Suite Style - Avenger Blue Style by TheLastSuperman

Introducing Avenger Blue

A vBulletin 4.2.1/4.2.2 (Confirmed working on 4.2.3! *Simply select ignore style version when installing style) Suite style from www.innovationbyinstinct.com including some of these features:

• The forumbits, search and other areas have a mouseover hover effect.
• Custom statusicons for forum_new and forum_old.png along with custom pagination and other image replacements.
• Custom toplinks i.e. "Welcome, Username Notifications etc etc" location.
• Custom Login area w/ hover effects.
• Custom Sidebar collapse image replacements etc.
• CMS Widget and Forum & Blog Sidebar styles match 100%.
• CMS, Forum, Blog compatible this is a Suite style and can also be used on Forum Classic naturally.
• Fluid and Fixed Width available!
• Perfect style for resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 or larger!

Demo?
Sure! View Avenger Blue Fixed Width OR Fluid Width Demo.
*Please Note: The Demo site has a custom CMS Layout in place therefor normal CMS layout sites will see a CMS/Articles page resembling the screenshot.

Questions and Answers

Q. So what do we have here?
A. Well that's simple! It's a dark blue style for vBulletin 4.1.4 Suite (or Forum Classic).

Q. Anything in particular that I need to know about this style?
A. Simple - I don't advertise a lot, there are no advertisements shown when I make styles however I do know due to the centering of the logo, if you currently utilize the header ad locations you'll need to make changes if utilizing this style otherwise it will not display properly. *Fix planned for the 4.1.5 version and I'll patch this 4.1.4 version then as well, basically I'll be moving the header ad locations just above the normal below navbar locations to remedy this .

Q. This is 4.1.4 style why did you not release a 4.1.5 version and will you release and keep this updated unlike other styles on here?
A. Yes, unlike some other styles in the past I've released this is branded by our company and we do plan on supporting this style indefinitely.

Q. I see two different downloads available, which one do I use?
A. Simple:

- For vBulletin 4.1.4 through 4.1.7 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.1.8 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.1.8-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.2.1-4.2.2-Compressed.zip

Q. I'm using a version for vBulletin 4.1.8 or up, why is the logo not clickable?
A. Well we have navtabs w/ a Home, Forum, and Blog button so why do we need more and more of the same links? Well I know some prefer it so here is a way to make it clickable:

You can utilize the transparent 1x1px transparent image to make the logo clickable again. *Please note this is not a default feature, to make the logo clickable you must edit template header and find:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

Remove the <comment> codes as shown in red:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

This is how the code should now look:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></a></div>
</div>

*If you use a different logo than the stock "Avenger Blue" and your making it clickable via the method above, please change the width="#" and height="#" to the correct values i.e. the same width and height as your new logo .

Q. Why is there a .zip inside the .zip?
A. Well the forums here have a max of 3.0MB file size limit on .zip files so I made it a .zip then added that one into another .zip, this reduced the file size from the 3.17MB down to 2.69MB! Now simply extract the main -Compressed .zip then extract the inside Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue.zip and your ready to rock and roll!

Q. You have a link to your site in the footer, can I remove that?
A. You are not allowed to remove the link to our site i.e. "branding" unless you pay for a Branding Free Version. If I find someone running this without the copyright in place I will contact your host and file a DMCA complaint period the end. *Furthermore, we will not host discussions nor reply to any sort of inquiries on here in regards to paid or branding free versions so please do not bring up the subject of either in this thread.

*Click on the images below to view in a new tab/window, once in said window you can click the image again to zoom once more and see it clearer, providing a more accurate representation of the style .

Updated Forumhome screenshot for 4.1.8:

ForumHome:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._ForumHome.png

ForumHome Mouseover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._MouseOver.png

CMS:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._Fixed_CMS.png

Blogs:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...Fixed_Blog.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Active:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ctive_Open.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Closed:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ive_Closed.png

Search Input default colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...nputColors.png

Search Input active/hover colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...olorsHover.png

Postbit colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._PostStyle.png

New Post icons on forumhome, please note that forums with new posts show a white icon, the old post remains as a grey color:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...umNewvsOld.png

Login Area when logged out:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...eLoggedOut.png

Login Area when logged out Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...edOutHover.png

Login Area when logged out Help/Register Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...OtherHover.png

ForumHome New Appearance:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...rumHomeNew.png

ForumHome New Category Description Hover:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ptionHover.png

ForumHome New Hover Effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...meNewHover.png




Donations from:

• Eurobeat2
• Kat-2
• -

Thanks for your support, it's certainly not required however I appreciate the sentiment .


Notes & Update Information can be found here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....82&postcount=2

Restrictions:
This style is not meant for use on http://www.carbonracecars.com otherwise have at it!

*IMPORTANT*

To install the style:

1) Upload the contents of the UPLOAD Folder.
2) If for example you want the Fixed style installed then import the file:
*Please note, if you do not use the vBulletin Suite and have the Forum Classic version you only need to install the file vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml.
a) Import the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml file first.
b) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-CMS.xml (Options when uploading a style allow you to merge into a existing style, choose to merge this into the new style you just created using the Forum.xml.
c) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Blog.xml into the style, this has now updated the style for all three major products and the installation is complete!
3) Enjoy!

[Andur1l]

Sorry, this forum doesnt seem to allow linkable pictures, it just opens the same picture instead of the link.

Here's the actual full-size picture:

http://www.shrani.si/?3c/142/4Y0DKgfu/ksi.jpg

[svcta1]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

In additional.css find:

/* ---------------------------New CSS Definitions------------------------------- */

Add under:

.blockrow.member_blockrow {
	color: {vb:stylevar sidebar_content_color} !important;
	-moz-border-radius:{vb:stylevar border_radius} !important;
	-webkit-border-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius} !important;
	border-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius} !important;
	background:{vb:stylevar sidebar_content_background} !important;
	border: 0px solid #2b3851 !important;
	_background-image: none !important;
	padding:{vb:stylevar vbcms_widget_content_padding} !important;
	-moz-box-shadow: inset -2px 2px 2px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	-webkit-box-shadow: inset -2px 2px 2px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	box-shadow: inset -2px 2px 2px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
}

dl.stats dt, #sidebar_container dl.stats, #sidebar_container .blockbody.userprof_content, #sidebar_container .userprof_content .time, .userprof_content .time  {
	color: {vb:stylevar sidebar_content_color} !important;
	background-color: transparent;
	background-image: none;
}

.mini_stats.blockbody.userprof_content.userprof_content_border {
	color: {vb:stylevar sidebar_content_color} !important;
}

.stats {
	color: {vb:stylevar sidebar_content_color} !important;
}

.block.userprof_editor.userprof_moduleinactive.userprof_headers {
        background: transparent !important;
	border: none !important;
}

.formcontrols.profile_editor_border {
        background: transparent !important;
	border: none !important;
}

.actionbuttons.transparent {
        background: transparent !important;
	border: none !important;
}

.member_blockrow.userprof_headers.userprof_headers_border {
        background: #222937 !important;
	border: 1px solid {vb:stylevar mid_border.borderColor} !important;
        color: rgb(205, 205, 205) !important;
}

.vm_blockrow.userprof_content.userprof_content_border {
        background: #222937 !important;
	border: 1px solid {vb:stylevar mid_border.borderColor} !important;
        color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important;
}

That will solve most of the profile styling issues but the other areas may still revolve around profile customization. I also noticed in another thread you stated that you have all Dark styles currently disabled until you figure this out? Try that same code in those dark styles of course replacing the #222937 background colors respectively and it may solve most if not all of your CSS issues .

Love this style, thanks for taking all this time with it. With regards to the above code, can you be more specific about where it goes? Are you saying to paste the line of code "---new CSS definitions---" under the block big block of code in the xml file? Or to add the big block of code under the line of code ("---new CSS definitions---") in additional.css file?

EDIT:: I pasted this in to additional.css both above and under the original code after the "---New CSS Definitions---" line. Above the original code did make one of the sidebars (the one that contains the avatar and some user info) begin to work. Still nothing in the user fields, though. Any other advice?


Thanks!

[svcta1]

Does anyone else have a problem with the white blocks in the User Profile sections? If so, any solution?

[K4GAP]

Originally Posted by svcta1

Does anyone else have a problem with the white blocks in the User Profile sections? If so, any solution?

Anyone running a dark style such as this has the same problem. I've tried and tried to find a solution but no one has a remedy. It would be easy to fix if I knew the .css to change for those blocks but, I haven't received an answer to that question from anyone.

Good luck

[svcta1]

Originally Posted by GaryT

Anyone running a dark style such as this has the same problem. I've tried and tried to find a solution but no one has a remedy. It would be easy to fix if I knew the .css to change for those blocks but, I haven't received an answer to that question from anyone.

Good luck

I've tried tweaking (I think) every single css that I could find that dealt with those blocks as I interpret the code. I'm no programmer (really), but I'm at a loss. This style is so good otherwise, I really hope that this isn't a tragic flaw.

[Andur1l]

Nevermind my problem anymore, I fixed it. I never noticed there were two separate backgrounds for the body and for the header. Adjusted the header one to the same height as the body one and, voila, everything is as it should be. Hooraay!

[Faisal_Computer]

Hello ,
1st of all really thanks you for making this.... Really Great

every thing seems fine but i have one problem ,

when any user brows forum in different resolution why forum stay in middle and small . why its not auto adjust its size " WIDE " ?
here i am uploading two snap shot for your
1920x1080 23Inch monitor




1280x720 22 Inch monitor


i will really thank you provide me solution for that , it must be AUTO adjust its size depending on resolution of user's monitor

Br
Faisal_Computer

[Faisal_Computer]

i also have some problems
please check my forum , my profile page ,

http://forum.gpgindustries.com/member.php/3-Faisal_Computer

on every profile page have white boxes with write writting its can't visible but when you select all you can read , please check this and give me solution

i also have on more problem ,

when ever i try to make new thread or edit any post and click on advance why i can't see editor tools/editor buttons like bold,underline,align,font,color,code buttons etc , i search every where but i did not found any solution for it . can you please help me solve it ?

if you say i will give you account so you can check......
Thanks in advance


Br
Faisal_Computer

[as7apcool]

Nice, thanks

[Andur1l]

Am I the only one whose Community/Groups page looks like this:



Normal size picture

.. or was this page kinda forgotten when making the style?