Problems with multiple template features

demito · 08.04.2005, 04:38

Hi all, i've a little problems with multiple template use ... since the multiple template features come with the latest mambo development, i've little bit disturbing problems like this ...

Im using the multiple template features in my web development. So i make the two different template, One for my Front page (Let say it Template A), one for content page (Template B). So, in the template manager, i set the Template B for the default template, and template A assign to the Home.
And i hope if the user visit my web, they will see the template A for the first, and if they click the items on the front page they will be see template B.

Then, I'm place modules at front page, that containing last items, for example, in this case im use the LatestPhpshop products module.

When i click the last item from this module, i want the site template changing to the template B, but what happen?! My template A never not change to Template B and The details of LatestPhpShop Product appears at mosMainBody section at my Template A and it breaks my template layout

I've the same case with zoom module..
Any body can help me with this little bit confusing problems?...

rabencor · 08.04.2005, 09:00

Hello demito,

Well, I can tell you what I know, perhaps other member here would have more information.

It's a great feature what Mambo implements here, a system to tweak our Mambo site with whole templates.
As far as I know you can assign different templates to your content by linkinig the template with the "menu item" that is linking to the content you what to tweak.

Perhaps the problem is that as the items fo that modules aren't a Mambo menu item, the template change couldn't be done. You will need to find another way.

Don't know if I explained well

Anyway, everybody is welcome to discuss this issue.

Thanks.

demito · 09.04.2005, 03:49

yeah rabencor, i think the same thing but i dont have any supposed to do..
So any body experienced with the problems?

vindsnel · 09.04.2005, 09:06

I designed a site www.vindsnel.nl with 20 different templates is this what you mean by changing templates when using a different button?

If this is your problem i will inform on this form how I did this (with help from other forum members)

regard,

Wil

quiquedcode · 10.04.2005, 17:55

well...
i have the same problem with multiple templates assignment in mambo.
I create a new menu item... then i go site templates, and assign 2nd template to this menu item, but then, nothing happens when i click that menu item in homepage.

i use 4.5.1a coz it is the only one which has spanish backend, so i think this is the cause of my problem... am i wrong ?

=)

demito · 11.04.2005, 04:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by vindsnel

I designed a site www.vindsnel.nl with 20 different templates is this what you mean by changing templates when using a different button?

No. The different button is working when the link of the button is one of main menu item.
I mean some items module like latest product at phpshop module. Theres an linking thumnail image (with link address : http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page...pshop&Itemid=1) on that module, and iwant the template change when this thumnail cliked. But the template not change, and the detail of my latest product showed at the previous template. So if i place a little space for my mosmainbody area at my frontpage template, the details of product will break my template. Im use the frontpage template for latest items for my web, and another template with larger mosmainbody area for detail of all my clicked item.

actually, i've solve the problem with a little hack with index.php.
hope it help with another mambers :

just add this 2 lines of codes at line number 99

PHP Code:

  if ($Itemid < 2 && ($option == "com_phpshop")) {

    $Itemid = 2;

}

after

PHP Code:

  /** do we have a valid Itemid yet?? */

if ( $Itemid === null ) {

    /** Nope, just use the homepage then. */

    $query = "SELECT id"

    . "\n FROM #__menu"

    . "\n WHERE menutype='mainmenu'"

    . "\n AND published='1'"

    . "\n ORDER BY parent, ordering"

    . "\n LIMIT 1"

    ;

    $database->setQuery( $query );

    $Itemid = $database->loadResult();

}

dont forget to replce the com_phpshop with your component as you wish

btw, thx for all

sydoux · 01.12.2005, 13:55

I'm using Joomla. But as you know, it's the same as mambo. I think if you want to use different template for the pages, you can do so and you can use and many template as you want !! what you have to do is simply this :

- In admin panel, go to Template Manager
- Select the template you want to use for a page and click on Assign at the top right of the Admin panel
- Then you will see all content that can be shown and if you want to use the same template for all you pages, just select all the content except Mainmenu | Home

With tihs, you can use as many template as you want. just select the template and assign the page or content you want to display in.

Try this and tell me if it's ok for you.

PS : Sorry for my english but I'm french so try to understand if it's a little bad.

Thanks
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