Planet Earth - a free, dark style, from Themes by Design

[Ohiosweetheart]

Planet Earth is the newest of my very few dark styles. This style features -
optimized for postbit_legacy
separated categories
95% original images
valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional (http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tbdstyles.com%2Findex.p hp%3Fstyleid%3D37&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0)PREVIEW (http://www.tbdstyles.com/index.php?styleid=37)



Installation Instructions -
Click on the "Install" button on the right of this post, then download the zip file to your computer and extract it (I put it on my desktop, it's easier to remember where I put it!).
Open your ftp client to your server. Go to your forum's images folder, open it, and create a styles folder.
Next, upload the earth folder via FTP to your server, into your forum's styles folder, so that your image path is images/styles/earth/buttons, for example.
After you've uploaded the folder, open your admin control panel on your forum, and import the xml file, by going to Styles & Templates > Download / Upload styles > Import Style XML File.
Click on the Browse button, locate the earth-style.xml, and double-click it so that it loads in that box, then hit the Import button.The zip file contains a blanks folder with 2 blank buttons in PNG format, for easy editing. No psd's are available.

Enjoy! https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[Switch02]

Very nice style congrats

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thank you Switch :)

[Phantasmagoric]

Very nice Ohiosweetheart, I've not clicked installed as i haven't accessed it, just wanted to say it looks good. :)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thanks for taking the time to say so. :D

[unenergizer]

Very nice! An excellent theme.

[twister17e]

Good looking theme, installed :).

[Cobro]

AWesome thanks great looking theme

[zoyita]

very nice skin, thanks a lot

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thank you, I'm glad y'all like it.

[-=Leb=-]

very nice style. Thx for sharing it :)

[Jasem]

Very nice! thanks

Installed

[Ohiosweetheart]

I'm glad you like it y'all, thank you.

[BoredOutOfMyMin]

Ohiosweetheart, I have always enjoyed your themes.

Thank you!

[THE__DRIFTER]

Attempting to use this and it is very nice but cannot seem to get the nav bar working correctly. I use vb_advanced and have the other themes converted to switch back and forth from the frontpage to the forum. Not sure where or how to code the buttons. I added the same code from the other themes. The drop downs under community work fine. What am I missing? Do I need to create something image wise?

[THE__DRIFTER]

Never mind. Removing.

[Ohiosweetheart]

I'm sorry that you couldn't get it to work. The navbar is just a default navbar, nothing special, no coding or anything.
I use vba cmps myself, and it works fine for me.



Ohiosweetheart, I have always enjoyed your themes.

Thank you!No, thank you! :)

[gsmph]

I'm sorry that you couldn't get it to work. The navbar is just a default navbar, nothing special, no coding or anything.
I use vba cmps myself, and it works fine for me.



No, thank you! :)

mine is working..

you can check my board http://gsmph.com/forum/vbb/index.php

and i have done some modification with it.

@Ohiosweetheart
i hope its ok with you..

there are 2 themes am using yours and unenrgized

thanks

br
gsmph:up:

[Ohiosweetheart]

I don't mind at all darlin. That looks great, very nice job!

[ShawneyJ]

Excellent ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thanks sweetie!

[ShawneyJ]

hey, is there anyway i can edit somewhere to stop the writing in the Categorys from starting a new line please?
like i just would like the Category title in one line?
thanks

Edit: also Social Groups default images missing sorry ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Yikes, I've not had that problem. I'm hoping that's in a template. I'll look into it and see what I can find.

[ShawneyJ]

Yikes, I've not had that problem. I'm hoping that's in a template. I'll look into it and see what I can find.

i'll stick to my thread at your site for updates on this thanks ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

I just updated it there too hun. I'm just not having this issue. On my preview site, I typed a really long name in a test category and didn't have a problem.

http://www.tbdstyles.com/index.php?styleid=37

[ShawneyJ]

damn i still see it as 2 lines on IE and Firfox.
but hey its not that urgent ;) may be its just my computer lol.

EDIT: made the mt-left.gif smaller like you asked and worked thanks ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thanks Jaycob :)

I cropped both the left and right category images, and replaced them in the zip file.
I've uploaded a new zip file, in case anyone else is having this issue as well.

[ShawneyJ]

nice ;)
hey sorry again, i cant seem to edit the logo without a PSD.
when i edit the background comes out white lol. im not that good a photoshop sorry.

Edit: Silly me never read this :rolleyes:
The zip file contains a blanks folder with 2 blank buttons in PNG format, for easy editing. No psd's are available.
thx

[OppiForum]

Awesome! I love it. First style I use with VB. Worked easily and like a charm. Thanx!!

[Ohiosweetheart]

nice ;)
hey sorry again, i cant seem to edit the logo without a PSD.
when i edit the background comes out white lol. im not that good a photoshop sorry.

Edit: Silly me never read this :rolleyes:

thx
there is no logo to edit. You have to make one, and save it either as a transparent gif or PNG. The one I have up there is a PNG

[Ohiosweetheart]

Awesome! I love it. First style I use with VB. Worked easily and like a charm. Thanx!!
Thank you, I'm glad you like it :)

[gsmph]

@Ohiosweetheart

the problem with long forum name is that when ever a user used a low resolution that problem occur..

but if you used a high resolution from 1153x864 up to 1440x900 there is no problem viewing a long forum name..

look below the difference..

800x600 resolution

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=96308&stc=1&d=1236830740

1440x900 resolution

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=96309&stc=1&d=1236830740


i hope you see the differnce :D

br
gsmph

[ShawneyJ]

@ above, actually Ohiosweetheart and i have been discussing the resolution on her site a few days ago. i just made the 2 images really small and works fine ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

@Ohiosweetheart....
.....i hope you see the differnce :D

of course I see the difference :rolleyes:
Thanks

After Jaycob and I talked about this on my site, I cropped the two end category images and it seems to work fine now. This was one time I didn't look at the end result on my smaller res monitor. That'll teach me.

[BigPete7978]

Ohiosweetheart I really love the theme. Probably one of the best I've seen. Very simple and clean looking. I have implemented it on my VB Forum, and it looks great.

One thing though. Is there a way to make it non fluid?

[Ohiosweetheart]

This style is designed to be a fluid style. But you can change the % to just 900 or 800 or whatever in Stylevars. I don't know how it will look tho.

[BigPete7978]

Yeah I changed it. As long as the titles/categories aren't too long then it looks fine. But I can't seem to get the + signs (the ones that make the categories collapse) to become not fluid haha. Any ideas?

[Ohiosweetheart]

ummm no, none at all, sorry.

[Slayerz]

I made my own logo.
But how can I get it to be centered?
The logo centered cause it seems to be leaning to the left.

[lazor]

Excellent style.

[madotds]

Hi great style. Thanks for releasing.

I do have one problem that was pointed out to me by an eagle eyed member. On the forum view pages the post and thread bits are the wrong way round :( it read left to right as "Post" "thread" where as it should be the other way round. As a result it displays a forum as having more threads than posts.

Thanks in advance for your help

Regards

Mark

[SuperTaz]

Nice style

[Ohiosweetheart]

@ madotds - I have no clue what you're talking about, lol. I'd need a link to see it.

@ everyone - thanks!

[SuperTaz]

Will this be compatible with 3.8.2?

[madotds]

@ madotds - I have no clue what you're talking about, lol. I'd need a link to see it.

@ everyone - thanks!

Hi thanks for getting back to me. If you go to my site with this style here http://www.called2duty.com/forum.php?styleid=2

And have a look just under the Headquarters catagory. Along the top you have.

Forum_______________Last post______Post____Thread
It should be ( I believe )
Forum_______________Last post______Thread____Post

As a result a room shows up as having more threads than posts. Hope that is clearer :)

regards

Mark

[EntranaRS]

Installed!

[Ohiosweetheart]

Hi thanks for getting back to me. If you go to my site with this style here http://www.called2duty.com/forum.php?styleid=2

And have a look just under the Headquarters catagory. Along the top you have.

Forum_______________Last post______Post____Thread
It should be ( I believe )
Forum_______________Last post______Thread____Post

As a result a room shows up as having more threads than posts. Hope that is clearer :)

regards

Mark

omg y'know I have no idea how that happened? Very odd. Anyway I fixed it. Please download the zip file again and re-import the xml file.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. :up:

[madotds]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. :up:

No problem and thanks again for the great style and for sorting out the problem

Regards

Mark

[synseal]

Ohiosweetheart, excellent style thankyou very much for sharing!!! installed, all I got to do now is learn how to alter the logo :).

[LieuR]

Looked,downloaded,tested,clicked install, awsome theme very nice

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thanks everyone.

[Phpaw]

Great!
Thank You :)

[rmadeat]

cool

[Ohiosweetheart]

You're both welcome. I'm glad you like it.

[sa3eka.com]

nice Style

[alqloob alsahya]

very nice style. Thx for sharing it :)

and :up:

[EuT]

Just noticed a nasty thing, furthermore it's a nice template

When you integrate the forums into vBA and only use a right colum with contents, then the Collapse image isn't positioned in the category anymore.

[Ohiosweetheart]

That's something that I've not been able to find a solution for.

Sorry

[EuT]

The solution (roughly)

<td width="10" height="42px" align="left" valign="top" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mt-left.png)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/spacer.gif" width="191" height="1"alt=" " border="0" /></td>
<td width="100%" height="42px" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mt-middle.png)" valign="middle">
<div align="left">
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><b>$forum[title]</b></a></div>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></div></if>
</td>
<td width="483px" height="42px" align="right" valign="middle" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/mt-right.png)">
<a style="position:relative;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" hspace="25" border="0" align="right" /></a>
<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/spacer.gif" width="413" height="1" alt=" " align="bottom" border="0" />
</td>
It works in this way on my forums either in FF as in IE, only I forgot the exact width to space.
Example: http://www.ravenforums.com

btw, I hope you dont that I'm slightly modifying the template to my taste and towards the purpose of the site. Your credits will remain if you've placed them, else pm me the details.

[s-p0k]

is there an update ...it will not install on my 3.8.3

[Ohiosweetheart]

No there's not, but it will install. When you go to import the xml, where it says ignore style version, select yes.

It works just fine on 3.8.3.

[sunnylikbeckham]

nice theme
installed

[Ohiosweetheart]

Thanks I'm glad you like it. :)

[BostWick-x]

I'm on 3.8.3 and none of the images show up. The CSS seems to work fine, though.

Here's a screenshot:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/07/37.jpg

I'm sort of new to installing styles, so sorry if I did something stupid. :P

Thanks, and the template looks great which is why I'm trying to figure this out.

[Sofia]

I'm on 3.8.3 and none of the images show up. The CSS seems to work fine, though.

Here's a screenshot:


I'm sort of new to installing styles, so sorry if I did something stupid. :P

Thanks, and the template looks great which is why I'm trying to figure this out.

You must upload earth into images/styles/ on your server.

Very good work, Peggy. This style is very nice ;)

[BostWick-x]

You must upload earth into images/styles/ on your server.


Whoa, thanks for the quick reply.

That fixed it. :) I had them uploaded to the /images folder, because that's where a previous style I had installed required them to be. I just assumed it was the same.

Thank you.

[Sofia]

Whoa, thanks for the quick reply.

That fixed it. :) I had them uploaded to the /images folder, because that's where a previous style I had installed required them to be. I just assumed it was the same.

Thank you.

You're welcome ;)

[Ohiosweetheart]

You must upload earth into images/styles/ on your server.

Very good work, Peggy. This style is very nice ;)Thanks for helping Sofia.

And thanks for the compliment. :)

[Andyucs]

i have this problem in IE 8 some images missing

bot_right.gif and bot_left.gif

[Putnam Junior]

Hey very nice style I liked it alot. I just have one question. How can I get rid of the forum button on the top (check image for better description)?

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8449/captdure.gif

[Medtech]

Hey very nice style I liked it alot. I just have one question. How can I get rid of the forum button on the top (check image for better description)?

go into the header template and remove the code for that button, should be at the bottom of it.

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i am experiencing an issue on this style, i have private message attachment mod installed and cannot get it to show on this style... hmmm

[cmedic101]

Awesome Style. Thanks for your hard work!

cmedic101

[Ohiosweetheart]

i am experiencing an issue on this style, i have private message attachment mod installed and cannot get it to show on this style... hmmmI have no idea. Which mod do you have installed?



Awesome Style. Thanks for your hard work!
cmedic101You're very welcome. Thank you!

[DFWRAMS]

this style is absolutley amazing,

but alas im a noob and cant seem to get the paths to the buttons and all that to work, i have it exactly as you showed, images/styles/earth/buttons and i created the styles folder, uploaded the earth file, but the buttons and gradients dont show. the xml does show so im assuming that its not compatibility problem as im running 3.8.4

any help is greatly appreciated

and again this style is saweet

[Ohiosweetheart]

Look inside that earth folder and see if there's another earth folder inside? If there is, that's the one you needed to upload.

My mistake.

[DFWRAMS]

GOT IT, idk what the problem was, i just manually retyped in the paths to the buttons and it worked. thanks a bunch, looks great.

[Ohiosweetheart]

hmmm that's odd. But I'm glad you got it working.
Enjoy!

[G_Gekko]

Is there anyway to add a left or right sidebar to this layout?

[Ohiosweetheart]

There are a couple of side column mods here on vb.org. Just follow the instructions.

[G_Gekko]

Thanks. Just wanted to check if they would work with this skin. Used a few in the past that breaks if you use those mods :-)

[Replicators]

Hmm, too bad there is no red font version, or actually dark red font.

[DataHero]

Yeah I changed it. As long as the titles/categories aren't too long then it looks fine. But I can't seem to get the + signs (the ones that make the categories collapse) to become not fluid haha. Any ideas?
Go to forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost. Find the following:

<a style="position:absolute;right:30px;" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" align="right" /></a>

Edit the pixels to a higher amount if you use a fixed style (ie. 150px).

Also, thanks a fortune for this very nice style. Much appreciated. :)

[jojojijijojo1]

Hello,
I'm using vbulletin 3.8.5, and i have a problem with this style, everything works perfectly except my home page don't shows completely, I'm missing all the images, logo, etc, i just see the outlines of the style. Im using vb advanced, i have spent hours trying to figure out the problem. Thanks