Javascript conflicts with Sentinel

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 9:43 pm

Hello all,

Since I upgraded to the latest version of Sentinel, my WYSIWYG editor for posting News articles does not work properly anymore. I keep getting JS errors. This drove me nuts for about a day or so, but tonight I found what causes it.

When I delete the 2 files (overlib.js and overlib_hideform.js) from the "includes" directory, everything works ok. Slow but ok.

So now when I want to post News, I FTP in and delete these 2 files. I then can post my News like I could before. Once I am done, I re-upload those 2 files.

I would leave the files deleted and just not have the new "pop-up help menus" in Sentinel, but it slows the whole site down to where I have to put them back.

What can I do to avoid these conflicts and keep my site running fast?

Thanks.

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:33 pm

Well, for now I just deleted those 2 lines in javascript.php.

The WYSIWYG editor is working fine now. I just lost all the pop-ups in Sentinel.

Any way of making them both get along?

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I don't know but I was just posting to let you know somebody was reading this.

Java (other then coffie) and me don't get along well.

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:48 pm

You must have it setup to use all text area's?
That might be a problem. I think if it was only being loaded into named text areas it should play nice but I could be wrong.

Which WYSIWYG are you using htmlArea? And which version number?

Ravens a java junky if nothing else wait n see what he has to say on this one.

registered · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:49 pm

I'll look at making it only load those files if your in NukeSentinel Admin.

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:53 pm

You might try adding those lines into the top of admin/modules/sentinel.php and see if it works any better that way. I forget its being loaded from the includes/javascript.php now. IE is pretty forgiving of where it reads script from dunno about the rest but...

Worth a try at least.

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:55 pm

Oh wow Bobs on it can't beat that! I was rambling there spose the path would need to be tweaked. But since I am rambling its bed time for this one!

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:22 pm

Here's the way to make the two js files only load in NukeSentinel Admin Smile

First open includes/javascript.php in a text editor and find:

Code:

  echo "<s cript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"includes/overlib.js\"><!-- overLIB (c) Erik Bosrup --></s cript>\n";


  echo "<s cript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"includes/overlib_hideform.js\"><!-- overLIB (c) Erik Bosrup --></s cript>\n";

Now replace those with:

Code:

global $sentineladmin;


if($sentineladmin > 0) {


  echo "<s cript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"includes/overlib.js\"><!-- overLIB (c) Erik Bosrup --></s cript>\n";


  echo "<s cript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"includes/overlib_hideform.js\"><!-- overLIB (c) Erik Bosrup --></s cript>\n";


}

Next open admin/modules/sentinel.php in a text editor and find:

Code:

<?php

Now make it like:

Code:

<?php


$sentineladmin = 1;

This will make the js files only load when you are in NukeSentinel admin. Also notice that I had to write <s cript and </s cript> in the top two code boxes. This was so I didn't trip NukeSentinel Smile

Just remove the blank space from between s and cript.

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:50 am

Would this enable use of javascript in blocks? I've been trying to run Adhearus ads in a block, but Sentinel doesn't like me trying to do that.

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:30 am

Bob,

Thank you so much! It worked perfectly!

And thank you everybody else for trying to help me.

Sentinel rocks! Razz

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:20 am

Dacubz wrote:

Would this enable use of javascript in blocks? I've been trying to run Adhearus ads in a block, but Sentinel doesn't like me trying to do that.

This would prevent Sentinel's js files from interfering with other javascript on your site by only loading when your in Sentinel's Admin.