Help - Centering menu bar

[sooner]

Ok, I have been searching thru the index templates but I just can;t seem to find a way to center the menu bar.

The bar that has home/forum/help/profile and such buttons on it..

Currently it is aligned to the left, under my banner, but i'd like to center it.

Any ideas?

you can see it here

www.gotreasurelake.com

TIA

[Crip]

in some you can do like:

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">


then some menus in diff. ways

[Crip]

Babylon:
http://www.cripcan.com/portal/index.php?theme=3

[sooner]

just not having any luck. Anytime I put that table code in i get parsing errors.

[sooner]

I am assuming this is the code that generates the menu bar

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// Show the menu up top.  Something like [home] [help] [profile] [logout]...
function template_menu()
{
global $context, $settings, $options, $scripturl, $txt;

// Show the [home] and [help] buttons.
echo '
  <a href="', $scripturl, '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/home.gif" alt="' . $txt[103] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[103]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];
if($settings['TPortal_front_type']!='boardindex')

echo '   <a href="', $scripturl, '?action=forum">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/forum.gif" alt="Forum Index" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : 'Forum Index'), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

echo '   <a href="', $scripturl, '?action=help" target="_blank">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/help.gif" alt="' . $txt[119] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[119]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// How about the [search] button?
if ($context['allow_search'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=search">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/search.gif" alt="' . $txt[182] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[182]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// Is the user allowed to administrate at all? ([admin])
if ($context['allow_admin'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=admin">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/admin.gif" alt="' . $txt[2] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[2]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// Edit Profile... [profile]
if ($context['allow_edit_profile'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=profile">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/profile.gif" alt="' . $txt[79] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[467]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// The [calendar]!
if ($context['allow_calendar'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=calendar">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/calendar.gif" alt="' . $txt['calendar24'] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt['calendar24']), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// If the user is a guest, show [login] and [register] buttons.
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
{
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=login">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/login.gif" alt="' . $txt[34] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[34]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'], '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=register">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/register.gif" alt="' . $txt[97] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[97]), '</a>';
}
// Otherwise, they might want to [logout]...
else
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=logout;sesc=', $context['session_id'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/logout.gif" alt="' . $txt[108] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[108]), '</a>';
}

// Generate a strip of buttons, out of buttons.
function template_button_strip($button_strip, $direction = 'top', $force_reset = false, $custom_td = '')
{
global $settings, $buttons, $context, $txt, $scripturl;

if (empty($button_strip))
return '';

// Create the buttons...
foreach ($button_strip as $key => $value)
{
if (isset($value['test']) && empty($context[$value['test']]))
{
unset($button_strip[$key]);
continue;
}
elseif (!isset($buttons[$key]) || $force_reset)
$buttons[$key] = '<a href="' . $value['url'] . '" ' .( isset($value['custom']) ? $value['custom'] : '') . '>' . ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . ($value['lang'] ? $context['user']['language'] . '/' : '') . $value['image'] . '" alt="' . $txt[$value['text']] . '" border="0" />' : $txt[$value['text']]) . '</a>';

$button_strip[$key] = $buttons[$key];
}

echo '
        <td ', $custom_td, '>', implode($context['menu_separator'], $button_strip) , '</td>';
}



I've tried the table thing, even tried to add attributes to the td tags as well, but it either doesn't work or i get parsing errors..

[IchBin]

Not having access to files while I'm at school, can you post the actual code where the template_menu is called and not the actual function?

[Crip]

it works like this:

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// Show the [home] and [help] buttons.
echo '<center>


then close it all at the end:

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</a>';</center>

[sooner]

I still got parsing errors when inserting the center tag

[IchBin]

Perhaps you guys should read my php echo tutorial.
http://www.ichbin.us/index.php?topic=19.msg36;topicseen#new

[sooner]

surely i can figure this out with that link. Thx will give it a go.

[IchBin]

You need help just let us know. Good to see you give a shot. Good luck!

[sooner]

Well, tried it and tho I did the echo stuff right, it was making tables under the menu bar..lol

I am guessing I am not editing the correct spot.

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// Show the menu up top.  Something like [home] [help] [profile] [logout]...
function template_menu()
{



Does that go into another file just for the menu? If so, I havnt found it.

[sooner]

Then this is underneath it

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// Show the [home] and [help] buttons.
echo '
  <a href="', $scripturl, '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/home.gif" alt="' . $txt[103] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[103]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];
if($settings['TPortal_front_type']!='boardindex')

echo '   <a href="', $scripturl, '?action=forum">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/forum.gif" alt="Forum Index" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : 'Forum Index'), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

echo '   <a href="', $scripturl, '?action=help" target="_blank">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/help.gif" alt="' . $txt[119] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[119]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// How about the [search] button?
if ($context['allow_search'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=search">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/search.gif" alt="' . $txt[182] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[182]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// Is the user allowed to administrate at all? ([admin])
if ($context['allow_admin'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=admin">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/admin.gif" alt="' . $txt[2] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[2]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// Edit Profile... [profile]
if ($context['allow_edit_profile'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=profile">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/profile.gif" alt="' . $txt[79] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[467]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// The [calendar]!
if ($context['allow_calendar'])
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=calendar">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/calendar.gif" alt="' . $txt['calendar24'] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt['calendar24']), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'];

// If the user is a guest, show [login] and [register] buttons.
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
{
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=login">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/login.gif" alt="' . $txt[34] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[34]), '</a>', $context['menu_separator'], '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=register">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/register.gif" alt="' . $txt[97] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[97]), '</a>';
}
// Otherwise, they might want to [logout]...
else
echo '
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=logout;sesc=', $context['session_id'], '">', ($settings['use_image_buttons'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/' . $context['user']['language'] . '/logout.gif" alt="' . $txt[108] . '" style="margin: 2px 0;" border="0" />' : $txt[108]), '</a>';
}


That to me looks like the code that makes the menu bar, correct?  I tried to echo the table center around that, but it didnt work, it was making a table under it..

[sooner]

I also found template_menu   

tried putting table tags around that, but it all it does it shift things around..

[sooner]

well, i will try some more tomorrow... at least I have learned all about echo  hehe

[tick]

Find

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// Show the start of the tab section.
echo '
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-left: 10px;">


And replace with

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// Show the start of the tab section.
echo '
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-center: 10px;">

[IchBin]

You'll notice towards the top of the index.template file a place where the actual menu is called. Not the function code that you posted. Edit the table that its already sitting in.

[sooner]

Tick:  I searched for that code, but it did not find it in the index.template.php file.

[Crip]

Tick,
It's Babylon Theme, meaning it's different than smf Default..

[sooner]

right, babylon.

[Crip]

did you try it like i showed you?

[Crip]

If you wanna give me a Temp. Admin account I can do it for you ??

....PM info

[sooner]

I did it!  w00t!

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// Show the [home] and [help] buttons.
echo '<center>';

and

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</a></center>';

[sooner]

Thx for all the help! This VB d00d learned alot!

[sooner]

now if I can turn off or get rid of those to little "callapse header" buttons, i am set.

[G6Cad]

Do a search and you will find out how to remove them.

[sooner]

Yep, found it, many thx!

[Crip]

U got old Babylon looking great.. good work there sooner :up:

[tick]

My bad.  I did not pick up on that.  Sorry .