Need help with a PSD file

[Big Dan]

I downloaded a style from the .org (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=118873)

It includes the psd file for the header, but I cannot modify it's text. I think what's happening is the style calls the banner as the background (it's fluid width) The part of the banner I need to customize with my forum's name and slogan is actually named banner_04.png.

The problem is I banner_04 isn't provided in PSD (photoshop) format, and when I try to change the text I'm erasing the overlay.

Anyone someone can walk me through possibly decompressing the layers of the png? <-- I think that's what I want to do.

Thanks in advance,
Dan

[Peggy]

You can open it in PS correct? In the layers menu there should be a merge option. Merge the layers, then save it as a jpg file.
Then go back and do your thing.

If that doesn't work, you can send it to me via email and I'll do it in Paint Shop Pro.
But I have to work today 10 - 4 so it would be this afternoon before I can do it


btw, I REALLY like that style!

[miner]

See if this helps...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/foruma-z/banner_04.gif

[Big Dan]

You can open it in PS correct? In the layers menu there should be a merge option. Merge the layers, then save it as a jpg file.
Then go back and do your thing.

If that doesn't work, you can send it to me via email and I'll do it in Paint Shop Pro.
But I have to work today 10 - 4 so it would be this afternoon before I can do it


btw, I REALLY like that style!

I'm actually using Gimp which does PSD files but it the image I had to change was in png format which is already exported and all the layer are merged (I think anyhow, I'm really not a graphics guy :p)


See if this helps...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/foruma-z/banner_04.gif

Thank you! :) Looks great, I'm going to upload it. :D

[miner]

I checked your site seems good, if needed any changes inform...

also remove the links in navbar as the links are provided above, you dont need to duplicate links in top which looks odd...

[Big Dan]

I noticed them.. I cannot find where they're being called from. I edited the navbar template removed the calendar & faq then added an arcade link but that only changed the lower bar. Any idea where they'd be called from?

[Peggy]

I just looked at this and something looks really off. The style and header are pushed over to the right, with none of the gray background on the right side. was it made like that? It looks really "off"

EDIT: I just went and looked at the style again on .org. It's not supposed to be over to the right like that, it's supposed to be centered. SO something's out of whack

[Big Dan]

I just looked at this and something looks really off. The style and header are pushed over to the right, with none of the gray background on the right side. was it made like that? It looks really "off"

EDIT: I just went and looked at the style again on .org. It's not supposed to be over to the right like that, it's supposed to be centered. SO something's out of whack

Thanks for looking. :) I think it's the way I implemented adsense. I used <center> & </center> instead of the div tag. I've never had that effect a template before, but maybe because it's fluid.

Or it could be one of the mods, I had to manually write in. I'll check it out tomorrow, I'm sooo tired of looking at code right now.

One of my members really like this skin another one complained that I disabled vBs default template, I had to re-enable it for him.

[Big Dan]

Just wanted to update.. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with the skin so I reinstalled it. All looks well on Firefox, I'll test IE in the morning.

The upper link bar was in the header template rather than nav bar that's why I couldn't find it. When I reinstalled the template the second nav bar wasn't there.

I do have a question though, the nav bar doesn't have a link back to my forum homepage. If I add the link, do I have to use that sessionid thing on the end or can I just use HTML?

TIA,
Dan

[miner]

add this

a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"

[Big Dan]

add this

a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"

Thanks :)