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  • apapterx
    New Member
    • Aug 2012
    • 28
    • 4.0.x

    editing the background

    I saw another topic relating to the background.

    What my problem is i can't seem to get the background image to load. I'm using the path url("images/bkbg_eva.jpg") with no repeat also colour is transparent and it doesn't seem to be working, it just shows a white background.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?
  • Lynne
    Former vBulletin Support
    • Oct 2004
    • 26255

    #2
    Link please? And where exactly did you add the image path?

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    • apapterx
      New Member
      • Aug 2012
      • 28
      • 4.0.x

      #3


      I'm changing the current image path located in theme -> Style Var -> body_bg_color -> Background Image

      However it seems to be a problem through out vb5. i.e. when i try to add a image via directory in ranks i get "invalid file path" so i have to use the html tags instead.

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      • Wayne Luke
        vBulletin Technical Support Lead
        • Aug 2000
        • 73976

        #4
        Remove the quotes from your image declaration and it will work. The quotes are not needed.

        url(images/bkbg_eva.jpg)
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        • apapterx
          New Member
          • Aug 2012
          • 28
          • 4.0.x

          #5
          Originally posted by Wayne Luke
          Remove the quotes from your image declaration and it will work. The quotes are not needed.

          url(images/bkbg_eva.jpg)
          lol i'm aware of that i was just quoting the path used. Any other suggestions

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          • Wayne Luke
            vBulletin Technical Support Lead
            • Aug 2000
            • 73976

            #6
            If you have it entered into the stylevar without quotes and the quotes are being added that is a bug. You're background shows up when then there are no quotes.
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            • apapterx
              New Member
              • Aug 2012
              • 28
              • 4.0.x

              #7
              no i placed the above path into the stylevar click save and it displays no image.

              Ignore the matter with the quotes that's irrelevant.

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              • Lynne
                Former vBulletin Support
                • Oct 2004
                • 26255

                #8
                You cannot just place the path into the stylevar, you need to put in "url(path/to/image)" into the stylevar

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                • Anton Wiklund
                  New Member
                  • May 2011
                  • 19

                  #9
                  apapterx My guess is that your image is loading fine, can you see it in the stylevar editor image preview?

                  I think the problems is that the default skin is using gradient sprites with css offset added to them (they have a "images/css" path).
                  And when you put in a custom image (that dosent uses the offset css) the skin don't know where to place it, and there for it only shows the background color.

                  However I still dont know how you can use a custom image that's not a sprite/uses the "images/css" path, do you guys?

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                  • Trevor Hannant
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                    • Aug 2002
                    • 24325
                    • 5.7.X

                    #10
                    Can you try importing your custom style over the default style instead of creating a new one - do you have the same problem?
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                    • Anton Wiklund
                      New Member
                      • May 2011
                      • 19

                      #11
                      Thank you for looking into this Trevor.

                      I had put the files in the wrong folder: images\
                      They should go here: \core\images

                      Now they are showing in the actual skin, however they are not showing in the stylevar background preview..
                      Last edited by Anton Wiklund; Thu 18 Oct '12, 4:37am.

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                      • Trevor Hannant
                        vBulletin Support
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 24325
                        • 5.7.X

                        #12
                        Strange as I've managed to change the background to the navbar and footer bar via StyleVars:

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                        • Wayne Luke
                          vBulletin Technical Support Lead
                          • Aug 2000
                          • 73976

                          #13
                          There was a bug with styles that prevented custom styles from being seen but editing the default style worked properly. This is supposed to be fixed in Beta 14.

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