Interested In Learning

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Well im really interested in learning how to make Vbulltin Skins, but honestly I have no idea were to begin. So im looking for a partner, someone who will take me under there wing, and guide me. If your interested, My Aim=nb567od .

Im a really quick learner.

i'd be delighted to help, mainly because you're interested in building in CSS... but sadly i'm not really available actually, having a new job and the vacations that comes quick with 3 schoolers here!

[ActiveAngler]

Yeah I am interested also in learning.

How long does it take to actually build a template?

[MPDesignZ]

It depends on your knowledge of making templates if you go that route. Some skinners don'e make templates, some do. Its realy depends on what you want. Its also better to try and strat out kinda slow at first if you are not fluent in css & html. So you may just want to try your hand at messing around in the style area of your board first to get used to what you have to do and what happens when you apply certain things.

MP

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Okay so im kind of getting it, I know I have to skin all the buttons and things like that, but what about the actual template like the background and stuff, is that something I skin, or do i use html and skin it with numbers and letters? Or is it a combo of both, also do I have to write a whole css style sheet or do you just take the Css from the stock Vbulletin template and add your stuff there.

Please Help.

Thanks!

[MPDesignZ]

You can make specialized backgrounds in adobe photoshop if you have it and then add the css code into the skin in your admin panel. When you click on the drop down next to the skin you are working on you get many options there. To change colors adn implement backgrounds and stuff click on the Show All (i think) and it will show you all the CSS. you can change everything from there, no need to make a sepaparte CSS file and uplaod or anything like that. If you are not that familiar with CSS then you can take a look at W3CSchools they have tutorials on CSS and all formats of code for web pages. As for buttons & other images that are already used on your forum, you just make those and then when saving them save them with the same name of the item you are replacing in your skin. If its an icon named icon and a gif file then save it as icon.gif into the folder that it was originally. The best thing to do on images is download the images for your skin and modify them on your PC and then upload them back to your forum directory for the skin you are working on.

MP

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<a href="http://gamingnubs.com/testvb/" target="_blank">http://gamingnubs.com/testvb/</a>

Well I gave it a go, I used the Dark_Vb Template and messed around with it, its a start, what do you guys think?

[MPDesignZ]

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http://gamingnubs.com/testvb/

Well I gave it a go, I used the Dark_Vb Template and messed around with it, its a start, what do you guys think?

Hey that does look nice! Very good job


MP

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Thanks man, means alot, now I just have to learn how to make my own from scratch, haha.

[Tact7626]

one of the hardest parts for me when i started learning, was knowing the names of all the parts of a vb.

"input field?, inline moderation element highlight?, panel sorround? forum jump menu?"

and so on. at first i didn't know which did what. and when i tested one out to see if i'd notice any changes, sometimes i wouldn't notice anything at first, but then when i went to a certain area of the forum, you'd see it. it just made it more confusing. >.<

but after you do a few skins, (so far i've done like.. 4 i think) you get used to it.

good luck with that.