.value)}
					  {foreach key=key item=item from=$extras.value}
						{$item|nl2br}<br />
						{foreachelse}
						{$extras.value}
					  {/foreach}
					 {/if}
				</td>
			</tr>
			{/foreach}

[MrGForce +]

Thanks for the reply Larry.

Thought if I took out the <br /> code from the viewlistings.tpl file it would fix the problem, but it didn't. I even went in and deleted the compiled templates using the mainenance module.

Any suggestions, or will it simply not work no matter what I do?

[Lhotch +]

You may need to remove the nl2br section of the item variable...

{$item|nl2br}

Keep in mind that handles ALL of the variables. So if you have some text extra fields in addition to checkbox fields and gtenerically remove the break for all then they will ALL run horizontal.

So you may need to ad logic in there to see what extra field is actually being processed.

[MrGForce +]

Did your suggestion Larry and it's still the same. I went and did the maintenance thing again to make sure.

When you go in and check the source code of the search page and the step3 checkout page, which display these extra fields, it still shows a <br /> after each check box code line.

Could this be something in the ajax.php file?

[Mike-N-Tosh +]

Originally Posted by MrGForce

Could this be something in the ajax.php file?

Yep, that's exactly where it comes from. Line#295

[MrGForce +]

Hey Mike;

Thanks. That worked for the search function just fine, but the step3 still shows the check boxes on individual lines. Step3 simply asks for the {$extra_listing_fields} which seems like it would be getting it's info from the same place as the search, but somehow it's not.

Any other ideas?

[MrGForce +]

Hey Guys;

Using your ideas, I found that there is actually another file that controls how some of the extra fields are displayed, depending on what file is displaying them.

As I mentioned in the previous post, the ajax.php file fixed the search function. Thanks Mike.

So I got to searching the program files and found that there was another place that had the same function as the ajax file. That file was .....

/includes/classes/kernal/Listings.php

That file actually had two(2) places in it where it gives the <br /> code for the extra fields.

$optdata.="<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"opt".$row['fID']."[]\" value=\"".$opt['optValue']."\"".$checked." />".$opt['optValue']."<br />\n";

I removed the <br /> code and everything works just fine.

Thanks again guys for all your help. I really do appreciate it.

.

[Lhotch +]

Originally Posted by MrGForce

Hey Guys;

Using your ideas, I found that there is actually another file that controls how some of the extra fields are displayed, depending on what file is displaying them.

As I mentioned in the previous post, the ajax.php file fixed the search function. Thanks Mike.

So I got to searching the program files and found that there was another place that had the same function as the ajax file. That file was .....

/includes/classes/kernal/Listings.php

That file actually had two(2) places in it where it gives the <br /> code for the extra fields.

$optdata.="<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"opt".$row['fID']."[]\" value=\"".$opt['optValue']."\"".$checked." />".$opt['optValue']."<br />\n";

I removed the <br /> code and everything works just fine.

Thanks again guys for all your help. I really do appreciate it.

.

And there in lies part of the problem. I assumed you were talking about in the viewlisting.tpl template. Not the search of step3 of checkout.

The more accurate and complete the question the more accurate and complete the answer.

[MrGForce +]

FYI

in the first post I did mention exactly what I wanted ......

.....when putting in a new listing and also when searching. .....

and in all actuality, the ajax file should have been the only file in question, as Mike stated, but it wasn't this time for some reason.

I always try to make sure I ask for EXACTLY what I'm trying to accomplish, and I do appreciate all the help the forum provides. It's one of the main reasons I decided to purchase the product. Sorry i didn't specifically mention the step3 file. I'll be more specific next time.