Mobile/Cell Phone Style

A version for 3.7 can be found HERE

A super light style designed for Mobile Phones - use in conjunction with THIS or THIS modification to redirect mobile phone users to this theme.

This is a work in progress, and any and all feedback is greatly appreciated - I will do my best to act on bugs and suggestions.

Check http://mobility.mobi (not my site) from a mobile device to see how it looks or you can visit via an emulator HERE

Whilst this doesn't have ALL functionality of vBulletin default, it does allow browsing forums, replying to posts, creating new topics and sending/receiving PMs.

I'm new at this, be kind.

Version History
1.00 - Initial Release
2.00 - Validates Strict XHTML 1.0 on http://validator.w3.org/
Added PM notification, fixed new reply, new thread, new PM to look better. Can edit posts. Added Logout and also an "Up" menu which will take you to the parent forum of where ever you currently are. Images in posts are replaced with a link to the image - unfortunately this meant I had to do teh same to smilies which all now show up as :-) (which is a link to teh smilie itself). It is now approaching a fully functioning skin - not sure what else you would want to do from a mobile phone/PDA. A few small bugs fixed too.
2.01 - Added viewing thread subscriptions, who's online (both only for logged on members) and quick reply
2.02 - Quick reply for logged on members only
2.03 - fix a w3.org validation issue, added "mark forums read" to forum home
2.04 - Internal release
2.05 - added mark as read to 'new posts' added 'sub' (Subscribed threads) and 'online' (who's online) footer navbar forum name in post title (as link) fixed a few things.
2.06 - Page numbers appear in thread bits
- UserCP page, with access to PMs, Subscribed Threads, Edit Signature, Edit Options (which includes changing view from oldest first to newest first
- Basic MOD options added - can delete posts and threads (and undelete also)
- Remember me added to login in footer (duplicate login screens removed
- I should probably test this latest version more extensively and re validate it, but thought you wouldn;t mind a pre-release

2.07 - Added requests, revalidated STRICT XHTML on w3.org. If you have modified your existing install of this, I suggest you backup the style first before upgrading with this new version just in case you want to roll back.
2.08 - Remove backlink from FORUMHOME
2.09 - updated version numbers on templates to 3.6.9
2.10 - added securitytoken field to all forms

A Spanish translation can be found in post # 200 HERE

Install Instructions
Unzip and upload the wireless.css to your forum root.
Import the XML as a new style WITH NO PARENT.

Upgrade Instructions
Unzip and upload the wireless.css to your forum root (overwriet existing).
Import the XML and merge with existing. Alternatively you could delete the existing mobi style and re-upload fresh.

Keywords: Mobile, Cell, Portal, Mobi, Light, PDA, Phone

Screen Shots - Don;t be put off by the colours, these are all very easily changed by editing the CSS file. If you need help, just ask. I did these from a desktop browser with the window resized to 240px wide - to get a proper idea of the look, use the emulator link mentioned above. It looks MUCH better from an actualy small screen device!



How to hide a style from style chooser
This template edit will allow you to 'hide' a style from the Style Chooser so users can't select a specified style.

[dartho]

I've just knocked up and uploaded a new css file called "alt-vb-wireless.css.txt" - save it and rename to wireless.css and then upload to you forum root (rename your existing one out of the way first). It's uses similar colours to vBulletin default style.

If you have a CSS file you would like to share with others, please let me know and I'll upload them here also.

@Codershark - that happens as this was developed under 3.6 and the vB version number is included in the XML. I'll do a release for 3.7 soon, but it may not include much (if any) support for Blogs, Photos, Social Groups, Tags and other such features.

[peterpigman]

I have added this but "new thread" isn't displayed, any ideas?

Nm when I fixed the templates I had messed one up.

[nanaimobar]

Quote:
@Codershark - that happens as this was developed under 3.6 and the vB version number is included in the XML. I'll do a release for 3.7 soon, but it may not include much (if any) support for Blogs, Photos, Social Groups, Tags and other such features.
End Quote.

3.7 RC1 won't accept 2.08 for same reason. I'll just have to wait to install.

[Phaedrus]

Excellent. So much quicker and very easy to use. Installed.

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by dartho

I've just knocked up and uploaded a new css file called "alt-vb-wireless.css.txt" - save it and rename to wireless.css and then upload to you forum root (rename your existing one out of the way first). It's uses similar colours to vBulletin default style.

If you have a CSS file you would like to share with others, please let me know and I'll upload them here also.

@Codershark - that happens as this was developed under 3.6 and the vB version number is included in the XML. I'll do a release for 3.7 soon, but it may not include much (if any) support for Blogs, Photos, Social Groups, Tags and other such features.

I like this one much better than the first one. Way better looking on the phone.

[MrToasty]

Doesn't support prefixes in 3.7, but you can quickly change the following to make it work

Open template under "new posting templates >>" newthread

Find

$vbphrase[title]:<br />
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="20" maxlength="85" style="width:100%"/><br />

Replace with

            <if condition="$prefix_options">
                $vbphrase[prefix]:<br />
                    <select name="prefixid" class="bginput">
                        <option value="">$vbphrase[no_prefix_meta]</option>
                        $prefix_options
                    </select><br />
                $vbphrase[title]:<br />
                <input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="20" maxlength="85" style="width:100%"/><br />
            <else />
                $vbphrase[title]:<br />
                <input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="20" maxlength="85" style="width:100%"/><br />
            </if>

Open template under "Threadbit templates >>" threadbit

Find

<div class="sticky">Sticky:

Replace with:

<div class="sticky">
            $thread[movedprefix]
            $thread[typeprefix]
            $thread[moderatedprefix]
            $thread[prefix_rich]

then

Find

<div class="thread$thread[statusicon]">

Add Below

            $thread[movedprefix]
            $thread[typeprefix]
            $thread[moderatedprefix]
            $thread[prefix_rich]

And then you're done and prefixes are enabled. I haven't included searching for prefixes as searching isn't really included in this style anyway...

[dartho]

Thanks Mr Toasty! I'll look at adding this in for a 3.7 release :up:

[punch]

My only complaint is when you're reading a busy thread and people are quoting often, it's hard to follow the thread. I would suggest a little more spacing between posts or coming up with a way to show a definte beginning and end of a users post.

When it goes

-username-
-quote-
textext[reply]
-username-
-quote-
textext[reply]

over and over it's tough to read the flow of the conversation. Espically when there is no space between the end of the text and the next line that says the next poster's username.

Need to maybe space things out a little more.

[dartho]

anyone made the leap to 3.7 willing to do some testing for me ? No real changes, but needs testing in a live site. minimal tag/groups support added in addition to prefixes as provided by mr toasty.

@punch - Shouldn't be too hard to edit you postbit template to add a bit more padding

[MrToasty]

I have it running on 3.7 and can test a bit if needed? Currently I have it running as you had it with no links to any 3.7 features, but with the prefixes code installed.