Introduction
The background color of AVChat 3 is defined in the HMTL webpage that embeds the AVChat 3 swf file. By default AVChat 3 ships with 2 HTML pages: index.html (for the user interface, embeds index.swf) and admin.html (for the admin/moderator interface, embeds admin.swf).
How to do it
In order to change the color of the user interface you will need to open index.html in a text editor and change the value of the bgcolor property in 2 places. Here :
<param name="bgcolor" value="#1e4671" />
and here:
bgcolor="#1e4671"
Example for black background
Here is an example that will result in a black background:
<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />
and
bgcolor="#000000"
#000000 is the hexadecimal value for black.
Done
Now, do not forget to save and upload the modified index.html to your web site. The same procedure applies to admin.html.
Special notes for the AVChat 3 Joomla Component
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Vieo Chat Component for Joomla the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- components/com_avchat3/avchat3.php for the user interface
- administrator/components/com_avchat3/admin.avchat3.php for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 Drupal Module
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Module for Drupal the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- modules/avchat3/avchat3.module or sites/all/modules/avchat3/avchat3.module for both user and admin interface in Drupal 6.x
- sites/all/modules/avchat3/avchat3.module for both user and admin interface in Drupal 5.x
Special notes for the AVChat 3 osDate Plugin
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Plugin for osDate 2.x the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- plugins/AVChat3/templates/default/avchat3.tpl for the user interface
- plugins/AVChat3/templates/default/admin/avchat3.tpl for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 Social Engine Plugin
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Plugin for Social Engine the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- templates/browse_avchat3.tpl for the user interface
- templates/admin_avchat3admin.tpl for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 phpFox Plugin
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Plugin for phpFox the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- plugins/videochat/videochat.php for the user interface
- plugins/videochat/videochat-admin.php for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 vldPersonals extension
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Extension for vldPersonals the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- It opens in a resizeable popup window
- templates/avchat3.tpl for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 vBulletin product
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Product for vBulletin the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- It opens in a resizeable popup window (see installation instructions)
- videochat/avchat3.php (the admin.swf object and embed) for the admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 JamRoom module
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Module for JamRoom the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- /AVChat3.php for both user and admin interface
Special notes for the AVChat 3 Wordpress plugin
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Plugin for Wordpress the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- wp-plugins/avchat3/avchat3.php for both user and admin interface in case you have the embed mode selected
Special notes for the AVChat 3 IP.Board 3 application
If you are using the AVChat 3 Flash Video Chat Application for IP.Board the files you need to edit in order to change the background color are:
- admin/applications_addon/other/avchat3/modules_public/chat.php for both user and admin interface
Further notes
For a list of colors and their hexadecimal values you can go to this web page.
If you are in need of a good text editor we recommend Notepad2 which is freeware.
Internet Explorer uses an Active X control to show flash content. Firefox, Safari, Opera and the rest of the browsers use a plugin. This is the reason why you need to change the value of the background color in 2 places. One for IE, the other one for the other browsers.
