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| Gimpy |
Uploading images/location flagsPLEASE ENTER THE FOLLOWING>>>>Enter your myff forum url here, if the issue is on a particular part of the forum, then give a link to where the problem actually is. Do not enter your own domain name it must be the actual myff link : If you are asking a template related question, what is the name of the template: Please indicate keywords you have searched on: Now ask your question in clear English without "txt" speak>>>> http://thetent.myfreeforum.org There's a few flags i want to add and use. How would i ho about doing that?? i have tryed to upload the images to my template and dont know what to do from there. At the moment in the 'display as image' box i have put /ranks/flags/{FLAGS}.gif. |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
It depends what you want to do with the flags? the main flag images are based in the official two letter Country codes and hence cannot be added to. | ||
| Gimpy |
I want to add Guernsey and yorkshire rose flag. | ||
| Gimpy |
P.S cant i upload my own flags and use them as location flags?? Or can i give you the flags and you add them for me???. Thanks for the response by the way mate. | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
You can upload such images to your own template and use them in the same way you are using the Country flags, but you can't mix the two flag sets in one profile field. | ||
| Gimpy |
I have uploaded them mate, but where do they go?? What do i put instead /ranks/flags/{FLAGS}.gif in the dispay as image box for them to apear? |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
replace ranks/flags/
with templates/yourtemplatename/images/ |
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| Gimpy |
So for example it would be /tempates/Quijibo/images ?? | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
That cannot be the name of the template you have uploaded to, as that is a standard system template. | ||
| Gimpy |
This is where i apparently uploaded on the template, Upload Image Path relative to: myff_thetent1/images/. so what is the path do i need? | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
templates/myff_thetent1/images/ | ||
| Gimpy |
It still doesnt work i am sorry mate. Here are photos if it helps. 1st pic no flag??
Is this where i put the path 
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| admin (no pm's please) |
The screenshot does not show completely what you have in the display as image line. | ||
| Gimpy |
image ine is ''templates/myff_thetent1/images/'' | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
and so is missing the image maco {FLAGS}.gif which is clearly mentioned in the help text. | ||
| Gimpy |
Oh right. so this is what i should put?: templates/myff_thetent1/images_{FLAGS}.gif
Thanks again for the help. |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
no. templates/myff_thetent1/images is a directory/folder. So what you put will never get into that folder. It may be you need: templates/myff_thetent1/images/{FLAGS}.gif but it does depend on what you are doing. You really need to understand a bit more to succeed. |
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| Gimpy |
Cheers for the reply. What i am trying to do is use my own flag images as location flags. And then i could add more flags if requested by users. | ||
| Zudane |
You'd need 140+ images, all listed by lowercase 2 character country codes.
all the {flags} macro does is add in the country code. So /images/{FLAGS}.gif for the UK flag would be /images/uk.gif You need to make sure you have them all though, or they won't show up correctly. |
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| Gimpy |
What!! I will have to upload that much 
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| Gimpy |
Ok got this working this way. If i put: /templates/myff_thetent1/images/uk.gif i get the uk flag up, but only the uk flag?
And if i put: /templates/myff_thetent1/images/wales.gif i get the wales flag, and oly the wales flag! How do i get them in one file so the users can pick their country from the drop doen box??? |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
http://howtodoit.myfreeforum.org/Location_Flags_about669.html | ||
| Gimpy |
Have allready did: /ranks/flags/{FLAGS}.gif. And the problem is with that is there isnt a few flags i need there, for example, i would like to add the Guernsey and Yorkshire rose flag but it isnt available on /ranks/flags/{FLAGS}.gif. | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
The guide is meant to teach you the principles, not exactly what to do. | ||
| Gimpy |
I can do what the guide taught me but as i have said in previouse posts, i dont want to use the path: /ranks/flags/{FLAGS}.gif. I want to use my own, then i can add any flag i want when i want. 
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| admin (no pm's please) |
and we have told you the path 
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| Zudane |
in an attempt to merely sum up this thread...
1) upload the flag files to a single folder (ex: templates/myff_thetent1/images/) 2) set the source for images to templates/myff_tetent1/images/{FLAGS}.gif A macro (in this sense of the word) is simply a part of text that will be replaced with what the server tells it to. This would set the user's choice of country flag (in 2 letter form) in place of '{FLAGS}'. So if the user is from UK, "{FLAGS}" would instead show "uk". |
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| Gimpy |
Guys, i have tryed everything that you have suggested in this thread and nothing works?? Would it be easyer if i give you the images to add??? | ||
| Gimpy |
Any one? | ||
| admin (no pm's please) |
You have to explain what you have done.
Using screenshots and links to the uploaded images, links to where you think they should be showing etc. |
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| Gimpy |
Ok here's where i uploaded the flags one by one.
And here's where i put the link, 
The link being /templates/myff_thetent1/images/{FLAGS}.gif |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
So can you give a link to one of the uploaded images?
Can you link to where we can see the issue? What is the value for FLAGS in someones profile? |
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| Gimpy |
this is the link to the wales flag: http://thetent.myfreeforum.org/te...es/myff_thetent1/images/wales.gif
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| admin (no pm's please) |
Both my posts just now ask for a link to where we can see the issue.
e.g. a post where we have guest access and where the flag should be appearing. |
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| Gimpy |
Oh yes sorry.
http://thetent.myfreeforum.org/about3.html |
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| admin (no pm's please) |
I see a UK flag displaying. | ||
| Gimpy |
That is strange!!! Very strange as i have not changed a thing and it's working fine now???? Admin sorry for being a pain in the arse and thank you for your help mate | ||
| Gimpy |
FFS!!! I have just realised why it wasn't working!!! I alway selected the wales flag to see if it was working!! And do you
know why it wasn't working??? Because it wasn't a .gif file!!!! It was a bloody PNG file!!!!! Same as all the others except the uk one! What a stupid wanker i am!!!!! LOL |
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| Zudane |
Don't feel bad. It's actually a VERY common mistake. If you look at a set of images, you'd expect them to be the same type, but if a few are different and you pick one of those to test... then it looks like the whole thing is broken.
So, Good job finding the mistake! |
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