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Hi!!
Thank you very much for your efforts. Very nice addition to add. I will definitely include your changes in the next version.
I too am not a real programmer but a hobbyist who enjoys getting a program to work (most of the time) as expected. Thanks again
Kevin

Re: Text file format

Quote by csweningsen:Hi, I'd appreciate some help on formatting the text file.
I must be the grenest user on the planet, as no one else has this question, but it is completely opaque to me!
What are the appropriate separators? What is the extension responding to, to separate quotations?

So I have "This is a quotation." - author
"This is another quotation." - another author

Exactly what should I type into the text file to get these to display?

Many thanks in advance,
Christian

Just put each quote and author on a separate line.You can use notepad in windows or any editor that saves a file in pure text format.
(just type the info and hit enter, go to the next line and type the info and hit enter again .Save the file in text format and try it.
You can also use one of the many free editors that can be downloaded. I like bluefish(bluefish.openoffice.nl/).
Hope this helps.

Re: Misprint

Thanks- It's been corrected
Kevin

Please Read

Please use this board for all feature requests. I will be releasing a new version as soon as I can (for 1.5 and 1.6 )and will try to include all requests posted here. Please provide as much detail as possible as I am new to this.
Thank you for your interest.
Kevin

Re: Rquotes for Joomla 1.6 - When?

Quote by bongobongo:Hi

Do you have a version of Rquotes that is installable in Joomla 1.6 ?

Not yet but have been looking into it. Waiting for a stable version.
Kevin

Re: I am getting a / at the end of each quote.

Quote by leopost:I have everything running fine and realized that I can't use certain punctuation in my quotes, so I fixed all of them.

I am running the quotes from a .txt file.

Everything looks fine now, but I am getting a / at the end of each quote and don't know how to get rid of this.

Can you help?

I will look into it when I get a chance. Try using a text editor that will display all characters and see what end of line characters are in your file
Kevin

Re: Problem with east european letter č / Č

Quote by klavdijl:Hi!

I love the component+module. But I ran into a problem. I am from Slovenia and one of our letters - namely "č" or "Č" gets displayed as "?" š and ž work fine.

This happened with some other components as well... usually i just paste the unicode escape fot the letter:

č = č and Č = Č

but your plugin just displays the sequence instead of a letter it is suppost to represent.

any ideas ?

Thanks for using rquotes
Not really but when I get a chance I'll see what I can do.
Kevin

Re: Bug while trying to edit a quote

Quote by frankvbr:Hello

I've installed the RQuotes component 1.5.1 on a Joomla 1.5.18 website. The component works like a charm except for a minor bug I've discovered in the backend.

I created a new quote in the back end (Components > RQuotes > List Quotes > button New), filled in all the required data (category etc) and saved the quote. The quote text contains an image (with an hyperlink) and below the image there are a few lines of text.

After I saved the new quote I'm not able to edit it by clicking on the text in the fourth "quote" column: if I click on that hyperlink I get redirected towards the hyperlink that I added to the image!

So the only way to edit the quote is by clicking on the checkbox and clicking on the "Edit" button.

Grts
Frank

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I will be working on a new version and will correct the problem if I can
Thanks for your comments and review
Kevin

Re: Module: Display Random Quote From All Categories

Quote by Duval:First of all, love your component and module but was wondering if there was a way to display a random quote from all categories in the module. Right now I'mf forced to select a category for each instance of the module.

Ideally, I'd like the home page to show quotes from any category, and each section to show quotes that relate to a specific category.

TIA and either way thanks for a great tool.

Thanks for your comments
I have been busy but the next version will include a way to display quotes from all categories.
Kevin

Re: Installation? Err Newbie Question

Quote by beener:I've installed the zip.
I can now see Rquotes is installed. but but says version 1.5.1, even though I've downloaded the file com_rquotes1.5.2, which is supposedly the latest.

Any ideas why this is?

Thanks.

If you downloaded v1.5.2 That is what you probably have. I noticed that I didn't change the version # in one of installation files but you do have version 1.5.2. I'll correct in the next version
Kevin

Re: Rquotes congif monthly

Quote by afarras:I verfy all the configuration and now, the module show only the quote who have the Daily # field to "1" (and not to "5" -we are on May, the 5'th month-)

Any idea?

Sorry for the delay in replying. Try this and let me know if it solves your problem.

1)Find a file called helper.php in the root module directory.
2) Go to near the end of the file (line 240)and find the line that says:

$getQuoteQuery = "SELECT quote,author FROM #__rquotes WHERE published='1'AND category='$results' AND catid = '$number_reached'";

3)Change $number_reached to $day_today. save the file and upload it to your server.

This change will display daily#5 in May daily #6 in Jume etc.

Hope this helps
Kevin

Re: Rquotes congif monthly

Quote by afarras:I don't have a great configuration to show monthly rquotes, because nothing is shown:

- I configure the module rquotes (and i enbla it)
Quote Source: DB
Rotate_quotes(s): Daily
Select a category: i have only one categorie
Rotate_quotes(s): Monthly

- I create one categorie

- I create 12 quotes (one for each month) and i put the Daily # field 0....12 (the numbre of the month)

Is this correct?

Thanks

afarras

H!
Make sure you are using the correct params for the Quote Source: DB
Depending on your screen the options can be a bit confusing. Choose the one before the word monthly.
Also use daily# from 1-12 Don't use 0
Let me know if this helps or we can check other things
Kevin

Re: Align Left - Quote

Quote by emagin:Is it possible to align the quote left instead of center?
Not sure where to do that and is that best with DIV or P

Sorry for taking so long to answer. I have been busy with other things and still am but I will working on a newer version that will have more styling options.

Re: Apostrophe Error

Quote by mycatsheaven:Hi. Great module! Thank you!

I'm using Rquotes with TXT file. I'm getting an error with apsotrophes & other punctuation; 'inside' quotes. (see attachements)

Here's 2 examples the actual text:

1. We are at Jesus’ disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that’s all right, everything is all right. We must say, “I belong to you. You can do whatever you like.” And this is our strength. This is the joy of the Lord. - Mother Teresa

2. Reason’s last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it. - St. Blaise Pascal

Website: www.standrewsv.org
RQuotes: located at bottom right
Thanks again, Nancy

Hi!,
Thanks for using Rquotes. Your problem is probably due to your version of PHP and if magic_quotes is on or off in your php.ini file. What version of PHP are you using?
You can try escaping any punctuation you have trouble with like this

Change we're to we\'re.

Let me know if this works for you or you need any more help

Re: Upgrading from 1.5.1 to 1.5.2

Thanks for your interest in Rquotes.

To upgrade the component Just uninstall the old and install the new. (your database quotes and categories tables will not be deleted- back them up to be safe).
You may need to recreate your menu info if you use it.

To upgrade the module uninstall the old and install the new. You will have to reset all your options and also make new module copies if you had any.

Good luck and thanks again for your comments about the extension
Kevin

Re: How to set it up

Hi Again
Is your new text file name appearing as a selection in the module? If so you have it in the correct directory.
Make sure you select it and save the changes. Make sure all the options are set correctly.

I suggest you start from scratch and try again.
There are (2) files included in the module. try them both.
Upload one of your own and try it. Each line in the file will appear as a quote

Kevin

Re: How to set it up

Hi!
There is also a help file both in the component and also on my website about how to use the module. Please take a look and if you need any more help just post your question here
Kevin

Plugin now available

Rquotes plugin now available on the downloads page. Can be used to include rquotes in content articles.
Admin

re:plugin

You can download a plugin for rquotes on the downloads page . Let me know if it works for you.
Kevin

re:plugin

The plugin can be downloaded on the downloads page as of now.
Let me know if it takes care of you concerns.
Kevin