Using individual images for forum icons instead of sprite?

[DarkGizmo]

Hey there. I'm making a skin and not really wanting to do the sprite method (mainly cuz i find it to be a pain to make in photoshop ETC), So i was wondering how would I get the forum icons behavior work using separate images? one for no new posts, one for new posts, linked forum/redirect, and page? Can this be done? Thanks!

 

[Shelley]

Go into Appearance >> style properties >> node icons and the listings on the left hand side you just insert the path to your individual image rather than the spritesheet. You'll have to remove the positioning text (coordinates ) also.

 

[DarkGizmo]

I did that but it doesn't seem to change when a new post is made, which is why I made the thread.

 

[Jake Bunce]

In that area there are different properties for read, unread, etc. You can define different images there. And remove the background position if you aren't using a sprite.

 

[DarkGizmo]

Yeah. I did that but when I make new posts the nonew icon doesn't change to new to indicate that there are new posts.....

 

[Blue]

Yeah. I did that but when I make new posts the nonew icon doesn't change to new to indicate that there are new posts.....

Log out and look at it. Also try hitting f5 a couple times to refresh the page.

 

[Jake Bunce]

Yeah. I did that but when I make new posts the nonew icon doesn't change to new to indicate that there are new posts.....

If trying to trigger an unread icon you need two different users. Threads that you yourself post will already be read.

 

[DarkGizmo]

Ah got it. Thanks Jake.

Also, does it matter what size these images are? I was using an image and removed the position but but it looked cut-off so i had to resize it.....i guess there's no way around that though.....

 

[Shelley]

In the style properties i directed you to above the top link on the left side you can adjust the width and height.

 

[Kevin]

Extending upon this idea, how would it be handled on a per node basis instead?

 

[Shelley]

Extending upon this idea, how would it be handled on a per node basis instead?

Could you define a width: x height x in extra if this is the case? per node? I'm sure it could be done though i may be wrong.

edit: I probably misunderstood what you meant Kev

 

[Jake Bunce]

Extending upon this idea, how would it be handled on a per node basis instead?

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/custom-forum-node-icons-sprites.32576/#post-372121

 

[Sheldon]

Could you define a width: x height x in extra if this is the case? per node? I'm sure it could be done though i may be wrong.

edit: I probably misunderstood what you meant Kev

Yeah Shelley, I did so when I changed the ones I used...

.node_2 .nodeIcon {
    float: left;
    height: 64px !important;
    margin: -2px 8px -4px 5px !important;
    width: 64px !important;
}

 

[DarkGizmo]

That worked, thanks!

 

[Kevin]

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/custom-forum-node-icons-sprites.32576/#post-372121

Thanks