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Title: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 17, 11, 02:10:18 AM
I have a question about the "Black Rain v 2" theme  for SMF 2.0.

It's a beautiful theme and we plan to start using it on one of our sites (which I'd be glad to provide a link to once the theme is in place).

I'd like to make two minor changes to the theme, one of which I've managed to do, the other which I haven't been able to figure out.

The first change was to move the strip of nav buttons up into the news fader area, which we never use. That was done with a simple position:relative style setting. (A sleazy way to do it, but it seems to have worked fine.)

The other issue is the one I haven't been able to figure out. I'd like to collapse the area where the strip of nav buttons used to be. This is the area directly above the breadcrumb trail and below the news fader area (outlined in yellow in the attached image).

The attached image should show what we've done, and what we want to do. How do we collapse this area?

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Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 06:59:39 AM
I would like to take this challenge. Can I get an link to your site?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 17, 11, 07:01:22 AM
hi ,
I wouldn't know how to collapse that area , i do know you'd have to do it "if possible" in your (index.template.php) ---
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 17, 11, 07:02:31 AM
Go for it willemjan . :up:
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 17, 11, 09:25:22 AM
Quote from: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 06:59:39 AM
I would like to take this challenge. Can I get an link to your site?
I sent you a PM with the URL.
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 09:37:47 AM
Ok, in index.css find: ul.linktree
It's padding is: 1.5em 0.5em 0.5em Change that to: 0em 0.5em 0.5em

Also in index.css find: #tabs6
Delete it's height.

That is all I can do.
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 17, 11, 09:50:25 AM
I'll give that a shot, and thank you!

Quote from: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 09:37:47 AM
Ok, in index.css find: ul.linktree
It's padding is: 1.5em 0.5em 0.5em Change that to: 0em 0.5em 0.5em

Also in index.css find: #tabs6
Delete it's height.

That is all I can do.
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 10:18:03 AM
I noticed that it works for you?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 18, 11, 06:21:09 PM
Thank you! Yes, it worked perfectly. :)

We made some minor changes to the theme, in case you'd like to have a look:

http://gt5cheats.com/forum/index.php (http://gt5cheats.com/forum/index.php)

Repositioning the tabstrip buttons was the main layout change (we never use the news fader so we reused the space for the buttons).

A few icon changes and a few color changes, but that's about it.

The one thing I noticed is that when I get a popup PM alert, clicking "Okay" to open it in a new window doesn't work (no new window opens). Is that something relatively easy to fix?



Quote from: willemjan on Jun 17, 11, 10:18:03 AM
I noticed that it works for you?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 18, 11, 06:44:02 PM
Looks really nice Waylon :up:
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Maxx on Jun 18, 11, 07:02:37 PM
Yes that looks super !

regards,
Maxx
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 19, 11, 12:14:52 AM
Quote from: Maxx on Jun 18, 11, 07:02:37 PM
Yes that looks super !
Thank you!

Is there a way to fix the popup PM alert not working?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: ZarPrime on Jun 19, 11, 09:37:43 AM
Waylon,

That PM alert not working is usually because of a browser setting, available of course by your members in their own browsers.  For instance, I get those PM alerts all the time but they don't work because I have popups turned off in my browser.  However, it does alert me to check my messages. ;)

ZarPrime
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 19, 11, 09:39:41 AM
JavaScript basically as well
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Maxx on Jun 19, 11, 09:49:24 AM
There is an email popup alert at the SMF site, not certain if it's up to date though, I'm using it but have not received a PM yet, after the update to SMF 2.0..We need to give folks and chance to get their mods and themes updated!

regards,
Maxx
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 19, 11, 09:59:47 AM
I have popups allowed in my browser (Firefox) and yet it won't open a new window no matter what. (??)

Quote from: ZarPrime on Jun 19, 11, 09:37:43 AM
Waylon,

That PM alert not working is usually because of a browser setting, available of course by your members in their own browsers.  For instance, I get those PM alerts all the time but they don't work because I have popups turned off in my browser.  However, it does alert me to check my messages. ;)

ZarPrime
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: ZarPrime on Jun 19, 11, 11:28:48 AM
Do the popups work in the SMF default theme (Curve)?  In other words, is this only happening with the Black Rain v2 theme?

ZarPrime
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 19, 11, 04:08:18 PM

Quote from: ZarPrime on Jun 19, 11, 11:28:48 AM
Do the popups work in the SMF default theme (Curve)?  In other words, is this only happening with the Black Rain v2 theme?
I'll check this shortly. There's another thing that users have reported to me (please attached image.).

After entering a user name in the registration form and moving to the next field, the username field goes white. The name is no longer visible.

The people at the SMF forum seem to think it's a CSS issue in the Black Rain style sheet.

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Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 20, 11, 07:14:17 AM
I can get you the code for that Reg. , only two lines -- Alrighty?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 20, 11, 10:58:16 AM
Quote from: Crip on Jun 20, 11, 07:14:17 AM
I can get you the code for that Reg. , only two lines -- Alrighty?
Thank you, that would be great.
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 23, 11, 06:20:52 PM
Quote from: Waylon on Jun 20, 11, 10:58:16 AM
Quote from: Crip on Jun 20, 11, 07:14:17 AM
I can get you the code for that Reg. , only two lines -- Alrighty?
Thank you, that would be great.

Any luck on this so far?
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 23, 11, 06:33:11 PM
thanks for the reminder -- code fix coming up ASAP!
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 23, 11, 06:38:04 PM
Change the background-color Here: css/index.css

.valid_input
{
background-color: #f5fff0;
}
.invalid_input
{
background-color: #fff0f0;
}


You can go like:

.valid_input
{
background-color: #222222;
}
.invalid_input
{
background-color: #232323;
}

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Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 23, 11, 07:10:48 PM
Outstanding, worked like a charm.   :)

Thank you very much, Crip, and thanks again for creating such a great theme!



Quote from: Crip on Jun 23, 11, 06:38:04 PM
Change the background-color Here: css/index.css

.valid_input
{
background-color: #f5fff0;
}
.invalid_input
{
background-color: #fff0f0;
}


You can go like:

.valid_input
{
background-color: #222222;
}
.invalid_input
{
background-color: #232323;
}

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Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 23, 11, 07:11:49 PM
Pleasure bro' :)
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Waylon on Jun 26, 11, 03:13:38 AM
One more tweak you may want to do...set a dark background for the signature edit box.

If it's not changed then the text is white-on-white and people can't see anything in the edit box, even though their signature text is actually there. Had a few people baffled on my board for a while, lol.
Title: Re: Question about Black Rain v 2 for SMF 2.0
Post by: Crip on Jun 26, 11, 07:29:54 AM
Understood bro' :up: