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runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

OK... call me stupid and what not, but I've been trying this for 2 days and haven't gotten nothing yet. This is my issue:
My hosting company has an automatic installation thingy for b2, which is great, but I don't know where to put it. It installed b2 in a directory as follows: www.runaway-star.net/b2. Now, my index page has an iframe, which is where I want my b2 to show. What file do I tell the iframe to point at? I've tried index.php but what I get is the window where you're supposed to blog, never the actual post. I know there's a code you put wherever you want your b2 to show... but in what file do I put it? Or do I have to make a new file? Please help, I've been trying this for 2 days and I'm way beyond frustrated...

Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

It should be:

<iframe src="/b2/index.php" blah blah>
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runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

That's where it is, yet I still get the same thing... if you want/can, you can take a look at it... the URL is http://www.runaway-star.net/index.htm (if you try it without the index.htm it will show a "Coming Soon" sign; I haven't opened the website yet because of the blog problem)
Now I can't even login anywhere... All help will be appreciated!

Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

You don't, actually, get the window you're supposed to blog in. The file I'm seeing is index.php which is the blog. It's the right one.
You may want to change the template, though:)

As when it comes to showing "the actual post", I suspect you're meaning showing the most recent post or do you want a scroll down of posts from the month or so? Either way, this is all done in (log into) b2 -> OPTIONS.

Now.

You can't login? What do you mean?
AND: if I were you I'd go for updating the blog from /b2/b2login.php, and not through the frame..
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runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Yay! - I got it! Thanks bunches!!! Now, next issue: I have tried more than 10 times to customize layoutb2.css and index.php to match my layout, and what do I get? Nothing!!! Should I post in the other forums? I've followed instructions I've read in the other forums and even in other websites, but it doesn't work. Can somebody give me baby steps in what to put in index.php and layoutb2.css? Pleaaaaaaase!!!!!!

Thank you

runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Nevermind! I figured it out. It's just that it's not working now. Reason unknown. It was working before in Netscape but not on IE, now it doesn't work on either one. I officially hate b2 with passion... don't ask...

Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

Believe you me, it's great when you get it working (and secure the sec. holes:)

Anyway:
What seems to be the problem? The css ain't working or is it something else?
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runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

That's the thing... I don't know what is wrong! I had made a nice little layout, and it was working with Netscape, but not with IE. Then all of a sudden, it stopped working in both browsers, and that's the end of my fairy tale. This is the website http://www.runaway-star.net if you want to check it out. Also, my style.css doesn't seem to be working, because I have to still put the background image in the body of all the other subpages for it to work. This is where my style sheet is: http://www.runaway-star.net/style.css.
Again, thank you so much for responding to my posts, if not I would've given up on b2 a long time ago.....

Disy

runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Omegod! It is absolutely working on Netscape! It still sucks on IE, though. If it's working in Netscape, does it mean that there's nothing wrong? Maybe some compatibility thing for IE, I don't know. But please do check it out if you have the time, I will greatly appreciate it. I still have little details I want to fix, like taking away the "category" thing, and allowing people to use smilies in comments, but that's a completely new hassle. I just want to get it working first... thank you!

Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

Your css is built totally wrong. It's not a webpage, but a css file.

remove stuff like this:

runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Dude-friend,

Thanks for helping! I did what you told me but....

It's still not working! What am I doing wrong? Please help!
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Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

Hmm... You've seriously messed up your css, hon.
We-hell... Let's see.

First off, you don't need to call Body all along. I know, I know. It's always nice to call a good body, but this is Cascade Style Sheets for crying out loud! [Ok. Ignore that. I'm getting tired here.]

Here's a try:

runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Sorry for upsetting you...
I tried that code up there ^^^ and guess what! It doesn't work. I think I'm just giving up on that, heh.

-Disy
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Sigg3 · Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 465 Location: Oslo, Norway

I'm not upset:) Was kind of tired when writing.

Ok. I spotted another error:P
Change the similar above with this (highlighted stuff, at least)

input, textarea
{
color: #161833;
background: url(bg.png);
font-size: 8pt;
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana;
text-align: left;
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
border-color:#161833;
filter: alpha(opacity=50)
}

What is the fliter: alpha(opacity=50);?
It won't go through w3's CSS Validator.
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runaway · Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: FL, USA

Well I decided that I didn't want a code copied from somewhere so I actually went to www.w3schools.com, learned a bit of CSS, picked what I wanted for my site, and voila, it works. But, since there's always an issue, now I can't login to b2... when I try to log in, I get this message: