Forum and background image VB3

[yakusasci]

Hello,

I'm writing to you because I have some problems to modify Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost in vb3.

We have 4 main categories on our forum : life, earth, univers and technologies.

We'd like to set a different background for each forum with an image like bg.gif in the Template: forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost :

<tbody>
<tr>
<td background="images/bg.gif" class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">TEST $forum[title]</a>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>


I don't know how I could modify this part of the template.

I'd like to program :

if forumid=1 <td background="images/bg1.gif" class="tcat" colspan ...
if forumid=2 <td background="images/bg2.gif" class="tcat" colspan ...

Thank you for your help,

Guillaume

[Floris]

I think this post by me clears things up

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95556

Yes, you can use a conditional to control those images.

[yakusasci]

thank u ! how quick you are !


I've tried

<if condition="($forumid == 1)">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td background="images/bg.gif" class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">TEST $forum[title]</a>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>
<else />
<tbody>
<tr>
<td background="images/bg2.gif" class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">TEST $forum[title]</a>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

but i get

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in /home/futurasc/www/admin/upload/includes/functions_forumlist.php(435) : eval()'d code on line 8

what could I do ?

thanks a lot !

[Floris]

The placement is wrong.
Just put it in the html code where it is needed.

like in the source code of the image tag

<conditional here>
<img 1>
<else />
<img 2>
</conditional>

and

<if condition="($forumid == 1)">
should probalby be
<if condition="$forumid == 1">
if you just have 1.

[yakusasci]

thank you,

i've done

<td background="images/bg<if condition="($forumid == 1)"><else />2</if>.gif" class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">

and it works.

but how could i do for x forums ?

could i use elseif ?

and what is the syntax ?

I'd like to set x images for x forums !

PS ! you are so quick !!!

[Floris]

For x forums ="($forumid == 1) OR ($forumid == 5)" ..

elseif? no, you can't use that, you have to nest your conditionals.

[yakusasci]

For x forums ="($forumid == 1) OR ($forumid == 5)" ..

elseif? no, you can't use that, you have to nest your conditionals.

yes but x images for x forums :

bg1.gif for forum1
bg2.gif for forum2
...

bgx.gif for forumx

how could I do more than two ?

Tks !

[Floris]

<if condition="($forumid == 1) OR ($forumid == 5) OR ($forumid == 19)">
<img border="0" src="img_$forumid.gif" />
<else />
normal vbulletin code
</if>

[yakusasci]

Yes but with this i can only set 2 images ?

one for n forums in the if,

and another one with the normal code.

How could I do for five different images ?

I hope you understand my point

sorry

[Floris]

I don't think you understand how the conditional works.

Let me try to explain.

the $forumid.gif makes the image dynamic.
So if the forumid is matched in the conditional, the img will try to load the $forumid.gif which is the number.gif for that matched forumid.

<if condition is ' forumid = 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 '>
show an image : $forumid.gif
<else />
show a default image : default.gif
</if>

The proper syntax would be:

<if condition="($forumid == 1) OR ($forumid == 2) OR ($forumid == 3) OR ($forumid == 4) OR ($forumid == 5)">
<img border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/img_$forumid.gif" />
<else />
<img border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/img_default.gif" />
</if>

If you use that, it will show a numbered img_ 1,2,3,4,5 .gif image if it is either 1,2,3,4, or 5.

Since that template knows which forumid it is, it will load img_ $forumid .gif

So just name your image img_1.gif for forum 1 and img_2 for forum 2
If the forumid is 15, then call it img_15.gif

And if you have 1 forum with 3 images, then make img_a_$forumid.gif img_b_$forumid.gif and img_c_$forumid.gif where the $forumid is the number of the forum where it should appear.

[yakusasci]

oh yes ! of course u're right ! I've read too quickly your lines ! In France it's very late and I was fighting to stay awake !

thanks a lot for your explanations !

all is clear now

[Floris]

No problem, it is 01:00 GMT+1 here in the Netherlands right now

[MischiefThought]

Floris,

You seem to be quite the VB3 gurru. Please help me with my problem located @ http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95515 , I would DEEPLY appreciate it, .

[Floris]

I checked, but I am not really experienced yet with the navbar drop downs, etc. So can't really help.