Hi,

I took a long time to find out that you need to reload your theme - that is using the "Themes" Block, change your theme - for example, first of all back to the default theme and then once more to your new theme.

Good luck,

Alan

Hi,

there are a few approaches to lightweight themes / css in XOOPS - see the following:
https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1457
and Michael Hokamp's postings under:
https://xoops.org/userinfo.php?uid=14995

Keep up the good work,

Alan

Hi,

I know this "problem" only too well!
It's probably something to do with writing everything down for the first time so that someone else has a chance uf understanding what's happening.
It's most embarrasing when I go back to my boss and try to persuade him that something won't work. A new solution comes to me in the middle of the meeting and then I crawl out a babbling wreck, once more not having been able to make a clear recommendation....
That's life I guess.

Best wishes,

Alan

Hi,

I'm new to Xoops, templates and php but if I understand the way XOOPS works correctly, then there is an important difference between changing template files using an editor & uploading, and working with the admin/templates option.

Changes made using the admin option are saved in the databank and can only be backed up when the databank is backed up. On the other hand, changes made using an editor & upload are easier to backup and to reuse elsewhere.

Am I right?

Alan

Hi,

I've been working on this problem too, trying in XOOPS to embedd the Microsoft AplhaImage filter in my (IE) css file.
If you're only interested in transparent backgrounds, it should have a few advantages compared to Risto's - if only it could be made to work!
As Risto posted his php solution I decided to go public too and posted my cry for help here:
"https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=19064&forum=31"
but up to now without success.

I'm making this x-posting as I hope that some xoops/css-expert might see it here and can offer a solution that should be of interest.

May the force be with us

Alan

But be careful - read
"http://wfsections.xoops2.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=179&forum=2"

and patient -
"http://wfsections.xoops2.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=192&forum=2"

and if you've got time - try
"https://xoops.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19001&forum=29&post_id=82456#forumpost82456"

Best wishes

Alan

Quote:

Hi,

the cheapest way to get different IE versions on one machine is to make it dual boot - that is, to make a second installation of your windows operating system in parallel with your original one.

To do this you need to have a free partition on your machine. You should have no great problems if you're using NT, Win2k, or XP.
However, I'm not sure if you need a seperate boot manager if your'e using Win9x or ME or if there are registration problems if your'e using XP. And I don't know if it's possible to install IE5 or 5.5 under XP.

The second operating system need not be in a large partition - after all you need only windows and IE and so you shouldn't need to buy a new disc drive.

You should have no problems finding a free partition manager tool in the internet to create the new partition. But first of all make a proper (bootable) backup of your OS partition. (At this point the advantages of having your os and data in seperate partitions should be clear (your OS backup is smaller and you can reistall it without overwriting your data). Oh, and don't forget to relocate data such as your bookmarks, mail and address files (yes, I've managed to forget them - and then it was too late...).)
Once again, you should have no problems in finding a free backup tool in internet.

You can find more detailed help about making a dual-boot machine on Microsofts Web-Site.

Good luck,

Alan

Hi,

I'd like to be able to use semi-transparent backgrounds for the text areas of my pages so that I can keep my text legible where the background is a bit strong.

Risto's Posting in the Hacks News (https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1418) and his thread in the Troubleshooting Forum address this problem for backgrounds and for images in img tags.

However as I'm only wanting backgrounds, I shouldn't need to use Risto's method - a browser sniffer for IE5.5+ and the Microsoft AlphaImageLoader filter in my css file should do the job. Netscape shows pngs perfectly, and I can live without transparency in IE5.0. And then I don't need to duplicate my pngs with gifs; my page files will be smaller as I'm not calling up the filter each of in my tables or table cells and I'm not packing css information in a remote file.

So much for the theory.
In practice, this solution does works great with simple html/css. And XOOPS already has a browser sniffer...
And it works fine in XOOPS too - as long as I call up the filter from my html code like this:
<td style="filter:progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader
(enabled=true, sizingMethod=scale src='image.png');">.
but this makes my templates long and complicated and inflates page sizes, etc.

So the answer should be to call up the filter using "class" or "id" and putting the filter code in my theme's style.css file.
As I've said, this works in "normal" html/css. Unfortunately, it does not work in Xoops, even when I delete everything else from my xoops.css and style.css files to remove all possible conflicts.

WHY????

I'm using the same path to my transparent image file as I use in the body tag for my main background image, so this can't be the reason.

Does anyone out there know a way around this problem?

Many thanks in advance,

Alan

Hi,

as far as I'm aware, IE has only problems with the transparency of png's, the "images themselves" should be visible. You can see this if you look at the "koivi" link which Risto posted earlier in this thread - here it is again:
http://www.koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/

Your problem must lie somewhere else.

Alan

Thanks for your answers guys.
As usual I was thinking much too complicated - there is no reason to set this path dynamically (i.e. with a variable)other than to make life a little bit easier for template authors - this will never need to be changed again unless the template is renamed.

May the force be with us...

Alan