Customizing SMF > Graphics and Templates
SMF Theme Color Editor
krick:
Is there an easy way to invert the stock Curve theme colors before tweaking it?
I want white text on a black background with green as the dominant color like the joomla template on this site...
http://www.tankadin.com/
I made an SMF 1.1.x theme with that color scheme years ago, but it took forever.
michaeljp:
--- Quote from: CyberAlien on June 21, 2011, 07:52:44 AM ---This is not a proper theme release, this is a release of online color scheme editor. It can change color scheme of almost any SMF 2.0 theme (and themes for some other software packages).
It is a visual editor: just move sliders to change colors, click "download" button. No need to edit any files, no need to know anything about web design.
Some color variations of Curve theme for SMF 2.0 Gold (click sample image to see editor):
Curve Green:
hxxp:www.colorizeit.com/styles/smf-20-themes/216.smf-curve.html#H67b8ea2M1h32O|H6fd9604M1H0uO|H6f5f5f0M1H0fO [nonactive]
Curve Dark Blue:
hxxp:www.colorizeit.com/styles/smf-20-themes/216.smf-curve.html#H67b8ea2M1h5vs2cO|H6fd9604M1h63H0uO|H6f5f5f0M1H0fO [nonactive]
Curve Gray / Red:
hxxp:www.colorizeit.com/styles/smf-20-themes/216.smf-curve.html#H67b8ea2M1l1qs00O|H6fd9604M1h4sH0uO|H6f5f5f0M1H0fO [nonactive]
Click "Download" button below color editor to download those themes.
You can create almost any color scheme, except for ones that cannot be achieved via color manipulation, such as turning white theme into black.
hxxp:www.colorizeit.com/styles/smf-20-themes/216.smf-curve.html [nonactive]
SMF theme designers are welcome to upload their own themes. To upload a theme, navigate to hxxp:www.colorizeit.com/browse/24/smf-20-themes.html [nonactive] and click "upload" button on the right. Make sure your theme has a live demo before submitting it.
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I am so sorry. I am a real beginner at this and I couldn't even follow your instructions, as easy as it sounded, I couldn't even find the sliders to change colours! I wanted my background to be black and then the category titles to be in red. Do you think you would have the time to tell me step by step? I also wanted to change that 'My Community' title that is in the top left, can I change that title? You seem so well learned about all this stuff, I am new here and look forward to being educated by you all. If possible, can I change the URL name of my forum do think? Look forward to your reply.
LindaHT:
Ohhhhh geeze we have been worrying ourself sick over this problem. We have SMF 2.0.2 Core theme. We know how to change our header, but we having been worrying ourselves sick over trying to change the background colors that would match the header at least some.
How do I get this to work and what do I have to do to get it and get it to work???? We are desperate, we do not know anything about coding or anything.
When you download it how do you install in your forum? Through admin install?
Many thanks
Linda
Boogalou99:
CyberAlien,
Have you seen the tool at the SMFHacks website? The link to it on their website is on their sidebar menu, and it is labeled "Theme Generator". You can work your way through it selecting the colors for all of the different parts of the page, along with supplying image filenames, and then it will generate a "style.css" file that you can apply to your forum.
If you haven't seen it you should check it out.
Antechinus:
--- Quote from: LindaHT on October 22, 2012, 02:52:38 PM ---Ohhhhh geeze we have been worrying ourself sick over this problem. We have SMF 2.0.2 Core theme. We know how to change our header, but we having been worrying ourselves sick over trying to change the background colors that would match the header at least some.
How do I get this to work and what do I have to do to get it and get it to work???? We are desperate, we do not know anything about coding or anything.
When you download it how do you install in your forum? Through admin install?
Many thanks
Linda
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Don't worry yourself sick over stuff like this. It's not worth it. :)
The editor mentioned in the OP here is an online app. You don't download the editor itself. What you do is upload a theme to it, edit the colours, then download the edited theme as a zip. That is then installed to your forum via the admin themes page. If the online editor will give you a result you like, I'd definitely use it. If it wont, you have other options.
Do note that there are already quite a few colour variations of the 1.1.x Core theme, which uses the same images as the 2.0.x version. These are just image and css packs that can be exchanged for the defaults. You could use the images directly in 2.0.x, but the css would stll have to be edited manually, if you chose that route. If you need help with any code edits, people are usually happy to provide advice and/or help.
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