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Modules Missing Thread last updated on 2003-11-02 16:12:41

Posted by member 70885 on 2003-10-15 16:40:29

When I download some of the themes off this site, I install them, but it says I need certain modules to run them. I connect to the internet and it starts to download them. It only downloads about half of them and the rest get a little red cross next to them. The one that never works is the popup2 module. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Posted by member 36955 on 2003-10-15 18:53:56 link

change the line *NetLoadModule popup2 to *NetLoadModule popup2-2.0

to all themers out there... if you released a theme with that problem, please fix it(:

Posted by member 265 on 2003-10-15 18:54:30 link

yes, i know how to fix this. contact the author of any theme whose modules are failing to download, and politely ask them to fix their theme.

if modules aren't downloading, it's probably because the author of the theme made a mistake.

they should read NetLoadModule's documentation, and the theme creation guide, paying particular attention to the right way to load modules with NetLoadModule.

there is no 'popup2' module. popup2-2.0 is probably what the theme author was looking for. :|

Posted by member 265 on 2003-10-15 18:55:35 link

doy posted while i was replying... his reply wasn't there when i started. ;)

(thanks for all your help in the forums doy! :)

Posted by member 1 on 2003-10-15 20:31:40 link

maybe there should be an assumption made with NLM to grab the latest version of popup2 when a version is not specified. more bumps in the road for OTS2...RAH!

Posted by member 99 on 2003-10-16 00:15:08 link

NLM can't grab the latest version because it doesn't know what it is. If it were possible, it would breed bad habits in themers because they'd rely on newly released modules never breaking backward compatibility. (which means more trouble for users)

If theme authors change to the current and future correct form, this problem will go away.

Posted by member 56686 on 2003-11-02 13:23:59 link

I get the same error on the Panther OS X shell when I boot up. Which file do I need to edit to get rid of the error and get the skin to load properly?

Posted by member 35 on 2003-11-02 15:59:21 link

as those themes were released before the former core modules were uploaded to shellfront and loose-screws, NLM should not grab the latest release of those modules, but the first release, the one that was being used when those themes were made.

in that way if a theme says popup2, it should grab popup2-2.0

Posted by member 71746 on 2003-11-02 16:12:41 link

DoddyUK, you need to open the file "theme.rc" in the theme's base directory (not in the config dir)