Visual customizations - icons and frontend GUI

. A 100% make-over is overridden on any update.

Hmmm, not sure may be I did not understand your point, but it is very great concern for Resources and Cobalt to be able to customize and yet not to loose changes on update.

1. You can copy template and it will not be overwritten.

2. Add some images to image folders and use them. When you create new template set image path where you want. You can store your icons and images in any folder. And it will not be overridden.

. A 100% make-over is overridden on any update.

maybe icon path parameters in configuration? So, one can re-direct to his own image sets

If you want this approach, something like the same icon names but in different folder, it will require to rarefaction all templates. And I think it is too much for us right now. I think that possibility of customizing itself is enough for now. And I do not think it is difficult. You copy template, edit it and change all ion paths. That is it.

Wow, quick answers ;-) Please, could you give an example...

How would i set the path to label icons or required/help tooltip icons near the fields?

Is there a difference with field loop and single field output?

PS: I did not have a deeper look into Cobalt templates and fields, yet. Maybe there are new possibilities? I hope on more and better development documentation ;-)

This is the code in line 81 of views/form/default_form_default.php

<?php if ($field->description):?>

    <span class="hasTip fright" title="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(trim($field->label, ':').'::' .($field->translateDescription ? JText::_($field->description) : $field->description), ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');?>">

        <img style="cursor: help;" src="/<?php echo JURI::root()?>media/mint/icons/16/question-small-white.png" align="right">

    </span>

<?php endif;?>

You can see path to media/mint/icons/16/question-small-white.png. Just change it to any other picture in any other folder.

Hello, how about compare icon. In template there is this code

<?php echo HTMLFormatHelper::compare($item, $this->submission_types[$item->type_id], $this->section);?>

But I guess this is controlled in com_cobalt/library/php/helpers/html.php?

How to use your custom image without copying over edit-diff.png in media folder?

NOTICE: I'm asking for Cobalt 8.

klox7 How to use your custom image without copying over edit-diff.png in media folder?

<img src="/<?php echo JURI::root(TRUE)?>/my/path/edit-diff.png" align="right">

Sergey <img src="/<?php echo JURI::root(TRUE)?>/my/path/edit-diff.png" align="right">

This I know. So I have to combine it with

<?php echo HTMLFormatHelper::compare($item, $this->submission_types[$item->type_id], $this->section);?>

to be able to use compare function?

echo str_replace('media/mint/icons/16/edit-diff.png', 'my/path/pic.png', HTMLFormatHelper::compare($item, $this->submission_types[$item->type_id], $this->section));

I just noticed a problem with this solution. When I add records to compare cart and the clean compare cart, old icons (default) are added to records that I added in compare.

Because it is related to AJAX also. Better just to change icon.