Module class suffixes

Quote Shecodes:

I really, really like Artisteer, and would recommend it to any newbie to Joomla, however the lack of module suffix support is a really bitter pill to swallow.

I purchased Artisteer so that I would NOT have to slog through massive lines of code for simple changes I think that changing the basic functionality of Joomla is really problematic!

I have carefully read through all of the solutions here and even tried a few, but I honestly think that the amount of time to fix this gaping hole would be better utilized by altering the CSS of an existing template that was not created by Artisteer.

So, I will use this software for very simple websites that don't need the flexibility of suffixes.

Quote Killerweb:

found it

Quote jennifer:

Just generate one artisteer template for each block style you want.

Copy just the block part of each style's template.css, template.ie6.css, and template.ie7.css and change every instance of .art-Block to .art-anythingBlock

Edit your modules.php

function modChrome_artstyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  $style = $params->get('moduleclass_sfx');

  //echo $style;

  switch ($style) {

    case 'art-block':

	case 'menu':

	case '_menu':

      modChrome_artblock($module, $params, $attribs, '');

      break;

    case 'color':

      modChrome_artblock($module, $params, $attribs, 'color');

      break;

    case 'light':

      modChrome_artblock($module, $params, $attribs, 'light');

      break;

    case 'dark':

      modChrome_artblock($module, $params, $attribs, 'dark');

      break;

    case 'art-article':

	case 'none':

	case 'article':

	default;

      modChrome_artarticle($module, $params, $attribs);

      break;

    case 'art-nostyle':

	case '':

      modChrome_artnostyle($module, $params, $attribs);

      break;

  }

}



function modChrome_artnostyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

if (!empty ($module->content)) : ?>

<div class="art-nostyle">

<?php if ($module->showtitle != 0) : ?>

<h3><?php echo $module->title; ?></h3>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php echo $module->content; ?>

</div>

<?php endif;

}



function modChrome_artblock($module, &$params, &$attribs, $style='')

{

  if (!empty ($module->content))

    echo artxBlock(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content, $style);

}



function modChrome_artarticle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  if (!empty ($module->content))

    echo artxPost(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content);

}

and your functions.php

	function artxBlock($caption, $content, $style='')

	{

		$hasCaption = (null !== $caption && strlen(trim($caption)) > 0);

		$hasContent = (null !== $content && strlen(trim($content)) > 0);



		if (!$hasCaption && !$hasContent)

			return '';



		ob_start();

?>

<div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block">

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-tl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-tr"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-bl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-br"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-tc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-bc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-cl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-cr"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-cc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>Block-body">

		

		<?php if ($hasCaption): ?>

<div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockHeader">

		    <div class="l"></div>

		    <div class="r"></div>

		    <div class="art-header-tag-icon<?php echo $style;?>">

		        <div class="t">

		<?php echo $caption; ?>

</div>

		    </div>

		</div>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($hasContent): ?>

<div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent">

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-tl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-tr"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-bl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-br"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-tc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-bc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-cl"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-cr"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-cc"></div>

		    <div class="art-<?php echo $style;?>BlockContent-body">

		

		<?php echo artxReplaceButtons($content); ?>



				<div class="cleared"></div>

		    </div>

		</div>

		

		<?php endif; ?>



				<div class="cleared"></div>

		    </div>

		</div>

		

<?php

		return ob_get_clean();

	}

Quote tekfix:

Here is my solution to the problem:

I have modified the file C:\Program Files\Artisteer 2\Library\Data\Templates\Joomla\Export\Files\html\modules.php. In that file I have changed the ' function modChrome_artstyle' to look like this:

function modChrome_artstyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

	$style = isset($attribs['artstyle']) ? $attribs['artstyle'] : 'art-nostyle';

	$sfx = $params->get('moduleclass_sfx');

	if (in_array($sfx, array('art-nostyle', 'art-block', 'art-article')))

		$style = $sfx;

		else

		$style = 'own_style';

	switch ($style) {

		case 'art-block':

			modChrome_artblock($module, $params, $attribs);

			break;

		case 'art-article':

			modChrome_artarticle($module, $params, $attribs);

			break;

		case 'art-nostyle':

			modChrome_artnostyle($module, $params, $attribs);

			break;

		case 'own_style':

			modChrome_ownstyle($module, $params, $attribs);

			break;		

	}

}

The only changes to the original version are the lines

		else

		$style = 'own_style';

and

		case 'own_style':

			modChrome_ownstyle($module, $params, $attribs);

			break;		

Then, additionally I added a new function:

function modChrome_ownstyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

if (!empty ($module->content)) : ?>

<div class="<?php echo $params->get('moduleclass_sfx'); ?>">

<?php if ($module->showtitle != 0) : ?>

<h3 class="<?php echo $params->get('moduleclass_sfx'); ?>"><?php echo $module->title; ?></h3>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php echo $module->content; ?>

</div>

<?php endif;

}

Now you can use your own suffixes when needed. Then, additionally you have to make css-styles for your own classes....

Works like a charm in version 2.2 and 2.3.

<?php

defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access'); // no direct access



if (!defined('_ARTX_FUNCTIONS'))

  require_once dirname(__FILE__) . str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, '/../functions.php');



function modChrome_artstyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  $style = isset($attribs['artstyle']) ? $attribs['artstyle'] : 'art-nostyle';

  $styles = array(

    'art-nostyle' => 'modChrome_artnostyle',

    'art-block' => 'modChrome_artblock',

    'art-article' => 'modChrome_artarticle',

    'art-vmenu' => 'modChrome_artvmenu'

  );

  $sfx = $params->get('moduleclass_sfx');

$styles[$sfx] = 'modChrome_ownstyle';

  if (in_array($sfx, array_keys($styles)))

    $style = $sfx;

  call_user_func($styles[$style], $module, $params, $attribs);

}



function modChrome_artnostyle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

if (!empty ($module->content)) : ?>

<div class="art-nostyle">

<?php if ($module->showtitle != 0) : ?>

<h3><?php echo $module->title; ?></h3>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php echo $module->content; ?>

</div>

<?php endif;

}



function modChrome_artblock($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  if (!empty ($module->content))

    echo artxBlock(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content);

}



function modChrome_artvmenu($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  if (!empty ($module->content)) {

    if (function_exists('artxVMenuBlock'))

      echo artxVMenuBlock(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content);

    else

      echo artxBlock(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content);

  }

}



function modChrome_artarticle($module, &$params, &$attribs)

{

  if (!empty ($module->content))

    echo artxPost(($module->showtitle != 0) ? $module->title : '', $module->content);

}



function modChrome_ownstyle($module, &$params, &$attribs) 

{ 

if (!empty ($module->content)) : ?> 

<div class="<?php echo $params->get('moduleclass_sfx'); ?>"> 

<?php if ($module->showtitle != 0) : ?> 

<h3 class="<?php echo $params->get('moduleclass_sfx'); ?>"><?php echo $module->title; ?></h3> 

<?php endif; ?> 

<?php echo $module->content; ?> 

</div> 

<?php endif; 

} 

<a href="http://www.presgurudesign.com/docs/Artisteer3_Adding_A_New_ArtBlock.pdf" target="_blank">How To Create a New ArtBlock in an Artisteer 3.0 Template</a>

Quote wp:

This is all overcomplicated, i have found a much easier solution and you only have to duplicate the css for the existing module and rename it and the modules take on the styling of your suffix. No need to alter module or function files, but i'll do a rough guide when i get time to do so.

Quote FRANCESCO:

CIAO SABRINA...
ho artisteer 2.2 ...ma la procedura ha funzionato comunque.
Se hai modo scambiamoci il link skype o mail così da darci una mano con questo programma.... sei d'accordo ?

dove ce li possiamo scambiare ?

Quote Sabrina:

After being slightly vexed by another forum user, I decided to search all the postings until I found a simplistic solution for using the module class suffix feature in Artisteer 3. I am happy to say that I found an answer from WP in a post from March 2011.

Accordingly, I have created a new instruction guide for how to add a new art block using the module class suffix.

www.presgurudesign.com/docs/Artisteer3_Adding_A_New_ArtBlock_Rev.pdf

I must say this was so much easier than my original solution and I am sooooo !!!

Happy designing everyone! Be prosperous and wishing you love.