simplicity

[mimbo]

SMF Version: SMF 1.0.7
I use blocs simplicity theme and was wondering if I could do something about these <hr> lines in the forum.  When I select to show full poster details in posts..it becomes very hard to distinguish where one post ends and another begins especially when pictures are posted.

here:
http://www.guygossip.com/pic.jpg

also..can I make a default avatar for all members and let them choose to change it later.

[higherauthority]

What if you alter the colors in the style.css so they alternate? that will make it easier to read

[mimbo]

hang on....

[mimbo]

ok...how do I make them alternate?  note: I can't seem to access this file from the admin area..so I will have to edit it in note pad and upload. 

Code to cut/paste?  I am looking but even if I find the colour..I'm not sure how to alternate.
/* Normal, standard links. */
a:link
{
        color: #009000;
        text-decoration: none;
}
a:visited
{
        color: #000090;
        text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover
{
        color: #c00000;
        text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Navigation links - for the link tree. */
.nav, .nav:link, .nav:visited
{
        color: #005000;
        text-decoration: none;
}
a.nav:hover
{
        color: #c00000;
        text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Tables should show empty cells. */
table
{
        empty-cells: show;
}

/* By default (td, body..) use Tahoma in black. */
body, td
{
        color: #000000;
        font-size: small;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
}

/* The main body of the entire forum. */
body
{
        background-color: white;
        margin: 0px;
        padding: 0px;
}

/* Input boxes - just a bit smaller than normal so they align well. */
input, textarea, button
{
        font-size: 9pt;
        color: #000000;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
}

/* All input elements that are checkboxes or radio buttons. */
input.check
{
}

/* Selects are a bit smaller, because it makes them look even better . */
select
{
        font-size: 8pt;
        font-weight: normal;
        color: #000000;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
}

/* Standard horizontal rule.. (, etc.) */
hr, .hrcolor
{
        height: 1px;
        border: 0;
        color: #666666;
        background-color: #666666;
}

.quote
{
        border-left: solid 1px #e0e0e0;
        border-bottom: solid 1px #e0e0e0;
        color: #804000;
        font-size: x-small;
        padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 2ex;
        margin: 5px 2px 2px 5px;
}
/* A code block - maybe even PHP . */
.code
{
        color: #000000;
        background-color: #cccccc;
        border: 1px solid #000000;
        padding: 1px;
        font-family: "courier new", helvetica, "times new roman", serif;
        font-size: x-small;
        width: 99%;
        margin: 1px 5px 1px 5px;
        white-space: nowrap;
        overflow: auto;
}

/* The "Quote:" and "Code:" header parts... */
.quoteheader, .codeheader
{
        color: #000000;
        text-decoration: none;
        font-style: normal;
        font-weight: bold;
        font-size: x-small;
}

/* Generally, those [?] icons.  This makes your cursor a help icon. */
.help
{
        cursor: help;
}

/* /me uses this a lot. (emote, try typing /me in a post.) */
.meaction
{
        color: red;
}

/* The main post box - this makes it as wide as possible. */
.editor
{
        width: 96%;
}

/* Highlighted text - such as search results . */
.highlight
{
        background-color: yellow;
        font-weight: bold;
        color: black;
}

/* Alternating backgrounds for posts, and several other sections of the forum. */
.windowbg
{
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg3
{
        background-color: #DBF0F4;
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg2
{
        color: #000000;
}

/* All the signatures used in the forum.  If your forum users use Mozilla, Opera, or Safari, you might add max-height here . */
.signature
{
}

/* These are used primarily for titles, but also for headers (the row that says what everything in the table is.) */
.titlebg, tr.titlebg td, .titlebg a:link, .titlebg a:visited
{
                font-weight: bold;
        font-style: normal;
}
.titlebg a:hover
{
        color: #c00000;
}
.greyheader
{
        color: #000000;
}

/* This is used for categories, page indexes, and several other areas in the forum. */

/* This is used for a category that has new posts in it... to make it light up. */

.catbg, .catbg2
{
        font-weight: bold;
        color: #000000;
}

/* This is used for tables that have a grid/border background color (such as the topic listing.) */
.bordercolor
{
        background-color: transparent;
}

/* This is used on tables that should just have a border around them. */
.tborder
{
        background-color: transparent;
        padding: 2px;
}

/* Default font sizes: small (8pt), normal (10pt), and large (14pt). */
.smalltext
{
        font-size: x-small;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
}

.searchbox
{
         background-color: #eaeaea;
}
.pmbox
{
        padding: 10px;
        background-color: #d2d2d8;
        color: #000000;
}
.smalltexttop
{
        padding-left: 10px;
        padding-right: 62px;
        color: #ffffff;
        background-color: #0080b0;
        font-size: x-small;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
        background-image: url(images/simpleback.jpg);
        background-repeat: repeat-y;
        background-position: top right;


}
.smalltext2
{
        font-size: small;
        font-family: Tahoma, arial, helvetica, serif;
}
.normaltext
{
        font-size: small;
}
.largetext
{
        font-size: large;
}
#leftbar
{
        background-color: #f8f8f9;


}
#rightbar
{
        background-color: #f4f4f4;


}

#forum_name
{
        text-transform: capitalize;
        font-family: georgia, sans-serif;
        font-size: 40px;
        letter-spacing: -1px;
}

#smf_name
{
        padding-left: 20px;
        position: relative;
        top: -4px;
        text-transform: capitalize;
        font-family: arial, sans-serif;
        font-size: 18px;
        letter-spacing:-1px;
}

.header1
{
       font-size: 18px;
       letter-spacing:-1px;
       color: #b0b0b0;
       font-weight: bold;
}
.header2
{
       font-family: arial, sans-serif;
       font-size: 18px;
       letter-spacing:-1px;
       color: #000000;
       font-weight: bold;
}

[higherauthority]

open style.css from your theme that you are using in notepad or equivalent


look for

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna



/* Alternating backgrounds for posts, and several other sections of the forum. */
.windowbg
{
color: #000000;
background-color: #E0E0E0;
}
.windowbg2
{
color: #000000;
background-color: #F0F0F0;



This is for alternating colors

This is from babylon theme it alternates gray with darker gray #E0E0E0 and #F0F0F0

if you don't like it change the hex value to your desired color

Click here for a good color reference

[higherauthority]

These are what you need to change

Koodi [Valitse] Laajenna



/* Alternating backgrounds for posts, and several other sections of the forum. */
.windowbg
{
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg3
{
        background-color: #DBF0F4;
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg2
{
        color: #000000;
}




Whats the link to your board ?

[mimbo]

this is how I changed it...and nothing happened. How would you do it?
www.guygossip.com


/* Alternating backgrounds for posts, and several other sections of the forum. */
.windowbg
{
        background-color: #DBF0F4;
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg3
{
        background-color: #DBF0F4;
        color: #000000;
}

.windowbg2
{
        background-color: #ffffff;
        color: #000000;

[higherauthority]

gimme a bit I will install a 1.07 install fresh on my test server with  your theme

[bloc]

Its no use changing them, because Simplicity doesn't make use of them - apart from when you select "old style display view". Only then do you see the changes to them.

[higherauthority]

Ahh      I see .....   Oh well I tried howdy doody   

[mimbo]

thanks guys.