Alternating Post Colors? Help?

Ok so I am wanting to have a slight difference in color between the replys(just like this help forum). If possible i would like it if the forum admin had a special color like orange for the reply background. If also possible, could you tell me were to put the code in the general template? Thanks!
Forum Newbie,
Tyler

Forum: http://spawnagain.forumotion.com/t1-your-first-subject


EDIT: Forum is PhpBB2

Code:

.post td.row1{background-color:#fff;}
.post td.row2{background-color:#000;}
.row2 .messaging .gensmall{background:#000;}
.row1 .messaging .gensmall{background:#000;}
.row2 .browse-arrows{background:#000;}
.row1 browse-arrows{background:#000;}

That should work. Change the hex codes to what you want though.
Try and keep your row2 colors and row1 colors all the same, like all the css styles I gave above for row2 keep color same...and for the row1s keep those colors the same,

It didn't work for me. I have the background set to a color, does it need to be removed?

Um actually I don't know what I posted now. Do you want to have an admin with different colors?

If so please visit http://easybbtutorials.forumotion.com/t10-post-background-effect

Basically alternating colors for posts. When the first person makes a post it is light magenta, then the next post is light orange, then light magenta again, etc. Background color of the post.

OK so that code above should work. After you put your hex codes in the CSS put a !important after it and close ;

I'm on phone now so it sucks. Give me minute and I'll give you the exact code you need

I copy pasted the code and added !important but it still doesn't do anything. Would you not need to define it as odd and even posts?

No phpbb2 has row1 row2 but I suppose even n odd

The problem I'm getting with this, is that even when I change the hex to a different color it wont change, now I'm not sure if that has to do with my main settings on my forum but I thought I'd ask. Take a look at my forum to see what I'm saying. I was trying to change the administrator posts to a mono-toned yellow.

for administrator post you must use the link I gave you above, that is a specific code. for alternating post color use this CSS

Code:

.post td .row1{background:#000 !important;}
.post td .row2{background:#000 !important;}


or

Code:

.post:even{background:#000 !important;}
.post:odd{background:#000 !important;}



problem with even and odd is that it is CSS3 some browsers will not support it.