Coppermine areas break when using a table inside opentable :: Archived

t31os

I narrowed down the main reason coppermine is breaking in a theme i'm working on, and its a little strange since i was under the assumption that opentable could use tables and not just divs.

Here's what i was using...

Code::

function OpenTable() {
	echo '
	<table width="100%"  border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="21"><img src="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-01.gif" width="21" height="37" /></td>
    <td background="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-02.gif"></td>
    <td width="21"><img src="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-03-2.gif" width="21" height="37" /></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="21" background="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-04.gif">&nbsp;</td>
    <td bgcolor="#000000">';
}
function OpenTable2() {
	echo '<div class="table2">';
}

function CloseTable() {
	echo '</td>
    <td width="21" background="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-05.gif">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="21"><img src="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-09.gif" width="21" height="19" /></td>
    <td background="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-10.gif">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="21"><img src="themes/MYTHEME/images/b-11.gif" width="21" height="19" /></td>
  </tr>
</table><br />';
}
function CloseTable2() {
	echo '</div>';
}

Since table2 is rarely used i opted on leaving that as it is...

If i switch my table back to a DIV i get no display issues, using the above though causes all sorts of problems, and only in coppermine, so any ideas why this would happen?

t31os

bump

t31os

bump

Phoenix

Use of tables in OpenTable is pretty common - the main reason it may break is if the code that is pulled between OpenTable and CloseTable is non-compliant and broken itself. You need to track down the precise area causing that.

t31os

Problem only occurs when using the code i posted above for opentable, now i'm no expert but i don't see anything wrong with that code.

Phoenix

Understood, but if the code it encloses is incorrect, your CloseTable won't be able to close correctly.

You need to view source code or do a html validation to help you track it down.

Andreas

So the problem lies with the coppermine template code then?

t31os

Again more reason to stop using coppermine, just glad i don't need coppermine and that i don't have to use opentable, just a shame really.

Andreas

Sad to say it, but I am starting to look towards Menalto Gallery 1.5.1 to completely subside Coppermine PhotoGallery.

NEMINI · Diamond Supporter Offline Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4551

did you run it thru a validator?

Phoenix

Nothing wrong with the Coppermine code that I can see - I have themes that use <table> in OpenTable and I don't get broken pages. There are some validation issues, but they've been there a long time and have nothing to do with how OpenTable is used.

Can you be more definitive about "breaking"?

Menalto Gallery? Stop talking about it and just move - this topic is about Coppermine.

t31os

Ok i have a theme that sits inside a table much like the one that i wanted to use for opentable, when i use the tables for opentable it throws all table all over the place...

Some areas of coppermine send content right down the bottom of the page, other pages just create repeated cells here and there.

Phoenix

I don't use coppermine a great deal on nukebiz, other than for testing, but here's both styles of OpenTable, without issues? Is there a specific area you're having trouble with?

nukebiz.com/coppermine...izPro.html
nukebiz.com/coppermine...keBiz.html

t31os

That second one uses a table like the one i have, can you preview the various areas of your admin section and tell if the theme breaks?.... if not could you also try fixing your theme width to say 1000 and test again, i appreciate if you do not have the time but if you do thanx... Wink

Phoenix

hmm, extra information, "admin" is more specific - I'll take a look later Smile