[support] 'Sticky at top' not working for me

[Marc Poris]

Earnie,

$node->sticky works, but is not required.  Please read this page from 
the Theme Developer's Guide:

   http://drupal.org/node/11816

Marc


Earnie Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Steve Edwards <killshot91 at comcast.net>:
>
>   
>> Yes, I noticed that, too.  I said that because I looked in the
>> handy-dandy Chapter 8 of the 'Pro Drupal Development' book, and there is
>> no $sticky variable listed for any template.  The Garland theme doesn't
>> appear to add the variable in template.php, either, so I'm not sure
>> where it's coming from.
>>
>>     
>
> Sure seems to me that it should be $node->sticky instead but variables 
> get created variably as well as constantly so finding where in the code 
> $static is created is a bit of a chore unless you just happen to know.
>
> I use the B7 and it uses $sticky in the node.tpl.php file and I know it 
> works because the base.css changes the background color.  This tells me 
> that $sticky is a global variable that is available even though the 
> documented variables don't give it as one.  This of course isn't 
> advised normally but even the node.tpl.php file of 
> themes/engines/phptemplate contains $sticky so it has been propagated 
> via copy.
>
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