Hmm... I never noticed that the last (bold-faced) item in the link-tree is an actual link:
It has its
text-decoration set to
none and its
cursor set to
default, so it's easy to miss, I guess, but it kind of makes sense in a weird way; it's like it's saying: "this is where you
are, yo."
Anyway, if that's an idea that's worth repeating, then the second diff for style C should be like this:
 |
';
// If this is the first post, (#0) just say when it was posted - otherwise give the reply #.
echo '
« ', !empty($message['counter']) ? $txt[146] . ' #' . $message['counter'] : '', ' ', $txt[30], ': ', $message['time'], ' » |
';
// Can they reply? Have they turned on quick reply?
if ($context['can_reply'] && !empty($options['display_quick_reply']))
echo '
', $reply_button, '';
(I see references in SMF to a "nav" class for the link-tree, and a reference to a "navPages" class for the page-list; makes me think that the idiomatic way to repeat this idea would be to add a "navMessage" class instead of doing this with an inline style.)
@theymos: I know this is off-topic, but, seeing as though you're watching the thread, and while I've got links on my mind: if/when you find some time, maybe you could quickly tackle this one? (I think that suggestion makes a lot of sense; when LoyceV first mentioned it, I remember thinking: "Ooh, that's a nice little improvement.")
P.S. I blew all of my theymos-sMerit on your April Fools gag, so I won't be able to merit your posts for a bit. 
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 4711
**In BTC since 2013**
I tried a border on the top/bottom as well but it felt too loud, with all of the other horizontal lines going on with quotes, posts, banner/sigs, etc. I don't mind the bgcolor on the title though, sort of what I was trying to do here. The yellow isn't too bad on a mobile device, but on a desktop the long yellow strip feels too much, for me at least.  This option can also be interesting, but without the border. And in terms of color, you can use the same tone of blue that is used in the posts, with two shades interspersed. Placing the respective post, with the header having a different tone from the rest of the post. I don't know if I made myself understood, but I'm a little lazy to take some images. Maybe later. 
legendary
Activity: 1789
Merit: 2535
Goonies never say die.
If you can do something on the with the entire post, maybe a simple border on the left/right:
border-left: 2px solid #537798;
border-right: 2px solid #537798;
It's also a good idea. But I didn't limit the highlights to the left and right border. It would include the top and bottom.
I tried a border on the top/bottom as well but it felt too loud, with all of the other horizontal lines going on with quotes, posts, banner/sigs, etc. I don't mind the bgcolor on the title though, sort of what I was trying to do here. The yellow isn't too bad on a mobile device, but on a desktop the long yellow strip feels too much, for me at least.
- Change the color of the entire post , using a different color than the usual alternating blue and grey (but not too different).
Maybe a minor issue, but this could effect any styling/colors on a post that a user created to go with the current grey/blue. Also, this could lead to a way for a user to create text using whatever color is chosen, which would look normal on the thread, but a linked version to the post could then visually hide that text.
~Would doing so break anyone's parsers?
Looks good here. We're mainly using pages where these hidden posts don't exist anyway so it shouldn't effect BPIP's parsers.
--
I'm liking the thicker side borders myself, but I'm biased. 
legendary
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Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
Those are decoy posts meant to confuse adblockers. This is also why a lot of the CSS classes randomize on each pageload. Now that there are no ads, I could remove both of these things. Would doing so break anyone's parsers? I don't expect to have any problems with this.
legendary
Activity: 1722
Merit: 4711
**In BTC since 2013**
If you can do something on the with the entire post, maybe a simple border on the left/right:
border-left: 2px solid #537798;
border-right: 2px solid #537798;
It's also a good idea. But I didn't limit the highlights to the left and right border. It would include the top and bottom.
legendary
Activity: 1789
Merit: 2535
Goonies never say die.
If you can do something on the with the entire post, maybe a simple border on the left/right:
border-left: 2px solid #537798;
border-right: 2px solid #537798;
edit:
maybe a little thicker:
| | | |
| 
![' . $message['member']['online']['label'] . '](' . $settings['images_url'] . '/im_' . ($message['member']['online']['is_online'] ? 'on' : 'off') . '.gif)
' : $message['member']['online']['label'], '![' . $txt[69] . '](' . $settings['images_url'] . '/email_sm.gif "' . $txt[69] . '")
' : $txt[69]), '