change .gif to .pngs on forum status icons

[jasonpeinko]

i want to change my forum status icons to .pngs instead of gifs because gifs suck. Which files do i need to edit i have edited all the templates and it is still not working.

also where can i change the poll icon to a .png?

i got the forum part, (im blind) but i still cant find the poll image.

[Opserty]

See post below

[SEOvB]

You need to convert the gifs to pngs in a graphics editing program such as GIMP/Paint.NET/PaintShopPro/Photoshop. They are located within the 'images' directory of the forum root. (There a heck of a lot of images though, so I hope you have a lot of patience)


In images/statusicon to be exact, forum_new.gif forum_old.gif are probably the ones your looking for.


You would then have to a mass Search and Replace of '.gif' with '.png' in your templates and also edit the Main CSS background images from '.gif' to '.png'.

Good luck I guess... :D

AdminCP -> Stlyes and Templates -> Replacement Variable Manager and enter something like this in

Search for text: forum_new.gif
Replacement text: forum_new.png

this will update your style rather then attempting to change them all manually.

[jasonpeinko]

i got it, but i still cant get the poll imgae to change.

[Opserty]

In images/statusicon to be exact, forum_new.gif forum_old.gif are probably the ones your looking for.



AdminCP -> Stlyes and Templates -> Replacement Variable Manager and enter something like this in

Search for text: forum_new.gif
Replacement text: forum_new.png

this will update your style rather then attempting to change them all manually.
Oh yes I overlooked both those things, I forgot he was only talking about the status icons. Serves me right for trying to help at half twelve at night. :p

[jasonpeinko]

anyone know about the poll icon?

[Delioncourt]

Just repeat the operations mentioned above for the images/misc/poll_posticon.gif

[Wayne Luke]

I'd just install this mod and be done with it until official PNG support is provided.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=141493

[jasonpeinko]

that mod did not work, and i cannot find any refrences to the poll icon.

[Delioncourt]

Open
includes/functions_forumdisplay.php
Find
$thread['threadiconpath'] = "$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/poll_posticon.gif";
(line 300 on vb 3.6.8)

Replace with

$thread['threadiconpath'] = "$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/poll_posticon.png";

[jasonpeinko]

thank you so much, it works now.