vBulletin 2.3.x style for vBulletin 3.6.x

For everyone who has times when they want to go totally retro, or just for a complete blast from the past.

This is something that I created simply because I was totally bored looking at vB3.x styles and wanted something completely different.

Literally, it is the total vBulletin 2.3.x style for vBulletin 3.6.0 (and should work with other versions in the 3.6.x series). It is the complete vBulletin 2.3.x style, written especially for vB 3.6.x which contains all the 3.6.x features, but in the classic style.

Important notes:
There is no differentiation between postbit and postbit_legacy, simply because there was only one style of postbit back then. Also, apart from the dropdowns in places like the members list, the only dropdowns in the whole style are in the usercp naviagtion, and the search and quicklinks in the navbar. Admin Tools are located in their previous location at the bottom right of the page, along with things like thread rating, search this thread, and forum jump.

Any modifications that you have made to your other styles for modifications installed, will need to be reapplied for this style. If you have any problems adding something (especially if it needs to go in places like forumhome, forumdisplay, showthread, memberinfo, newthread, or newreply) then please post which modification you require the edits for along with your copy of the style XML file and I will be happy to do them for you.

A significant number of templates have been completely rewritten for this style, so if you do encounter any problems, just ask.


Live Demo - Guest posting is enabled in the welcome room. You are also welcome to register to try out things like the usercp and other member only functions. You will notice the version number in my footer has been changed, but the site, despite what it says, is running the latest build of vBulletin.

Installation instructions are located in the zip file.

Attached are a selection of screenshots taken from this style.

[Stoebi]

Hi, many thx for your great work.

I've 2 javascript errors with ie and firefox:

Error: Unkown property 'font-color'. Declaration ignored.
Sourcefile: http://localhost/bbs/vbtest/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Line: 328

and

Error: fetch_object("currentPost") has no properties
Soucefile: http://.../showthread.php?p=29#post29
Line: 1


Regards, Stoebi

[peterska2]

I'll check them out later

actually, I've just had a look around at it and can't find them errors.

Can you confirm exactly what pages you are on.

ie, for the first one: is it a category or forum? are there posts in it or not?

for the second one: is that a thread or a show single post?

I know it isn't Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional as it is simply the fact that not only is in converting the style from one version to another and having to change a good chunk of it, but also the actual coding language has changed significantly since then. However, it never through up any javascript errors to me, so I'm at a loss without more info.

[Dan]

Best style i've seen in awhile good job

[high]* Dan likes the vB2 style[/high]

[Stoebi]

The font-color declaration problem i've on FORUMHOME etc.

<!-- CSS Stylesheet -->
<style type="text/css" id="vbulletin_css">
<!--
/* vBulletin 3 CSS For Style '2.3.10 style' (styleid: 7) */
body
{
.
.
.
font-color: #000000

Sorry for my broken english. I found no examples with "font-color: ..." during the web search. Open Firefox and open the javascript console please.
I have these errors on every forum page.

1.
If i changed "font-color: #000000" to "color: #000000;" in css options it works (FORUMHOME) for me.


2.
style="border-top-width:0x" in calendar should be style="border-top-width:0px"


3.
The fetch_object("currentPost") error you get if you hit Attachment 51913 or better if you call the post directly.
Example: http://your_forum.tld/showthread.php?p=29#post29



Kind Regards,

Stoebi

Originally Posted by peterska2

I'll check them out later

actually, I've just had a look around at it and can't find them errors.

Can you confirm exactly what pages you are on.

ie, for the first one: is it a category or forum? are there posts in it or not?

for the second one: is that a thread or a show single post?

I know it isn't Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional as it is simply the fact that not only is in converting the style from one version to another and having to change a good chunk of it, but also the actual coding language has changed significantly since then. However, it never through up any javascript errors to me, so I'm at a loss without more info.

[peterska2]

1. That mistake is in the extra CSS elements at the bottom of the main CSS in the code for the moderated class. You can change it yourself for now, and I'll fix it later in the XML file.

2. That is an error in the default template, not one that I have added in.

3. Cannot replicate, please provide an actual real link (not an example link) to where this is occuring, making sure that the style is accessible to guests.

[Mayers]

[high]* Mayers clicks install[/high]

This skin is hot, i've been looking for one like this . Ah the good ol days.

I'll be using this for my next project, always like the vB2 look more then vB3's.

[Stoebi]

Originally Posted by peterska2

1. That mistake is in the extra CSS elements at the bottom of the main CSS in the code for the moderated class. You can change it yourself for now, and I'll fix it later in the XML file.

Thx

Originally Posted by peterska2

2. That is an error in the default template, not one that I have added in.

Okay, posted in the bugtracker (Fixed in cvs). Thx

Originally Posted by peterska2

3. Cannot replicate, please provide an actual real link (not an example link) to where this is occuring, making sure that the style is accessible to guests.

Okay, please open template postbit and search for:
<tr valign="top">
<if condition="$show['moderated']">

or goto line 12. Change the line to: <tr valign="top" $post[scrolltothis]>

The problem was gone.

I've found another glitch in FORUMHOME, please see the attachment.
My Screen-Resolution size: 1280x1024


Kind Regards, Stoebi

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Okay, posted in the bugtracker (Fixed in cvs). Thx

Great, I keep meaning to and then forgetting again. Saves me a job now

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Okay, please open template postbit and search for:
<tr valign="top">
<if condition="$show['moderated']">

or goto line 12. Change the line to: <tr valign="top" $post[scrolltothis]>

The problem was gone.

I've found another glitch in FORUMHOME, please see the attachment.
My Screen-Resolution size: 1280x1024


Kind Regards, Stoebi

That's not a problem with a style, but unfortunately one to do with the way that the modification is written as you cannot change the colspan in it to be the number required for this style. It is something that I will be looking into.

[Paul M]

It's nothing to do with how it's written, the php side works fine - they simply need to edit the Display_Visitors template for that custom style (the mod installs it's own template). The supplied default is designed for vb3.

[peterska2]

oh, I didn't realise it installed it's own template

if you follow the code in the forumhome template for the birthdays, then you will get the right colspan codes to change the ones in the display_visitors template too.