Changing "Create Thread" to a Image Button?

[dorvairse]

Hello, i have a forum for a guild i lead on LOTRO, and i have quite a few images i added to the forum icons. I have two pictures, icon size, that is a custom made button design that says New Post for creating threads, and New Reply for those whom make quick reply or posting a new reply.
I want to change it to the image where when they click it, it does the same as the default "Create Thread" "Post Quick Reply" "New Reply" etc....any help on this?

[dorvairse]

Apologies for the double post, but i also would like to know how to increase the size of the images i made to appear as New and Folder Icons for Posts and New Posts. Its appearing very small...is there a area in the code where i can edit the size?

[Brian]

Hi, dorvairse.

In Themes > Layout Templates > Board you'd need to replace the $[create_thread_button] line with this. Substitute the text in green with the name of your image as it shows in your list of theme images.

<a href="$[create_thread_button.href]">$[theme.image.your_image]</a>

The same can be done for the $[reply_button] variable in Themes > Layout Templates > Thread, except you'd substitute it with this:

<a href="$[reply_button.href]">$[theme.image.your_image]</a>

The Quick Reply button's HTML is dynamically generated by a single variable depending on the page you're on so it unfortunately cannot be replaced using the above method.

[Brian]

Your New Posts and No New Posts icons are showing at their standard resolutions. We do not resize the images you upload in the Themes section of your admin area, nor is there any CSS resizing them on the page. If they're that small on the forum it means the image you uploaded was that size.

[dorvairse]

Is there a way to place in the mini profiles a button where a member can click on (again custom image) to PM the user?
and secondly: can i change Quote button? to a custom image?

[dorvairse]

i also changed the code but it appeared on the LEFT side and before the Category name. Is there a way to get it on the right side instead of the left?

[Brian]

The mini-profiles would use this in Themes > Layout Templates > Mini-Profile:

<a href="$[user.pm_href]">$[theme.image.your_image]</a>

In Themes > Layout Templates > Thread > Post List the $[post.quote_button] variable would need to be replaced with this:

<a href="$[post.quote_button.href]">$[theme.image.your_image]</a>

Since these are all template questions I would recommend asking them in the Templates board as the Support Board is specifically for technical support rather than design help.