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- AudioGuyWorkNotes What I am actually working on will be found here.
Note - paulj
With javascript on, when I submit a story using the submit story link, and use the preview function, the background of the preview is solid red. Not just the header, the body as well.
Related pages
This is getting too big, and much of it has nothing to do directly with css, so I have moved this index to:
Unanswered Questions
- The templates are individually output by routine slashDisplay(), but how is the order of delivery determined, and how does one insure a new template goes to the right place on the page?
- The users home page link goes to /my/homepage. I can find no apache redirect for this nor is there a 'my' folder anywhere. I am guessing this is done in the apache perl module, through some redirects that hook into Apache innards. It is hard to be sure what script is actually being called first. I am assuming it is users. Once an edit is made, you are in /users.pl without /my/
- Two users scripts, users,users2 Am guesssing users2 is for the d2 interface we are not using, since the forms on the page call users.pl
- There are actually four mysterious redirects:
- /my/
- soyenltnews.org/~audioguy/ redirects to my user pageg overriding the apache userdir.
- The index page is either .pl or shtml, other pages too in some cases ?
- The page authors.pl ALWAYS redirects to authors.shtml and there MAY be others like this. Most .pl pages do not however.
Partially Solved!!!!! 2 out of 4 !!!
From the install script:
# this directive will redirect non-logged-in users to
# index.shtml if they request the home page; turn it
# on to help increase performance or if you are using something
# other than index.pl for the index
PerlTransHandler Slash::Apache::IndexHandler
# this directive will display a user's pages at /~username
PerlTransHandler Slash::Apache::User::userdir_handler
The redirect of authors.pl SOLVED!!!
And other pages. It is HARD CODED. !!!
Location: file in final install: /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Slash/Apache.pm subroutine: IndexHandler()
if ($uri eq '/authors.pl') {
my $filename = $r->filename;
my $basedir = $constants->{basedir};
if (!$dbon || !$is_user) {
$r->uri('/authors.shtml');
$r->filename("$basedir/authors.shtml");
writeLog('shtml');
return OK;
}
}
Along with a number of others.
# For any directory which can be accessed by a
# logged-in user in the URI form /foo or /foo/,
# but which is not a skin's directory, there
# is a problem; we cannot simply bounce the uri
# back to /index.pl or whatever, since the
# index handler will not recognize the section
# key argument above and will just present the
# ordinary homepage. I don't know the best way
# to handle this situation at the moment, so
# instead I'm hardcoding in the solution for the
# most common problem. - Jamie 2004/07/17
Apparently /foo/ is used as a skin directory by default, anything else, problem...
Others:
if ($uri eq '/hof.pl') {
my $basedir = $constants->{basedir};
if ($uri eq '/code.shtml') {
redirect('/faq/code.shtml', 301);
} elsif ($uri eq '/slashdottit.shtml') {
redirect('/faq/badges.shtml', 301);
} elsif ($uri eq '/book.review.guidelines.shtml') {
redirect('/faq/bookreviews.shtml', 301);
# redirect to static if
# * not a user, nor a daypass holder,
# and
# * var is on
# * is article.pl
# * no page number > 1 specified
# * sid specified
# * referrer exists AND is external to our site
if (!$dbon && $uri !~ /\.(?:shtml|html|jpg|gif|png|rss|rdf|xml|txt|css)$/) {
# if db is off we don't necessarily have access to constants
# this means we change the URI and return DECLINED which lets
# Apache do the URI to filename translation
$r->uri('/index.shtml');
writeLog('shtml');
$r->notes('SLASH_FAILURE' => "db"); # You should be able to find this in other processes
}
return DECLINED;
STILL UNCERTAIN - the /my/ redirection. However, it -may- be done in the same code section, if it is assumed to represent a 'page' or 'skin' by the slash code. Which would appear likely.
I believe this may be where that redirection lies, bu my perl syntax knowledge is too limited to be certain:
# match /section/ or /section
if ($uri =~ m|^/(\w+)/?$|) {
my $key = $1;
if (!$dbon) {
$r->uri('/index.shtml');
return DECLINED;
}
...
##### This code is the best likely place to put a handler to force all unlogged in users to the login page I have yet found. The user/reader/anonymous user determination seems to be here.
SEE ALSO /usr/local/lib64/perl5/Slash/Apache/User.pm which handles the /my/ targets.
Got tired of scrolling through pages of perl code just to see what subs were in a module
So wrote this, now in /usr/local/sbin/listsubs.sh:
[root@slashcode Slash]# listsubs.sh Admin.pm
Admin.pm:
addSpriteForSid, ajax_authorbox, ajax_learnword, ajax_neverdisplay,
ajax_perfbox, ajax_signoff, ajax_signoffbox, ajax_slashdbox,
ajax_storyadminbox, ajax_sub_memory, DESTROY, extractRelatedStoriesFromForm,
findTheTime, getAccesslogAbusersByID, getAccesslogMaxID, get_ispell_comments,
getRecentSubs, getRecentWebheads, getRelated, getSignoffData,
getStorySignoffs, getStoryThumbLargeLink, grantStoryPostingAchievements, otherLinks,
relatedLinks, showAdminTodo, showAuthorActivityBox, showPerformanceBox,
showSignoffBox, showSlashdBox, showStoryAdminBox, write_to_temp_file,
Also will work from a list, as in
ls *.pm > list.tst listsubs.sh < list.txt
Maybe someone else will find it useful as well.
Order css files are loaded when simple switch on user prefs page is selected viewing main page main page
- base.css?T_2_5_0_272 The numbers are the slash verion number (from one of the docs).
- slashcode.css?T_2_5__0_272
- slashcode_lite.css?T_2_5__0_272
- slashcode_lite.css?T_2_5__0_272 (appears to be loading this twice,why?)
- print.cssT_2_5__0_272
Follow a page link from the main page to an individual article page
- Link: http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/02/18/0336229
- article.pl is foind in slash/themes/slashcode/htdocs/article.pl So 'slashcode' is treated as a theme.
article.pl
The stuff of interest to us
use Slash; -------- located in /local/lib64/perl5/slash.pm
use Slash::Display;
use Slash::Utility;
sub main {
my $slashdb = getCurrentDB();
my $constants = getCurrentStatic();
my $user = getCurrentUser();
my $form = getCurrentForm();
my $gSkin = getCurrentSkin();
my $story;
my $reader = getObject('Slash::DB', { db_type => 'reader' });
# Make sure the reader is viewing this story in the
# proper skin.
my $cur_skid = determineCurrentSkin();
if ($story->{primaryskid} != $cur_skid) {
my $cur_skin = $reader->getSkin($cur_skid);
my $story_skin = $reader->getSkin($story->{primaryskid});
if ($story_skin && $story_skin->{rootdir}
&& $story_skin->{rootdir} ne $cur_skin->{rootdir})$
redirect("$story_skin->{rootdir}$ENV{REQUEST_URI}"$
return;
# XXXSECTIONTOPICS this needs to be updated
my $SECT = $reader->getSection($story->{section});
# This should be a getData call for title
my $title = "$constants->{sitename} | $story->{title}";
if ($gSkin->{name} && $gSkin->{name} eq "idle") {
$title = "$gSkin->{hostname} | $story->{title}";
if (my $pollbooth_db = getObject('Slash::PollBooth')) {
slashDisplay('display', {
poll => $pollbooth,
section => $SECT,
section_block => $reader->getBlock($SECT->{secti$
show_poll => $pollbooth ? 1 : 0,
story => $story,
stories => \%stories,
});
my $called_pc = 0;
if ($story->{discussion}) {
# Still not happy with this logic -Brian
my $discussion = $reader->getDiscussion($story->{discussio$
}
# If no comments ever have existed and commentstatus is di$
# just skip the display of the comment header bar -Brian
&& $discussion->{commentstatus} eq 'disabled'
)) {
printComments($discussion);
$called_pc = 1;
}
if (!$called_pc && $form->{ssi} && $form->{ssi} eq 'yes' && $form-$
# This is a real hack, we're kind of skipping down
# two levels of code. But the cchp printing is an
# important optimization; we avoid having to do
# multiple expensive comment selects. One problem
# is that if there's no discussion with a story,
# printComments() doesn't get called, which means
# selectComments() doesn't get called, which means
# the cchp file won't be written. If article.pl
# is being called by slashd, and we need to write
# that file, then here's where we print an empty
# file that will satisfy slashd. - Jamie
Slash::Utility::Comments::_print_cchp({ stoid => "dummy" }$
}
} else {
header('Error', $form->{section}) or return;
my $plugins = $slashdb->getDescriptions('plugins');
if (!$user->{is_anon} && $plugins->{Tags} && $story) {
my $tagsdb = getObject('Slash::Tags');
$tagsdb->markViewed($user->{uid},
$reader->getGlobjidCreate('stories', $story->{stoid}));
}
footer();
if ($story) {
writeLog($story->{sid} || $sid);
} else {
writeLog($sid);
createEnvironment();
main();
1;
(EOF)
Slash/DB/MySQL/MySQL.pm
479 sub getCSS {
480 my($self, $layout) = @_;
481 my $user = getCurrentUser();
482 my $page = $user->{currentPage};
483 my $skin = getCurrentSkin('name');
484 my $admin = $user->{is_admin};
485 my $theme = ($user->{simpledesign} || $user->{pda}) ? "light" : $user->{css_theme};
486 my $secure = apacheConnectionSSL();
487 $layout ||= '';
488 my $constants = getCurrentStatic();
489
490 my $expire_time = $constants->{css_expire} || 3600;
491 $expire_time += int(rand(60)) if $expire_time;
492 _genericCacheRefresh($self, 'css', $expire_time);
493 _genericCacheRefresh($self, 'css_pages', $expire_time);
494 _genericCacheRefresh($self, 'css_skins', $expire_time);
495 _genericCacheRefresh($self, 'css_themes', $expire_time);
496
497 my $css_ref = $self->{_css_cache} ||= {};
498 my $css_pages_ref = $self->{_css_pages_cache};
499 my $css_skins_ref = $self->{_css_skins_cache};
500 my $css_themes_ref = $self->{_css_themes_cache};
501 my $css_layouts_ref = $self->{_css_layouts_cache};
502
503 $css_pages_ref = $self->getCSSValuesHashForCol('page') if !$css_pages_ref;
504 $css_skins_ref = $self->getCSSValuesHashForCol('skin') if !$css_skins_ref;
505 $css_themes_ref = $self->getCSSValuesHashForCol('theme') if !$css_themes_ref;
506 $css_layouts_ref = $self->getCSSValuesHashForCol('layout') if !$css_layouts_ref;
507
508 my $lowbandwidth = ($user->{lowbandwidth} || $user->{pda}) ? "yes" : "no";
509
510 $page = '' if !$css_pages_ref->{$page};
511 $skin = '' if !$css_skins_ref->{$skin};
512 $theme = '' if !$css_themes_ref->{$theme};
513 $layout = '' if !$css_layouts_ref->{$layout};
514
515 return $css_ref->{$skin}{$page}{$admin}{$theme}{$lowbandwidth}{$layout}{$secure}
516 if exists $css_ref->{$skin}{$page}{$admin}{$theme}{$lowbandwidth}{$layout}{$secure};
517
518 my @clauses;
519
520 my $page_q = $self->sqlQuote($page);
521 my $page_in = $page ? "(page = '' or page = $page_q)" : "page = ''";
522 push @clauses, $page_in;
523
524 my $skin_in = $skin ? "(skin = '' or skin = '$skin')" : "skin = ''";
525 push @clauses, $skin_in;
526
527 push @clauses, "admin='no'" if !$admin;
528
529 my $theme_q = $self->sqlQuote($theme);
530 my $theme_in = $theme ? "(theme='' or theme=$theme_q)" : "theme=''";
531 push @clauses, $theme_in;
532
533 push @clauses, "lowbandwidth='$lowbandwidth'" if $lowbandwidth eq "no";
534
535 my $layout_q = $self->sqlQuote($layout);
536 push @clauses, "layout=$layout_q";
537
538 my $where = "css.ctid=css_type.ctid AND ";
539 $where .= join ' AND ', @clauses;
540
541 my $css = $self->sqlSelectAllHashrefArray("rel,type,media,file,title,ie_cond,skin",
542 "css, css_type", $where, "ORDER BY css_type.ordernum, css.ordernum");
543 if ($secure) {
544 for my $hr (@$css) { $hr->{file} =~ s/\.css/.ssl.css/ }
545 }
546
547 $css_ref->{$skin}{$page}{$admin}{$theme}{$lowbandwidth}{$layout}{$secure} = $css;
548 return $css;
549 }
550
Slash/Apache/User/User.pm
548 {
549 my %ops_my = (
550 inbox => { args => 'op=list', uri => 'messages.pl' },
551 # XXX change messages to be same as /inbox, move this to /my/preferences/messages
552 messages => { args => 'op=display_prefs', uri => 'messages.pl' },
553 comments => { args => 'op=editcomm' },
554 homepage => { args => 'op=edithome' },
555 password => { args => 'op=changeprefs', uri => 'login.pl' },
556 logout => { args => 'op=userclose', uri => 'login.pl' },
557 misc => { args => 'op=editmiscopts' },
558 amigos => { args => 'op=friendview', uri => 'journal.pl' },
559 bookmarks => { args => 'op=showbookmarks' },
560 firehose => { args => 'op=userfirehose' },
561 preferences => { args => 'op=displayprefs', uri => 'preferences.pl' },
562 tags => { args => 'op=showtags' },
563 journal => { args => 'op=list', uri => 'journal.pl' },
564
565 friends => { args => 'op=friends', uri => 'zoo.pl' },
566 fans => { args => 'op=fans', uri => 'zoo.pl' },
567 freaks => { args => 'op=freaks', uri => 'zoo.pl' },
568 foes => { args => 'op=foes', uri => 'zoo.pl' },
569 zoo => { args => 'op=all', uri => 'zoo.pl' },
570
571 default => { args => 'op=edituser' }
572 );
sql/mysql/defaults.sql
134 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','base.css','','','','no','',1,0, "","no");
135 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','comments','no','',2,0, "","no");
136 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','article','no','',2,0, "","no");
137 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','print','print.css','','','','no','',5,0, "","no");
138 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','admin.css','','','','yes','',1,0, "","no");
139 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','pollBooth','no','',2,0, "","no");
140 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','slashcode_lite.css','','','','no','light',4,0, "","no");
141 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','journal','no','',2,0, "","no");
142 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','slashcode_lite.css','','','','no','light',4,0, "","no");
143 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','journal','no','',2,0, "","no");
144 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','slashcode.css','','','','no','',3,0, "","no");
145 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','metamod','no','',2,0, "","no");
146 INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond, lowbandwidth) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','slashcode_low_bw.css','','','','no','',4,99, "","yes");
147
148 #
149 # Dumping data for table 'css_type'
150 #
151 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (1,'base',1);
152 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (2,'page',2);
153 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (3,'theme',3);
154 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (4,'user_theme',5);
155 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (5,'print',6);
156 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (6,'skin',4);
157 INSERT INTO css_type (ctid, name, ordernum) VALUES (7,'handheld',7);
158
plugins/FireHose/mysql_dump.sql
INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','firehose.css','','','firehose','no','',2,0, '');
==> INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','firehose.css','','','users','no','',2,0, '');
INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','calendar.css','','','firehose','no','',2,0, '');
==> INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','firehose.css','','','users','no','',2,0, '');
INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','comments.css','','','firehose','no','',2,0, '');
INSERT INTO css (rel, type, media, file, title, skin, page, admin, theme, ctid, ordernum, ie_cond) VALUES ('stylesheet','text/css','screen, projection','firehose.css','','','index2','no','',2,0, '');
I believe that we are not using FireHose but it was needed to make the site work. As can be seen in the db dump above, it adds the firehose.css file to any of the user pages. Need to verify and then see if we can get the db purged of these values.
Good work. The question in my mind is why the heck css for one module has any effect *at all* on any other module. Talk about lack of localization...-AG
I think there was some firehose slashboxes that showed up in the users pages. They needed to be wider than the default, so they patched those pages with the firehose.css. Next step is to get a current dump of the two css tables. The important part is I know what files are for what parts of the code. Slashcode.css is the theme css file slashcode-lite.css is the style file that is called by a user pref. This means I need to fix comments.css to remove the theme elements I inserted and put them in the theme file. I still need to make sure that the changes that benefited the Simplified theme stay intact. -EP
fonts
This is what I usually start with: font-family: Helvetica,Geneva,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; Too many can lead to a LOT of testing being required. As can the wrong order. ;-) Others I have used in the past: font-family: Geneva,Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Chicago,sans-serif; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Geneva,Chicago,Verdana,sans-serif; font-family: Helvetica,Geneva,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; -AG I have used: font-family: Verdana, Geneva, "Bitstream Vera Sans", "DejaVu Sans", sans-serif; Note this has Linux fonts as well to help with these users. -EP
User Menu
INSERT INTO menus (menu, label, sel_label, value, seclev, showanon, menuorder) VALUES ('users','Logout','logout','/my/logout',1,0,10);
124 INSERT INTO menus (menu, label, sel_label, value, seclev, showanon, menuorder) VALUES ('users','Preferences','preferences','/users.pl?op=edituser',1,0,20);
125 INSERT INTO menus (menu, label, sel_label, value, seclev, showanon, menuorder) VALUES ('users','Password','password','[% constants.real_rootdir %]/my/password',1,0,40);
126 INSERT INTO menus (menu, label, sel_label, value, seclev, showanon, menuorder) VALUES ('users','~[% user.nickname | strip_literal %] ([% user.uid %])','me','/~[% user.nickname | fixparam %]',1,0,50);
This code sets up the upper menu on http://slashcott.org/users.pl which is linked from your userid on the home page. The Preferences is wrong, as it needs to be all three links: Info, Homepage, Comments. This will allow users with low-bandwidth option set to easily get to the setting to unset low-bandwidth. -EP
grep -i css * HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IP "enable_css" 4 HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IX Item "enable_css" HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:Set some handy \s-1CSS\s0 class attributes on elements, enabled by default. HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IP "semantic_css" 4 HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IX Item "semantic_css" HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:Sets some additional \s-1CSS\s0 class attributes on elements, disabled by HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IP "\fIdefault_css()\fR" 4 HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:.IX Item "default_css()" HTML::CalendarMonth.3pm:document in conjunction with the classes assigned to elements when css HTML::ElementSuper.3pm:might be when you'd like to assign multiple \s-1CSS\s0 classes to a single HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:.IP "include_css (optional)" 4 HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:.IX Item "include_css (optional)" HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:Set this to 0 and the default \s-1CSS\s0 will not be included in the widget HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:output. This allows you to include your own \s-1CSS\s0 which will be used by HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:your widget. Modifying the \s-1CSS\s0 will allow you to control the fonts, HTML::PopupTreeSelect.3pm:If you run the widget with include_css set to 1 then you can use that HTML::Tree::Scanning.3pm:tagging, such is as useful in \s-1CSS\s0 \*(-- note the Module::Build::API.3pm:.IP "\fIhtml_css()\fR" 4 Module::Build::API.3pm:.IX Item "html_css()" TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Reader.3pm:YAML::Tiny, \s-1YAML\s0, YAML::Syck, Config::Tiny, CSS::Tiny, TAP::Parser::YAMLish::Writer.3pm:YAML::Tiny, \s-1YAML\s0, YAML::Syck, Config::Tiny, CSS::Tiny, Template::Iterator.3pm:You can then style the \f(CW\*(C`tr.odd\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`tr.even\*(C'\fR elements using \s-1CSS:\s0 Template::Toolkit.3pm:kind of text documents: \s-1HTML\s0, \s-1XML\s0, \s-1CSS\s0, Javascript, Perl code, plain text, Template::Tutorial::Web.3pm:kind of content they contain. So you can use \s-1TT\s0 to generate \s-1HTML\s0, \s-1XML\s0, \s-1CSS\s0,
CSS commit for Feb 23
Changes to most of the css files to set all sizes to em (some were in px and broke flow). Changed the font-family to a more friendly chain for all platforms, and remove all other font-faimily calls from the code. Changed font sizes from % to ems and adjusted size for some of the main elements. Fix a issue with the middle column size caused by firehose.css. Many small fixes to spacing over many places.
Moved all of the slashcode theme items into the slashcode.cssraw file. Some were in comments.cssraw due to some previous work I did.
On article body and comment body, made the font size a bit smaller. Also on comments body set the margins to be smaller.
-EP