Suite Style - Simple Blue-ish Colour Palette

Hello, all.

My users rebelled when they saw the colour scheme in the vB4 Default style, and, try as I might, any styles that I generated with the Style Generator garnered comments such as "It looked good once I had blinded myself." That may be more a comment on my abilities than the utility of the Style Generator, though.

Since my vB3 styles and templates were no longer compatible with the vB4 suite, I tweaked 31 colours from the default template to create a more vB3-like colour scheme. This XML should work with any version of vB4, and you can easily read what I changed (although the values are only accessible to you once you have uploaded it).

Given my users' response to the 4.1.1 upgrade, I suspect that I will be maintaining this, if required, throughout the 4.x series.

If you are new to vB4's style management, you need to import the attached XML file in Styles & Templates > Download / Upload Styles > Import Style XML File in your Admin Control Panel. Save the XML to your computer, then browse to it to upload it. You want to Create a New Style and set its Parent Style to the vB4 Default Style. You may need to say "Yes" to Ignore Style Version, which you can safely do as I am only changing a few colours.

[mayank8789]

my ver is 4.0.3 i upload this xml file then massage is show
Invalid File

Specified

how to fix this problem.

[phumphries]

Originally Posted by mayank8789

Invalid File Specified

I would try two things:

1. Download a fresh copy, and
2. Rename the file so that it has no spaces.

When you say that you uploaded it, do you mean through the Admin Control Panel, as described in my instructions?

It is possible that there is a difference between v4.0.3 and v4.1.1 of which I am not aware that would make the XML invalid, but it seems unlikely since I am just changing some colours that should be present in all 4.x.x versions.

[dustmade]

So is it that we can't have the squared corners anymore with vB4?

And is it unchangeable that we have to have the log-in at the very top.

If so, what a shame. Till Windows 7, we could always get that classic squared image look on XP...and now vB4 has apparently done a "bill gates" on us. We're forced to the shadowy, rounded edges look.

[phumphries]

If you want squared corners, the vB4 Blue skin has them (you will have to upload all the graphics, but it is well organized).

As for the login, you can modify the template to put it wherever you like.

[FractalizeR]

Does this still work for latest VB versions after a year?

[phumphries]

It should, as it modifies long-standing colour variables.

However, I will post, again, after I have updated my board to the latest release.

If you want to try it before I do, it can do no harm to be imported as a child style and tested.

[Scyther]

nice one.

Marked installed.

[FractalizeR]

4.1.7 - seems everything is fine. 4.1.8 will require some tuning I think due to new style vars.

[EuroBeat2]

Originally Posted by FractalizeR

4.1.7 - seems everything is fine. 4.1.8 will require some tuning I think due to new style vars.

I upgraded VB from 4.1.7 to 4.1.8 and did not have any flags for this style, so it is OK (I assume).

EB

[FractalizeR]

Thanks for report I'm going to upgrade also