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Jul 26^th, 2012 at 10:56am

DaveRolph
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Edit a tab created on the Add button function

I added a new tab in my YABB 2.5AE installation and copied a hyperlink from my browser but it missed the : mark from it, where can I edit this location from please ?

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Reply #1 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 10:59am

Derek Bullock
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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

If you have a standard installation, look to the right of your TABS and you will see this little image

Click on it to edit your tabs.

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Reply #2 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 11:17am

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Thanks but its not the text label I wanted to edit but the content of the link itself, however your response did help as I could delete it and re-create it.

There seems to be a bug with the way the link works if you enter a https:// address, I have created a workaround with a re-direct on my site but I thought I would mention it here for possible future users.

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Reply #3 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 11:38am

Derek Bullock
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You got it. It does not allow you to edit the link unfortunately

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Reply #4 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 8:59pm

Bill Myers
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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

DaveRolph wrote on Jul 26^th, 2012 at 11:17am:

I could delete it and re-create it.

There seems to be a bug with the way the link works ...

I noticed this as well a long time ago since I've been fond of adding tabs to our forum's menu, including those that are only available to admins.

This "bug" is an irritation, no doubt, but as you now know, the work-around of deleting the menu tab, and recreating it is easy enough to do.

Sometimes it's taken me a few tries to get it right. Roll Eyes

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Reply #5 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 7:09am

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

Bill Myers wrote on Jul 26^th, 2012 at 8:59pm:

[quote author=1A3F283B0C31322E365E0 link=1343300190/2#2 date=1343301434]
This "bug" is an irritation, no doubt, but as you now know, the work-around of deleting the menu tab, and recreating it is easy enough to do.

Bill

It has been said before however, if you believe you have found a bug can you please record it in the YaBB Next Bugs [Need Verification] Board so that our developers can look at it and if necessary act on it.

Thanks

Derek

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Reply #6 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 8:19am

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

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Hi Derek,

Do you mean the section here in this forum?

Or do you mean the section here in this forum?

I'm guessing I should mention the editing bug in the 2nd link above since I'm using version 2.4 right?

Just in case you weren't aware of it, bug reports for YaBB 2 still seem to be unresolved starting back on July 19, 2009. Do you know when they might get these already reported bugs fixed, or should we simply go with what I explained here to deal with the editing bug?

Three years for a bug fix is a tad long, isn't it? Smiley

Some clarification about this would be appreciated. Smiley

By the way, maybe someone can take a look at the bugs that have been reported since 2009 since I'm guessing they may have been fixed with the release of YaBB 2.5AE a while back.

Edited:

Edited to clean up some formatting. And ...

The "bug" if there is one is described as follows (using YaBB 2.4):

After choosing the edit icon to the right of the menu tabs, all one can do with any given menu tab is to modify the name of the tab. Unfortunately, one cannot edit the associated link.

Is that considered a bug? Huh

Strangely enough, in what I can see from the instructions that come onto the screen while editing, YaBB's editing tool may not have been designed to edit any given menu tab's associated link.

In lieu of fixing this bug, if that's what it is, the solution is to simply delete the menu tab in question, and recreate it again with the correct link association.

I guess I should add that there is at least one other bug with this editing tool, which is not being able to place a new menu tab where you want it; at least not initially.

However, this additional "bug" if that's what it is can be mitigated with clever manipulation to make it work.

Specifically, to move a menu tab where you want it after creating it, and then saving your work, click the editing icon again, and then you'll be able to move your newly created menu tab where you want it to be (along with any others). The 2nd time is the charm.

By the way, if after you add a menu tab, and you try to place it anywhere other than at the front, it won't appear in the menu at all. So just put it in front (your only option), and then edit it a 2nd time to move it where you want.

There may be some other quirky things going on with YaBB's editing tool to add or edit menu tabs, but again, you can make it work with some clever manipulation.

The point is, it does work! Wink

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As to not being able to place a new tab where you want it (initially) as described by Bill - in all my 6 test boards have no problem with that feature - works nicely.

Good to know. Then I guess it just affects our forum in the 2.4 version I use. But then, this isn't a problem for me at all since I've learned how to make it work anyway.
I love that we admins have this feature in YaBB. Smiley

« Last Edit: Jul 27^th, 2012 at 5:53pm by Bill Myers »

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Reply #7 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 3:10pm

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

A bug is defined as a coding issue that interferes with the functioning of the forum. (Like only being able to use your password to revalidate your session when you should be able to use your zipcode is a bug. It's not working the way it's supposed to. Which is why we have a bug-fix for it.)

Not being able to edit tabs the way you think you should is NOT A BUG. It may be an annoyance, but that feature is working exactly as it was designed to. It may not be pretty, it may be convoluted, but it works.

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Reply #8 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 3:57pm

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As Dandello already explained, not being able to edit the URL (or 'New window' or 'Visible to' for that matter) is not a bug - it's a "kiss feature"

and was designed to work exactly as it does. I personally dont find it ugly or convoluted - I find it beautiful and functional - but then again I may be slightly biased

As to not being able to place a new tab where you want it (initially) as described by Bill - in all my 6 test boards have no problem with that feature - works nicely.

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Reply #9 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 5:15pm

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

My convoluted comment was aimed at those who seem to think there should only be single step one-size-fits-all solutions.
I think it works just fine. I mean, you have to take multiple steps for complex formatting, too. (There's no combined Bold and Italics buttons out there on any word processor I know of either. So multiple steps on editing tabs isn't a biggie.)

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Reply #10 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 5:49pm

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Great Feature! Re: Add/edit menu tab options

Dandello wrote on Jul 27^th, 2012 at 3:10pm:

Not being able to edit tabs the way you think you should is NOT A BUG. It may be an annoyance, but that feature is working exactly as it was designed to. It may not be pretty, it may be convoluted, but it works.

I agree. That was my thinking all along, which is why I never reported it as a bug. I was just following up on Derek's post since he had me thinking I should have reported it.

Being a moderator, I guess it's good he didn't move my post over to the wrong place. Wink

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As Dandello already explained, not being able to edit the URL (or 'New window' or 'Visible to' for that matter) is not a bug - it's a "kiss feature"

and was designed to work exactly as it does. I personally dont find it ugly or convoluted - I find it beautiful and functional - but then again I may be slightly biased

Again, this is what I thought as well. I quite like that YaBB has for me a very easy to use editing feature for adding and modifying menu tabs. Also for me personally, I'm used to the way it was designed to work, and I find it works perfectly well.
The fact that we admins of YaBB can add/edit menu tabs; Sweet! Smiley

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Reply #11 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 6:38pm

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DaveRolph wrote on Jul 26^th, 2012 at 11:17am:

if when you make a new menu tab and it is not http:// but https:// you can edit cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables/Settings.pl open and

look for

and edit

Code

########## Advanced Tabs ##########

@AdvancedTabs = ("test|http://test.co.uk|0|0|0|0|","website_home|http://home.co.uk/|0|0|0|0|","games|http://games.co.uk/|0|0|0|0|","home","help","search","ml","admin","revalidatesession","login","register","guestpm","mycenter","logout","chatce","awards","rating"); # Advanced Tabs order and infos

« Last Edit: Jul 27^th, 2012 at 6:40pm by xnoddyx »

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Reply #12 - Jul 27^th, 2012 at 6:45pm

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

xnoddyx wrote on Jul 27^th, 2012 at 6:38pm:

if when you make a new menu tab and it is not http:// but https:// you can edit cgi-bin/yabb2/Variables/Settings.pl open and

look for

and edit

Code

########## Advanced Tabs ##########

@AdvancedTabs = ("test|http://test.co.uk|0|0|0|0|","website_home|http://home.co.uk/|0|0|0|0|","games|http://games.co.uk/|0|0|0|0|","home","help","search","ml","admin","revalidatesession","login","register","guestpm","mycenter","logout","chatce","awards","rating"); # Advanced Tabs order and infos

I was thinking that as well, but then as Dave ended up doing, and what I do myself, it's a lot easier to simply delete the badly linked menu tab, and create it again with the correct link.

Once you learn how this add/edit function actually works, it's really quite easy. Smiley

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To clarify, I mean plural "you" about how easy this is. Wink

« Last Edit: Jul 27^th, 2012 at 6:54pm by Bill Myers »

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Reply #13 - Dec 11^th, 2012 at 6:31pm

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Re: Edit a tab created on the Add button function

Since I've been going over the code I took a closer look at the add-tab function and decided the issue of not being able to add addresses with https and ftp addresses actually does qualify as a bug. (This is actually based on looking at what happens if you put in an address with the "http://" section already typed in. Add-tab messes it up royally.)

We should never have to put admins in the position of hand editing Settings.pl in order to get something to work properly. Wink

The fix (for 2.5 and 2.5.2 at least ) in AdvancedTabs.pl find:

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		if ($taburl !~ /^\http:\/\//) { $taburl = qq~http://$taburl~; }

replace with:

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		if ($taburl !~ /^http:\/\// && $taburl !~ /^https:\/\// && $taburl !~ /^ftp:\/\// ) { $taburl = qq~http://$taburl~; }
		else {$taburl = $taburl;}

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