Hacking templates for specific custom activity types

[Upperholme]

Having set up some activity types to suit my needs I find I don't want to display the default "Details" field in one specific activity type (id =826). Having read http://book.civicrm.org/developer/current/techniques/templates/ I thought I could apply the same logic that is set out there about targeting specific types using their ID in the path, e.g. [custom-templates]/CRM/Case/Form/826/Activity.tpl and editing that file to suit.

But it doesn't seem to be the case. Any ideas on how to edit specific activity types?

[demeritcowboy]

I'd be surprised if 826 is the id. Check what appears in the id column on the admin page where you create the types.

But even if that is the right id, that method doesn't work for all entities - I'm not sure if it's available for activities/case activities.

You could also try CRM/Case/Form/Activity.extra.tpl (see the section in your book link above title "Appending jQuery or other code to a template"), and do something like
{if $activityTypeName eq 'whatever'}
  cj('tr.crm-case-activity-form-block-details').hide();
{/if}

$activityTypeName might not be the right variable. Use {debug} to see what variables are available.

[Upperholme]

Thanks for the tips.

Indeed the activity type id was incorrect - I think I must have mistaken it for a contact id. Looking at using the extra.tpl approach as an alternative.