Horizontal line between post and signature - can it be changed?
 

Running 4.01 with default style and some of the users on the board are complaining that they have difficulties distinguish the post from the signature. There´s a thin horizontal line between the two, can that line be altered into something more visible? Like thicker or so?

Hi Tutatruck,

Yes, you can change that horizontal line in many ways ..
The first way is to change the "postbit_border" variable from the "StyleVars". But I don't recommend doing that cos it will ruin the whole postbit ..

The best way to change the line that separates the signature from the post is to edit it from the "Style Templates" and to do that, you can follow these steps:

1. First of all, sign into your Admin CP ..
2. Then, go to "Styles & Templates >> Style Manager" ..
3. After that, choose "Edit Templates" option from your defined vB Style drop-down menu ..
4. Then, Expand the template groups and look for "postbit.css" template and edit it ..
5. Once you enter the template, look for:
   
   Code:

   ---

   .signature {
        padding-top: 1em;
        border-top: {vb:stylevar postbit_border};
        margin-top: 2em;
}

   ---

6. Change the text in RED to "LineSizepx solid #ColorCode" (e.g. 3px solid #EAEAEA) ..
7. Don't forget to "Save" the template after editing it :p ..

That should solve your problem ..

Ooooh, that is what i call a FANTASTIC answer. Thank you ever so much, i?ll get right to it!

--------------- Added [DATE]1266179948[/DATE] at [TIME]1266179948[/TIME] ---------------

Hmmmm dunno if i did something wrong, but now the thin line isnt even visible :-) I changed to this as a first test:

.signature {
padding-top: 1em;
border-top: {5px solid #EAEAEA};
margin-top: 2em;

Is that correct?

Try it without the brackets. Like this:

Right, i?m at it!

--------------- Added [DATE]1266181297[/DATE] at [TIME]1266181297[/TIME] ---------------

Yep, that did it :-) Thanks a million both of you gentlemen!

Glad to have been of help.

just a quick thanks

Correct me if I'm wrong, but edits like this will have to be done manually in each style every time a vbulletin upgrade occurs? Way too much trouble.

Now, if there was an add-on that allowed some sig customizations...

I know this thread is old, but it came up in searches for me. I have tried everything to get a line between the post and signature to show up, to no avail. I have double and triple checked to make sure I did it just as stated in this thread, and it is still blank. Any other ideas, please? :confused:

how about adding <hr> in the template above the signature in postbit_legacy or signature code?

check that. I never tested it, but logically should work !!