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Background color for overview in standard layout
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile Registrantkdh1949
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Is there any way to change the foregroung/background color of Overviews in the standard layout from White text on Black background to Black text on White background (as it was before 3.0)?

I never cared for the color scheme for Easter eggs, either, but I can avoid that tab since I rarely care about Easter eggs.  The overview is a different mater, however.

PS:  Wasn't there a spell checker available in the IVS forums?  There isn't one here, but I thought we had one before.
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Sure, right click on the Overview and go for it.

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Right-click for the context menu to set foreground and background color.

If you also want to change the font, you can create an HTML section and use it instead of the original overview (or notes/eastereggs) window, e.g.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
BODY { font: 8pt/12pt Verdana; }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
</BODY>
</HTML>

Note that you can use docking and tabbing for HTML sections in the same way as you do with the regular windows.
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Thanks, Skip & Matthias.  I didn't think to try that.  Silly me to overlook the obvious!
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If I want to use the same background color like f.e. in the general info field (Invelos Default) for a self made HTML overview (thank you goodguy) what color coding would that be?

bgcolor=?
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If I want to use the same background color like f.e. in the general info field for a self made HTML overview (thank you goodguy) what color coding would that be?

bgcolor=?

The General Info field...? Well, it depends which color theme you have loaded....

You can find out the colors by yourself
Got to the addicted2dvd's TV Series Episode Guides.
Scroll down a bit and look for "Achim's Colour Detector program" (yep, that's me; but I diodn't write it, it's just freeware suggested by me).
Download and unzip...
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That was very helpful, thank you very much.

If I now want the color to be from a darker blue to a lighter blue like in the Invelos Default Layout, does anybody how to do that in HTML?
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You'd probably want to load a background image to do that.
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That was very helpful, thank you very much.

If I now want the color to be from a darker blue to a lighter blue like in the Invelos Default Layout, does anybody how to do that in HTML?

A tutorial: http://www.tizag.com/cssT/background.php. See last section on that page.
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Ok, looks like I was able to define a  background image similar to the one on the referenced page. But I just can't put it into the right code...
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
BODY { font: 8pt/12pt Verdana; background-image: url([CompletePathToGradientImageHere]); background-repeat: repeat-x; }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
</BODY>
</HTML>

Try that.
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My picture is on my hard disk, do I specify the path like ike C:/MyDocuments/.... ?
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[CompletePathToGradientImageHere]


Xyrano:

If I wanted that to use the DP_ProgramPathDatabase variable given by DVD Profiler, how would I do that? I think I need a script for that, but I have no idea how to integrate it in the code itself. Would you mind helping me?
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Quoting xyrano:
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[CompletePathToGradientImageHere]


Xyrano:

If I wanted that to use the DP_ProgramPathDatabase variable given by DVD Profiler, how would I do that? I think I need a script for that, but I have no idea how to integrate it in the code itself. Would you mind helping me?

Sure, I can do that, but I'm not convinced that it works to a local file (it's been a while since I've dealt with that), I'll test it, brb 

Edit
Jupp, that worked!
Doing a mockup... brb

Edit
Here you go:
Quote:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
BODY { font: 8pt/12pt Verdana; background-repeat: repeat-y; }
</STYLE>
<script type="text/javascript">
<DP NAME="HEADER_VARS" Language="JavaScript" Comments="True" IncludeCast="False" IncludeCrew="False">

var image = DP_ProgramPathDatabase + "Bilar.jpg";

function setBackground() {

document.body.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + image + ')';
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY onLoad="setBackground();">
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
</BODY>
</HTML>
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var image = DP_ProgramPathDatabase + "Bilar.jpg";

That's not necessary, just add your picture to the "Images" tab and add it directly to your CSS:

Quote:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
BODY {
  font: 8pt/12pt Verdana;
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
  background-image:url($DPIMAGES.Bilar.jpg);
}
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
</BODY>
</HTML>

And you don't need the Header_Vars if you use the <DP NAME="OVERVIEW"> tag...

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Thanks for the help! Works great now!

Still need to tweak the background image itself a little, but it's doing what I want! 

And for the curious, here's a look at what I was trying to do



I know, I know, nothing earth shattering, but I'm taking my first steps at sort-of web design, so ... 

oh and Xyrano, thanks for the link to the CSS tutorial! 
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