How do I remove some broken image links for new topics (new.gif)?

[Destrogath]

I had originally followed this post on how to make "new topics with replies" bold - http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=450840.0

It worked perfectly. However, then I removed new.gif from the images folder to give it a cleaner look. What I then didn't notice was that people on Google Chrome would see a "broken image" link icons in place of the images. I then went deeper and opened MessageIndex.template and removed the following code:

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// Is this topic new? (assuming they are logged in!)
if ($topic['new'] && $context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '
<a href="', $topic['new_href'], '" id="newicon' . $topic['first_post']['id'] . '"><img src="', $settings['lang_images_url'], '/new.gif" alt="', $txt['new'], '" /></a>';

This removed the icon from appearing in new posts, success! Except they still appear for child boards.



I found this set of code in MessageIndex.template, but I can't remove to remove the image call without breaking something. Can anyone help?

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// Show the "Child Boards: ". (there's a link_children but we're going to bold the new ones...)
if (!empty($board['children']))
{
// Sort the links into an array with new boards bold so it can be imploded.
$children = array();
/* Each child in each board's children has:
id, name, description, new (is it new?), topics (#), posts (#), href, link, and last_post. */
foreach ($board['children'] as $child)
{
if (!$child['is_redirect'])
$child['link'] = '<a href="' . $child['href'] . '" ' . ($child['new'] ? 'class="new_posts" ' : '') . 'title="' . ($child['new'] ? $txt['new_posts'] : $txt['old_posts']) . ' (' . $txt['board_topics'] . ': ' . comma_format($child['topics']) . ', ' . $txt['posts'] . ': ' . comma_format($child['posts']) . ')">' . $child['name'] . ($child['new'] ? '</a> <a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=unread;board=' . $child['id'] . '" title="' . $txt['new_posts'] . ' (' . $txt['board_topics'] . ': ' . comma_format($child['topics']) . ', ' . $txt['posts'] . ': ' . comma_format($child['posts']) . ')"><img src="' . $settings['lang_images_url'] . '/new.gif" class="new_posts" alt="" />' : '') . '</a>';

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Steve]

I don't mess with code if I don't have to. I don't like the no new images, never saw the point in having them so this is what I did:

I uploaded a blank image, replacing the images I didn't want. I made them 1 x 1 in size or if width was needed, I made them the same width as the originals but only one pixel high.

[Destrogath]

I don't mess with code if I don't have to. I don't like the no new images, never saw the point in having them so this is what I did:

I uploaded a blank image, replacing the images I didn't want. I made them the same width as the originals but only one pixel high.

Great idea!

[Steve]

I edited but it doesn't change much of what I said.

[Kindred]

Or just edit the css for class new_posts to be display:none;

[Steve]

That would be too easy.