Layout display problems with expand/contract on main page

[skidpics]

in fact, the more in in the random feature changes my random pal in sidebar ot 4x4 layout.

[Chuck S]

I already visited your site which is why I posted what I did. If I click more on randompal it changes randompal if I click more on random it changes random

Okay well then your weirdness is gone so I guess that discussion is closed.

I checked your site again in both browsers same thing works as expected

[skidpics]

hmm - Let me reboot and clear some things and maybe that will change the actions I have here on those blocks...

[skidpics]

okay - all seems to be working a bit better.

One last question - I have the random pal showing 2 across and 6 total.. when I click more, it default back to 1 column, and 6 down, how do I keep at at the present ?

if ( $Globals['randompal'] == "yes" ) {
echo "<div id=\"randompal\">";
display_gallery("random", "", "", 2, 6, 1);
echo "</div>";
}

[Chuck S]

You would have to edit the same display_gallery call in showframe.php and make the same change for the pal one there also.

[skidpics]

okay. thanks. I will look into it here in a bit.

Thanks for the troubleshooting there Chuck! Enjoy your day!

[Chuck S]

I will try see ya

[skidpics]

iT IS WEIRD. Sometimes, the random opens up into the sidebar pal with me, and at times, it doesn't..

[Chuck S]

yeah weird maybe some weird ajax thing

[skidpics]

I just had another user confirm this issue, and it did it for him also.

Did you test it to see if it did the same thing for you?

[skidpics]

I still think the random pals have somethign to do with it. If I disable them, it almost stops.

If I am not having the header control the size of the layout, which means 100% - what is controlling the width of the page? SMF, since it is integrated, or the default layout settings in admin?

If it is supposed to be 100%,m why does it resize to a smaller size anyways?

Either way, it just isn't displaying the site layout very smoothly.

[Chuck S]

well the only thing I notice is it is only when you add all our stuff that you get any rendering issues.

[Chuck S]

I always suggest leaving photopost layout at 100%

You can constrain width with a table in the header and close in the footer thats best if you run a sidebar

[skidpics]

I re-added the header/footer and have it set up to 90% for now.

I will play with it for a few days, and see what happens. just no idea what could be causing it.. since the code has been updated.

random pal and random feature seems to impact the effect even more though

[Chuck S]

right but when you had things without the mods the page never jumped past 100% so something doesnt like playing with something else.

[Chuck S]

could be something like the random pal trying to generate the same time that ads or other stuff you have rendering at the same time that pushes it out if they both do it at the same time.

[skidpics]

I placed the ads inside the <span> of the custompal1 - which is turned off.

The banner in the menubar is gone. so - no ads..

With the random pals running, it resized. Without, it stops. So I don't know.



whats is your suggestion on placing ads in PP to prevent layout problems?

[Chuck S]

that all depends on the ads as they are pulling from external sites right

If there is a timedelay in rendering this could cause an issue but who knows.

[skidpics]

yes they are.

[Chuck S]

yeah just thoughts here. I have viewed many sites and yours is the only one I have seen what your saying.