Black and Blue Style

Hello, all!

I finally decided to release a style. It is a vB 3.6.5, 951 pixels fixed width, dark blue and deep gray/black style. I developed this theme on my test installation on my PC, so unfortunately there is no live demo, but I've attached a couple of screenshots. The theme has been tested with FireFox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and Opera 9.0.

I tried to make it so customizing it is a relatively painless procedure. In the header template, I commented where you can add your own logo, 468x60 ad code, and customize the links (Link1, Link2, etc.).

Included in the zip file are the xml file, button PSDs and icons with a dark matting.

There is no theme copyright in the footer, or any links to any sites of mine. Please, though, do not redistribute or sell the theme.

I'll support it as time allows, and I'll do my best to keep it up to date with each new vB release. If you wish to hire me to do extra customization on it, such as develop a logo, change the buttons, statusicons, etc., just send me a PM.

Please remember to "Mark as Installed"! Bonus points if you decide to throw a donation my way.

1-12-2007:
Added the PSD for the layout to the zip file.

5-03-2007:
Added a fluid version of this style. The installation instructions are the same, except for the obvious file name differences. Additionally, the fixed version of this style has been adjusted so that you can set your logo graphic in the "Title Image" field of the style manager, instead of having to edit the header template.

9-10-2007:
Updated the .xml files for vB version 3.6.8.

Installation Instructions:

1. Unzip the "blackandblue_fixed-style.zip" file.
2. Upload the two folders, "icons" and "blackandblue" in the image directory to your forum's image directory.
3. In your admincp, click "Download/Upload Styles" under "Styles and Templates".
4. In the "Import Style XML File" section, browse for the file, "bb-fixed-style.xml" included in the zip file and click the "Import" button, leaving the rest of the options at their defaults.

Enjoy!

[SmashinYoungMan]

Originally Posted by Sparkie_in_vic

ok figured it out sort of, but how do i remove the text from under the forum logo "Electrician chat forum"?

You edited the header template directly, correct? You have two <img> tags contained within the <a> tag, where there should only be one.

[Sparkie_in_vic]

Yeah i edited the header template directly, but dont have a clue what you mean about the second part....

[Sparkie_in_vic]

this is my header script..

<a name="top"></a>
<table width="951" height="134" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" width="399" height="134" align="center" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_1.jpg);"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><IMG SRC="http://usera.imagecave.com/Sparkie_in_vic/Forum-Banner-Template2.gif"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>
<td width="37" height="134" rowspan="2" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_2.jpg);"></td>
<td width="484" height="111" align="center" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_3.jpg);">
<!-- PLACE YOUR AD CODE HERE -->

<!-- /PLACE YOUR AD CODE HERE -->
</td>
<td width="31" height="111" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_4.jpg);"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" width="515" height="23" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_5.jpg);"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="951" height="37" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="436" height="37" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_7.jpg);"></td>
<td width="515" height="37" align="center" class="smallfont" style="background: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_6.jpg); font-weight: bold;">
<!-- LINKS -->
<a href="/">Link1</a> - <a href="/">Link2</a> - <a href="/">Link3</a> - <a href="/">Link4</a>
<!-- /LINKS -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="center">
<div style="background: #21354f url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/pagebackground.jpg) repeat-y center; width: 951px;">
<!-- content table -->
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[KURTZ]

hi i think that in this style missing some icons ... con you provide us these?

PS. also is missing the big icon for the "forum links"

[Sparkie_in_vic]

Can someone in the know please jump on my site and take a look at my logo...

How do i remove the text under the banner?

www.sparkiesinoz.com/furum

regards Damien

[KURTZ]

Smashin, news about the tiny icons?

[marcopolo]

Very nice styles, using both of them for my site.

How do you remove the 4 links completely, I've tried removing the code but this messes up the graphics.

I'm also having a problem when I create a new thread, return to the homepage and it does not display until I hit refresh (IE and Firefox). I've tried this with the default vb style and don't experience the same problem.

Thanks,

Mark

[gtidoug]

Originally Posted by marcopolo

Very nice styles, using both of them for my site.

How do you remove the 4 links completely, I've tried removing the code but this messes up the graphics.

I'm also having a problem when I create a new thread, return to the homepage and it does not display until I hit refresh (IE and Firefox). I've tried this with the default vb style and don't experience the same problem.

Thanks,

Mark

Hi Mark,

Just open up your style manager and comment out the html in the 'LINKS' section located in the header section. Easy.

[gtidoug]

A question of my own now.

I'm having the same problem I noticed others were having with the 'Reload this page' broken img link next to the nav bar. The error goes away when I load the default template which makes me think its something missing in this template. Correct? I aimlessly tried copying the navbits_finallink_ltr.gif to the misc folder for this template but to no avail. Any ideas?

[midwestce]

Right click on the picture/link and go to properties, it will show you where it's trying to look for the .gif file. I uploaded it there and it worked fine.