October 29, 2003
More on blogrolls
Thanks to illustrious leader Pixy the new MuNu blogroll works a treat. I wonder if I can ask to take it one step further. One thing Blogrolling does that I find very handy is to append when a blog has been updated. Any chance one of the smarter amongst us can integrate that code too so if a munu blog has been updated (say) in the last 3 hours we have the option of saying "Updated" or "New" next to the link?
It means we don't need to click through the whole roll to see what's new if there haven't been updates. Especially if we're in a different time zone to most of you.
While I'm at it how do you do the collapsable list thingy like Jim at Snooze Button Dreams? That's pretty cool but I cannot decypher the code from View/Source to work out how to do it.
Viva MuNu!
By the way: one other afterthought - how do I get the MuNu blogs to open in a new window when they are clicked on from my blog? Do I have to alter the code in my template somehow?
Posted by Simon at October 29, 2003 08:36 AM | TrackBackUmmm, so I sort of solved one of these problems already...that being the "By the way" bit. I found the answer here: http://www.movabletype.org/support/index.php?act=ST&f=14&t=17173
but the really short answer was to add some code at the end of the HEAD section of the template:
Then all links on the blog (in posts and in the blogrolls) always open in a new window. So now you can clutter your desktop even more!
Posted by: Simon at October 29, 2003 12:30 PMFor the collapsable lists you need 3 things.
Script file
Script reference in the header of the page (main index)
Bulleted list with the correct script call.
I'll stick the details in a text file and send it to you. It'll be later in the day though - frikkin busy at work this AM.
Posted by: Jim at October 29, 2003 01:33 PMJim, Could you send me a copy of the too please? Thanks!
Posted by: The Bartender at October 29, 2003 10:00 PMSimon, exactly what is it that you did? I would like to add that feature to my blogroll, too. Thanks. Can anyone tell me why the "Remember personal info" won't remember me?
Posted by: The Bartender at October 29, 2003 11:57 PMOoops, what I meant to say was I added:
to my template just before the part to get it to default to opening a new window each time.
Posted by: Simon at October 30, 2003 01:45 AMDang, it happened again. It didn't display the code in my comment. I'll try this:
base target="_blank"
but you need to include it in the triangle brackets before the bit that says /head
My comments also seem to never remember personal info. No idea on that one.
Posted by: Simon at October 30, 2003 01:49 AMI've gone ahead and uploaded instructions and the files necessary for implementing collapseable lists. Here's the post. Email me if you run into problems setting them up.
Posted by: Jim at October 30, 2003 01:08 PMHey - I found some scripts similar to what
Jim does. The difference is that these are a small Pop-Up window similar to a drop down menu. it looks pretty easy but I haven't tried it yet - been working on trying to make my page look scary for tomorrow, but not enough progress yet.
Here is the address for the menu thingy:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/popit.htm
Thanks everyone for the help.
Posted by: Simon at October 31, 2003 01:02 AMJimbo: My e-mail is acting really funking right now. I downloaded and installed the scripts per instruction. Copy / Paste your code into my sidebar. Funny thing... the menus will collapse but not expand. check out at the bottom of my links and you can see. I'll give it another round tomorrow when I'm a little more clear headed. Thanks for the help so far!
Posted by: The Bartender at October 31, 2003 05:16 AMHey Jim - thanks for all the help. The one time the collapsable list thing doesn't work is when I'm calling a script ala Blogroll or the Alliance roll from TTLB. Is this taking it all one step too far?
Posted by: Simon at October 31, 2003 02:07 PM
Just trying to make the posting refresh.....