help with possible new module?!

[Geo]

hey guys,

my client has asked me to implement a simple guestbook feature to the website i've built...inshort they are looking to have three things.

a) the guestbook to layout inputted data as such: (its okay if they simple rack up under each other)

date/time of visit      Name of Visitor      Message
11/05/04 12:15        Howard                Hello, long time no see....

b) the ability to moderate the posts to the guest book (automatically set to unauthorised perhaps?) before posting them to the live website.

c) a simple form for posting the entries...

any thoughts on an existing module which would do this, or that might be hackable by a determined n00b?  How hard would it be in your opinion for me to write a module to do this comparitively simple task?  I'm certainly not a programmer in any language to any real level of proficiency but i'm a good copy paste/code butcher if need be.

any thoughts would be really appreciated

regards,

Geo.

[jah]

There is already a guestbook module (It is called gastbuch). I think it has the functionality you need. You can use CSS to style it.

For the moderation issue se this link: http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... 774.0.html.

Jon

[Geo]

thanks jah!

i'm looking at the gastbuch module at the moment i've implemented but i'm having a few issues getting it to lay out the content the way i'd like to to be, in the single line format as above - its a great module in terms of function and i'm still hopeful in being able to use it   However if i cant get it to display the way the client is requesting i'm looking at other options now rather than later if you understand my logic

Geo.

[jah]

I have used the guestbook on this site: http://www.roseliabarnehage.no/index.php?page=Gjestebok. The CSS I have used is like this:

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.cms-gastbuch-div-insertbutton {
		
}
.cms-gastbuch-div-counseit {
     /*display       : none;*/
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-back {
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-vor {

 
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show{
    font-size      : 8pt;
	margin-top     : 14px;
    width          : 420px;
	padding        : 5px;
}


/******  Navn ********/
.cms-gastbuch-div-show-name {
	height           : 25px;
    background       : url(../images/person.gif) no-repeat;
    border-bottom    : 1px  dashed #c0c0c0;
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show-value-name {
   position: relative;
   top: -25px;
   left: 30px;
   font-size: 7pt;
   font-size: 10pt;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-family: cursive;


}

/******  Dato *******/
.cms-gastbuch-div-show-date {
    display: none;
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show-value-date{
   position: relative;
   top: 17px;
   left: 330px;
   font-size: 7pt;
}


/******  E-post *******/
.cms-gastbuch-div-show-e-mail {
    display: none;
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show-value-e-mail{
    display: none;
}

/******  Hjemmeside *******/
.cms-gastbuch-div-show-homepage {
    display: none;
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show-value-homepage{
    display: none;
}

/******  Melding *******/
.cms-gastbuch-div-show-message {
    display: none;
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-show-value-message {
    position: relative;
    top: -10px;
}




.cms-gastbuch-div-insert-homepage {
	 display: none;	
}

.cms-gastbuch-div-insert-value-homepage {
	 display: none;	
}

I'm sure you can modify some of this for your needs. Another possibility is to modify the PHP to lay out the info in a table according to your needs. That would not be so difficult.

Jon

[Geo]

mate your a total star!  i've just applied a bit of the commonsense you suggested and i think emulating something similar to what you've got there would be supurb and would make my client happy

many thanks - have a beer tonight on me!

Geo.

[jah]

Glad to help .

Have to say the page I referred to is a private kindergarten where my kids are, and making their hompage is just ahobby for me. I'm not a professional in this area.

Have to go to a meeting tonight so no beer unfortunately. Maybe tomorrow!.

Jon