I'm using it without TMS, made the changes from the diff manually, works great, and gives enough insight in the sprite and css to extend the sprite with custom (like CMS) icons manually. Making the changes manually takes maybe half an hour, it's just annoying to do it every update obviously (so vote for the hook Mooff mentioned in the post above). In any case, it's worth the effort.

Voted. :up:

Supported? It never was. However, its still available and is actively being developed.

edit: BTW, it looks like there was a change to the template for serach.png in the navbar in vB 4.1.9. Mod will probably need to be updated. If you're using TMS, just change the Search For text from:

To:

Hello,
I really need to install this on my site but i need to make sure is it going to work on 4.1.9 ??? Or is there any other mod which can perform same things as this one ???

Thanks in advance :)

Works fine and see above your post Even works with newest beta

I thank you for your kind and being working hard. I appreciate it for all your works.
this is a great mod but I decide to uninstall the product and will check back later after my forum get reorganize...

I have a question, I did uninstall product + delete all uploaded files, but in my Style Variable Editor it still show the ImagePaths\imgdir_sprite\ images/sprites

Is there anything you can advise how to completely remove this imgdir_sprite in Sty Variable Editor

Regards,

This is a great addon, if it were developed further and updated you could easily sell it (please don't bash me people!).

Where custom icons are concerned; I don't understand why you would need to manually add them? I just added a custom icon without any addons, refreshed sprites, and everything worked fine. Although, I suppose this wouldn't help you add border images etc...

Anyone care to make a guide on how to get this working on CMS etc?

Has anyone added more than 1 custom icon

Osbes' hook was implemented in 4.1.10!

Hello,

big thanks for your support regarding the new hook!

I am currently working on this and will start within the next days the first live tests on our forum. When everything is working fine, Mooff or me will upload the updated version.

Since we are using a german vBulletin Suite, it will took some time, cause we need to wait for our final test until vbulletin-germany.com releases 4.1.10. And then it will took us a few days more, before we are installing the new version of vBulletin.

Currently, since our live forum runs on 4.1.8, i have to test the behavior by directly changing the /includes/class_core.php at the point, where will can use the hook with 4.1.10.

Best regards
Osbes

A quick question.
While I was manually making the changes, I found that some of the lines which I should removed has been updated.

For example, at pagenav template:

Change this:

To this:

However, the original code has been updated to the following:

Question is, should I replace the code or not?

Hello raymondblog,

you are correct, the current replace-rules are not defined for vBulletin 4.1.10.

To gain the speedup using sprites you need to change the following part of the current original code:

Replace
with

We are currently testing the upcomming version of our addon on our live forum for admins only (since we are doing virtual template edits, we can easily adjust our changes based on whatever we consider correct without actually changing the template) and in the next days, we will activate the virtual template changes for everyone.

Since vBulletin 4.1.10 is currently not available on vbulletin-germany.com, it will took at least 1-2 weeks until Mooff or me will upload the current version here, based on the assumption, that vBulletin 4.1.10 will be available within this week on the offi. german vBulletin site.

Best regards
Osbes

Thanks for the prompt response.

I actually found out that there were a few more that has been updated and require to manually update the code.

At least I understand the logic of this mod.

Love this mod, but hate TMS :P
I've actually installed this mod before but then removed because TMS was a little too confusing.
So I thought I should do it manually this time.

Hi,
I am interested in this Mod, but wanted to clear this question fist:
Can I Install it without installing TMS. If yes What changes in which template must I do? (I am Using VB 4.1.9 )

In downloaded folder "do_not_upload" I read Template changes file. The changes in that file were till Mod Version 0.7.1 . The latest MOD is 0.7.2.

Thanks in advance

Mfg,
Hearsglad

Hello heartsglad,
first of all, if you currently doesnt use this addon, i would advise you to wait for our next version, assuming that you will updat yout forum to vB 4.1.10, since we requested a hook, which is implemented in vB 4.1.10 and gives us the possibility to automatically change the template without any manual changes or TMS needed.

If you dont want to wait and dont want to use the TMS, you need to make all the template changes that are listet in the "TEMPLATE_CHANGES" file in the "do_not_upload" folder. There are no changes for 0.7.2 since this version doenst introduces new changes but fixed some bugs.

So since you need to revert every of this changes for using the next version with its automatically changes, i advise you to wait until than. we are currently testing it in our live forum (see my last post), but we need to wait until vbulletin-germany.com releases vB 4.1.10 to make the last tests and upload it here.

Best regards
Sebastian

I've tried my best to replace the ones that are not exactly the same as in the diff file but near identical. However the ones below are not found at all. Any help would be much appreciated.

I am currently quite busy, therefor i can only give you a rather short answer for a problem that i sees immediately.

Template: forumhome_subforumbit_nopost
and
Template: forumhome_subforumbit_post

got merged by vBulletin to

Template: forumhome_subforums

###

Template: memberaction_dropdown
Seems to be in vBulletin 4.1.9 an i also found the icons (since i replaced them yesterday by our sprite). Dunno if they are missing in vBulletin 4.1.10 o are moved like the template forumhome_subforums, since - as you know - vB 4.1.10 is still not availible in vb-germany.com

Best regards
Sebastian

I just checked memberaction_dropdown and I believe the code to call the images are still there. However it is heavily modified and uses "class" to call the images.

Thanks, you guys deserves a donation from me. Let me try to get this sorted out first. Great job!

My forum @ http://www.raymond.cc/forum/

An update on the manual changes.
Some of them are not found because I manually removed the code because I found them unnecessary to load.

Now the only thing left is these codes which I couldn't figure it out how to make it work on my forum that is using a custom skin.

Hello,
i am interested in this Mod, but i have installed vb4.1.10 and wait for the new version for this Mod.

You can find out when it happens?

Thanks
Alessandro

Hello raymondblog,

below an example for the template changes of memberaction_dropdown for your site based on the profile link:

replace

with

for the navbar, replace

with

Please note, that my replacements doenst include the vBulletin Template Tags. But i would advise you to use them.

Best regards
Sebastian

Hello Gn_Snake,

vbulletin-germany.com released the german version of vB 4.1.10 about 5 hours ago. I think within one week we should be ready to upgrade our live forum and make the final tests with the new version. Shortly after this, we will upload the new version here.

Best regards
Sebastian

Thanks Obses! Got 99% of it working, except the search button.
Weirdly it shows the "Submit" text on top of the button.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/01/6.gif

in this case, add

as an attribute to the search button. it should look like

after the replace.

I can't find gd-libary 2.0.36 - where to find it ? what's the libary name?

Hello Bulbucan,

if you are using Debian, you can get the gd lib via your package manager (see http://packages.debian.org/de/squeeze/php5-gd for the needed package).

If you want some help, you need to give more informations about your system (OS, Webserver, Build-In Lib or not?).

Best regards
Sebastian

Tagged - wait for 100% 4.1.10 version

i got this error for 320 icons: does not exist or is not readable.

how can i fix this. thanks a lot.

Thank you, Really great work! Will give me a great base line to work with! Even though there was much to do to make it work, it was sure worth it. Again thanks for all you put into it. PS: Anything I had to do was nothing if I had to do the same thing from scratch. Just wanted you to know my comment above was not a complaint. I have been a programmer for many many years, users do not complement they critique. Hang in there! :)

This is a fantastic mod, thanks!! :)

Any word on when this will be out of Beta for release?

Think of it more as a perpetual beta. Not in terms of critical errors which might show up (those are very unlikely) but in terms of new parts of the software where the addon will support sprites in the feature.

f.e. the first versions included forumhome, then came forumdisplay and the (never released 0.8 alpha, which was running for quite a while on our live board) included showthread.

Now we are running a 4.1.10 version which does utilize the 4.1.10 hook and are currently adding new icons (forumhome is done afaik). We are not sure yet which name or version number the new release will have. If we switch to the way firefox or chrome do things we might as well name it 4.x :p

@Osbes & Mooff: I've sent you both PM about CSS sprite related project. Please check.

Excellent mod. Vbulletin, please integrate this by default....

it is not recommended to be integrated since its making conflicts with other plugins

Hello Popa Andrei,

i think i missed your post (i just read it after searching) regarding the "forum advaced icons".

I will glady look into this matter, but can you please tell me the exakt name of this addon, so i can check what the problem is?

Best regards
Sebastian

This addon destroy the adminarea of TMS. Nothing else Installs : TMS and this addon on 4.1.10 Suite. Sprites generated but after that i cant use my TMS Admin Area- Why ever...i see a White page with Binary signs like a Picture ...

Hello chatpalace24,

this is really weird. Since basically this addon just creates images (the sprites) and the corresponding css files, which are all additional files, i cant explain any interaction between our plugin and the TMS Admin Area.

I will try to reproduce this if possible to see what TMS does and to make sure, if this is a problem between our addon and TMS or just TMS themself.

Which version of TMS are you using? 1.1.5 or 1.2.0 beta 4?

Best Regards
Sebastian

Using the 1.2.0 beta 4 of TMS.
Hmm, i will it on one of my other Servers. Give you feedback after testing around.

Hello chatpalace24,

i couldn't reproduce your problem.

I see two options at this moment:

1. You can wait until the next version, which didnt need TMS anymore
2. or you provide an access to your TMS Admin Area, where i can look at the problem myself

I won't release the upcomming version within this week, but i hope we can release it within next week.

Best regards
Sebastian