[support] few forum customizations.

[Benjamin Melançon]

function theme_forum_topic_list *is* the theme you're looking for.

Copy it into template.php and name it phptemplate_forum_topic_list and
you'll be able to override it.

I imagine the part you want to change is here:
         array('data' => _forum_format(isset($topic->last_reply) ?

benjamin, Agaric Design Collective, http://AgaricDesign.com/

On Nov 6, 2007 9:44 AM, Neil: esl-lounge.com <neil at esl-lounge.com> wrote:
> I have found this in the forum.module:
>
> ----------------
> /**
>  * Format the topic listing.
>  *
>  * @ingroup themeable
>  */
> function theme_forum_topic_list($tid, $topics, $sortby, $forum_per_page) {
>   global $forum_topic_list_header;
>   $rows = array();
>   if ($topics) {
>
>     foreach ($topics as $topic) {
>       // folder is new if topic is new or there are new comments since last
> visit
>       if ($topic->tid != $tid) {
>         $rows[] = array(
>           array('data' => theme('forum_icon', $topic->new,
> $topic->num_comments, $topic->comment_mode, $topic->sticky), 'class' =>
> 'icon'),
>           array('data' => check_plain($topic->title), 'class' => 'title'),
>           array('data' => l(t('This topic has been moved'),
> "forum/$topic->tid"), 'colspan' => '3')
>         );
>       }
>       else {
>         $rows[] = array(
>           array('data' => theme('forum_icon', $topic->new,
> $topic->num_comments, $topic->comment_mode, $topic->sticky), 'class' =>
> 'icon'),
>           array('data' => l($topic->title, "node/$topic->nid"), 'class' =>
> 'topic'),
>           array('data' => $topic->num_comments . ($topic->new_replies ? '<br
> />'. l(format_plural($topic->new_replies, '1 new', '@count new'),
> "node/$topic->nid", NULL, NULL, 'new') : ''), 'class' => 'replies'),
>           array('data' => _forum_format($topic), 'class' => 'created'),
>           array('data' => _forum_format(isset($topic->last_reply) ?
> $topic->last_reply : NULL), 'class' => 'last-reply')
>         );
>       }
>     }
>   }
>
>   $output = theme('table', $forum_topic_list_header, $rows);
>   $output .= theme('pager', NULL, $forum_per_page, 0);
>
>   return $output;
> }
> ----------------
>
> But I can't find the forum_topic_list theme anywhere in my drupal files.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Melançon" <pwgdarchive at gmail.com>
> To: <support at drupal.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [support] few forum customizations.
>
>
> > Hi Neil,
> >
> > I haven't themed forums in this way but here's the general approach:
> >
> > You want to *look* in forum.module (and possibly other files such as
> > include/*.inc files-- core isn't entirely modular (yet) to try to find
> > the function that outputs the time.  It _should_ be named function
> > theme_something_something.  (Where it is actually called to produce
> > output it will be in the form  theme('something_something') -- this is
> > how Drupal allows you to override theme functions rather than modify
> > core.
> >
> > You don't modify forum.module, you will want to copy that function,
> > paste it in a template.php file for your theme, and rename it
> > mythemename_ or phptemplate_something_something, and modify it here.
> >
> > I'm not saying it won't get more complicated than this ( for instance,
> > you don't want to retheme something like theme_item_list because that
> > will change the display all over your web site, so you need to look
> > for a more specific theme_ function that calls theme_item_list )  but
> > that's the Drupal way there.
> >
> > benjamin, Agaric Design Collective, http://AgaricDesign.com/
> >
> > On Nov 5, 2007 7:07 PM, Neil: esl-lounge.com <neil at esl-lounge.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a lot of work to do on node-forum.tpl.php and comment.tpl.php in
> >> an
> >> attempt to get a nice fresh look to my forums.
> >>
> >> I have a few specific questions, but don't want to swamp everyone so will
> >> just begin with what is hopefully quite a simple one:
> >>
> >> on the forum listing page (where you actually have the threads listed
> >> out),
> >> both the Created and Last Reply columns have the date in "Time Ago"
> >> format.
> >> How can I alter this to be an actual date? I presume I would need to go
> >> into
> >> the forum.module file, is that correct?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Neil
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