This isnt respecting my style colors. Any ideas?
I'm having this issue as well. the rest of that area is a gradient except for where the top link is =S (see attached image)
here is my postbit_legacy:
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_start}
<li class="postbitlegacy postbitim postcontainer" id="post_{vb:raw post.postid}">
<!-- see bottom of postbit.css for .userinfo .popupmenu styles -->
<div class="posthead">
<label for="post_imod_checkbox_{vb:raw post.postid}">
<span class="postdate {vb:raw post.statusicon}">
<vb:if condition="$show['announcement']">
<span class="date">{vb:rawphrase x_until_y, {vb:raw post.startdate}, {vb:raw post.enddate}}</span>
<vb:else />
<span class="date">{vb:raw post.postdate}<vb:if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"> <span class="time">{vb:raw post.posttime}</span></vb:if></span>
</vb:if>
</span>
</label>
<span class="nodecontrols">
<vb:if condition="$post['postid'] AND $post['threadid']">
<a name="post{vb:raw post.postid}" href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}, {vb:raw pageinfo_post}}#post{vb:raw post.postid}" class="postcounter">#{vb:raw post.postcount}</a>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<input class="postimod" type="checkbox" id="post_imod_checkbox_{vb:raw post.postid}" name="plist[{vb:raw post.postid}]" value="{vb:raw post.checkbox_value}" />
</vb:if>
</span>
</div>
<div class="postdetails">
<div class="userinfo">
<div class="username_container">
<vb:if condition="$post['userid']">
{vb:raw memberaction_dropdown}
{vb:raw post.onlinestatus}
<vb:else />
<span class="username guest">{vb:raw post.musername}</span>
</vb:if>
</div>
<span class="usertitle">
{vb:raw post.usertitle}
</span>
<vb:if condition="$post['rank']">
<span class="rank">{vb:raw post.rank}</span>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_userinfo_left}
<vb:if condition="$show['reputation']">
<span class="postbit_reputation" id="repdisplay_{vb:raw post.postid}_{vb:raw post.userid}">{vb:raw post.reputationdisplay}</span>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['avatar']">
<a class="postuseravatar" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw post}}" title="{vb:rawphrase {vb:raw post['onlinestatusphrase']}, {vb:raw post.username}}">
<img src="{vb:raw post.avatarurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase xs_avatar, {vb:raw post.username}}" title="{vb:rawphrase xs_avatar, {vb:raw post.username}}" />
</a>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['userid']">
<hr />
<dl class="userinfo_extra">
<vb:if condition="$post['joindate']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase join_date}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.joindate}</dd></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['field2']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase location_perm}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.field2}</dd></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['age']"><dt>{vb:rawphrase age}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.age}</dd></vb:if>
<dt>{vb:rawphrase 'posts'}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.posts}</dd>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts}
</dl>
<vb:if condition="$show['infraction'] OR $show['reppower']">
<dl class="user_rep">
<vb:if condition="$show['infraction']">
<dt>{vb:rawphrase infractions}</dt>
<dd>{vb:raw post.warnings}/{vb:raw post.infractions} ({vb:raw post.ipoints})</dd>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['reputation']">
<vb:if condition="$show['reppower']">
<dt>{vb:rawphrase reppower}</dt>
<dd id="reppower_{vb:raw post.postid}_{vb:raw post.userid}">{vb:raw post.reppower}</dd>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
</dl>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_userinfo_right}
<div class="imlinks">
{vb:raw post.icqicon} {vb:raw post.aimicon} {vb:raw post.msnicon} {vb:raw post.yahooicon} {vb:raw post.skypeicon}
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
<div class="postbody">
<div class="postrow<vb:if condition="$show['postedited'] || $post['signature']"> has_after_content</vb:if>">
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_messagearea_start}
<vb:if condition="$post['title'] OR $show['messageicon']">
<h2 class="title icon icon{vb:raw post.iconid}">
{vb:raw post.title}
</h2>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['isfirstshown']">
{vb:raw ad_location.ad_showthread_firstpost_start}
{vb:raw ad_location.thread_first_post_content}
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['islastshown']">
{vb:raw ad_location.thread_last_post_content}
</vb:if>
<div class="content<vb:if condition="$post['isfirstshown'] || $post['islastshown']"> has_ad</vb:if>">
<div id="post_message_{vb:raw post.postid}">
<blockquote class="postcontent restore ">
{vb:raw post.message}
</blockquote>
</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['attachments']">
<div class="attachments">
<vb:if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
<fieldset class="postcontent">
<legend><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/paperclip.png" class="inlineimg" /> {vb:rawphrase attached_thumbnails}</legend>
{vb:raw post.thumbnailattachments}
</fieldset>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
<fieldset class="postcontent">
<legend><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/paperclip.png" class="inlineimg" /> {vb:rawphrase attached_images}</legend>
{vb:raw post.imageattachments}
</fieldset>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
<fieldset class="postcontent">
<legend><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/paperclip.png" class="inlineimg" /> {vb:rawphrase attached_images}</legend>
<ul>
{vb:raw post.imageattachmentlinks}
</ul>
</fieldset>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
<fieldset class="postcontent">
<legend><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/paperclip.png" class="inlineimg" /> {vb:rawphrase attached_files}</legend>
<ul>
{vb:raw post.otherattachments}
</ul>
</fieldset>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
<fieldset class="postcontent">
<legend><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/paperclip.png" class="inlineimg" /> {vb:rawphrase attachments_pending_approval}</legend>
<ul>
{vb:raw post.moderatedattachments}
</ul>
</fieldset>
</vb:if>
</div>
<!-- / attachments -->
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['postedited'] || $post['signature']">
<div class="after_content">
<vb:if condition="$show['postedited']">
<!-- edit note -->
<blockquote class="postcontent lastedited">
<!-- <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/edit_40b.png" class="inlineimg" alt="" /> -->
<vb:if condition="$show['postedithistory']">
{vb:rawphrase last_edited_link_by_x_on_y_at_z_postid, {vb:raw post.edit_username}, {vb:raw post.edit_date},
{vb:raw post.edit_time}, {vb:raw post.historyurl}}
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z, {vb:raw post.edit_username}, {vb:raw post.edit_date}, {vb:raw post.edit_time}}
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['edit_reason']">
<span class="reason">{vb:rawphrase reason}:</span> {vb:raw post.edit_reason}
</vb:if>
</blockquote>
<!-- / edit note -->
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_signature_start}
{vb:raw ad_location.ad_showthread_firstpost_sig}
<vb:if condition="$post['signature']">
<blockquote class="signature restore"><div class="signaturecontainer">{vb:raw post.signature}</div></blockquote>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_signature_end}
</div>
</vb:if>
<div class="cleardiv"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="postfoot">
<!-- <div class="postfoot_container"> -->
<div class="textcontrols">
<span class="postcontrols">
<img style="display:none" id="progress_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/progress.gif" alt="{vb:rawphrase loading_editor_please_wait}" />
<a href="{vb:raw relpath}#top" onclick="document.location.hash='top'; return false;">{vb:rawphrase top}</a>
<span class="seperator"> </span>
<vb:if condition="$post['editlink']">
<a class="editpost" href="{vb:raw post.editlink}" name="vB::QuickEdit::{vb:raw post.postid}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/trans_40b.png" id="editimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit_delete_message}" /> {vb:rawphrase edit_post}</a>
<span class="seperator"> </span>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
<a id="qr_{vb:raw post.postid}" class='quickreply' href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="replyimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/trans_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase quick_reply_to_this_message}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply}</a>
<span class="seperator"> </span>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['replylink']">
<a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/trans_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</a>
<span class="seperator"> </span>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['multiquote_post']">
<a class="multiquote" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow" onclick="return false;" id="mq_{vb:raw post.postid}"><img id="mq_image_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/trans_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase multi_quote_this_message}" /> </a>
</vb:if>
</span>
<span class="postlinking">
<vb:if condition="!$post['forwardlink'] && THIS_SCRIPT != 'usernote' && THIS_SCRIPT != 'announcement'">
<vb:if condition="$promote_sectionid">
<a href="{vb:raw $promote_url}" class="promotecms">{vb:rawphrase promote_to_article}</a>
<span class="seperator"> </span>
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_controls}
{vb:raw post.iplogged}
<vb:if condition="$show['reputationlink']">
<span class="reputationpopupmenu popupmenu popupcustom" title="{vb:raw post.postid}"><a class="popupctrl reputation" title="{vb:rawphrase reputation}" href="reputation.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=addreputation&p={vb:raw post.postid}" rel="nofollow" id="reputation_{vb:raw post.postid}"><!--<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/reputation-40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase reputation}" /> --> </a></span>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['infractionlink']">
<a class="infraction" href="infraction.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=report&p={vb:raw post.postid}" rel="nofollow" title="{vb:rawphrase add_infraction_for_x, {vb:raw post.username}}"><!-- <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/add-infraction_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase add_infraction_for_x, {vb:raw post.username}}" /> --> </a>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['reportlink']">
<a class="report" href="{vb:raw post.reportlink}" rel="nofollow" title="{vb:rawphrase report_bad_post}"><!-- <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/report-40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase report_bad_post}" /> --> </a>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['moderated']">
<img class="moderated" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/moderated_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase moderated_post}" />
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['spam']">
<img class="spam" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/spam_detected.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase spam_post}" />
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['deletedpost']">
<vb:if condition="$show['managepost']">
<a class="deleted" href="postings.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=managepost&p={vb:raw post.postid}" title="{vb:rawphrase manage}"><!-- <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/deleted_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase manage}" /> --> </a>
<vb:else />
<img class="deleted_nolink" class="inlineimage" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/deleted_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase deleted_post}" />
</vb:if>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['redcard']">
<a class="redcard" href="infraction.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=view&p={vb:raw post.postid}" rel="nofollow" title="{vb:rawphrase received_infraction}"><!-- <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/red-card_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase received_infraction}" /> --> </a>
<vb:elseif condition="$show['yellowcard']" />
<a class="yellowcard" href="infraction.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=view&p={vb:raw post.postid}" rel="nofollow" title="{vb:rawphrase received_warning}"><!--<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/yellow-card_sm.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase received_warning}" /> --> </a>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
<a class="forwardpost" href="{vb:raw post.forwardlink}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/reply_40b.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase forward_message}" /> {vb:rawphrase forward}</a>
</vb:if>
</span>
<!-- </div> -->
</div>
</div>
<hr />
</li>
{vb:raw template_hook.postbit_end}
Is it possibly using the stylevars that is used for the 'welcome'/login area in the header? Would hardcoding an additional css for this work?