Separating the sticky topics from the normal ones

[Doc.Blade]

Hello,

Sorry to dredge up an old post, but i just need a little help

I have the latest version of SMF 2.0 running.

I am using the following code for separating the stickies and posts:

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foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{


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$stickybar = false;
$normalbar = false;
foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{
if($topic['is_sticky'] && !$stickybar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><b>Stickies</b></td></tr>';
$stickybar = true;
}
else if(!$topic['is_sticky'] && $stickybar && !$normalbar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><b>Posts</b></td></tr>';
$normalbar = true;
}



This works perfectly on my forums, with one exception.  The bars that separate things on my template are black, and makes the writing invisible.

The writing is definitely on the bar, as i can highlight it with my mouse and see it.

I just need to know what to change so the text can come up in white please?

I appreciate any help anyone can offer.

Thanx

Doc

[MrGrumpy]

A link would help to see exactly what you mean.

[Doc.Blade]

Unfortunately it is a private forum, so links wont show you what i am talking about.

So, i took some screen captures.  First one is looking at the forum, second is highlighting the text so you can see it is actually there, just in a black font and pretty well invisible:






I basically need to know what i need to do with the code in my original post to make the text (Stickies and Posts) font to be white.

Thanx in advance for any help anyone can offer.

Doc

[MrGrumpy]

Look at the titlebg class in index.css, on that class you will have color: #000;color:#000000; or color: black; (it can be done in 3 ways)
Change that color to what you want.

[Doc.Blade]

unfortunately titlebg comes up 32 times in my index.css file, dont know which one to change.  They are all colored #000

[MrGrumpy]

can you make a test account so I can access your site and i will able to tell you exactly which to change then you can delete the account after.

[Kindred]

do note that that CSS also controls the display on a dozen other pages....

[MrGrumpy]

Yeah I know and I was bearing in mind the possibility of the need to create a new class just for that section of coding if changes would cause problems throughout the theme but didn't want to overload Doc.Blade with too much information or suggestions in 1 go.

[Doc.Blade]

site is in the initial stages of being built, wanted to see if i can work this out before i go any further, in case i need to change themes or something.

also been far too busy with work to work on the site too much.

just opened what i have setup so far by taking off the .htaccess from the directory.

http://www.docblade.com/Toombul/forum

Cheers for your help.

Doc

[MrGrumpy]

Looking at your site all the titlebg's have the black text on them so I would actually change them all to white as your titlebg image is black so anywhere titlebg is used the text on it will be black, including titlebg2 and the h3/h4.titlebg's

On another note the text for the titles on the bars for the sticky/normal topics is hard coded into the file rather than using text strings, I would do it this way.

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$stickybar = false;
$normalbar = false;
foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{
if($topic['is_sticky'] && !$stickybar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><strong>',$txt['Stickied_Topics'],'</strong></td></tr>';
$stickybar = true;
}
else if(!$topic['is_sticky'] && $stickybar && !$normalbar)
{
echo'<tr class="titlebg"><td colspan="', empty($options['display_quick_mod']) ? '7' : '8', '"><strong>',$txt['Normal_Topics'],'</strong></td></tr>';
$normalbar = true;
}

You need to make an edit to index.template.php to implement this.

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/* Set the following variable to true if this theme requires the optional theme strings file to be loaded. */
$settings['require_theme_strings'] = false;

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/* Set the following variable to true if this theme requires the optional theme strings file to be loaded. */
$settings['require_theme_strings'] = true;

Then make a new file named ThemeStrings.english.php and upload it to the orange themes languages folder (I would attach the file for you but it won't let me attach here)

The contents of the file should be

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<?php
// Version: 2.0; Themes

$txt['Stickied_Topics'] = 'Stickied Topics';
$txt['Normal_Topics'] = 'Normal Topics';
?>



You don't have to do this, you can just stick with the way you have it with the title hardcoded into the file but this way is better practice.

[Doc.Blade]

brilliant, thank you MrGrumpy!  I left the coding the way i had it, it works for now...lol

Just one more thing, sorry to be a pain.  How would i change the other titles from white to the orange? 

Like on the Index Page:

• Category titles
• Info Center title

When you go into a category:

• the Subject / Started by
• Replies / Views
• Last post

and when you go into a topic:

• the AuthorTopic title

Thank you again for your help so far, and thanx in advance for your help with what will HOPEFULLY be my last questions....lol

Doc

[MrGrumpy]

Change the white or #ffffff hex colors to the orange color on the catbg css like how you changed the titlebg css

[Doc.Blade]

Awesome, that got all of them, except for when you go into a category:

• the Subject / Started by
• Replies / Views
• Last post

Do you know which one that will be?

Thank you so much for your help so far, it has been invaluable!

Doc

[MrGrumpy]

Change the #fff in this code to orange, starts on line 881 in index.css

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/* The half-round header bars for some tables. */
.table_grid thead th
{
    height: 28px;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1em;
    font-weight: bold;
    background: url(../images/theme/main_block.png) no-repeat -10px -160px;
}
.table_grid thead th a:link, .table_grid thead th a:visited
{
    color: #fff;
}

[Doc.Blade]

Perfect, thank you so much for your help MrGrumpy, it is greatly appreciated!

[MrGrumpy]

You're welcome Doc.

[MaNaRa]

Hi, I'm trying to add this mod in the latest version of smf (2.0), but can not find this code in the Messageindex.template.php

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foreach($context['topics'] as $topic)
{

Any help?

[MrGrumpy]

The spacing isn't right in that bit of code for the 2.0 file

search for

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foreach ($context['topics'] as $topic)

[MaNaRa]

ah ok, now works perfect! thanks MrGrumpy