Board Icon Alt/Title Fix

[wildgoosespeeder]

Browser Tested: Internet Explorer 7/8, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari

When hovering over the board icon with your mouse, it displays "[/li][li]" for new posts and "[ ]" for no new posts. This simple code aims to fix that. Also works for sub-boards. Text is customizable in red.

Preview

Global Footer (Preferably below all other codes and HTML in the Global Footer)

<script language="javascript">
/*Board Icon Alt/Title Fix by wildgoosespeeder*/
//Customization
var newPosts = "New Posts";
var noNewPosts = "No New Posts";

//Don't edit below
var td = document.body.getElementsByTagName("td");
for(t = 0; t < td.length; t++)
{
    if(td[t].width == "8%" && td[t+1].width == "66%" && td[t+1].getElementsByTagName("a")[0].href.match(/board=/i))
    {
        if(td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].alt == "

[/li][li]" || td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].title == "[/li][li]")
{
td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].alt = newPosts;
td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].title = newPosts;
}
if(td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].alt == "[ ]" || td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].title == "[ ]")
{
td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].alt = noNewPosts;
td[t].getElementsByTagName("img")[0].title = noNewPosts;
}
}
}
</script>[/tt][/pre]
*Also using it on main page of this site.

[Wormopolis]

simple yet very useful! Im surprised I havent seen this before!

[wildgoosespeeder]

Thank you.

You can find this code on ProBoards Support as well.

[wildgoosespeeder]

You may want to update the codes because I noticed a potential flaw with the code. Unlikely the case, the old code would apply it to any image with alt/title being "[/li][li]" or "[ ]" and you want it to only apply to board icons. Now it only applies to board icons. Also copy the codes by modifying my post because the strange thing with [pre][/pre] is it makes the entire script one line when copied and viewing the post.

[Wormopolis]

which would lead to the question of why anyone would title/alt their pictures with that...

[wildgoosespeeder]

I know it sounds weird but hey, a fix is a fix.

[Wormopolis]

Oct 28, 2010 15:43:18 GMT -8 wildgoosespeeder said:

Also copy the codes by modifying my post because the strange thing with [pre][/pre] is it makes the entire script one line when copied and viewing the post.

why not just use the code tag?

[wildgoosespeeder]

Oct 29, 2010 0:19:32 GMT -8 Wormopolis said:

why not just use the code tag?

I copied these codes from ProBoards Support and their code tag formatting I hate because I like my code indented appropriately. Plus my quick reply code (other thread, I know) would terminate early otherwise.