CMS Made Simple Forums

Hi there !

I've got the latest CMSMS version (1.8.1) and I wanted to use the new feature {cms_stylesheet} that makes variables available in the CSS files using [[$my_variable]].

I have two different templates: one for the public pages (which are greenish), another one for the member pages (which are redish). So I thought I should just define my colors in the header of my templates and use them in the CSS files.

The problem is that the CSS files are not 'refreshed' if they do not change, whatever happens with the variables it contains. So unless I empty the cache in the admin board or add changes to the stylesheet, the color will stay green.

Callguy said that the tag will
     a) process the stylesheets through smarty
     b) write the processed database stylesheets the tmp/cache directlry
     c) output tags to the cached files

I'm not sure what it means exactly, but I'm pretty sure that what I want to do is possible. It should be at least...

Where can I find info about how to use this {cms_stylesheet} ?

Cheers

If you have the same template duplicated you can give one a class on the body then in the style sheet call something which has a color you want to change like...

#content {background-color: green}

Then...

.bodyclass #content {background-color: red}

That's a possibility, of course. But I think it makes a lot more sense to set in my first template something like:

{assign var="lien" value="RGB(40,100,0)"}

Set another value in the second template and then use it in the CSS this way:

a, a:link a:active {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: inherit;
color: [[$lien]];
}

It would be ideal: it's clean and make perfect sense. Now, how can I make the stylesheets be refreshed when the value of my $lien variable change ?

I got the same problem now. I want to use a different background image for each page and use in my stylesheet: Is there a way, that CMSms doesn't cache the stylesheet?

One of the main ideas behind the new cms_stylesheet tag is that it will cache them, so I don't think there is a non cache setting...

Ok, thanks for your answer. I thought, CMSms can render different stylesheet cache files (in case of changes at the css content) and compares just a checksum or something else.

Maybe that can be a feature in a future release.

It does check to see if the CSS has changed, you have to go to style sheets and actually make changes to it for this to kick in...

I got the same problem now. I want to use a different background image for each page and use in my stylesheet:

This is not what the cms_stylesheet tag is for.

If you want page specific styles, put the styles in your page or page template.

In the end, I've defined the colors in UDTs, added them in the templates, added an id in the of my member's page template and created a special stylesheet to redefine the colored elements of the member's page.

I think it's the best I could do. (Solved for me) Cheers