How to convert a Fixed theme to Fluid

[betterthanyours]

I have searched the forum and tried to change the px to % but it still does not seem to be working. Can anyone assist or guide me in the right direction?

Thank you

[KProjects]

This will set from fixed to fluid...

Admincp --> Styles & Templates --> Style Manager --> Style Variable Editor

(NOTE: Write down or screenshot the values before you change them!)

Search for:
doc_width
set: Units - blank
set: Size - auto

Search for:
doc_margin
set: units: px
set: use top value "no"
set: top - 0
set: right - 50
set: bottom - 0
set: left - 50

(you can set those margin ones to whatever you want.. that will create the spacing along the left/right of the forum)

[betterthanyours]

That didn't seem to work and I followed it 100%

For anyone who wants to look....
http://www.unrealkillers.com/?styleid=36

The other true fluid theme that is currently in use
http://www.unrealkillers.com/?styleid=-1

Any pointers?

[Lynne]

You have a custom style which is why the regular options don't work.

You have these widths which needs to be modified:
#mainwrapper {
margin: auto;
width: 906px;
}
and this
.doc_header {
height: 220px;
margin: auto;
position: relative;
width: 1000px;
}
and this:
.navbar {
background: url("styles/af/misc/skin/") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 0 none;
border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
clear: both;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 11px Tahoma,Arial,Calibri,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;
height: 90px;
margin: 0 auto;
position: relative;
top: auto;
width: 932px;
}

Those are all in the MDstyle.css file (or template, I don't know which).

[betterthanyours]

Ok thanks...what should I change those to? Or shall I take those out completely?

[Lynne]

Set them to the width you want, like 90%? I don't know what you want it to be, so.... I also don't know how the design will look if you want those. You'll have to play with them. I'd suggest using firebug to play around with it.

[betterthanyours]

Thanks so much Lynne

I messed around with it a big and everything gets out of sync. The background image does not stretch, the header stretches but out of sync and the footer just stays the same....

I've attached for anyone who would like to have a look

[Lynne]

You really should ask this question of the designer. They know what they did better than any of us.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by betterthanyours

Any pointers?

Yes.

More than one registration prompt is very irritating. You should choose one or the other. The black box one is the least effective and also the most annoying.

[betterthanyours]

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

Yes.

More than one registration prompt is very irritating. You should choose one or the other. The black box one is the least effective and also the most annoying.

Ok point taken I will take off the black one....