Edit Stylesheet in Advanced Mode by Default
This tutorial is meant for administrators who have a solid understanding of CSS and would prefer to edit their stylesheets in the advanced mode. This saves you a click by opening up the editor in advanced mode instead of simple mode. This tutorial requires core file edits, so please make a backup.
This works for both 1.6 & 1.8.
Open up /admin/modules/style/themes.php
Find:
Replace with:
Find:
Replace With:
Save and upload your file. Your stylesheets should now open in advanced mode by default.
This tutorial is meant for administrators who have a solid understanding of CSS and would prefer to edit their stylesheets in the advanced mode. This saves you a click by opening up the editor in advanced mode instead of simple mode. This tutorial requires core file edits, so please make a backup.
This works for both 1.6 & 1.8.
Open up /admin/modules/style/themes.php
Find:
Code:
$table->construct_cell("<strong><a href=\"index.php?module=style-themes&action=edit_stylesheet&file=".htmlspecialchars_uni($filename)."&tid={$theme['tid']}\">{$filename}</a></strong>{$inherited}<br />{$attached_to}");Replace with:
Code:
$table->construct_cell("<strong><a href=\"index.php?module=style-themes&action=edit_stylesheet&file=".htmlspecialchars_uni($filename)."&tid={$theme['tid']}&mode=advanced\">{$filename}</a></strong>{$inherited}<br />{$attached_to}");Find:
Code:
$popup->add_item($lang->edit_style, "index.php?module=style-themes&action=edit_stylesheet&file=".htmlspecialchars_uni($filename)."&tid={$theme['tid']}");Replace With:
Code:
$popup->add_item($lang->edit_style, "index.php?module=style-themes&action=edit_stylesheet&file=".htmlspecialchars_uni($filename)."&tid={$theme['tid']}&mode=advanced");Save and upload your file. Your stylesheets should now open in advanced mode by default.