v0.9 :)

[Lesmond]

Dont Know if this helps, but this I what I see for Bz8 with FF 1.5.0.1 and win XP

[Gidget]

Hi Lesmond

Yours looks like mine, except that you've got the left blocks showing  .  The 64-million dollar question is: do you have any upshrink arrows where you can shrink the left blocks and extend the Forum across the whole screen?  I couldn't see any upshrink arrows on your screenshot.

Cheers

Gidget

[Lesmond]

Where are you looking for the upshrink arrows? the only ones I see are on each of the left blocks

[Gidget]

Hi Lesmond

Usually in Bloc's themes there are upshrink arrows (often these are triangles that change their orientation when clicked) to close or open the entire left block area and/or the entire right block area.  These upshrink arrows are additional to the ones whereby you open or collapse individual blocks.

It seems that the right and left "column" upshrink arrows are missing from these two themes, Bz7 and Bz8 (or they have been realised in a different way).  I think my problem arises because I mostly have only the middle column open (i.e. the left and right columns are collapsed) and I seem to be stuck in Never-Never Land without a way to re-open (display) the left column blocks.

I'm sure Bloc will come to the rescue 

Cheers

Gidget

[IchBin]

Bloc, what I was pointing out (as Gidget is doing) is that you do not have the upshrink for the columns. I'm sure you have the upshrink for each block, but she cannot upshrink the whole column because I don't think you have put them in the theme.

[bloc]

ah, now I see. I will check this up.

[Lesmond]

Oh boy must be easy to forget things when you have so much on your mind... ie kids,(don't ya just love em) and TP hey been there, you are doing a grand job Bloc, don't forget it

[Gidget]

Just an update on my viewing problems with the Bz7 and Bz8 themes ...

Using the Bz7 I can now see my left blocks so that's a plus which I'm sure is due to Bloc

The Bz8 hasn't changed - I still get a left column which is completely blank.

I still don't have any upshrink arrows on either theme so the left column is always visible (with or without blocks).

Cheers

Gidget

[bloc]

No, the themes do not use upshrink for the leftbar..so thats as it should. But if Bz7 works, then i will update BZ8 with the same fix.

[Gidget]

Thanks Bloc 

Speaking personally, it's a pity that the left bar isn't intended to collapse in these two themes because in this configuration the Forum is too "squishy" for me to use comfortably, since I use a screen resolution of 800 x 600.  I expect it's fine in higher resolutions, and I'll just stick with the SMF default theme which allows me to expand the Forum to fill the screen.

Thanks again for the fix Bloc.

Cheers

Gidget