How do I change message textarea width? I dont use smiles in the right, and i got big

[riskofficer]

How do I change message textarea width? I dont use smiles in the right, and i got big space.

As I understand this is it:

<textarea name="message" id="vB_Editor_001_textarea" rows="10" cols="60" style="display:block; width:340px; height:350px" tabindex="1" dir="ltr"></textarea>

[Lizard King]

You can change it from style variables.

[riskofficer]

Nope I cant, it doesnt work for Blogs.

Yes I have changed Message Area Width (pixels) long time ago for the forum, but it doesnt apply to blogs.

[Lizard King]

There is a new setting only for vb blog message area width

[riskofficer]

Man, I think u dont understand the problem, which one of this entries do u think responsible for my problem:

Blog Code Block Width (pixels) This value controls the width of [code], [php] and [html] bbcode blocks in blog entries and blog comments. The value specified here is designed to work best with a fixed-width style. Alter it carefully if you must.

Blog Form Width (pixels) (This value allows you to specify a form width suitable for panels located in the blog, compensating for the screen real estate occupied by the blog sidebar.)

I dont have any other new entries. Do u?

[riskofficer]

Any customer support here? My "post in blog" message area looks very bad without smilies on the RIGHT. PLEASE read first message and help me!?

[Steve Machol]

I looked and could not find where this is set. I'll ask the other support staff to look at this.

[Jake Bunce]

It looks like the textarea width doesn't have its own value for the blog, but rather it uses the textarea width for the User CP.

includes/blog_init.php

At the bottom of the file:

// overwrite the messagearea stylevar with the smaller messagearea_usercp stylevar
$stylevar['messagewidth'] = (intval($stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']) > 340 ? '340px' : $stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']);

/*======================================================================*\
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|| # Downloaded: 19:12, Sun Sep 9th 2007
|| # SVN: $Revision: 17990 $
|| ####################################################################
\*======================================================================*/
?>

It is referring to this setting for the User CP:

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> StyleVars (in the menu) -> User Control Panel Message Area Width

The code above sets the blog textarea width to this same value with a maximum value of 340px.

[riskofficer]

The code above sets the blog textarea width to this same value with a maximum value of 340px.

How can I change value 340px to 400px for example, - so that I can use space where was smilies set in "post to my blog".

Sorry my English.

[riskofficer]

oh I understand!!! I changed in ur code 340 on 440 and now I have good big message area without smilies in the right

Hey, I think u should mark this as a BUG

[MsJacquiiC]

Same issue here - but when I edit the User Control Panel Message Area Width - no difference... Suggestions please.

Thanx,

Jacquii.

[riskofficer]

Same issue here - but when I edit the User Control Panel Message Area Width - no difference... Suggestions please.

Thanx,

Jacquii.

U should change 340 on 440 here too:

// overwrite the messagearea stylevar with the smaller messagearea_usercp stylevar
$stylevar['messagewidth'] = (intval($stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']) > 340 ? '340px' : $stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']);

?>

[MsJacquiiC]

U should change 340 on 440 here too:

// overwrite the messagearea stylevar with the smaller messagearea_usercp stylevar
$stylevar['messagewidth'] = (intval($stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']) > 340 ? '340px' : $stylevar['messagewidth_usercp']);

?>

Very nice - Thanx!

Jacquii.

[Freddie Bingham]

Please post this in the bug tracker and I will take a look at it.