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Acolyte's are Vampire Rave members who have agreed to assist new members with site questions or problems. If you have a question, submit it via the help page and an Acolyte will respond.

A Sentoran is a Profile, Portfolio, and Journal Administrator.

Just set the color of your table to transparent.

[table bgcolor=transparent][tr][td bgcolor=transparent]

Content

[/td][/tr][/table]

This table will sit on top of whatever is below it, and show whatever is below it.

I have a question regarding opacity. In your description field for example, do you know of a way to filter opacity on the background without affecting the text in the foreground?

I haven't found a way other than making the opacity in the background itself but thought if there was a easier way I'd want to learn it. :)

I have used the code to put a background on my profile. (Before the codes were changed and the scroll boxes taken away - it worked fine) the new code only puts my background up as a picture.

Am I doing something wrong or are there only certain pictures that are ok for a background now?

LadyChordewa, The example that you give for back grounds, can these back ground be used in your covens or house and if so where would they be placed at?

Im Afraid i Dont Understand How To Do The BG. I Tried To Use The Code But Nothing Showed Up.

So, why do only premium members get codes for the scroll boxes? I have stuff I would like to post, but I don't want 100 pitures messing up my profile when I can just put them in a little box so only those interested can see them. Can you help me with that one? Those are scroll boxes that I'm talking about right? I don't do the whole computer thing very well...

can i ask is there any way as a regular member to add a background code to my messages and keep it there or do i have to add it every time?

rexenabflowdjf, I would not recommend doing that.

If a member were to slightly mess up the coding, their personal message center could be affected adversely, in a way Cancer alone would have to fix. I wouldn't suggest anyone give the man any more work that he already has on his plate. Every time we go to him to fix issues like this that could have been avoided, we take time away from the expansion of The Dark Network.

So, 'this' specific help should not be advertised :)

Is there any way to get my font color on my profile to be multicolor? I've tried putting the words multicolor and rainbow but it doesn't seem to work??

if i want to display a code in my coven forums for coven members to see how do i do that without it generating what the code is doing

for example the code to center a profile if i put in the code it wont show in the forum it just centers the post. is there away of being able to display it here on vr.

replace the > with >

>stands for "greater than" and appears as > (greater than sign) in browser.

replace the < with <

< stands for "less than" and appears as < (less than sign) in browser.

To close the tag use </

Sample:

&amplt;center&ampgt; &amplt;/center&ampgt;

Before I start, I just wanted to say thanks for the help to all those that answer questions noob coders like me have, especially LadyChordewa. And yes, I got the page fixed I asked you about in PM, thanks so much!

I just wondered if anyone could answer why when I place a table on a Society page it ends up with a huge space of blank page between the title graphic and the table, despite the fact I have no gaps in my coding?

Thanks again :D

Looking at my profile code recently I came to wonder if there is a

code that allows for the use of an image graphic as a bullet. The new code restrictions don't allow that anymore and would like to know if there's a new way to do that now. :)

You can set this in your CSS, using the following code:

ul {list-style-image:url(img URL);

Ok maybe I skipped it somewhere but none of the scroll box codes I have or that are in the Dark Network page worked on my profile?

Am going to retry them now but I dunno.

LostinLife their is also a code you must put into your css box for scroll boxes to be displayed the correct way. Without this code your scroll boxes will not work.

Ok, I use the red default premium layout. I have used a code to make everything transparent, except the center table (where the description is), because i want the background image to stay as is... now, my question is this: how do i make that one not scroll? I don't want the image to scroll.

oh, I don't know if this helps, but I used the "regular member" background code to put it in there..

:)

I know you covered this before, but the CSS code I used for a coven page isn't working entirely. like all the tables are suppose to be transparent and they aren't, and the center background image doesn't show up. all the codes affecting the main background, and the fonts works...
and I scrunched it up like you said *scratches head*

help

All of this is seriously wonderful...

I have created my entire two profile pages without the help of your network pages. I am sure it would have been helpful to use them.

Unfortunately, I have tried EVERYTHING I know how to do to read the page. I can read the whole thing, but I can never get the navigation menu/picture thing in the center to show up.

The page says it is designed for Internet Explorer. I have the last edition of this and still can't see the page properly. I have 'refresh'ed the page and nothing works.

I want the code for a navigation box that is designed for a premium member. I have wanted it since creating my page, but I have never been able to get the code for a single one.

I still want that code...How do you suggest I go about getting it when I have tried for months to do it on my own and even asked people (who can load the page) to get one for me. I still don't have it. I don't know why. My every attempt has met with failure.

Jenna Karro

Where is says to put the code in the css style sheet in the bottom box, put it at the very end, after the < / style >.

For the box itself to show up, that coding needs to go into your main/top info box. Just remember that you are dealing with two separate codes...One for the top box, and one for the bottom.

As always...Copy/Paste your profile information onto your desktop in the form of a new notepad. This way you always have a fresh back up copy that VR may not be up to par with.

is there any nice boxes besides scroll boxes that looks fancy for profiles.. or some kind of..things You put between each thing.. to part each thing like a spacer but text wize i might made no since.. im just tired... dial up here tryin to make me able get in my profile more smoothly.

Is the side-by-side scroll what you would use for a picture on one side and a scroll on the other, or is there a separate code for that? I saw it on someone's page and liked it.

I am also miffed at the nav. bar. They aren't really that great. I don't like the menus being underneath the one as it makes it hard to choose and then read, choose and then read. The other is good, but every time I mess with it the color scheme on my fonts disappears. It is freaking me out. I spent a ton of time on coloring my text.

Hi - I was wondering if you could assist me with something.

I noticed that whenever I "sort" anything and they try to go back - I get a "warning page has expired". When I hit back again I go back to the Rave but I have to re-sort.

Is this an issue with settings on my computer or are others having this issue too?

Thank you for taking the time to read......

Nedra:

Regarding the sorting issue: It's not just you.

You have two options.

1) There is a little more info on the page that pops up when you have this issue.

Webpage has expired:

Item 1: Most likely cause: The local copy of this webpage is out of date, and the website requires that you download it again.

Item 2: What you can try: Click on the Refresh** button on the toolbar to reload the page. After refreshing, you might need to navigate to the specific webpage again, or re-enter information.

**In Firefox, the Refresh Button is the Reload Button.

If you do Item II, it should bring you back to the page with your sort intact.

Note: This only happens on the first page of sorted entries. Once you are finished with the first page and go to the "Next 15", you should no longer have the problem.

2) You can do a sort, then right click over the Profile/Portfolio Name or Link you want to visit and open the it in a new Window or Tab (the option you select depends on what Browser (IE vs FF) and Setup you have).

Just FYI for something I've discovered; the PM Navigation Box code needs to be reworked a little bit. I used it, but it didn't work right until after a few pain-staking weeks of "tweaking".

I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned it before, but I hope this will help for other members' future use :)

yeah I noticed the same thing.. there is an extra < / div >
that is not needed in "Premium I" Navigation. If that is removed your box will not scroll down the entire page

LadyChordewa:

You're an angel in disguise!

Thanks so much for the the advice regarding setting up Coven Pages under the new Updates.

I have been using a CSS Style Sheet for Coven Pages that has been there for a while and just updated it to suit the theme I wanted--and also used the same styling for my Mentorship. It seems many stylesheets have been passed down and non-essential codes and styles are just being used, reused, duplicated and added to causing a mess.

It's a pain to do all of the work over, but after reading the part about collapsing the CSS Style Sheet, I just had to try it! I started with one of Cancer's Premium SKin Layouts and then "collapsed" the data as you suggested. I pasted the Stylesheet onto a blank Mentorship page, made the changes I wanted and it came out perfectly! I've made a basic template in my notepad, and now I just make changes, as needed, and apply them to Coven, Mentorship and even Journal Pages.

Thanks again for all of your help!

To be honest, while the profile help page is a great tool, especially for those that do not know how to code, it's also a good thing if you research CSS coding (Premium account holders, this is for you). Even for basic members, research how to do HTML if you do not know how. It'll help you out a LOT when you create your profile.

I wanted to put this out there- this is a very valuable tool, so embrace and use it everyone who is new (and not so new :P).

I will have been here a year in December and I still use it, I even have this saved under my beloved threads and the page under my bookmarks.. heh

So thank you so very much for this- I would be at total lost as to how to "spruce up my profile" if it wasn't for this. :D

Anyone needing assistance after viewing the instructions here or are still having any issues getting things to work just right for you. Please message I am here most of the day from 6:30 am - 3:00 pm mnt time.

Is there a way to remove the side menus in a society page in a coven?

If you remove the side windows, you would be violating the TOS

This might sound like a stupid question but oh well lol

How do you put words on side of your pictures? I see some profiles that have a pic and then words on the side. I hope I am explaining it right

I am doing a journal background and I was wondering, how do you make the middle transparent

If you are referring to the Text Area, you do it the same way you did on your Profile. In any of the fields you wish to make transparent you replace the hex color code with transparent, i.e.:

background: #000000

to

background: transparent

However, as with Mentorships and Covens, you need to collapse the coding in order for it to work properly.

I ment for the website: www.googlecode.com

I would like to have the CSS code style sheet.

I ruined it and can only have two backgrounds, the outer one and the description area one.

I want a bg for the comments section etc...but even though I copy and pasted the style sheet on a word doc, it still did not load all.

Please help me :(

does anyone know if there is a code to make the words on their profile all sparkly? if so pretty please could you tell me how? cheers. :)

SweetlyDecadent:

If you could show us a page with an example of what you are looking for it would be helpful.

I tried creating a navagation box on my profile using the codes on the dark network help page... but it didnt work at all. It looked very messy.. any help?

http://www.sparklee.com/


That might help.

I can send you one that works if you need. Now did you place the coding that must go into your style sheet and then the one for your description.

I copy and pasted the code and then changed the wordings. It looked fine on the edit page, but when I veiwed my profile it was very messy and not anywhere near how it looked on the help page. Im trying the link now.

how do i put a music player on my profile it always goes ontop above the vr logo and haw do i make my own skins dave:)

How do I make the box that has your rank and the coven your in....I want to make it so I can put my own url in there. Help please

Can you please tell me how to stop my background
from rolling ?
Thank You .

The instructions are on the Dark Network Profile Help Page under Text Styles:

Different Text Styles

To add a glow text to your coven/house page, it is a slightly different code.  You still have two
codes, one for the CSS style sheet and one for the actually words that you want to glow. First place this at the end of your style sheet in the coven page:



Now add the following code before the text that you want to glow.

I do not understand the coding for being able to put a scrollbar in the profile. I am very bad at all things web design and have ADHD which makes certain things almost impossible to learn unless someone walks me through it. If someone could please message me about this, I would greatly appreciate it!

I have found it extremely irritating to try, and post a background, and yet I can't do it. Why? because I'm not premium. Why would I want to pay for a site I don't even know what the benefits are like for it. If I spent the money there could be a chance I would like the site, and then again If I spent it there would be that chance that I dislike whatever premium members get, and I have cigarettes to spend 4 dollars on. Those are very important, and I do like them. :)

I've looked through and tried everything ,,, I'm just
not getting it -
Can someone Please tell me how to change the colors
where members name is and ALL the things like -
My P.M, Box, Main Menu , Home , Request Help , ect ' ?
Thank you .

Thank you for taking the time to help me .
V.R, classic .

Ahh Lady C. We will miss you running things, but those who have helped out with this project I am sure will continue to help those in need.

Honestly if it wasnt for good people like you who helped me understand Coding a little more I probably wouldnt be able to help other's. I thank everyone who helped me in my early years. Especially Lady C and Lady K

I just got a windows 7 upgrade on my pc. I previously had windows vistas.

All the fancy fonts like vivaldi and others dont show on windows 7. They just show as plain arial font.

At least that's what it is doing to me.

Does anyone else with the new Windows 7 notice this too?

It's probably because the font didn't come with windows 7.

I have windows 7 on my laptop but have not came across any of that kind of font. Well, at least to my knowledge.

If you want it to show up again, you'll probably have to find the font and download it.

Once I figure out how to do that LOL

lol what you want to do is download the font.

Once you have the font, you take it and move it into your windows font folder.

You go to:

Start-

Computer-

Hard Drive C:

Windows

and then the Font's folder.

Move the Font into that folder and it will install.

None of my OS's came with the amount of fonts VR supports. I got a copy of office '07 a few months ago and when that was installed, my PC automatically displayed all of the fonts. Your Vista probably came with a trial of MS office, or something of that sort, that you lost when you upgraded.

I think that could be it. I don't have some of my other programs now like word as well. Thanks for everyones help.

I'm not sure what is going on with my profile, but it is very weird...
For some reason it is showing code where there should be no code...lol.

Am trying to update it for the change that is coming, but it is getting very frustrating.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

I checked your Profile by using View Page and it appears there is some CSS Coding at the beginning of your Profile Description Area. This particular coding only works when placed in the Style Sheet Code Area on Premium Accounts.

If you click on your Edit Profile link, you should be able to fix the problem by removing the CSS Coding which appears to be right before the BASIC BG Coding on your Profile Desciprion Area.

Should you wish to have a background, you should only use the coding for BASIC BG as shown here:

Background For Basic Member


Any questions, please feel free to message me.