Miscellaneous Hacks - LCD-Display vB 3.7

LCD - Display vb 3.7..
Works with vb 3.6 and vb 3.8 too..

Demo

Upload all files and import the product (product-lcd_display.xml)..

You need a minimum of 2 Lines for the LCD to function..
Inside the Generel-Settings, 40 Letters are Standard,
you might have to play with it so the the LCD-Letters do not run out of the Frame.

To use the Welcome usename/guest in the LCD box..
LCD-Display in the admin menu..
Preferences
Create New Line,
Textline (Language:

hello {begruser}

Now you can change the,,
Text align:
How to fade-in the Text:
How to fade-out the Text:
Wait-Mode:
Pick the color,
Text-Color:
Background-Color:
Color-Flash Color:

Then (Submit)

Make as many text lines as you want..
Click,, Create New Lines,, for each one..

If you want it to show in adv or the arcade ,,
add this under the $navbar in the adv_portal and ARCADE templates..

<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0" style="width:100%" class="tborder">
<tbody>
 <tr class="tcat">
  <td width="100%" align="left"><a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('lcd_display')"><img id="collapseimg_lcd_display" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_lcd_display].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   <span class="normalfont">&nbsp;<b>Announcements 
</b></span>
  </td>
 </tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_lcd_display" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_lcd_display]">
 <tr>
  <td class="alt1" style="width:100%" align="center">
   <iframe name="led" src="lcd.php" style="width:100%; height:30px" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>
  </td>
 </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />

Enjoy !!
stangger5

Thanks goes to,,
Snoopie from web-dynamic.de for this hack..
Hacksaw from hacksaw.de for converting it to vb 3.6..
I`ve added some code and coverted it to English..

[b6gm6n]

I'll read through this post again... but i wondered why you had such a small I-Frame height etc... then i realized after altering everything that in firefox it looked cool... then i looked in IE... AH HA!! now i get it oh well... looks kinda cool in IE but you have to have another set of settings, heights etc etc etc - see attched

[hsv z clubbie]

Pressed Installed, nice hack

[MeMySelfNi]

Upload all files

where exactly are the files suppose to be uploaded to?

[manutdvn]

I got database error when uninstalled.

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM lcd_options;

MySQL Error : Table 'red.lcd_options' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Tuesday, May 13th 2008 @ 11:09:38 PM
Error Date : Tuesday, May 13th 2008 @ 11:09:38 PM
Script : http://****lcd.php
Referrer : http://***/index.php
IP Address : ****
Username : administrator
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

[b6gm6n]

Here's a little more info on thos who want a better display...

I had problems, in firefox it looked great, but in IE the letters looked too small... i had various settings etc with the iframe height, i needed a bigger box because my letters looked larger, i didn't realize it was set for those using internet explorer (thus smaller letters)

anyways i found a solution, looks the same (near enough) in firefox and IE

But i need a way in the 'lcd' template to detect and IE broswer and change a setting, don't know how to do that yet, but if you look at the 'lcd.php' file you'll find this code

if (is_browser('ie') OR is_browser('opera')) $cssfont = "5px";

- cssfont i changed to 5, it made the height of my letters in IE larger, but they still looked too slim... but you can change that in the 'lcd' template, find

pre { font: 9px courier new; line-height: $cssfont; letter-spacing: -1px; }

- see the last part as -1, well thats the setting for IE, the default -3 is fine for firefox, so if you know how to switch values in that template depending on which browser you use then great, my iframe size in the 'lcd display' template is this >

   <iframe name="led" src="lcd.php" style="width:100%; height:35px" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>

-b6

[mrahul]

what does this exactly do ?

[haytham]

I don't know what to look for on your demo page..

[KanmaiseR]

Thanks installed..

[emp1re]

Is there a possibility or maybe for the future a way to use vbul phrases ?
for example last post, or userid or whatever info is in the database.

Als for future updates would it be nice to use clickable links options...

Maybe im asking to much...but its just an idea....

Further great hack, used it on our forum.

[gotgame]

Is there like a working demo on this? ^^