shadow text effect

[Tradjick]

Hi!

I really like the effect shown here (http://www.htmlite.com/faqEX001.php).

Here´s (http://www.htmlite.com/faq017.php) the code, usind 2 <div> tags.

Unfortunately i have no idea if this is even possible in vB. Has someone any ideas on this?

[DirectPixel]

It's definitively possible in vBulletin. Like you said, it's just two <div> tags. You can put those literally anywhere using vB's template system. :)

[Tradjick]

Okay, i´m gonna try this later :)

[Tradjick]

I tried multiple things now to do it in postbit. But because different postings have different numbers of characters and height, the number that´s good for one posting isn´t neccessarily good for the next posting.

I also tried using percentage, but there the problem is the same.


<div style="color:#cccccc;position:relative;left:0px;top:0px;">$post[message]</div>
<div style="color:#000066;position:relative;left:-2px;top:30px;">$post[message]</div>

[DirectPixel]

Why are you trying to add a shadow to the body text of a post? From both a design and usability perspective, that's a big no-no.

[Tradjick]

I wanted to try and see the looks and feel. You must admit that the example looks very sharp and crispy. :)

[DirectPixel]

Using pixel shadows for large bodies of text can greatly reduce the readability of your page. As a rule of thumb, using text with shadows should only be done sparingly, and even then, only for a few limited layout-related elements.

[Tradjick]

I didn´t know that. So i guess i´m not missing something.
I´ll see if i can do it for the "title over threads like on vb.org" mod, maybe. Thanks, cya.