Forum main page, forum icons
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Forum Name: Web Wiz Forums
Forum Description: Support forum for Web Wiz Forums application.
URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=24349
Printed Date: 06 April 2026 at 5:24pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Forum main page, forum icons
Posted By: iSec
Subject: Forum main page, forum icons
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 7:39am
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Hello,
Where can i find the code for forum icons on the main page such as these:
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They don't look neat, I prefer to use version 8's instead. I realize these are png's and those are gif's, but my forum skin matches with those gifs. I also want the page to load faster for IE 6 users who's browser doesn't support PNG type images yet.
I looked in default.asp but couldn't find it... thanks. ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
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Posted By: javi712
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 8:14am
| Give includes/forum_status_icons_inc.asp a try. |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 9:34am
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Thanks Javi... Modifying this has become complex... I can't get it to work... any help is appreciated.------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 9:35am
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Those images are already shown as gifs for IE 5 and 6 users, you just need to replace the gif and png images in the forum_images folder.
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Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 9:37am
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Ok i see now... thanks... i'll give it a try. ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 9:45am
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In the event a forum has new posts in it, two icons are used, a star and a forum icon.
What happens if the image type is set to GIF, how would it be handled? How does the system know which image to use and distingusih between a forum with no new posts and a forum with new posts? ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |
Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 10:01am
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It's quite complex, but basically depending on if a forum or topic has a new post, is hot, is locked, etc. different images are layed over the top of the underlying png or gof using CSS. It took several weeks to build the system so isn't something that can be explained easily how it works. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: iSec
Date Posted: 06 September 2007 at 10:07am
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Ok i'm not going to mess with it then... but in my view... version 9's main page doesn't look good with those icons... they're so classic... and not very neat. Verion 8's icons were much better and looked very neat... are there any plans for replacing them? ------------- "When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars" -Charles A. Beard |