TOPIC: Style for Hotspots component

Hello,

Was wondering if you could tell me where I can edit the template to add _hotspots to the component style so I can control global font colors and positions of the component?

I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you

Hotspots follows the MVC pattern in joomla 1.5 and that is why things like template overrides are possible:
docs.joomla.org/How_to_override_the_outp...rom_the_Joomla!_core

to add a _hotspots class you'll have to override the components/com_hotsptos/views/all/default.php file.

Ok thanks, I'll check it out.

I think I'll play with template instead.

I was wondering if there was a way to link the authors name to their jomsocial profile. It would be great for creating profiles for each of the hotspots. Another idea would be to use their avatar in the popup when you click on the hotspot. For now linking to the jomsocial profiles would be awesome. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction? Could I grab the link from a jomsocial source?

Thanks

I did some research and this shows the avatar of the user on the page. Anyway I can adapt it to show the author's avatar?

$jspath = JPATH_ROOT.DS.'components'.DS.'com_community';
include_once($jspath.DS.'libraries'.DS.'core.php');
// Get CUser object
$user =& CFactory::getUser($userid);
$avatarUrl = $user->getThumbAvatar();
echo '<img src="'. $avatarUrl .'"/>';

Xalu,
I would recommend waiting for the next version. A lot of things on a code level will change and you will have to make modifications again once it is out. Wait a little bit, if I have the time I will add the user and avatar support already in it.

Daniel