Please help: making alternating row background color in threadbit?

[way2xtreme]

Hi

I am trying to set alternating row background color in threadbit. After searing around, I found this:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...=1#post1490421

I altered the code (see below) and tried it to find I am getting only "alt1" from {vb:raw $altclass} .

Maybe there's something else I need to do?

Please help and thank you in advance

WC


<vb:if condition="!isset($altrow)">
<vb:if condition="$altrow = 0"></vb:if>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="++$altrow % 2 == 0">
<vb:if condition="$altclass = 'alt2'"></vb:if>
<vb:else />
<vb:if condition="$altclass = 'alt1'"></vb:if>
</vb:if>

...{vb:raw $altclass}

[Lynne]

Hmmm, haven't really tried anything like that in vB4, but did you try either preregistering the variable or creating one in an array that is already registered? ($post['altclass'] ?)

[way2xtreme]

Hmmm, haven't really tried anything like that in vB4, but did you try either preregistering the variable or creating one in an array that is already registered? ($post['altclass'] ?)

Thanks Lynne :)

I don't really know how to do that. Do I just replace $altclass with $post['altclass'] ?

<vb:if condition="!isset($altrow)">
<vb:if condition="$altrow = 0"></vb:if>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="++$altrow % 2 == 0">
<vb:if condition="$post['altclass'] = 'alt2'"></vb:if>
<vb:else />
<vb:if condition="$post['altclass'] = 'alt1'"></vb:if>
</vb:if>

then put class=" {vb:raw $post['altclass'] } "

[Lynne]

Try it and see. (You forgot the ones in the top four rows.)

[ForumsMods]

Why dont you use nth-child css selector?

[Lynne]

Why dont you use nth-child css selector?
Does that work for all browsers? I know some pseudo classes are wonky with some browsers.

[ForumsMods]

Does not work with all browser. It works for lastest versions of browser. But not for IE, maybe in IE 9.

[way2xtreme]

Try it and see. (You forgot the ones in the top four rows.)

Hi Lynne,

I just put this before threadbit now. I am getting only "alt1" for {vb:raw $post['altclass'] } in every row..

Thanks
WC:)

<vb:if condition="!isset($post['altrow'] )">
<vb:if condition="$post['altrow'] = 0"></vb:if>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="++$post['altrow'] % 2 == 0">
<vb:if condition="$post['altclass'] = 'alt2'"></vb:if>
<vb:else />
<vb:if condition="$post['altclass'] = 'alt1'"></vb:if>
</vb:if>

[Lynne]

For some reason, I thought you were talking about the postbit...argh! $post is not a variable available in the threadbit template. You can try $thread instead of $post. Sorry about that. And, I'm assuming you define alt1 and alt2 somewhere.

[way2xtreme]

Hi Lynne,

Thanks for the help.

I put the following code before threadbit and I am still getting only "alt1" from {vb:raw $thread['altclass'] }...

Anything else I can try?

WC

<vb:if condition="!isset($thread['altrow'] )">
<vb:if condition="$thread['altrow'] = 0"></vb:if>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="++$thread['altrow'] % 2 == 0">
<vb:if condition="$thread['altclass'] = 'alt2'"></vb:if>
<vb:else />
<vb:if condition="$thread['altclass'] = 'alt1'"></vb:if>
</vb:if>

[Lynne]

Have you tried printing out the variables so you can see what is going on?

[way2xtreme]

hmm, how do I do that ;)
(My skill is limited)

[Lynne]

{vb:raw thread.altrow} and {vb:raw thread.altclass}

[way2xtreme]

Hi Lynne,

I put the following before Each thread title

1, {vb:raw $post['altclass'] } 2, {vb:raw thread.altrow} 3, {vb:raw thread.altclass}

and got the following for each row in the list (all same):
1, alt1 2, 3,

I think we are not getting anything for {vb:raw thread.altrow} and {vb:raw thread.altclass}


Thanks :)

[forumthemes]

Hey,

I ran into the same problem with the release of vBulletin 4 and after seeing this post I decided to figure out how to get this to work as I used it quite heavily in developing skins for vBulletin 3.x.

I have tested the code I came up with and works perfect in vBulletin 4. I have now posted a new helpful tip and trick document on my support forums for all of you to be able to use.

Alternating Row Color for vBulletin 4 Skins [NON-Plugin Method] (http://www.forumthemes.com/helpful-tips-tricks-articles/1810-alternating-row-color-vbulletin-4-skins-non-plugin-method.html)

[way2xtreme]

Thank you very much. It seems to work now! Hope you will build a vb4 skin soon (and keep me posted)

Also thanks to Lynne again!

[forumthemes]

Your very welcome :) New skins will start coming out I hope by this weekend, I wanted to cleanup a lot of the code to make things cleaner and a touch more like vb3 so i can convert all skins :)