Question Template Switch from .PNG to .GIF Forum / SubForum Image

on my forum all the images are .PNG in the categories list i wanted to change them into .GIF files so i can have moving / animated images does anyone know how i i can do this.

this is the template im using.

Download :
www.kenlapz.org/jdownloads/kenlapz-corne...-template-1.5.3.html

Demo :
www.kenlapz.org/demo/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=1

Is your question

(a) how do you convert PNG images to GIF images; or
(b) can you use GIF images as category images (the answer is

yes, by the way); or
(c) can you use (and is it a good idea to use) animated GIF images as category images?See Options for Customizing Subforums? for information that may help with the question (b) that I think you're really asking.

... but ... are you aware of the risks involved in using a template that was developed for K 1.5.3?

yh im after (b) just going through that post you linked me to ty sozzled

so there is no file i edit or the style sheet to just tell it to use .gif instead of .png i went through the topic you linked me to but it doesnt realy tell me how to do it

The tutorial provides information that, if you are using the default_ex template - that allows .GIF images for categories - you have to create three files for each category and they all have to be of filetype .GIF. If the template you're using relies on .PNG files instead, well, you'll have to change it to look for .GIF files.

There's a simple and reliable solution: use the default_ex template and you don't have to change any source code. If the colours of the default_ex template don't suit your website, then change the CSS file.

The alternative is to modify the [obsolete] template PHP files that use PNG files for category images (probably it's just one file called ../components/com_kunena/template/<your-template-folder>/listcat.php), by changing the file name references I gave in my "tutorial". That's for you to do.

Yours is another demonstration of why it is important to only use up-to-date templates from reliable sources and to stay clear of templates that have not kept pace with all the version changes that have occurred in Kunena. It was to overcome the problems that your case demonstrates that that guided the development of K 1.6 to remove the co-dependency between file structure, PHP code and CSS.

In the meantime, if your installation of Kunena relies upon third-party developed templates, and they impose restrictions on your ability to upgrade or your ability to perform normal operations, then you need to weigh up the advantages of overcoming those limitations yourself (or with the help of the person who designed those limitations) or abandon the idea and use the standard features of Kunena that don't have those limitations (but may have other limitations for you).

yes but i have a issue the reason i use a custom template is because my site has a transparent look and the defualt kunena templates do not come transparent but thanks i will go through this file and find the correct refrences

"/components/com_kunena/template/<your-template-folder>/listcat.php"