[RC3] Hovering changes CSS class

What this does:

It creates a hover effect for viewing forums and threads

What you need to do:

Download the instructions and the javascript file that does all the work from this post, and go for your life ...

NOTE:
The script is switching between the CSS classes .alt1Active and .alt2Active - if you wanna change this, u can e.g., you can add the cursor:hand; statement to the alt2 classes, and the cursor: default; to the alt1 classes for a handy effect

HTH people I decided to do this one in response to this request and partly to see if I could :ninja:

Tested on IE6, Mozilla Firebird and Opera 7 ... demo @ www.mobileforces.org

EDIT[2004-02-07]: thanks to Boofo for pointing out the request for the whole cell linking into the thread/forum Props also to Boofo for the addon code

[Hoffi]

In RC4 you only need to decomment the Line in the Extra-CSS Field in the Style-Options. the Rest is integrated.

[Natch]

Originally Posted by Hoffi

In RC4 you only need to decomment the Line in the Extra-CSS Field in the Style-Options. the Rest is integrated.

For vB2, for IE only ... this script should work across the board for vB2 and vB3 ... the templates might change, and the locations to which you need to upload may change, but if you upload the script, point the script src statement to the script and cann the function, it should work ...

[MLBCenter]

Ok I have installed your hack but can't find where in the style manager to change the color when you hover over the forums as on my site the color doesnt change...

forums.mlbcenter.com is the link.

Also is there anyway you take the clickable cell part on the forum home off? I'd rather just the user be able to click on the cell in the forumsdisplay and have to click on the link in forum home...

[Natch]

You need to have two different colours for .alt1 and .alt2 for the colours to change ...

And to remove the clickable cell bit, remove the bit that looks like this

 onclick="window.location.href='showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]'"

in each part of the mod.

[MLBCenter]

I go the clickable part to where it only clicks on the cell in forumdisplay but I noticed the mouse arrow still shows up and I would like it to be the index finger/hand to show that you can click on the cell. Not sure if this is too much work but thought it might help...

Oh and where do I go to change the colors for .alt1 and .alt2?

[Natch]

I left out the changing of the mouse pointer, partly because I am sticking by the guidelines for Valid XHTML, and partly because I wanted to avoid the overheads of chaning too many styles on the fly. The reason why the other version of this mod causes so many users browsers to become laggy is due to the coder trying to change too many styles in the DOM at one time. This is simpler and is designed to look good, but not do too much.

If you want a different script to do everything any anything, let me know - it's heavier and changes more things at once, but I can share it with you if you want it (but that might be breaking the rules here cos someone else has made a similar mod ...)

To change the colours for .alt1 and .alt2, take a look in your AdminCP -> Styles and Templates -> Main CSS

[MLBCenter]

Which part do I add in the darker grey color that will hover over? There is normal links, visited links,etc.

[Natch]

Look for .alt1 and .alt2 ... remember ?

[MLBCenter]

Yeah I'm in the main css and I see .alt1 and .alt2 in the admincp but do I use "normal links" or "visited links" or "hover links" and I don't know where to put the color in. I guess I'm just confused so if you could be more specific that would be great.

[Natch]

You need to change the background colour - not the link colour or any other colour - the background colour is the one that is the key here ...