UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 6 V6 Modifications Templates Check this out...

Please.

I don't know if I like it. It seems to busy or something. But it could be me an my lack of sleep... LoL

Let me know your thoughts.

Thanks.


Edit Note: I removed the link to the example as it's no longer on display.

Oh I think it's kinda cool.

Note: I didn't see the correct templates until I logged in.

But It's got a modern type element to it.

Might be cool to try Threadsdev on that when it goes to 6.2 if Blam templates aren't updated yet.

Definitely different. But the colors were pleasing enough to me that I didn't think it was too much.



Want me to show that to my Desert Stylesheet guy??? LOL Maybe not.

hmmm didn't show till you logged in?

I'll fix that... thought I had fixed that already.. lol

Yeah it's different.

If Allen likes it we can use it here. I'm just playing.

Also, the graphics are set using .css so I can make multiple colors and let users pick the ones they like best.


Keep Mr. Rogers in his chair please

Ok have it set for everyone... I forgot to give it a name... lol

Question: ?

Given the new "table wrapper".... how much of that is done with Just CSS and what changes are required to the templates?

Template changes are tough, because with each up grade you've got to transfer your template changes. Although Rick says we shouldn't have too many template changes for a while, since 6.2 was so major.

That was all done with the "table wrappers" as far as any template chages go. I had to fix the ubbththreads.tmpl file as it had a hard coded closing of the table wrapper opening.

The graphics you see are .css

So that was all done with CSS and tbopen.tmpl, tbclose.tmpl and ubbthreads.tmpl?

That's not bad. And with the graphics being CSS that would allow multiple versions to be available.

Very cool.
This is definitely getting easier to customize.

The ubbthreads.tmpl was fine with the exception that I had to add the $tbclose variable right after this:

<!-- END CATEGORY LOOP -->
<!-- END OF FORUM LOOP -->



and removed the hard coded

</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>


otherwise everything else was fine.


I'll be making some different colors of what I have in use along with specific style sheets for them. I'll get them posted here at some point.

Isn't that a bug?

When you get them posted I might play with them a bit myself. See if my users would like such a radical change.

Yeah that's a bug...



LoL that's a lot of change. Not sure if your users could cope... LoL but you can always force feed them till they like it. LoL

There's another problem with the "my home" template... have a look at my test site to see what I mean... ouch!

I think it may look pretty cool though once it's fixed... I keep tweaking so you may want to refresh your browser's cache.

Yeah....

WTF happened there.

Something ain't right for sure. LOL

Under the Received and Sent PM box..... and below friends online. Wacky images and such.

Otherwise it looks good.

The more I look the more I like. I agree if Allen likes, would be cool to try here. Nice to keep changing this site and show that customization is possible.

I'll put together a few more colors tonight. You could also change the shape/texture of the graphics being used with the style sheets so that even the general form is changed.

I can put together a neon green one for your users... LOL

I think we need to change yoru display name to Mr.Clever.

Yeah, my users need Neon green.

Ok I got the "my home" template fixed... haven't seen anything else looking chopped.

Lookin' good.

Thanks

I just added a neon green border to the tableborders class. I like it. LoL

What do you think?

He he.

Actually I really like the blue. It has "energy".

Maybe neither one of us has had enough sleep. But I think it's cool.

So the neon green border around the tableborders is to much?

I also changed the table header text to green to match... lol but now I may be getting a little out there... lol

That neon green text in the table headers was to much after a while... lol back to white.

Looks cool Dave I promised Bookie we'd check out his new template designs for here... but we should be able to work several in if they are using css

Well there are some size limits as far as the clear gif files I have holding the wrappers to a set size. But, while I was playing, I figured it should be easy to allow for multiple wrappers like IIP has and their use could be based on the selected stylesheet. That would be the ticket.

Looks Good Dave,

I guess with the new changes in 6.2 this allows for greater customization and with CSS things are even more so customizable.

How are the page load times compared to a regular page?

I take it there are extensive template changes to apply something like this or is all the work in the CSS file?

The files I changed are:

ubbthreads/templates/default - tbopen.tmpl
ubbthreads/templates/default - tbclose.tmpl
ubbthreads/pals/tablewrappers.tmpl

And a customized stylesheet.

Plus creating a number of graphics.



The page load times? Nothing really has changed in that it's just html added to the templates. That makes the page size larger so the there's more to transfer from the server to the browser.

Thats cool so its not as extensive as it sounds LOL

I remember the old days of template mods and having to change every file. CSS makes it so much easy I imagine.

Ok made a purple set. Will put together a few more yet in between doing everything else... lol

Have a look and let me know if it's gawd awfull ugly... lol or not.

Cool.

I prefer the Blue.... but the purple isn't bad.

I like the blue better too... lol

I may make an orangish one too... that should kill Mr Rogers... lol

Actually... they probably all would burn his retinas... oh well.. lol

Ah, let his retnas burn.

WOWOW !!! I love your design, I hope one day I'll be able to do something like this in my website too !

Is there any chance to do it all in CSS with no templates editing ?

You can accomplish a lot with the style sheets but editing the wrappers that enclose the blocks really helps the most in changing the looks.

When I have enough of them put together I'll be putting the package up here so everyone else can have some fun and learn how easy it is to change things now.

Thank you, you're great !!!

Your welcome

I'm very interested in this well! Instructions on how to do this type of mod would be very valuable! I don't like using someone elses templates cause I don't want my site to look like somone elses, but having the ability to do this type of mod myself would be very

It's actually much easier now with .threads 6.2

You'll be able to go over the my files and get the idea of how it's done. I would try and write a "how to" but I absolutely hate trying to document something... lol Perhaps once Josh gets a hold of these he can put something together in the "How To" secton

Yeah good idea.

I've got some 6.2 updating to do in there.

When I first looked at your templates, I figured modifications were extensive. But in theory you only needed to modify 2 files, the tbopen.tmpl and tbclose.tmpl file.

The other 2 that you needed to edit fixed table wrapper bugs etc.. in threads. They should be fixed in the next release as Dave has given Rick the fixed files.

That is a major improvement in 6.2, using the table wrappers. Can't remember if it was you, or Allen (or both) who suggested it. But that's a really powerful change to threads.

After I posted I opened up the tbopen and tbclose templates and I think I know how to do it

You, not document your scripting?!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with


(I figure giving the zip file a name is plenty of documentation... lol)

Orange is looking good to me... lol Perhaps my retinas are burnt beyond repair or something...

LOL

Actually that's not too bad. The orange isn't obnoxiously bright. Might be a good choice for Halloween.