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[cofee_iv]

How do I bring in a backed up skin from my old IPB. I just had it upgraded... maybe from 2.*? Really all I want to do it have the same images and colors without having to go through all the work. Is there hope for me?

[Broni]

Unfortunately no.
Even skins from 3.1.x won't work in 3.2.x. Not to mention earlier board versions.

[cofee_iv]

Hmmm Bummer. Back to the tutorial for me!

[Broni]

LOL...

[cofee_iv]

Would this be a good area for me ask tutorial questions, or should I start a new thread?

[Broni]

You can ask here.

[cofee_iv]

In the below image, which is in the tutorial, is there a way to change it to an image, instead of a solid color? Thank you in advance!

http://209.85.48.8/2...ad/p4410889.gif

[Broni]

Most likely yes.
What kind of image would that be?

[cofee_iv]

I have a gradient, which I used before.

Some other questions on my mind...

Getting my favicon in place

My logo includes an image that repeats to the right of it. I wish I remember how to get that in. In other words, it spans to the right of the logo. Any ideas?

[Broni]

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I have a gradient, which I used before.

You'd have to upload that gradient to /public/style_images/master folder and...
Here:

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.maintitle {


background: url("http://your_board/public/style_images/master/maintitle.png") repeat-x scroll center top ;

replace maintitle.png with your image file name.

Your other question is unclear to me.

[cofee_iv]

Broni, on 18 October 2011 - 05:39 PM, said:

Your other question is unclear to me.

I am sorry for all the questions.... I appreciate your patience, as I am certain I will have a lot more before I get this set. It seems like each time they upgrade, they change how to do this stuff. I have used the same theme since when the IPB was free LOL I have to learn all over again each time.

Okay... where do I find this?

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.maintitle {


background: url("http://your_board/public/style_images/master/maintitle.png") repeat-x scroll center top ;

Let me see how I can reword my other questions.

Okay... I got my favicon replaced, so I am okay there.

My banner. My banner is an image on the left, like yours. However, I have a second image that repeats side by side to the right of the banner and continues to the right side... sort of like my gradient, but it is a different image. Let's pretend it is a gradient and I want it to continue to the right. Does that make more sense? I need to know where and how to change that.

[Broni]

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where do I find this?

ipb_styles.css

Can you post a link to your site so I can see how your banner looks like?

[cofee_iv]

http://www.cmomb.com/

[Broni]

...and what exactly do you want to do with the existing banner?

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[cofee_iv]

The image you have there is my site's wordpress. I want the same effect on my IPB board where I have the name image on the left, then the second image, which repeats, to the right. How do I get it on my IPB board?

[Broni]

You have to upload the image to your board through FTP edit the path in the following CSS section:

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#branding {


background: url("http://your_board/public/style_images/master/your_image.png") repeat-x scroll 0 0 #0F3854;
border-bottom: 1px solid #1B3759;
min-height: 64px;
}

[cofee_iv]

Thank you! Trying now!

[cofee_iv]

It didn't work. I'm sorry to bother you, but I don't understand all the code like html. Any other ideas?

[Broni]

Well, let me know what exactly you did.

[cofee_iv]

The following is what I did. Did I do it wrong?

#branding {
    background: #0f3854 url("http://www.cmomb.com/discussion/forums/public/style_images/master/tile_back.gif") repeat-x scroll 0 0 #0F3854;
border-bottom: 1px solid #1B3759;
min-height: 64px;
}