Have different smilies for X-Mas, Easter, Halloween and any other event you like. By setting timeframes and foldernames in switchsmilies.txt, you can automate the copy of custom smilie images (for example from
http://www.penthesilea.ch/yabb-smiley-sets/) from those defined folders into your yabb images directory.
Installation Instructions:
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1. install the mod
2. upload ALL modified files
3. open switchsmilies.txt and modify it according to the instructions given below
4. upload switchsmilies.txt to your Variables folder, in ASCII mode, chmod 666
5. upload your custom smilie images into the proper folders (e.g. into images/smilies_easter/ and images/smilies_xmas/).
6. chmod your YaBB images dir to 777 and ALL your smilie images to 666 (see list below). If you're using the "add more smilies"-mod, you'll have to do this with your images/smilies folder.
Here is a list of all default smilies in yabb which you may want to replace:
angry.gif
cheesy.gif
cool.gif
cry.gif
embarassed.gif
grin.gif
huh.gif
kiss.gif
laugh.gif
lipsrsealed.gif
rolleyes.gif
sad.gif
shocked.gif
smiley.gif
tongue.gif
undecided.gif
wink.gif
How to modify switchsmilies.txt:
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Here is now the file looks like:
1st line: the name of the folder currently in use (modified by the mod automatically)
2nd line: the name of the folder used when no other event takes place (don't forget to copy your default smilie images into that folder)
3rd line til end of file: "foldername|start date|end date"
Keep in mind that the date/time set here has to be in the servers local time. You can add as many entries into this file as you like.
Version History:
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v1.1: added instructions to chmod smilie images, fixed file copying, improved error messages
v1.0: now compatible with "add more smilies" mod
v1.0 Beta: initial release