[SOLVED] How to style the "new" text

You can set it in the variables.php using $new if you want a graphic.

$new = "<img src="'".$skindir."/images/new.gif'" alt='"._NEW."' style='margin: 2px 6px;'>";

You can also set a unique HTML:

$new = "<span class='new'>New!</span>";

By default the script just prints "New!" without any formatting.  So I suspect you've got something in the css turning it yellow for you.  However since you didn't supply either a URL to your site or the name of the skin in question, I can't give you a real answer.

duh to me, it was there all along in my css
.new

i did a search for new in the css and must have somehow missed it, found everything but that one. Next time i will look with my eyes open.

Sorry for such a dumb question, but i like the idea of styling it wiht a gif, might give that a whirl, thanks for advice on that.

Here's some "new" graphics I've been playing with.

http://efiction.hugosnebula.com/viewpage.php?page_id=1

some of them are just awesome, i love the ones that twirl around. I might just have to steal one or two of those if that is okay.

and once again, apoligies for how dumb that post was.

I have just finished my second skin and i swear i am dreaming code right now and cant see the forest for the trees.

I dont know how you do it all Tammy. All i have to contend with is some .tpl and css files and the variables and it is so overwhelming i want to pack it all in sometimes.

You however, have the billions of files to deal with, making it all work and then put up with questions from idiots like me, it is a wonder you can do it all so well.

http://www.pretendercentre.com/missing/eFiction1.1/index.php that is site and pretender2 is the shiny new skin i have made for it.

Everyone is free to grab any of those graphics as long as they download them and use them from their site.  Do not link to the images on my site.  I'll add a link to the pages where I'm posting my graphics to the main navigation on my site today.