UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6.4 - 6.7 Modifications Forum Design Integration BLAM! Template Set

For those who have not seen it in the U-zine here it is.

Template Name: BLAMice, BLAMearth

Author: Bookie

Credits: Big thanks to LK for the help with the avatar and status on the main page, and several UBBdevers for testing.

Blue Scheme: Here

Green Scheme: Here

Demo: Blamoholics

This is actually one of my first sets of templates that I have released. Be sure to read the instructions as it will most likely not work if you don't. I have a few other colors coming up for those not into the light blue. Hope everyone enjoys them.

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This is the thread where you get help installing these templates and reporting bugs. I will also be posting alternate color styles in this thread too.

Perfect, I need some of the....hahahaha, nevermind. great work! and thanks!!!

Nice work Bookie.

really nice!

onlu the colours are "ugly"

Can you elaborate, hence make your comments constructive?

Great work! Will this overwrite existing hacks and such? This is the only thing that's stopping me from going any further.

Yes it will, and you'll have to edit any hack you install to work with it.

You really should be taking advantage of the alternative HTML template feature and the style import/export feature. As things are now, you're forcing the board admin to use this template set and only this template set...

How am I doing that? They can simply just upload this template set in a new folder in their templates directory can't they?

Yes, but you're also not explaining that you CAN do that...

I figured everyone knew.

I'll update the instructions.

I love you work but i found a little bug in your template.
when PNTF is enabled the text inside that box [whos online]
is invisible because the text color is the same as the background.
Also buttons "Add New Topic" & "Preview Post" doesn't work after your template is installed.

The Add New Topic and Preview Post work fine for me... can I get a link to your forums?

your template was tested on two different forums.One was fresh, clean installed ubb forum with no members or even ubb hacks on it, 2nd regular with ubb hacks/members. Installed twice on both,and the results are the same...can't get both buttons to work.

Can I get a link to your forums?

I have also tested it on two forums and they worked on them.

private msg sent.Thank You.

OMG...I want that hack to place the persons avatar in the main page and have it show what yours does...OMG That is so f-in kewl!
Plz tell me how/where I can get it!!!

I must say excellent work! My only question is how come my "Status" will not show anything. The link to my board is http://www.nysro.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

Nor does my Avatar pull up on the main page!

Thanks!

"http://www.nysro.com/cgi-bin/ubb_status.cgi" gives me ISE. Make sure you chmodded ubb_status.cgi to 755 (or whatever ultimatebb.cgi) is chmodded to, and the first line (#!/usr/bin/perl) reflects ultimatebb's first line.

Just wondering is it Okay if somebody edits the templates but uses your templates as a base for editing?

By the "spirit" of this board, yes, it's okay, but you must ask for his permission before posting your version at ubbdev

OK..I installed this great thing but having some probs with it..

1). You can't Post a New topic
2).I get Java Error when trying to click on either the Add New Topic,Preview Post,Anyone of the UBB Codes Buttons, or any of the Instant Graemlins.
3).Where the Profile/reg/faq/home buttons are I don't have the back ground images!

Could someone plz help ??
UBB Found @ My UBB

1/2) for some reason, it doesn't have there.
3) ???

1/2). Where do I put the
3).Fixed it that was a BIG n00b thing on my part!!

BTW LK, I can't beleive you not only went to my board you also signed up
I've used so many of your hacks, It's not even funny!

Well after playing around with this damn thing for over 4 hours I give up...I just wanted the "Your Info"(With the avater image) & "Forum Info" Thats all!
If theres a way to just get this with a norm UBB plz,Plz Tell me where I can get it???

Hehe, then all you gotta do is copy that part from public_forum_summary.pl and upload ubb_status to cgi-bin folder

I've tryed that but couldn't get the thing to show everything right! ie.Stats and avatar!
Could you post the info or something?

Sure.

Small error in the templates, those who are having troubles posting new topics re-download the zip file and upload public_new_topic_form.pl to the proper directory.

Wee good, because I've gone to an extent where Standard Template editing will take a long time to get what you want. :-/

alo!

just about to test out these badboys, but im stumbling a little in the instructions, with this part:

"vars_style_16.cgi" -- wherezis?

whoops... eh..

it is the vars_style file in the noncgi/styles/importexport directory.

It is probably called something like vars_style_blam.cgi.

Did anyone see that the Search section has images missing? and the F.A.Q.'s are gone???
I checked the Blam site and theres are the same!
As mine!

wuhoo! im helping! i demand full credit!

and it is "vars_style_blam.cgi"

hmm...another question:

i cant seem to get the "your avatar" image to work, in the forum summary. it works ok in the posts, just not here.

**edit update**
ahh, yes. updating the ubb_status file sure would help.

im a big dumb animal. i hereby renounce all previously claimed crediting.

ok, a legit question.

the forum info, recent visitors info says:

"There are currently ___ browsing the forums" (with the underscore being the amount of people you have).

say i opt to have a list displayed, instead of the number -- the message would now read "There are currently drkknght browsing the forums."

how can i go about editting that text?

i searched all through the wordlets for "currently," but was unable to find anything.

(ideally, id like to have a list of names displayed, and change "there are currently" to "online:" -- and just remove "browsing the forums")

does this appear somewhere in the worldlets? (i couldnt find it in the pntf template files you gave, either)

Nope... I didn't add it in the wordlets.

Open public_pntf_summary.pl and find:

Then find

Code

 browsing the forums. 

Delete that. Then in the CP set it so it displays user list.

sunuva...

i swear i did that already, but... i uploaded the pl file into the wrong directory ::grumble::

thanks, bookie.

ill try and limit my future problems to real ones.

Bookie or LK ?

Will either of you be providing the hack to just place the Avatar and the "Your info" & "Forum info".
I've tryed and tryed for hours apon hours now to do it and I just can't! Plz for the love of god!! :rolleyes:

I really want this part of the hack!!

speaking of the your info section...

(and i dont know if this is a template issue, or somethin with recent visitors, or even cookies... mmm...coookies...)

for whatever reason, im inexplicably and randomly 'forgotten' by my beta message boards (located here )

the forum summary still says hello to me ("hello, drkknght!)," but just beneath that, it tells me when i've last visited, followed by an "unregistered" status and no avatar image. it even occasionally happens immediately after i reply to something.

mean ole board.

Hmmm... Havent had that happen to me before.

doesnt happen all the time. but it does seem to happen somewhat frequently.

dunno - its weird.

Will someone plz just say there wokin on one?!?
Or f- off crow we don't like you!

Someone must be eating your cookies..

Crow, it is simple. Take the ubb_status.cgi file and upload it. Then looks at my public_forum_summary.pl template file, and take the parts out of the header.

I've tryed it ove and over...The tables do line up right I get a black bow after every section in the forum, It just gets all messed up!
Trust me I've tryed a bunch of times

Is there any way to get the ubb_status.cgi to work with an avatar hack (IE Avatar Hack from Qasic?). I'm not using 6.3 although I have it because I must have my hacks!

I take it we can't change the colour scheme or anything via the control panel? Since you said you'd be posting colour variations here...

When I get a "no results" on the search results page, I need one more on the colspan="n"

looking real good bookie

hey Bookie; what other colors do you have or working on? any w/ a dark grey backround or ? i suck at picking colors 4 the board. thanks & keep up the good work!

Ah, thanks Allen. never picked up on that... I need to fix the colspan on some login redirectors, will fix that soon.

sc415, I currently have the green and tan schemes done, and just need some final modifications to do. I doubt there will be a dark color scheme for this template set... however, I just might be working on something for those who prefer darker schemes.

but... but they're my cookies!

bookie, if you revisit my beta boards now, does it happen to you? (on the forum, summary, the boards will greet you and say hello, but not show your info... in theory, anyway)

Nope... It greeted me and showed my info.

doh!

so strage.

im checkin now, and it says "hello, new name" (thats me!) -- shows when i last visited....

but then says im unregistered with no avatar

{edit update}

i just replied to a post, then came back to the summary, and now it knows me again (i gottan avatar, and a status, etc, etc).

still very strange, tho, that im recognized in one place, and not the other upon first arrival.

I have the same problem with the new topic posts, I reuploaded the update but it did not work. Anyone know whats up yet?

did you clear the cache?

yup, numerous times =(

Have you put the template files in the right directory? in the latest set i put them into a sub folder so you might want to double check that you are uploading them where you uploaded them when you first installed them.

Zip updated to fix the colspan problem, also alternative green scheme is posted in the first post.

ffs...Will someone make or post the code to use just the avatar part of this hack. PLZ I beg of you!

Just use its ubb_status.cgi, and the take code from public_forum_summary.pl. (

Well if it was that easy to do why couldn't someone post the code then??

I used the ubb_status.cgi and the public_forum_summary.pl scripts and this is what my board looks like!
My Board

I did that, cleared Forum Summary cache, and the Your Info portion works fine but I'm having problems with the Forum Summary section. Text shows up fine but all the variables for that section apparantly have no values. For example, $AllTopics doesn't show anything... it's just "Total Topics:" and that's it. I even when so far as to upload his public_forum_summary.pl replacing mine and got the exact same result. Where are those values assigned?

Bookie, do you have an easy code if I want to seperate my categories? I dont really have the time to look into your templates and I was curious to find out if it was something simple. Thanks again for this great work!

For the pntf, the link to the pntf view page seems to disappear if it is set to "List user names"....coz the only links are to the profile of the user...i

s there a way to have it both ways such that the # of users are displayed which has a link to the pntf page..while the usernames who logged in are also displayed like default...?

hey bookie, i installed it & everything but when i did a test post it re-directed me to the post but none of the images are showing up (header images & the rest) & the links are wrong. same thing happens while sending a private message. check your PM for the board link.

you don't have the images properly linked in the header, you must put the full URL to the images.

my bad! thankz again

hey bookie; how come the # registered members isnt showing up on my board? sorry 2 keep buggin you like this.

http://www.northern-ridaz.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi

You have to do the steps in the README file...

check ur PM

can anyone else help me w/ this? i noticed on http://www.nysro.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi board his registered members is showing up..also how do i change the "Welcome to our newest member"? on bookiez board he has the Registered Members & Newest Member side by side..how do i get it that way? thanks in advance ya'll..

2 questions:

1) in the "your info" section, can it be set up to disply HTML? (sometimes, i place in images or flash banners as user status, and instead of popping up here like it does in the profile, you just get that long string of clash code)

2) the above mentioned nysro.com page has a nifty pm inbox hack added to the your info section -- is that a bid ole customized bit? or just a minor alteration to an existing "pm hack"?

thanks!

Will this work on 6.2.1.1?

~Speedy~

the answer to this is still alluding me

darn you, html-less forum intro! daaarn yoooou!

--------{edit}---------

never mind -- i just took all references to [31] out of the status.cgi file, so now it just displays the regular status (like admin, or whatever).

introducing...

phausen's quick-and-easy compact footers!

this'll just neaten up the area below your forums (with the copyright and "contact us" line), placing everything inside a 1 row, 3 column table that is styled like the rest of your forum tables.

note 1: you're changing the position and placement of the infopop copyright, but you are NOT removin it (they've got goons! they come rigth to your house!!)

note 2: im notta frickin hacker! this code could be complete ass, and work only via coincidence! dont blame me if your board crashes, server explodes, computer melts, family betrays you, boss fires you, ex girlfriend finds you, or car wont start.

all that said,...

in public_common.pl

find:

hey, does anyone who uses bookie's templates have problems with webtv users?

some of my board members who use the god-awful service are claiming an inability to access the redesigned forums via webtv.

Hey Rob

Run it through a validator first and see if errors pop-up, then if there's css, do the same there. That will get most of them

After that's done, let me know if you are still having problems with them infernal web-tv eejits

can do!

...

whats a validator?

http://validator.w3.org/



post your findings and we can update the files to assist

Below are the results of attempting to parse this document with an SGML parser.

Fatal Error: no document type declaration; will parse without validation

I could not parse this document, because it uses a public identifier that is not in my catalog.

Sorry, this document does not validate as HTML 4.01 Transitional.

If you use CSS in your document, you should also check it for validity using the W3C CSS Validation Service.

then, in the CSS (a combo of mine and bookies)

Errors
URI : http://www.robkamphausen.com/ubb/blamblue.css
Line: 127 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-3dlight-color doesn't exist : #33332e

Line: 128 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-arrow-color doesn't exist : #1a4191

Line: 129 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-base-color doesn't exist : #33332e

Line: 130 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-darkshadow-color doesn't exist : #33332e

Line: 131 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-face-color doesn't exist : #a2a5a3

Line: 132 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-highlight-color doesn't exist : #000000

Line: 133 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-shadow-color doesn't exist : #000000

Line: 134 Context : BODY
Property scrollbar-track-color doesn't exist : #33332e

Line: 199
Parse error - Unrecognized : };

Warnings
URI : http://www.robkamphausen.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi
Line : 48 Level : 1 You have no color with your background-color : body
Line : 79 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .copyright
Line : 97 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .titlebar
Line : 110 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : A:hover
URI : http://www.robkamphausen.com/ubb/blamblue.css
Line : 2 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : a:hover
Line : 32 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .titlebar1
Line : 39 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .small-font
Line : 47 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .small-font1
Line : 55 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .small-font2
Line : 63 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .descript-font
Line : 68 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .normal-font
Line : 76 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .normal-font1
Line : 87 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .FNL-font
Line : 92 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .post-body
Line : 103 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .categorybar
Line : 111 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .catbar
Line : 126 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : BODY
Line : 145 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : hr
Line : 153 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-top-style : .form1
Line : 153 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-bottom-style : .form1
Line : 153 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-left-style : .form1
Line : 153 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-right-style : .form1
Line : 154 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-left-color : .form1
Line : 154 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-top-color : .form1
Line : 154 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-bottom-color : .form1
Line : 154 Level : 2 Redefinition of border-right-color : .form1
Line : 162 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .signature
Line : 173 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .time
Line : 180 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .header
Line : 187 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .usertitle
Line : 194 Level : 1 You have no background-color with your color : .catline
Valid CSS informations
body {
margin : 0;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size : 8pt;
background-color : #33332e;
}
td {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size : 8pt;
}
.buttons {
font-size : 8pt;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : normal;
color : #000000;
border : 1px solid #666666;
background-color : #a0a0a0;
}
select {
font-size : 8pt;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : normal;
color : #000000;
background-color : #a0a0a0;
}
.copyright {
font-size : 7pt;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : normal;
color : #000000;
}
th {
padding : 0;
}
.titlebar {
font-size : 10px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-image : url(http://www.robkamphausen.com/ubb/blueblam_r12_c21.gif);
padding-left : 4px;
padding-top : 0;
padding-bottom : 0;
padding-right : 4px;
height : 20px;
color : #666666;
}
.bgsub {
background-image : url(http://www.robkamphausen.com/ubb/blueblam_r15_c10.gif);
padding : 0;
height : 7px;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration : underline;
color : #333333;
}
FONT {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
TABLE {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
TD {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
DIV {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
P {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.titlebar1 {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.small-font {
font-size : 10px;
font-weight : normal;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.small-font1 {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.small-font2 {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.descript-font {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : normal;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.normal-font {
color : #333333;
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : normal;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.normal-font1 {
color : #333333;
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.FNL-font {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.post-body {
color : #333333;
font-size : 12px;
font-weight : normal;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.categorybar {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.catbar {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color : #333333;
}
.breadcrumb {
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : bold;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
BODY {
margin : 0;
border : 0 none ;
padding : 0;
color : #333333;
}
FORM {
margin : 0;
border : 0 none ;
padding : 0;
}
hr {
color : #666666;
height : 1px;
}
.form1 {
color : #666666;
border : 1px none ;
border-style : solid;
border-color : #666666;
background-color : #edeef2;
font-size : 11px;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.signature {
color : #666666;
font-size : 11px;
font-weight : normal;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.time {
font-size : 11px;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : normal;
color : #666666;
}
.header {
font-size : 12px;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : bold;
color : #222222;
}
.usertitle {
font-size : 10px;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : bold;
color : #666666;
}
.catline {
font-size : 10px;
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight : bold;
color : #666666;
}
img {
border : 0 none ;
}
A:hover {
color : #ffffff;
text-decoration : none;
}
a {
text-decoration : none;
}
a {
font-weight : bold;
}

sorry, double post.