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  • T Toby

    Hi Armin / Marius

    I have given my thumbnails a specific colour on rollover - however would it be possible to apply that specific colour to the body background of website ( not thumbnail) on hover / rollover)?

    I'd be looking to do this on just one specific page - "Overview " where all my categories are together.

    www.tobyneilan.com

    Cheers
    Toby

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    Toby
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    #2

    Hi

    Any suggestions on the above?

    Thanks in advance
    Toby

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      mariusjopen
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      Dear @Toby
      I just saw your post right now.

      Not really possible. But a cool idea.

      Well: Actually possible. But you will need to write that yourself with CSS and jQuery.

      But if you don't know the basics – I don't recommend it.

      It is not super difficult. But might be a bit tricky.

      Best!

      Marius

      www.mariusjopen.world

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        Hi Marius

        I did manage to implement one colour on mouse enter and another on mouse leave
        ( although its also triggered on the text menu which I wouldn't want)

        <script>
        jQuery(document).on("mouseenter", "a", function(){
        jQuery("body").css("background-color", "rgb(251, 25, 0");
        });

        jQuery(document).on("mouseleave", "a", function(){
        jQuery("body").css("background-color", "rgb(241, 241, 241)");
        });
        </script>

        how can I now allocate different colours to different categories / image links

        am I close?

        Cheers
        Toby

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          Dear @Toby

          well. Good you got that far!

          But there is still a long way to go.

          If you hover a project, you code needs to do the following:

          1. Get the name of the category of the post
          2. Get the color which is connected to that category-name
          3. Apply that color to the BODY tag ( <- that's what you got until now)

          I am sure you will manage!

          Best!

          Marius

          www.mariusjopen.world

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            Hi Marius

            Thanks for the hints - I've been playing trying to incorporate the above and have now written this
            but as you can guess its not working hence my call for guidance again.

            Am I getting closer??

            <script>
            jQuery(document).on("mouseenter", "a[href^='http://localhost:8888/wordpress_02/mosch-pit']", function(){
            jQuery("body[data-type="category"][data-id="6"]") ("body[data-type="project"][data-id="62"]").css("background-color", "rgb(251, 25, 0");
            });

            jQuery(document).on("mouseleave", "a"[href^='http://localhost:8888/wordpress_02/mosch-pit']"", function(){
            jQuery("body[data-type="category"][data-id="6"]") ("body[data-type="project"][data-id="62"]").css("background-color", "rgb(241, 241, 241)");
            });
            </script>

            Cheers
            Toby

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              Dear @Toby

              Your code needs to get the number of the category: data-catid="4"

              So it will save the 4 in a variable.

              Then you need to activate a function with hover:
              https://api.jquery.com/hover/

              Ok, I can write you the basic structure of the code. It will not work with copy and paste but will give you a direction:

              1: You hover a project and then you read out the category number data-catid="4" with this: https://api.jquery.com/data/

              2: You save this number in a variable for example var cat_number

              1. You make a IF function inside which says IF var cat_number == 4 then add red as a background colour to the BODY

              I hope I could help.

              A basic tutorial with jQuery should cover probably what you need :-)

              Don't give up. I am here to help!

              Best!

              Marius

              www.mariusjopen.world

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                Toby
                wrote on last edited by Toby
                #8

                Thanks Marius

                I've been reading up and looking at various other examples but unfortunately still drowning in code

                Ive managed to produce a random background colour with this code -

                <script>
                jQuery(document).on("hover", ".info", function(event) {
                jQuery(".hide").toggleClass("show");
                });
                </script>
                <script>
                window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                console.log("layoutObj", layoutObj);
                console.log("type", type);
                console.log("obj", obj);
                });
                </script>
                <script>
                window.laytheme.on("newpageshown", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                if(type == "project" && obj.id == 1){
                console.log("fantastic!");
                }
                });
                </script>
                <script>
                var colors = ["#ff1900", '#18b0f7', '#ffde00', '#73c31e', '#ff1900']
                window.laytheme.on("newpageshown", function(){
                var ix = getRandomInt(0, colors.length);
                var color = colors[ix];
                jQuery('body').css('background-color', color);
                });

                function getRandomInt(min, max) {
                min = Math.ceil(min);
                max = Math.floor(max);
                return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min)) + min;
                }
                </script>

                but still struggling to allocate the specific hover on the cat_numbers and data

                is this close?? -

                <script>
                window.laytheme.on("hover", hover) function(event){
                if(type == "data-cat-id=6" && var cat_number == 6){
                console.log("fantastic!");
                }
                });
                </script>
                <script>
                window.laytheme.on("hover", function(){
                var color = "rgb(241, 241, 241)");
                jQuery('body').css('background-color', color);
                });

                </script>

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                  Dear @Toby

                  I recommend to do a sketch in JS FIDDLE.

                  Make there a dic with the data attribute like in Laytheme.

                  Then you can also share your progress with us and I can have a look.

                  Is that good?

                  All the best!

                  Marius

                  www.mariusjopen.world

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                    #10

                    Thanks Marius

                    I've visited JSFIDDLE and pasted in my code shall I email you the link?

                    Cheers
                    Toby

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                      Hi @Toby

                      add this to your CUSTOM HEAD CONTENT:

                      <script>
                      window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                      
                      jQuery(document).on("hover", ".thumb", 
                        function(event) {
                        
                        	jQuery("body").removeClass("red");
                          jQuery("body").removeClass("blue");
                          
                          var category = jQuery(this).attr("data-catid");
                          
                          if (category == 1) {
                            jQuery("body").addClass("red");
                      	  }
                          
                          if (category == 2) {
                         		jQuery("body").addClass("blue");
                      	  }
                          
                        }
                        
                      );
                      
                      });
                      </script>
                      

                      and this to your custom CSS:

                      .red {
                        background: red !important;
                      }
                      
                      .blue {
                        background: blue !important;
                      }
                      

                      I have two projects with two different categories.
                      If you inspect the thumbnails they are called 1 and 2:

                      0_1522429869369_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.10.52.png

                      I placed the images as project thumbnails:
                      0_1522429906502_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.11.26.png

                      You will probably need to adjust the code.
                      But this is the base and you can go on from there.

                      Good luck!

                      Marius

                      www.mariusjopen.world

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                        Toby
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                        #12

                        Hi Marius

                        Thanks for the code.

                        I've added this code to my CSS

                        .red {
                        background: #f1f1f1 !important;
                        }
                        .red:hover {
                        background-color: #ff1900 !important;
                        }

                        Which works but only when the pointer leaves the actual window and not when it leaves the thumbnails

                        Any ideas?

                        I'd also like this to only effect the overview page - I did a search on the forum and found this code

                        if(obj.slug == "frontpage”){

                        changing “frontpage to match my slug and applied it like they said to your example but it didn’t work.

                        Cheers
                        Toby

                        Cheers
                        Toby

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                          #13

                          Hi Toby,

                          can you post the whole code you wrote?

                          Also I remember that you used mouseenter and mouseout, right?

                          That was the way to go.

                          Best!

                          Marius

                          www.mariusjopen.world

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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            Hi Marius

                            I began by adding the above code

                            CSS

                            .red {
                            background: #f1f1f1 !important;
                            }
                            .red:hover {
                            background-color: #ff1900 !important;
                            }
                            .blue {
                            background: #f1f1f1 !important;
                            }
                            .blue:hover {
                            background-color: #ff1900 !important;
                            }

                            JQUERY

                            <script>
                            window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){

                            jQuery(document).on("hover", ".thumb",
                            function(event) {

                            jQuery("body").removeClass("red");
                            jQuery("body").removeClass("blue");
                            jQuery("body").removeClass("yellow");
                            
                            var category = jQuery(this).attr("data-catid");
                            
                            if (category == 6) {
                              jQuery("body").addClass("red");
                              }
                            
                            if (category == 3) {
                            	jQuery("body").addClass("blue");
                              }
                            if (category == 5) {
                            	jQuery("body").addClass("yellow");
                              }
                            

                            }

                            );

                            });
                            </script>

                            as I said above this worked all be it the hover off only worked once the mouse had left the window not the thumbnail

                            I did attempt an example with mouseenter and mouseout in JSFIDDLE -

                            https://jsfiddle.net/Toby05/3yjw0dpk/15/#&togetherjs=9ISpwkHzla

                            HTML

                            <div class="box" data-catid="1">data-catid=1</div>

                            CSS

                            .box

                            JQUERY

                            $(document).ready(function(){
                            $(".box").mouseenter(function(){
                            $(this).css("background-color", "#ff1900");
                            });
                            $(".box").mouseleave(function(){
                            $(this).css("background-color", "#f1f1f1");
                            });
                            });

                            but have been unsuccessful in applying more than one colour / category and adding to lay theme.

                            Cheers
                            Toby

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                              Hi Marius

                              I've managed to get some jquery working on JSFIDDLE but when I transferred the code into Layhtheme
                              it doesn't work

                              https://jsfiddle.net/Toby05/va6a10g1/45/#&togetherjs=VIBsap8NEF

                              and here's the code i'm pasting into CUSTOM HEAD CONTENT:

                              <script>
                              window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                              jquery(document).on ("mouseover", ".thumb",
                              function() {
                              var category = $(this).attr("data-catid");
                              if (category == 1)
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(251,25,0)");
                              }).on("mouseout", function() {
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(241,241,241)");
                              }).on("mouseover", function() {
                              var category = $(this).attr("data-catid");
                              if (category == 2)
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(24, 176, 247)");
                              }).on("mouseout", function() {
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(241,241,241)");
                              }).on("mouseover", function() {
                              var category = $(this).attr("data-catid");
                              if (category == 3)
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(255,222,0)");
                              }).on("mouseout", function() {
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(241,241,241)");
                              }).on ("mouseover",function() {
                              var category = $(this).attr("data-catid");
                              if (category == 4)
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(115,195,19)");
                              }).on("mouseout", function() {
                              jquery(this).css('background', "rgb(241,241,241)");
                              });
                              </script>

                              Thanks
                              Toby

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                                Hi @Toby

                                as far as I understood – you wanted that the background is changing to a specific color when you hover a category, right?

                                This is not happening in your example.

                                Are we talking about the same thing?

                                All the best!

                                Marius

                                www.mariusjopen.world

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                                  wrote on last edited by Toby
                                  #17

                                  Hi Marius

                                  Yes that's what I want - unfortunately my attempts have been unsuccessful - can you help resolve this?

                                  The previous post I'd attached the wrong JSFIDDLE - Here is my latest attempt

                                  https://jsfiddle.net/Toby05/va6a10g1/67/#&togetherjs=y4rLV5GyyC

                                  Thanks
                                  Toby

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                                    Hi @Toby

                                    add this to your CUSTOM HEAD CONTENT:

                                    <script>
                                    window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                                    
                                    jQuery(document).on("hover", ".thumb", 
                                      function(event) {
                                      
                                      	jQuery("body").removeClass("red");
                                        jQuery("body").removeClass("blue");
                                        
                                        var category = jQuery(this).attr("data-catid");
                                        
                                        if (category == 1) {
                                          jQuery("body").addClass("red");
                                    	  }
                                        
                                        if (category == 2) {
                                       		jQuery("body").addClass("blue");
                                    	  }
                                        
                                      }
                                      
                                    );
                                    
                                    });
                                    </script>
                                    

                                    and this to your custom CSS:

                                    .red {
                                      background: red !important;
                                    }
                                    
                                    .blue {
                                      background: blue !important;
                                    }
                                    

                                    I have two projects with two different categories.
                                    If you inspect the thumbnails they are called 1 and 2:

                                    0_1522429869369_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.10.52.png

                                    I placed the images as project thumbnails:
                                    0_1522429906502_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.11.26.png

                                    You will probably need to adjust the code.
                                    But this is the base and you can go on from there.

                                    Good luck!

                                    Marius

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                                    wrote on last edited by
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                                    Dear @Toby

                                    this is the way to go:

                                    The code you just posted is already a step backward.

                                    Please try this code and let me know where the problem is.

                                    All the best!

                                    Marius

                                    @mariusjopen said in Background colour change on rollover:

                                    Hi @Toby

                                    add this to your CUSTOM HEAD CONTENT:

                                    <script>
                                    window.laytheme.on("newpage", function(layoutObj, type, obj){
                                    
                                    jQuery(document).on("hover", ".thumb", 
                                      function(event) {
                                      
                                      	jQuery("body").removeClass("red");
                                        jQuery("body").removeClass("blue");
                                        
                                        var category = jQuery(this).attr("data-catid");
                                        
                                        if (category == 1) {
                                          jQuery("body").addClass("red");
                                    	  }
                                        
                                        if (category == 2) {
                                       		jQuery("body").addClass("blue");
                                    	  }
                                        
                                      }
                                      
                                    );
                                    
                                    });
                                    </script>
                                    

                                    and this to your custom CSS:

                                    .red {
                                      background: red !important;
                                    }
                                    
                                    .blue {
                                      background: blue !important;
                                    }
                                    

                                    I have two projects with two different categories.
                                    If you inspect the thumbnails they are called 1 and 2:

                                    0_1522429869369_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.10.52.png

                                    I placed the images as project thumbnails:
                                    0_1522429906502_Bildschirmfoto 2018-03-30 um 19.11.26.png

                                    You will probably need to adjust the code.
                                    But this is the base and you can go on from there.

                                    Good luck!

                                    Marius

                                    www.mariusjopen.world

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                                      Hi Marius

                                      As I explained last week when I add the above code there is no mouse leave effect when the mouse leaves the thumbnail to revert back to the original colour (#f1f1f1)

                                      So I added this code to CSS - example for the red hover

                                      .red {
                                      background: #f1f1f1 !important;
                                      }
                                      .red:hover {
                                      background-color: #ff1900 !important;
                                      }

                                      Which nearly works, however the mouse leave doesn't revert back to #f1f1f1 until the mouse / pointer leaves the window - I'd like it to happen when the mouse leaves the thumbnail.

                                      Any ideas
                                      Cheers
                                      Toby

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                                        Dear Toby,

                                        may I ask you to post the code in the this formatto this thread. And also make it as readable as possible for me. Breaks etc.
                                        Otherwise I need to do a surgery which costs a lot of time.

                                        Thank you

                                        Marius

                                        www.mariusjopen.world

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