good thing that someone make it
finally... i've added it myself for some clients, in a different structure (even smaller!) and to make it using less variables, let's play with it:
PHP Code:
$altclass = ($row_count % 2) ? $color1 : $color2;
can be transformed in
PHP Code:
$altclass = ($row_count % 2) ? 'alt1' : 'alt2';
with this, you don't need the first identification...
also, this hack can be applyed in showthread to make posts having alternate colors, and in search results too... it's not always activated, but it works already... i found many styles that were not using the alternate colors at all...
also, it would be good to have the threadbit modified in the instructions instead of a complete replace, because MANY guys here have modified theirs with the time...