Alternate rows ala SitePointForums

[Mijae]

Anyone want to make a hack to have the tables show up as on http://www.sitepointforums.com/ ?

I tried with templates but couldnt get it to work, so I think someone will have to hack something :P

[Zachery]

Anyone want to make a hack to have the tables show up as on http://www.sitepointforums.com/ ?

I tried with templates but couldnt get it to work, so I think someone will have to hack something :P
its just a condtitional altho i dont remember it ATM :)

[Mijae]

its just a condtitional altho i dont remember it ATM :)
If you remember please post :P

[Feran]

This is how I do it:

$alt_on=0;

while (outputting_threads_or_posts) {
if (!$alt_on) {
show_first_color;
$alt_on = 1;
}
else {
show_second_color;
$alt_on = 0;
}
}

Um, unless vBulletin catches the entire threads' posts' template at once and spits it out, catch it before it outputs each individual post, and alter.

[Princeton]

<if condition="$forum[displayorder] % 2 == 0">alt1<else />alt2</if>
or you can add this to your files ... insert code before any eval(templates) that you want to alternate colors
// ######## GT OPTION
$bgclass = (++$i%2)?"alt1":"alt2";
// ######### END GT

TIP: For easier vb upgrading... never remove code from defualt vb files.
you should comment them out
// ##### GT DISABLE OPTION
//function existingcode(){
// print_no_permission();
//}
// ###### GT END
When adding code make it stand out.
// ###### GT OPTION
function newCode(){$goeshere;}
// ######### END GT

[Mijae]

<if condition="$forum[displayorder] % 2 == 0">alt1<else />alt2</if>

Where do I add that?

[Boofo]

Remember when using this that the display order in the forums HAS to be numbered like this:

101
102
103
104

If you number your forums like I used to:

100
110
120
130

it won't work.

[NTLDR]

All the code here is pretty redundant, vB3 has a function already to switch the background colors: exec_switch_bg() and use $bgclass in place of alt1/alt2 in the HTML.

[Boofo]

All the code here is pretty redundant, vB3 has a function already to switch the background colors: exec_switch_bg() and use $bgclass in place of alt1/alt2 in the HTML.
But not in templates. You have to edit files for that. Editing templates is much easier and better if you ever have to upgrade. ;)

[NTLDR]

<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">

No file mods there ;) And I'm sure it still works in vB3 RC1/2.

[Boofo]

<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">

No file mods there ;) And I'm sure it still works in vB3 RC1/2.
Ok, how would you set up a template with this and the bgclass?

[NTLDR]

<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<div class="$bgclass">this will be alt1 or alt2</div>
</if>
<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<div class="$bgclass">this will be the other class</div>
</if>

[Boofo]

<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<div class="$bgclass">this will be alt1 or alt2</div>
</if>
<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<div class="$bgclass">this will be the other class</div>
</if>

But how would you set the first one to be alt1? Do you have to add something to the stylesheet?

[NTLDR]

It already knows what, if anything the previous one was, however I'm sure you can override it with a parameter, but I don't have a copy of functions.php with me at the moment.

[Mijae]

It already knows what, if anything the previous one was, however I'm sure you can override it with a parameter, but I don't have a copy of functions.php with me at the moment.
Bah! I have my forumid's all messed up, so this wont work for me. Oh well, I didnt want to copy SPF anyways :P

[n00belit3]

Any idea how i could make this work for posbit only?

[Andreas]

Setting up an initial value should be as easy as


<if condition="$bgclass='alt2'">
<td class="$bgclass">This will be in alt2</b>
</if>
<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<td class="$bgclass">Now alternating the classes</td>
</if>
<if condition="exec_switch_bg()">
<td class="$bgclass">Now alternating the classes</td>
</if>
...

[sabret00the]

is their a way to acheive this without all of the conditionals?

[Berethorn]

Can someone explain carefully where to place all this code? I'm trying to get the post colors to alternate.