Navigation in Rarebit

[bennizone]

Hey!!!
Does anyone know how to make the navigation-buttons show all the time when using Rarebit? When on the first page, only the "next" and "latest" buttons show. When on the last page, only "first" and "back". I'd like all of them to be there, permanently.

I've tried looking through the code, but haven't been able to figure it out haha. Here's my WIP comic site for reference, if needed. Thanks in advance!

[bennizone]

I'm gonna bump this, since I posted it right before the forum closed oops.. any help greatly appreciated 

[Dan Q]

Don't know anything about Rarebit, but I assume the buttons disappear where they wouldn't go anywhere. So you don't get "next" or "last" buttons when you're on the most-recent comic, because they'd be pointless or confusing, and similarly you don't get "prev" or "first" buttons when you're on the oldest comic.

But glancing at the source code, I see these bits, which provides functions like this one:

Code

function firstButton() {
    //FIRST BUTTON
    if (pg > 1) {
        //wait until page 2 to make button active
        return `<a href="?pg=` + 1 + navScrollTo + `"/>` + imgOrText(imageToggle, 0) + `</a>`;
    } else {
        if (!imageToggle) {
            return imgOrText(imageToggle, 0);
        } else {
            return ``;
        }
    }
}

This is the code that chooses whether or not to render the "first" button. It checks if the current page is greater than 1 (i.e. not the first page!) and then, if so, renders the link. It renders TEXT versions even if you're on the first page... but not in other cases. Strange.

Anyway, I suspect you could "fix" that one by changing it to this:

Code

function firstButton() {
    //FIRST BUTTON
    if (pg > 1) {
        //wait until page 2 to make button active
        return `<a href="?pg=` + 1 + navScrollTo + `"/>` + imgOrText(imageToggle, 0) + `</a>`;
    } else {
        return imgOrText(imageToggle, 0);
    }
}

Give that a go. If it works, the fix for the other three functions would be similar. Or shout if you still need help (I've got to go do things now and won't be free probably until tomorrow, but I can look then if you're still stuck!)

[bennizone]

Give that a go. If it works, the fix for the other three functions would be similar. Or shout if you still need help (I've got to go do things now and won't be free probably until tomorrow, but I can look then if you're still stuck!)

Thank you so much!!! I figured out a way to fix it from your explanation!! (I realize the buttons may seem 'pointless' if they aren't clickable, but I prefer them visible for layout/aesthetic-reasons, haha) I really appreciate you taking a look despite not knowing anything about Rarebit beforehand, very kind of you! :-DD

[Dan Q]

Nice! It's looking good!