Can we use the beautiful snow graphic in our sites?

[Puntocom]

Can we use the beautiful snow graphic in our sites? if the answer is yes, please can you give us the instructions to set it up?

Who has done it? it's great!

 

[Shelley]

I like it, but the alert balloons may present a tricky challenge.

I like my alerts better. never took into account that the snow would bury the alert balloons.

edit: which gives me an idea on a workaround.

 

[ArnyVee]

I like when Shelley gets ideas

 

[ArnyVee]

Having a quick look at the code, it seems to be fairly simple:

You edit the navigation template to add a span near the bottom like so:

</div>
<span class="helper"></span>
        </nav>
    </div>
</div>

Then you add the relevant css to EXTRA.css as follows:

#navigation .helper {
background: transparent url(path_to_image) no-repeat;
display: block;
height: 30px;
left: -5px;
position: absolute;
top: -16px;
width: 250px;
}

I have no doubt this will be a popular change so once I have confirmed the code is correct, I will create a thread in the template modifications forum.

Brogan, where exactly in the navigation template do you add that span? I've tried to place it in a couple of spots and it pushes my search box all over the place

 

[Paul B]

Brogan, where exactly in the navigation template do you add that span? I've tried to place it in a couple of spots and it pushes my search box all over the place

Right at the bottom.
Those are the last 5 lines of the file.

 

[CyberAP]

I specially created modification to messageUserBlock for our forums to look more winter-styled
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/snow-avatars.8645/

 

[ArnyVee]

Right at the bottom.
Those are the last 5 lines of the file.

Did that, but my Search box gets pushed to the bottom of the forum home page and the snow image is not displaying

http://www.teeveetown.com/forum

 

[Floris]

snow is bigger than the logo but .. it looks fun.

 

[Paul B]

Did that, but my Search box gets pushed to the bottom of the forum home page and the snow image is not displaying

http://www.teeveetown.com/forum

I tested it on my local and it works fine.

Perhaps it's something to do with the ad's or other template changes you've made?

 

[ArnyVee]

Hmm....must be then.

I'll check with my co-admin and see if he can work it out. Thanks for looking

 

[Dakis]

Fixed and working at www.teeveetown.com/forum

Nice work thank you so much Shelley and Kier

 

[Shelley]

Fixed and working at www.teeveetown.com/forum

Nice work thank you so much Shelley and Kier

That looks really good Arny, the guy standing on the snow really does give it some (i can't think of a word lol) sparkle? Nice job arny.

 

[Dakis]

Yup, Mayor looks like he's ready to jump out of the screen with a snowball in his hand instead of the remote

 

[ArnyVee]

Yup, looks like the Mayor of TeeVeeTown is going to need some snow boots!

 

[Paul B]

Fixed and working at www.teeveetown.com/forum

Out of interest, what did you have to change from the code I posted above?
Was it related to other template edits?

 

[Ranger375]

Yup, looks like the Mayor of TeeVeeTown is going to need some snow boots!

lol! Looks good!

 

[Floris]

i like the subtle snow on the right, and it being a fix for the alert popup.

 

[Puntocom]

Nice!

 

[Dakis]

Out of interest, what did you have to change from the code I posted above?
Was it related to other template edits?

Hey, no it was just what you posted that worked.

 

[Paul B]

Hey, no it was just what you posted that worked.

Finger trouble from Arny then?

 

[ArnyVee]

LOL . It wouldn't be the first time that I couldn't get something working right. That's why Def and I make such a good team