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Welcome => Rules and News => Topic started by: Chaos on February 09, 2009, 12:08:32 PM
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Hey guys. I know the new layout looks quite a bit like the last, but...it was time to upgrade to a theme that was compatible with some newer features of SMF. Sooooo, being a guy who is a bit on the "change-resistant" side, I tried to find one close to the old one.
But then I started thinking. Scary, I know. But seriously, you all should have some say in the look of the site. Do you like the current appearance? Would you prefer something different? Do you want one that has a light background/dark text rather than the dark background/light text?
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As my slooooooooow dial up connection loaded the page I was like "Whoa! It looks different." How observant, I know. LOL. :D
Anyways, my personal opinion...I like this layout better than the other one, even though they are, rather, similar. I have, also, always liked the dark background, with the light text...and I would be, kinda, disappointed if that got changed. I think it looks nice, Ash.
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I so don't miss dial up...*shudders*.
Thanks for your input! I personally like dark backgrounds, too, but that's because I'm just such a morbid guy. ermm. Okay not really. I may do a bit more tinkering with this one because I don't really like the tabs, but...I think this'll be a good change once I'm used to it. lol.
Still,if others of you have input, I'd love to hear from you, too!
Ash
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Ooh, I like it! I prefer dark backgrounds too. This one is fine, but I guess you could always play around with other layouts, maybe provide some options like AC has if people do want other colors.
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Heh. I've already changed the tabs; they were really bugging me (can't even put my finger on why, but eh...)
I've been tinkering a bit with a light-background one, but just haven't found one that I like. But yeah, if I come across one that won't be too much work to alter (I just can't seem to leave stuff alone!!! lol) I'll make it so people get a choice.
And of course after I've been updating to the "most recent" version of the boards, they've just announced another new version. :banghead: (I'm just going to stick with this one until I make sure others aren't having "issues"...I'm still regretting updating the last efiction version; it wasn't broken, so why did I go and "fix" it...? :shrug: )
Thanks for your input!
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I kind of miss the red. everything is too black now lol
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The sad part is that I'm not sure where it was red before that it's not now...I'll go back and look at the old one and see what sort of adjustments I can make. LOL.
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just whe things were new they'd pop up red for me. Now everything is black and kind of just blends in.
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Ah! I see. I'll see if I can move the "New" tag from the old one to this new one. It really does blend in.
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excellent :)
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Better?
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yup!
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one other thing, is there a way to make the quote boxes lighter? You know when you reply in a thread and quote? That's all black and hard to tell the difference as well?
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Wow, it's crazy stretched!
I like the dark background, it just wouldn't be AC without it. Plus I can write in pink. ;D
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Ooh, thanks for changing the "new" icon - that bugged me a little too; the new threads stand out more again now. :)
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Ooh, thanks for changing the "new" icon - that bugged me a little too; the new threads stand out more again now. :)
Ask and ye shall receive (if I can find where in the coding that one is...;) )
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one other thing, is there a way to make the quote boxes lighter? You know when you reply in a thread and quote? That's all black and hard to tell the difference as well?
Better? (Not sure this was what you were talking about, but...if it's not, let me know. I'll keep tinkering. ;D )
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I really like it! As soon as I saw the new layout I thought to myself "Oooh, shiny!" :D
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Better? (Not sure this was what you were talking about, but...if it's not, let me know. I'll keep tinkering. ;D )
No, it's still coming out gray for me. I can live with it though. Can you make the board spit out bulldog puppies? I'd really like that too.
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It's going to take... some getting used to. But I like it!
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No, it's still coming out gray for me. I can live with it though. Can you make the board spit out bulldog puppies? I'd really like that too.
How about now?
(Oh, and :bdp: :bdp: :bdp:)
;D
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It's going to take... some getting used to. But I like it!
Me too. I'm so change-resistant about stuff like this. LOL. The worst for me is getting used to the new spot for the "Show unread posts since last visit..." links. I may have to do some major reconstruction trying to get that back where it belongs! LOL. (Then again they're going to make me upgrade the board again soon, so may wait to be sure the theme will work with the new update...*grumbles*)
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It's a little different, but not so much that I'm freaking out. I'll get used to it over the next few days and forget what it was like before LOL.
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It's all smexi and sleek :bananapower: And the smileys... :bsb: :P
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How about now?
(Oh, and :bdp: :bdp: :bdp:)
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YAY! and they are even wearing purple! You're good!
The box is a little bit lighter now. Much better than before.
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if anyone quotes Dee no one will ever be able to read it. pink does not read well with the new colors in the quote box. LOL
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D'oh! That one we'll probably have to live with. Maybe can talk her into using purple (or maybe I can find how to add a different shade of pink...or a way to strip color tags out of quotes...hmmm. Will have to think on that one. lol)
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Or she can learn how to be unquotable. lol
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oooh, I like it! It'll take some getting used to having to look left and right more, but it's definitely nice! ;D Good job, Ash!
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Or she can learn how to be unquotable. lol
Sorry, I'm just way too quotable. ;) And I will not stop writing in pink. :P
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Sorry, I'm just way too quotable. ;) And I will not stop writing in pink. :P
Quoting you so I know a spot to look while I'm tinkering with the background color. LOL
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Wow, I'm late to the party. I love the new look a lot better. I'm glad it's still similar though, I'd have been very confused otherwise. Love it Ash, thanks for the upgrade!