Suggestion for Alternate Code

[daedric]

May I suggest an alternate code for the expand/collapse categories?

See the problem with the current code is that even if you pop open one category when you come back to it the category is always automatically closed.

This code (at least on Firefox) remembers which categories you collapsed and which ones you didn't. I think it only works per session though, so if you close your Firefox I believe it erases it. I haven't checked on other browsers but I assume it works the same.

<!--

/*Expand/Collapse Categories - By iAlex - Open Source*/

var iInsert_Name={
       iHere: function(){
               if(window.location.href.match(/action=home/) || !window.location.href.match(/action/) && !document.postForm && !document.modifyForm && !document.title.match(/\s-\sLogin/)){
                       this.iOriginal_Name();
               }
       },
       iOriginal_Name: function(){
               var iTd=document.getElementsByTagName('td');
               var i=iTd.length-1;
               do{
                       if(iTd.item(i).className=="catbg" && iTd.item(i).colSpan=="5" && iTd.item(i).align!="right"){
                               var iNew_Font=document.createElement('font');
                               iNew_Font.size='1';
                               iNew_Font.innerHTML=' - <a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="iInsert_Name.iYawn_Tired(this)">Collapse</a>';
                               iTd.item(i).appendChild(iNew_Font);
                               if(document.cookie.match(iTd.item(i).firstChild.name+'=iCollapsed')){
                                       iInsert_Name.iYawn_Tired(iNew_Font.getElementsByTagName('a').item(0));
                               }
                       }
                       i--;
               }
               while(i>6);
       },
       iYawn_Tired: function(iBored){
               (iBored.innerHTML=="Collapse")? document.cookie=iBored.parentNode.parentNode.firstChild.name+'=iCollapsed;expires=Sat, 20 Jan 2050 12:12:12 UTC; path=/;' : document.cookie=iBored.parentNode.parentNode.firstChild.name+'=iCollapsed;expires=Sat, 20 Jan 1990 12:12:12 UTC; path=/;';
               (iBored.innerHTML=="Collapse")? iBored.innerHTML='Expand' : iBored.innerHTML='Collapse';
               var iNext=iBored.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.nextSibling;
               while(iNext && iNext.firstChild.className!="catbg"){
                       (iNext.style.display=="none")? iNext.style.display='' : iNext.style.display='none';
                       iNext=iNext.nextSibling;
               }
       }
};
iInsert_Name.iHere();

//-->
</script>

But it's up to you, really. Just kind of hard when I always have to pop categories open. It might be easier if they started open and then I could close them. XD

[Barcode454]

I'll try it

[Barcode454]

Where does it go btw

[daedric]

Ugm. Global Footer.

[Barcode454]

Didnt work. It just made them uncollapseable

[daedric]

Really? It should look like this:



(Thumbnail because I have a large screen so my screenshots are huge).

Ok, I tested it in IE, so it definitely works in IE. I am almost positive I put the code in right. So the only thing I could think of why it isn't working is another code is interfering.

Make sure when you paste it in you put it as the very last code of the global footer. If that doesn't work just forget it, it means either one of the other codes is messed up or it is canceling out this code.

[Barcode454]

You sure its global and not main footer?

[daedric]

Yeah, I would assume it's global. I found it on another forum, I never found the original creator. The reason I say it should be global is because it technically should also cover sub-boards although I'm not 100% sure.

You can plug it into the main footer and if it works...hey. That works.

I am not good with coding as you can see. I can't work from scratch. My understanding of it is very slight.

[daedric]

Actually I think I just found out why it isn't working.

Add this in front of the first line:


<script type="text/javascript">

I did copy it wrong, my apologies.

[Barcode454]

Didnt work D:

[daedric]

Not even with the line I missed? Aw, well forget it. If it's this much hassle it's probably not worth it.

[Barcode454]

OH I didnt try it with the line

[daedric]

As I see it didn't work again. D8 Just forgeeet it. If I was a coder I would know how to fix this, but alas I do nawt.

[Barcode454]

Yeah D: If ya find any others lemme know