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forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 05:25 AM

heh some of you may remember i posted a thread a while back if you liked my dark theme well here's some screen shots of it and the css

Screenshots of use
here it is in latest post
http://random.thedt.net/theme/example/latest_posts.JPG

in the pm window
http://random.thedt.net/theme/example/pm_window.JPG

a post
http://random.thedt.net/theme/example/post.JPG

and creating a post
http://random.thedt.net/theme/example/posting.JPG

the css is here
http://random.thedt.net/theme/theme.css


Directions for install
to use it you must have 1) a browser that supports css3 selectors and 2) a way of loading the css.

if you have firefox I recomend installing  greasemonkey(http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/)
then installing cskinner from http://blog.thedt.net/cskinner/

then going to the tools menu up the top , click "userscript commands" and click skinner(domain).
a window will pop up which looks like this
copy and paste the css into that and hit save then reload the page.

for opera I'm currently looking into making a userscript to inject it into the pages like cskinner for firefox.

and for ie keep dreaming.

:P dont be too harsh on this my weak heart cant handle it rotfl.


RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 05:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Calvin
looks cool so far
please make it compatible with IE
make IE support css3 selectors ;) and then I might

RE: forum theme type thing... by John Anderton on 07-11-2005 at 05:52 AM

Cool tho i reviewed it earlier *-) Now the official release :banana:

quote:
Originally posted by -dt-

make IE support css3 selectors and then I might
And thats another reason why firefox is more customisable ;)
RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 07:01 AM

It doesnt work for me... :(

I have GM 0.3.3.
I installed the script, then went to user script commands and clicked skinner(domain) and then I pasted the css url, but it didnt work... :(

And I refreshed the page...


RE: forum theme type thing... by Purity on 07-11-2005 at 07:07 AM

Should get DZ to install it! :P


RE: forum theme type thing... by user27089 on 07-11-2005 at 07:11 AM

This theme actually looks really nice, it's a shame that you haven't replaced the "Post Reply" image, or any of the Plus! icons, as they're looking really crappy :s.


RE: forum theme type thing... by Eljay on 07-11-2005 at 07:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike
It doesnt work for me... :(

I have GM 0.3.3.
I installed the script, then went to user script commands and clicked skinner(domain) and then I pasted the css url, but it didnt work... :(

And I refreshed the page...

dont paste the url, post the actual css
RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 07:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by traxor
This theme actually looks really nice, it's a shame that you haven't replaced the "Post Reply" image, or any of the Plus! icons, as they're looking really crappy :s.
bad things happen when i attempt to replace them , see the css way i was replacing them was hiding the real image and then setting the width and the height of the A tag and adding a css background to it.
if you know a better way to directly replace an image please tell me.
also feel free to make images to use in it ;)

RE: forum theme type thing... by WDZ on 07-11-2005 at 07:52 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Calvin
its a great idea, whaty if you like teamed up with one of the admins to make it properly so that it can be an offical forum skin ;)
I wouldn't want to add a dark skin because most of the images are designed for a light background. I'm certainly not going to upload a whole new set of images for a new skin... :p
RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 07:53 AM


quote:
Originally posted by Lee Jeffery
dont paste the url, post the actual css
Ahh, thank you that worked :)

Suggetion:

Make it compatible with other themes, because it will only work nicely with the default theme... :)

Also, is it me, or the images look darker?
RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 07:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike
quote:
Originally posted by Lee Jeffery
dont paste the url, post the actual css
Ahh, thank you that worked :)

Suggetion:

Make it compatible with other themes, because it will only work nicely with the default theme... :)

Also, is it me, or the images look darker?
they do i made all images have a slight transparency , it seemed to take the "edge" off peoples sigs and stuff

RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 08:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Calvin
quote:
Originally posted by WDZ
quote:
Originally posted by Calvin
its a great idea, whaty if you like teamed up with one of the admins to make it properly so that it can be an offical forum skin ;)
I wouldn't want to add a dark skin because most of the images are designed for a light background. I'm certainly not going to upload a whole new set of images for a new skin... :p
aww, dont be lazy, just ask somebody else to do it for you
;) maby i dont want to convet it either , its fine the way it is if people want it they inject it over the current forum skin
RE: forum theme type thing... by ShawnZ on 07-11-2005 at 09:11 AM

is it possible to remove the 'Community Forums' image?


RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 09:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
is it possible to remove the 'Community Forums' image?
You can use the Adblock extension ;)

Or, if you dont want to install the extension, put this somewhere in the css file:

code:
/*Remove Community Forums Image */
img[src*="title.gif"]{
visibility:hidden;
}

RE: forum theme type thing... by ShawnZ on 07-11-2005 at 09:20 AM

heh, never thought to adblock it :P 8-)


RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 09:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
I made a little mod.. To get rid of that odd blue bit on the welcome panel in the top corner, replace this:
code:
td.trow1[align="right"] , td.trow1[valign="bottom"] {
    color: #000000;
    font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    background: #D2EDF7 url("http://random.thedt.net/theme/cellpic.png") repeat-x top left  !important;
}
with this:
code:
td.trow1[align="right"] , td.trow1[valign="bottom"] {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    background: #A3A3A3 url("http://random.thedt.net/theme/cellpic.png") repeat-x center left  !important;
}

Nice mod :)

Now, I think that we should replace the post reply image, make some tweaks, and it would be a nice theme :)

By the way, try reading someone's reputation with this theme applied... *-)
RE: forum theme type thing... by Pyro on 07-11-2005 at 09:57 AM

will it work on maxthon?


RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 10:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by YA_MUM
will it work on maxthon?
Nope, since it uses the IE rendering engine...

However, im thinking a way of making it work on ie and opera...

Nvm about the above...
RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 10:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by YA_MUM
will it work on maxthon?
it runs on IE so no!

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
Okay, i think ill make two more small little mods

one to fix the offical tester/translator buttons, and another to fix reputation. :D sorry for bastardizing your css dt :P

no problems :P make sure you post any changes you make though and write why you did it.

also the problems ive seen with replacing the new thread and post reply buttons are that replacing the post reply buttons will replace other buttons like the little "quote" button on each post
RE: forum theme type thing... by ShawnZ on 07-11-2005 at 11:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
I made a little mod.. To get rid of that odd blue bit on the welcome panel in the top corner, replace this:
code:
td.trow1[align="right"] , td.trow1[valign="bottom"] {
    color: #000000;
    font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    background: #D2EDF7 url("http://random.thedt.net/theme/cellpic.png") repeat-x top left  !important;
}
with this:
code:
td.trow1[align="right"] , td.trow1[valign="bottom"] {
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    background: #A3A3A3 url("http://random.thedt.net/theme/cellpic.png") repeat-x center left  !important;
}

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
i'm having one problem for the rep thing though... the panel that shows last week/month/etc doesn't have any id/style and nothing that can identify it... obviously you cant just do table{background-color} so how would it be possible to fix?

although for now, you can fix the main problems with the rep page by adding this:
code:
.postd{color: #000000 !important;}
.negtd{color: #000000 !important;}
.neutd{color: #000000 !important;}
which makes the text black
quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
another quick mod, to remove the signature height limit add this:
code:
.signature{overflow: visible !important; height: 100% !important;}
and to change the dashed blue line above the signature add this:
code:
.signature{border-top: 1px dashed #606060 !important;}

quote:
Originally posted by Shawnz
the final mod for the rep page, fixes the box:
code:
table[cellpadding="3"][cellspacing="1"][border="0"]{background-color: #000000 !important; border: 1px solid #606060 !important;}
not sure if this messes up anything else yet though
Posts merged, along with one more tiny mod: to make the lines around the quote/code tags lighter, add this:
code:
hr[color="#000000"]{color: #606060 !important;}
another little mod to turn the white bar at the bottom black:
code:
#copyright{background: #000000 !important; border: 0px !important; padding-left: 10px !important;}

RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 07-11-2005 at 12:21 PM

Thank you Shawnz, very nice mods :)

By the way, in the copywrite it says:  Theme design by GFDD.net
Ehhh... Yeah right... :P
GFDD.net designed the theme that this theme is based on...
It should say: Theme by -dt- mods by Shawnz :P

Anyway, when Im applying the white bar to black bar fix, the msgplus logo dissapears...

Also, can you make the combo boxes have a black bg instead of light blue? :)

And by the way, can you fix that:

[Image: attachment.php?pid=494144]
(notice the light black lines)

This also happens in sigs...


RE: forum theme type thing... by John Anderton on 07-11-2005 at 12:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike

By the way, in the copywrite it says:  Theme design by GFDD.net
Ehhh... Yeah right...
GFDD.net designed the theme that this theme is based on...
It should say: Theme by -dt- mods by Shawnz
You cant change the text cause thats from the source :P
RE: forum theme type thing... by -dt- on 07-11-2005 at 12:31 PM

something like
html:after{content:"Theme by -dt- some fixes by shawnz [Image: msn_tongue.gif]"}
should add it to the bottom of the page
ill fix the other stuff in the morning the power keeps going out which is evil


RE: forum theme type thing... by ShawnZ on 07-11-2005 at 12:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike
Anyway, when Im applying the white bar to black bar fix, the msgplus logo dissapears...

i know that shouldn't happen O_O

quote:
Originally posted by Mike
Also, can you make the combo boxes have a black bg instead of light blue?

code:
input[type="text"], input[type="file"], textarea, select {background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;}

RE: forum theme type thing... by Eljay on 07-11-2005 at 01:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mike

And by the way, can you fix that:

[Image: attachment.php?pid=494144]
(notice the light black lines)


code:
table[width="100%"][cellspacing="0"][cellpadding="0"][border="0"] td{
border:none;
}
RE: forum theme type thing... by ShawnZ on 07-11-2005 at 01:10 PM

forgot the !important :P


RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 09-09-2005 at 02:02 PM

Sorry for the bump, but it seems that after wdz changed the
signature height limit, it seems that this code:

code:
.signature{border-top: 1px dashed #606060
!important;}
to make
the dashed blue line of the sig to a light dark one doesn't
work...[Image: msn_sad.gif]
Is there any fix for this?
Oh by the way, is there any fix for the Official Tester and Translator
sticker positioning bug?
Oh, and I couldnt apply Lee's fix...
Thank [Image: msn_happy.gif]

RE: forum theme type thing... by WDZ on 09-09-2005 at 02:16 PM

The CSS class "signature" is now "sigholder"


RE: forum theme type thing... by Mike on 09-09-2005 at 02:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by WDZ
The CSS class "signature" is now "sigholder"
Ah, thanks, I changed it, and it works now :)