[Firebird-website] Recent changes to PHP components

[Helen B. <he...@fi...>]

Hello Pavel and Paul V particularly,

In recent days I've done the following changes:

1.  Altered and updated ../images/fb_menu.js and replaced all of the 
PNG graphics with new ones. Also fixed a bug in the script that was 
causing the topmenu not to be rendered in Konqueror-based browsers 
and to throw exceptions in Mac Safari browser.

2.  Added two new global variables to ./config.php for use by the 
sidebox routine in mainfile.php

3.  Altered the sidebox routine so it now takes a third, defaulted 
argument.  Any call to sidebox() can now optionally take this third argument.

The argument is used to decide whether to insert a rounded top or 
bottom piece before or after the item, respectively.  So, for the 
very first thing on your sidemenu, you should call sidebox($title, 
$content, 1), while for the last, pass 2 in the last argument.  Other 
items can be just called with the two required arguments, as always, 
sidebox($title,$content).

Note that what you do depends on whether your sidemenu is 
nested.  Don't use the '2' argument on a nested sidemenu, because the 
call has already been applied to the default higher-level menu.

Paul V, the impact on you is the assignment of the value 1 to a 
variable $isempty for the ./engine/doc sidemenu, that will get passed 
when your empty sidemenu is included ahead of the default menu, and 
cause the rounded top to be rendered there.

AFAIK, I've made the necessary adjustments to all of the affected 
sidemenu.php files but please, anyone who spots a sidemenu with a 
flat top or bottom, please post a msg to the list with details.

Other global components in the root area have all changed to 
implement the various look-and-feel changes so please, make sure you 
download the server version of anything you are going to alter and 
post an immediate message when you do so.

All:  Pavel has plans to put the website under SVN when a few other 
high-pressure commitments subside.  I'll leave it to him to explain 
what's needed when that time arrives.

cheers,
Helen