How to display the component with same article look and feel

Hi
I'm using the component:
Chrono Contact--------3.0 STABLE--------17.09.2008--------Chronoman
And plugin ( mambot ):
chronocontact---------0.8/V3.0 Stable---20 Sep 2008-------Chrono_Man

Joomla version: 1.5.9

Objective :
to display the component on the content template area with the same look and feel as a article has.
I don't want to use plugin because I found that it has some bugs ( or at least I read/understood this in this forum ).
To achieve this I'm executing the url: index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=100&lang=en

Problem:
I'm not displaying the header title, and there is other style problems, this is because I'm runing the component as the view I think.
I defined on the menu manager a title for this component, but I don't see it on the frontpage.

Which could be the solution ?

Thanks in advance.

Hi ratamaster,

Sorry - I've got nothing useful to suggest.

Bob

Well.. I think that I could hack the component html output, but I don't want to do such thing.
Do you think that my approach ( not what I wrote about the hack, but the component usage ) is ok?
Is there a better approach, for example to use the plugin ( and deal with its bugs ) ?
Is there really bugs with the plugin ?

Thanks bob.

Hi ratamaster,

If your not in a great hurry I'd go with the module, I know that Max has some plans to fix some of the problems there. Hopefully in the next release or two.

Bob

Hi ratamaster,

please tell me whats the problem when using the component with the plugin inside the content ?

Cheers
Max

Ok, now I'm using the form as a plugin ( inside an article ).
1) Next image is the form before submition, it looks very nice:
[attachment=1]article_plugin_before_submition.jpg[/attachment]


2) But after submition, and captcha error, I see this:
[attachment=0]after_submition.jpg[/attachment]

I think that the problem could be that after submit the form ( captach error or not ), the componet view is displayed, and not the article plugin. I would like to achieve the same look and feel in any case.
How could I fix the marked errrors (second image)?

Hi, this is how its working for long time, fortunately, this issue has been solved and the new solution will come in the next release!

Regards
Max

Hi, this is how its working for long time, fortunately, this issue has been solved and the new solution will come in the next release!

1) Could you tell me when the new release will be out?
2) So if I'm not wrong, what I described in the images is the normal behaviour, if so, could you please recommend me how could I solve this? maybe change the component output?

Thanks

#1- maybe by Monday!
#2- Nothing you can do, this included some core changes, please wait for the next release!

Regards
Max

Hi, is there a new version available ?

Thanks for your support.

sorry, not yet, tomorrow I hope!

Regards
Max