'terminology' with commonplace words

[dartania]

I can't seem to find an answer to these questions anywhere.

The warning the site gives when entering the layout and CSS coding sections indicates that I need to know 'forum terminology,' but when I search for that (or just 'terminology' on the support forum boards), all I get is generic fluff that you need to know to even post on a forum.  (aka the folder system of boards, member, staff, avatar, types of forums, et cetera.)  Whereas I need more specific pieces, which I can't even name at this point.  In an analogy, a beginning html developer needs to know tables, backgroundcolor, hyper references, anchors, etc. whereas the 'terminology' fluff they find when searching the web for help is simply URL bar, scroll bar, text, link, clicking on things, etc.
I tried making my own theme, but by the time I was halfway done, some words were huge, others tiny, and most of them didn't fit their boxes.  Half the items I needed to change I couldn't figure out, because I didn't know the terminology.  So I downloaded themes instead.

Here is one issue stemming from the above information.  There are sure to be more.
In the default template/theme, beneath each category heading are columns, headed by the words 'Board', 'Threads', 'Posts', and 'Last Post'.  I always thought the word 'Board' was somewhat unnecessary.  So did some guy named Bill whose design, 'alien attack,' was posted in the library by mamagail.  So now the words "Bils Designs" are plastered four times in the random location where the word 'Board' was previously.  I will still give credit to Bill, but I want the distracting label out of the list of boards.  This, however, is the most suitable design for heavy fiction-type reading.  So the final question is how to modify that area, and what that area is called.

Another issue which has been resolved in a mysterious and frustrating way: I downloaded the "Dark Theme(Latte)" by Stinky666.  Immediately, my forum name disappeared.  I tried five times to put it back via the theme settings.  When I switched the default back to Alien Attack, the forum name again disappeared.  However, I just got it back, so it's only a side issue.

In case you need a visual reference as to what I'm talking about, my site is 100worlds.boards.net
The Bil's Design is my main issue for now.  If I have more issues related to terminology in the themes, should I post them in this same thread or create a new thread?  I suppose that partially depends upon what the solution is.

~Dartania Thorne

[Stinky666]

dartania, personally I would recommend just posting your problems in this one thread, it will make it much easier for yourself as well as people helping, and the fact then it's really easy for you to come back and find any answers that you may need in the future.

I am unsure what that is doing that with my theme, I will have to go check that out.
I will get back to you on this - where exactly did the name disappear from though? The banner? Or elsewhere? Specifics on that would help me a lot

As for the issue regarding the "Boards" and "Bills Design" text.
To change that go to:

Admin > Themes > layout Templates > Boards > Board List
Not sure if Bill moved his or anything, but I don't think it will be, so on line 5 you should see:
<th class="main">Bills Design</th>

Change the wording to anything you want, or remove that text and leave a blank space if you prefer.



If you have any terminology issues you'd like help with, just make a list of some and either myself or someone else will gladly help.


Edit:
Ok so I just installed the Latte Theme of mine, on Slightly Insane, and the name remains for the navigation tree. I do have it set so the forum name displays on the banner, yet for some reason it isn't doing so. I honestly have no idea why this is happening

[dartania]

Thank you so much. You have been incredibly helpful.
And yes, I was referring to the Banner Text, which you obviously found just fine. I fiddled around with the banner in the advanced(but not CSS) editor, to no avail. The image is a gradient(for my slightly modified version at least), so the words would show up at least a little on some part of it regardless of the color of the text. Um, I'm not sure, but if you altered the CSS, is it possible for the banner image to have been brought in front of the banner text?

On the other note, I found the spot you referred me to, just under <table class="list role="grid"><thead> This is the most logical place to look. I didn't see it before because I didn't see the tabs, and I was just going from admin page to admin page pressing ctrl-f and searching "Bils Designs." So, I finally found it. I was about to ask if you were able to change the class 'main' using CSS to mask the words with other words, but that was because I was confused for a moment, editing the wrong theme. But this is perfect! Thank you.

So, through this section, instead of having people try to find a link mixed in with the description, but at half the size, I could give the sub-boards their own rows? I could put in a side bar if I wanted to.

Ok, so now I have a few overview questions:
1 - Where are the variables set? Are they scattered throughout the site, some hidden/uneditable (such as post counts or $[can.disable_maintenance], and others located on various pages (forum settings and such).
2 - I'm not sure what the difference is between class and id. w3schools seems to be a little outdated, as they don't make reference to # for CSS. Maybe I was just on the wrong piece.

And a few specific questions:
3 - Can I change the html for the login page? The default just looks stupid.
4 - Can I add a property to the categories? i.e. {foreach $[board]}{if $[category.submain]} Give the subboards some dignity. {elseif !$[category.submain]} display how it normally displays in the default setup. {/if} {/foreach} In one category, I want people to click on each board from the homepage if they want to. In the other category, I don't want visitors to access the subboard immediately. But for both, I want the subboards clickable from the main board page.

I have to go for now, but thank you so much for your help.

[Boy_Wonder]

. = this is a class name and its acceptable to use it numerous times
# = ID, and is generally only used once.

3 - I don't think so, its never been mentioned that this is allowable