LoA - Bevel Poll Bar Images

[legionofangels]

I've been working on new poll bar imagery for our forums, and I'm going to release some of the sets I've completed if you want to change your poll bar images.

How To:

1) Download and UnZIP

2) Enter your FTP > Forum > Images > Polls

3) Transfer Unzipped folder of images to Polls folder and hit overwrite all

Bevel

This poll bar set up was a bit difficult at first because it is a true Bevel. I use photoshop and if you create a Bevel of a layer, then enlarge it, the new adjusted image loses the bevel. So actually I had to create the bevel, then save the gif's. Then reopen them and cut out the appropriate pieces for these poll bars.

This is the seventh release of the poll images, I hope you find what you wanted for a poll bar display for your forum.

I have enclosed 10 images in this set. Dependant upon how many bar colors you use, please choose the images you'd like and simply renumber them for your FTP folder. The colors used are in this order:

1. Green
2. Red
3. Dark Gray
4. Teal
5. Orange
6. Pink
7. Blue
8. Yellow
9. Purple
10. Light Gray

Honestly this could be the best one, and could be the best substitute for the standard vBulletin one's. I say this not only because they look good, perhaps even better when small, but both sizes look decent. Also because I think vBulletin's original poll bar images were created using a Bevel. Examining there image up close it looks like it, but not exact.

I really like this set and this is one of 3 I'm considering using on my own site.

No Live Demo's

Screenshots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/scorpion_666/besmallarray.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/scorpion_666/bebigarray.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/scorpion_666/besmallia.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/scorpion_666/bebigia.gif

Alternatives

Flag Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=168912)
Ultima Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1430459#post1430459)
Flat Pastel Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1430461#post1430461)
Gradient Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1430499#post1430499)
The Dark Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1430578#post1430578)
Breakout Poll Bar Images (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1431386#post1431386)

FAQ

Will you add options to this? No

Will you stroke them or add a border for me? No

Why are they 20px in height? Because if I release them at 10px and you opt to enlarge your poll bars similar to I did, vBulletin's expansion will cause lines to appear in certain images. Yet if you use a smaller px in height, such as the normal 10px that is set up in your templates, the images collapse properly with no damage or inconsistency that I noticed.

What if I made my polls a different size in height? Again, the images work on normal templates using 10px height, there should be no problem here. If you opt to make your poll bar gif image height something odd like 13px or larger than 20px, you might need to look at your images and make sure there is no problems with it.

I want to resize your image, can I? Yes, if you really feel the need to. But I highly recommend either using the standard 10px in height or 20px to give your polls more of a visual appearance. The 20px amount will not stretch the table.

How do I make my polls taller on the forums? Go to Admin CP > Styles & Templates > Search In Templates > search for " pollresult " > Choose the pollresult option, NOT pollresults table and NOT pollresults > In the coding there are 3 spots that say 10px, you need to change all 3 to whatever height you want. In my attachments and my board I am using 20px.

How do I make my polls go farther to the right like yours? That requires a PHP coding change, I'd just wait until vBulletin repairs it and releases it for 3.7 or something else. If they don't and if you want to know right now, then ask me. Remember you change your PHP files at your OWN risk.

How did you get 10 different poll options to show? This requires a PHP coding change as well, and it really isn't necessary for everyone. 5 options is probably good, and normal forums come with 6, if you want to know I could tell you, but again you changing those documents is at your OWN risk.

Looks good, but I'd like to rearrange there order, how do I do that? Simple, you need to renumber them and don't change the file name. So if you want bar3-l to be in the number 2 location, rename it bar2-l. L means left side, R means right side, and just the bar3 for example means the middle section that naturally expands on the poll display.

Terms of Use

These images can be used by licensed owners of vBulletin only.

They cannot be sold or be included in an original design by a company that makes skins/styles for forums/websites.

These images are not to be redistributed on any other site other than vBulletin.org.

Copyright Legion of Angels (http://www.legionofangels.net/) 2008

[legionofangels]

Some last thoughts here:

* I added links to all the other polls I released, so that you can choose one or another if you visit one thread and want to look at them all before viewing.

* With 10 different options, 7 different sets, and each forum only running on 6 different options, there is no reason why any forum should have the exact same poll setup. It isn't thousands of choices, but if you all actively choose the colors you want, after testing out your poll bars, there is no reason why if you put them in the order you want also, that any poll will be the same as another, unless you skip choosing and rearrangement for your own boards design.

In choosing and arranging remember this:

-- Most polls have 2 to 3 options max, so pick your top 3 fave colors or colors that work with your board and number them 2 to 4. Then choose the next 3 for bigger polls, number them 5, 6, and 1, and you have your own unique poll out of any set you chose. You're wondering why not 1 to 3, it's because the system always skips Poll Bar gif 1, and starts with 2.

* Don't forget that you can always flip them upside down for an entirely new look.

Photoshop > Image > Rotate Canvas > Flip Canvas Vertical, then hit save

* If you don't like any of these and like the standard better, that's cool. This is all about choices to make your forum more unique. If you like what you see go ahead and dl, if you don't, sorry I couldn't be of help.

* I don't care if you hit install or even rate these, yeah they were hard work and some are really cool, but still, it's up to you to give effort and thanks should you even use them.

* If you have any ideas for a unique poll you can pm me, post in here or another thread of these, or email me. I may or may not do it, dependent upon time and interest, as well as if it's even possible.

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Any questions, let me know, otherwise peace out,

Legion of Angels