extending the center tables all the way to the right

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:47 am

Hi All...
If I don't want any right side blocks anywhere (ie: they are all deactivated), and I want to use the Simply Blue theme, then what do I need to do to get the center table/column to extend all the way to the right and not leave a blank space where the right side blocks might be. fisubice is the only theme where there isn't this right side block problem.

I've mucked around in the theme.php and style.css but I'm just not getting it.

registered · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:48 pm

In your modules index.php file, find something similar to:

Code:




if (!defined('INDEX_FILE')) define('INDEX_FILE', true);

amd change it to

Code:




if (!defined('INDEX_FILE')) define('INDEX_FILE', false);

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:59 pm

find this section of code at the end of function themeheader in SimplyBlue

Code:

   if(defined('INDEX_FILE') && INDEX_FILE===true) {


      echo '


      <!-- start right column -->


      <div id="sidebar2">


      ';


      blocks('r');


      echo '


      </div>


      <!-- end right column -->


      ';


   }


   global $hide_blocks_left;


   if (in_array($name, $hide_blocks_left))


   {


      echo '<div id="mainContent_full"><!-- center column -->';


   }


   else


   {


      if(defined('INDEX_FILE') && INDEX_FILE===true) {


         // right blocks are showing


         echo '<div id="mainContent"><!-- center column -->';


      }


      else


      {


         // right blocks are NOT showing


         echo '<div id="mainContent_alt"><!-- center column -->';


      }


   }

and try replacing with

Code:

   global $hide_blocks_left;


   if (in_array($name, $hide_blocks_left))


   {


      echo '<div id="mainContent_full"><!-- center column -->';


   }


   else


   {


      // right blocks are NOT showing


      echo '<div id="mainContent_alt"><!-- center column -->';


   }

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:53 pm

Yes! I would not have thought to remove an entire else statement, but now it makes sense and it works. Smile

I'll have to make a special comment in that theme.php file or I'll lose it on the next upgrade.

I would have thought that, by default, if there are no right side blocks active, that the center block would expand to take up the space, like it does in fisubice.

Thank you again for all your help.