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ezstrangelets

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Posted: 3/10/04 6:51 pm
forum-specific alternating column colors

So this is in this forum because it doesn't use HTML, CSS, or javascript. It's more of a quirk with ezboard.

This applies IF you are using alternating column colors, which can be turned on and off in the features settings section.
Anyway: the way the colors fields are set up, the main board colors section has a box for alternating column colors, but the forum colors section doesn't have a corresponding box. So you are sort of stuck with using the same color scheme in all the forums if you want to use alternating column color. Except you're not stuck!
(*note this only works on gold boards and new trial boards because free boards can't import and export themes)

Here is how to get a forum-specific alternating column color for a forum. Export the colors for that forum(theme management>export theme), then edit the theme defininition file (TDF) line for alternating column colors ( the line listed as #altColumnColor) and then re-import the TDF.(theme management>import theme) Mimicking colors from one forum to another and "apply to all forums" won't touch the alternating column colors, only editing the TDF will change it on the forum level.

Here is what a TDF for colors looks like, just edit the hex code in that one bold line #altColumnColor to whatever color you desire, and then re-import the new TDF back into the forum:

forumsOrThreadsListingBackgroundType2 clear
#categoryHeadingBackgroundColor #0000FF
#backgroundColor #FFFFFF
#altColumnColor #F5F5DC
#tableHeadingBackgroundType color
#tableBgColor2 #ffffff
#tableHeadingForegroundColor #000000
#vLinkColor #0000FF
#linkColor #8B0000
#tableHeadingBackgroundColor #ADC2FF
#categoryHeadingForegroundColor #000000
#forumsListingBackgroundColor #C39ED2
#highLightColor #FF0000
#textColor #000000
#tableBgColor1 #ffffff
#categoryHeadingBackgroundType color
#pollBackgroundColor #E0E0E0
#forumsListingBackgroundColor2 #C39ED2
#aLinkColor #0000FF
#forumsOrThreadsListingBackgroundType clear

If you don't know how to export and import a theme definition file,
see this page for import/export intructions
You want to export just the colors, not images. Make sure you are using the forum-specific theme management area, in the bottom half of the control center.

This method also works if you have some forums that are still displaying the alternating column color even when you have alternating columns turned OFF in features settings. (that's a bug) To get rid of the unwanted alternate column color and have a solid topic listing, take the color hex code that is listed for forumsListingBackgroundColor (highlighted above in blue) and use that color for the altColumnColor line.

It might seem complicated at first, but really it is easy because all you have to edit is that one number, then just re-import the theme.

Edited by: ezstrangelets at: 3/22/05 6:57 pm