Avatar/Image Reflection Effect

This modification dynamically adds a subtle "reflection" effect underneath avatars and/or images on your forums. The reflection will automatically fade into your forum's background color, whatever it might be. You can also offer this effect as an option for your members' uploaded images via a BB Code.

This effect uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean. It doesn't require additional server work. It works in all the major browsers - Internet Explorer 5.5+, Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+ and Safari. On older browsers, it'll degrade and your visitors won't notice a thing. Best of all, it's under 5KB!

"Simple. Unique. Classy. Thank you!"
- Forum admininstrator, JoeSixPack

"This mod gives my forum a slick, almost 3-D look!"
- Forum administrator, Tralala

Details:
1 file upload ("reflection.js") to forum's clientscript directory

1 template edit to "header" template

Optional edit: 1 for avatars in thread view ("postbit_legacy" template)
Optional edit: 1 for avatars in thread view ("postbit" template)
Optional edit: 1 for avatars in member profile ("MEMBERINFO" template)
Optional edit: 1 for profile picture in member profile ("MEMBERINFO" template)
Optional edit: 1 for avatars in Members List ("memberlist_resultsbit" template)
Optional edit: 1 for new BBcode (AdminCP -> Custom BB Codes -> BB Code Manager)
Optional edit, not recommended: 1 for ALL images posted inline via standard IMG BBCode ("includes/class_bbcode.php" file)

(All of the above optional edits involve simply inserting class="reflect" to the image HTML code, which adds the reflections. The code to replace for each edit is included in the .zip archive.)

See screenshots to see it in action...


My very first vBulletin hack! Kudos to the fine coders at vBulletin.org whose work inspires me.

Special thanks to Cow's Blog for the reflection.js code. Shared and distributed freely under MIT-style License.

Enjoy!!

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Ziki

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=122623

But I think it should work anyway because I added class="reflect"

Try disabling that one and see if this one starts working.

[Tralala]

Any progress, Ziki?

[AMG021]

does it work for 3.6.2?

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by AMG021

does it work for 3.6.2?

Yes.

[bolly.beats]

Well its not working for me , where i m going wrg can someone help me?

Like u told in tutorial, in step 3(a):

Step 3a (optional, for forums using postbit To add the reflection effect underneath avatars in thread view, FIND in "postbit" template:


<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td></if>
<td nowrap="nowrap">


REPLACE THAT WITH:


<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" class="reflect" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td></if>
<td nowrap="nowrap">

But i dnt have that so what i did is changed it to :

<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div class="smallfont">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] class="reflect" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</if>

Same thing with i changed it in postbit_leagacy tempelate. I think that should work. But dunno, wat's wrong?

[Tralala]

Try changing it to

<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div class="smallfont">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" class="reflect" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</if>

If that doesn't work... I dunno.

Do you have any other hacks installed that modify the avatar appearance, like usergroup frames or glow/color effects? Those may be interfering.

[Panagioths]

I have a custom theme called "Aria" and I can't find the <!-- content table --> that you mention at the installation. Any ideas how I can insert it in the template's header?

[Lord Kirken Mor]

This work on 3.6 at all?

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by Lord Kirken Mor

This work on 3.6 at all?

:up:

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Lord Kirken Mor

This work on 3.6 at all?

Yes it does.