Theme/Style options

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:44 pm

I updated my blog with a cvs snapshot from a couple of days ago and after changing my style (or template), I now get 'Theme/Style options' on the screen when I click on 'Manage Styles' and now choices to change templates. I can't change my style now!

Post by **garvinhicking** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:21 pm

Hi!

Please fetch an updated nightly snapshot; a few days ago there was a bug that prevented templates with a config.inc.php to work properly!

Regards,
Garvin

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:25 pm

Thanks for the fast reply. I'll update tonight.

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:42 pm

I just updated with today's snapshot and still get the same thing. Any other ideas?! Everything else seems to be fine.

thunderlove · Post by **thunderlove** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:21 am

Might the template in question be 'plain-vanilla'?

There is a problem with that template, and it's on my list of 'problems to tackle to help me learn the inner workings of Serendipity'

In the meantime, if you delete or rename your template's subdirectory (e.g. /templates/plain-vanilla) you can then go back and change your template to one that works.

[EDIT: garvin -- sourceforge is still timing out, that's why updating didn't work for them

]

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:47 am

I believe it was 'Sunset' that I changed to and first saw the 'Theme/Style Options' problem. I couldn't change templates after that except for going into the db and forcing it to change.

Post by **garvinhicking** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:20 pm

Hi!

Do any of those styles have a config.inc.php file?

If you look in your docs/NEWS file of the installation, what version number to you see on top of that file?

Regards,
Garvin

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:28 pm

The sunset template does have a config.inc.php file.

The version number at the top of my NEWS file says:

Version 1.1-alpha4()

but when I log into s9y I see:

Powered by Serendipity 1.1-alpha5 and PHP 4.3.11

Post by **garvinhicking** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:56 pm

Hi!

Where do you have that sunset template from? What does the config.inc.php file look like?

Regards,
Garvin

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:03 pm

The Sunset template was from Spartacus and I had used it before and it didn't do that. I have my site set to Andreas08 now which I changed in the database and still can't switch templates.

Post by **garvinhicking** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:41 am

Hi!

Can you please edit your include/admin/templates.inc.php file and look for this:

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echo '<h3>' . STYLE_OPTIONS . '</h3>';
@include $serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php';

change that to

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echo '<h3>' . STYLE_OPTIONS . '</h3>';
serendipity_smarty_init();
include_once $serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php';

And then tell me if it works?

Regards,
Garvin

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:07 am

That worked. I now see this at the top and the normal list of templates to choose from.
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Theme/Style options

This theme/style has no specific options. To see how your template can specify options, read the Technical Documentation on www.s9y.org about "Configuration of Theme options".

Select the template you wish to use for your blog

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:09 am

Maybe I spoke too soon! Now I get this.
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Warning: main(/hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/templates/carl_contest/config.inc.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/include/admin/templates.inc.php on line 65

Warning: main(): Failed opening '/hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/templates/carl_contest/config.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php:/hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/:/hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/bundled-libs/') in /hsphere/local/home/dcockrel/thecockrells.com/blog/include/admin/templates.inc.php on line 65

This theme/style has no specific options. To see how your template can specify options, read the Technical Documentation on www.s9y.org about "Configuration of Theme options".
Select the template you wish to use for your blog

Post by **garvinhicking** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:25 pm

Hi!

Thanks for reporting this! Actually you can ignore that message, but the now proper fix is this code:

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if (file_exists($serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php')) {
    serendipity_smarty_init();
    include_once $serendipity['serendipityPath'] . $serendipity['templatePath'] . $serendipity['template'] . '/config.inc.php';
}

Regards,
Garvin

davecjr · Post by **davecjr** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:20 pm

Thanks Garvin, everything seems to be fine now.

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