Bluepearl

Template name: Bluepearl

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This is an update to the first vBulletin skin i ever designed. The original was designed in 2004 for vBulletin 3.0.x series.

ZIP Contents:
-bluepearl image directory
-bluepearl.xml
-ButtonPSDs.zip
-readme_install.txt

Style History:
05-22-2006 - bluepearl Version 2.2 released
-Updated to work with vBulletin 3.5.4
-Style is now valid XHTML 1.0 transitional!
-Style now uses $stylevar for images
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02-10-2006 - bluepearl Version 2.1 released
-Fixed bug in tables, where in Internet explorer the page would be fixed on about 1100 pixels
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01-30-2006 - bluepearl Version 2.0 released
Updated to work with vBulletin 3.5.3
-Recoded the the whole style from scratch including all the tables.
-Style now works perfectly with resolutions 640x480 and over.
-Added Skype images and code
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09-13-2004 - bluepearl Version 1.0 released
Released to work with vBulletin 3.0.x series

Please click install if you use this template

[Skelp]

Hey Griffin, installed this and love it. I do have one problem though..... Right after I installed it everyone's signature lines disappeared. Can this be fixed and if so how?

Also, the attach files option disappeared....

Now I should mention I am running version 3.5.1..... could this maybe be the problem?
Thanks in advance.

[Skelp]

OK.. so I upgraded to 3.5.4 thinking this would fix my above problems... But it didn't.. it caused an even bigger probelm..... The style won't show up at all now... I set BluePearl as the Default style and set it so users can't change the style but all I still get is the same old default style showing up....
Any help is greatly appreciated..
The site is http://www.fsfta.com
the test account is
username - filerat
password - wolf65
thanks in advance.

[Sean James]

Originally Posted by bubba1977

hello... me again :P i have made you a test account, i will PM you the details.

thx man replied and hope it helps.

[Sean James]

Originally Posted by Skelp

OK.. so I upgraded to 3.5.4 thinking this would fix my above problems... But it didn't.. it caused an even bigger probelm..... The style won't show up at all now... I set BluePearl as the Default style and set it so users can't change the style but all I still get is the same old default style showing up....
Any help is greatly appreciated..
The site is http://www.fsfta.com
the test account is
username - filerat
password - wolf65
thanks in advance.

U still having problems? visited your site and cant see anything wrong

Sorry for the delay was away

[Marco van Herwaarden]

This is a really nice looking style, i have however 2 (technical) problems with it:
- There seem to be way too many edited templates. The more edited templates, the more difficult it is to incorporate a style within an existing site, and make it confirm with hack installed, custom headers/logo's, custom advertising systems, etc... Please look if you really need all these edits to make the Style look this way.
- Hard-coded image paths. See for example your header template. Not using Style-Vars.
If these 2 issues could be addressed, then it would be a lot easier to implement this.

[bubba1977]

Originally Posted by Griffin80

thx man replied and hope it helps.

seem to have solved most of the issues i had but 1 or 2 are still missing even after theimages have been hard coded but i can live with it.

[Sean James]

with style vars how do i go about using this? can u give me a preview of the link please

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Griffin80

with style vars how do i go about using this? can u give me a preview of the link please

Examples on how to use Style Vars are in each (defult) template.

Example in the header.

Your header Template:

	<td width="61" height="165"><img width="61" height="165" border="0" src="images/bluepearl/misc/top2.jpg"></td>

In a default Style:

	<td align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>

Your template:
- Does not add a link to forumhome, or provide a tooltip text
- Uses 'src="images/bluepearl/misc/top2.jpg"' instead of 'src="$stylevar[titleimage]"'
- Is using hardcoded width (and other styling vars), instead of width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" for table width for example.
- For image-directories you should also use Style Vars like: $stylevar[imgdir_button]/myimage.gif

[Sean James]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Examples on how to use Style Vars are in each (defult) template.

Example in the header.

Your header Template:

	<td width="61" height="165"><img width="61" height="165" border="0" src="images/bluepearl/misc/top2.jpg"></td>

In a default Style:

	<td align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>

Your template:
- Does not add a link to forumhome, or provide a tooltip text
- Uses 'src="images/bluepearl/misc/top2.jpg"' instead of 'src="$stylevar[titleimage]"'
- Is using hardcoded width (and other styling vars), instead of width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" for table width for example.
- For image-directories you should also use Style Vars like: $stylevar[imgdir_button]/myimage.gif

Thanks for that help, i will fix this up in the next update.
this will help alot for people using vba gallery and other mods and having trouble with the images not showing.

[Skelp]

Originally Posted by Griffin80

U still having problems? visited your site and cant see anything wrong

Sorry for the delay was away

No prob on the delay Griffin.
Yeah I have figured out that others can inndeed see the style but for some reason I can't... Gotta be something on my end...