cbi v0.5 (Custom Board Icons)

[Kindred]

BOARDID is, as Davey indicates, the ID# of the board... (just the number, not the decimal)

(for example, modifications and packages board on SMF here is board 59

So, you need a different directory for eac board that you want a custom icon for.

each directory should include on.gif (new posts in that board) on2.gif (new posts in a  child board of that board) and off.gif (no new posts)

[Nica]

When you 'mouse-over' a board's name, the http link should appear in the status bar of your Web browser. Within that http link you should see the board ID (ie., http://www.mycoolforum.com/index.php?board=29.0). Write that number down, or save a tree and paste to Notepad.

Fire up Gimp, Fireworks, Photoshop, or whatever and create icons with the names, "on.gif" and "off.gif" and "on2.gif." Within the folder of the theme you are using you need to create one folder, "icons."  Within that folder you need to create a folder for each board, using the example above you would have folders like this: /whateverThemeDirectory/icons/29/ and put the icons you created within each board folder. So each folder should have 3 icons, most likely different icons for each board.

Get it, Got it, Good!


Thanks a lot. Very discript.  Think I got it now. 

[Rosenstein]

Maybe you should rename folder "icons" to "board_icons".
And add that "redirect.png" for 1.1.5 ?

[Digitalhawk]

I have no idea what im doing wrong here.
1ST I read the read me file. this is it.


CBI 1.0 {Custom Board Icons v1.0}

Thanks go to:

Kindred and all who participated in the threads at:
www.simplemachines.org and www.smfhelper.info
and to RebelRose for testing and to Marko "Mazeman" Kaartinen for his work in
coding. Thanks to all of you for making this mod possible.

Create icons folder in to your /Themes/default/.
In the icons folder create folder which name is the boards id,(meaning only the
number of the board) where you want custom board icon.
Then put on.gif, on2.gif and off.gif in that folder.

Structure:
forum/Themes/default/icons
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/on.gif
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/on2.gif
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/off.gif


Then i read this that was in the install on my forum.



CBI 1.0 {Custom Board Icons v1.0a}

Thanks go to:

Kindred and all who participated in the threads at:
www.simplemachines.org and www.smfhelper.com
and to RebelRose for testing and to Marko "Mazeman" Kaartinen for his work in
coding. Thanks to all of you for making this mod possible.

Create icons folder in to your themedirs root.
In the icons folder create folder which name is the boards id,(meaning only the
number of the board) where you want custom board icon.
Then put on.gif, on2.gif and off.gif in that folder.

Structure:
forum/Themes/default/icons
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/on.png
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/on2.png
forum/Themes/default/icons/board_id/off.png

NOTE: "board_id" = the id number of your board so the structure would look like
this for board 1:

forum/Themes/default/icons/1/on.png

This version is for SMF 1.1.5 and replaces the .gif extension with .png so you
can use nicer looking icons.


Ive read and reread this thread on what path to place the icons in. After making 15 0r so folders with all the combanations form this thread i still do not have it working.  ive set the cmod every which way. im only working with the default theme 1.1.5 and this version of CBI, CBI 1.0 {Custom Board Icons v1.0a} I have uninstalled and installed the earlier version and that didnt help. Any ideas would help me out alot.
Thank you for your time.

[Bigguy]

Have you made this folder yet.

Themes/default/icons

[Digitalhawk]

yes i have

[Digitalhawk]

the site www.nflfannation.com

[Bigguy]

No you did not make the icons folder. You have the off.png in the images folder.

[Digitalhawk]

heres the screen shot of my ftp and where i put them i adde 2 icons folders

[Bigguy]

I can barely make out what you have in that screenshot. Do you have an off.png in the images folder.

[Digitalhawk]

yes i do. i added that just to make sure the path was okay

[Bigguy]

Can you PM me ftp login details and I will take a look for you.

[Digitalhawk]

Pm sent. if you could i use the Nemesis theme as the default

[Bigguy]

As you can see now on the first board there is a .png icon showing. You did not have an off.png file in the 1 folder in the icons directory.

/www/nflfannation.com/Themes/default/icons/1

[Digitalhawk]

Thank you. I didnt relize you needed both to make it work thank you very much

[Bigguy]

No problem at all. I hope you like the mod.

[Digitalhawk]

im sure i will now i know what to do

[Digitalhawk]

What edits are needed for other theme,s useing png
Thank you

[Digitalhawk]

I think i got it thank you

[Digitalhawk]

Thank you for all your help Bigguy. The mod works great and i think makes the forum look alot better. have look www.nflfannation.com