Important question: what should be the default forum skin?

Postby **admin** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:27 am

I have put vphpbb3 as the default skin for nostalgia reasons (familiarity with MTGS scheme). However this scheme is 3.05 only (phpbb3 is at 3.0.10 as of now) and doesn't make the forum software justice.

silverlight2 or even the other (prolight) are much better. Should we skew familiarity in favor of better looks?

Putting the two dark skins GR suggested is in the todo list. This will come soon. Feel free to also suggest other skins (see in http://phpbb3styles.net)

Postby **admin** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:50 am

Also we could seet up a banner now, it would improve dramatically the looks of the site.

GR, up to the task? bear in mind that each of the three skins has different rectangle dimensions.

Manasjap · Postby **Manasjap** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:54 am

Liking the subsilver2 skin so far, the prosilver just did not do it for me.

( G_R ) · Postby **( G_R )** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:09 pm

Also we could seet up a banner now, it would improve dramatically the looks of the site.

GR, up to the task? bear in mind that each of the three skins has different rectangle dimensions.

Sure. I take it no Samurai Angels 'n stuff... Text in a cool background? Some art and stuff? I remember WotC releasing some packs of images and stuff for fan-run websites, let me find it again, see if we want to use some of that.

( G_R ) · Postby **( G_R )** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:10 pm

Liking the subsilver2 skin so far, the prosilver just did not do it for me.

+1

Also multi-quote button needs to be a thing.

Manders · Postby **Manders** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:28 pm

+1

Also multi-quote button needs to be a thing.

Amen to that.

Postby **admin** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:36 pm

I've looked already into it, I'll have to make code changes, and mod installs.

Another idea could be to do some screen captures of this forum with the different skins, once we have a skeleton forum structure set up, with indications on how to change the skin. It would be very invaluable.

I'm gonna wait a while, but otherwise it seems the subsilver2 skin is likely to be set up as the default one. I agree with this change.

Kaitscralt · Postby **Kaitscralt** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:47 am

i switched to subsilver, the default one was driving me fucking nuts

Manders · Postby **Manders** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:17 am

Prosilver is what the furoticon forums use.

I'm fine with it or subsilver.

Postby **admin** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:15 am

Had some time and finally installed the two dark skins GR suggested:

CA_black
Lucid Lime

plus two others that were some of the most popular in http://phpbb3styles.net

aeroblue
prosilver special edition

Try them out and give us your feedback

Second Harkius · Postby **Second Harkius** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:19 am

I like Lucid Lime. Reminds me of TW2.

Manders · Postby **Manders** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:37 am

I'm digging Lucid Lime as well.

Yabbs · Postby **Yabbs** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:06 am

I'm not usually a dark skin guy, but I enjoying Lucid Lime as well.

Captain Murphy · Postby **Captain Murphy** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:53 am

subsilver all day baby

Postby **admin** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:45 pm

Edited poll with the new options, you can change your votes if you want, the poll allows it.

Manasjap · Postby **Manasjap** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:35 pm

Lucid Lime is good. Not sure about a dark default skin though.

quick, say something racist

Postby **admin** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:17 am

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the new skins so they have the same functionalities than the old ones.

Postby **admin** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:55 pm

OK guys made subsilver2 the default skin

( G_R ) · Postby **( G_R )** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:32 pm

I'm liking aeroblue a lot... :nod:

The avatar, etc. box/column should be smaller, though. As in narrower.

Captain Murphy · Postby **Captain Murphy** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:47 pm

I'm liking aeroblue a lot... :nod:

The avatar, etc. box/column should be smaller, though. As in narrower.

YES! I love it now

Captain Murphy · Postby **Captain Murphy** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:47 pm

Also, how do we add a title?

Thrillho · Postby **Thrillho** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:09 pm

Also, how do we add a title?

administrator powers.

Thrillho · Postby **Thrillho** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:09 pm

but on the real, nothing right now.

Captain Murphy · Postby **Captain Murphy** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:15 pm

Also, how do we add a title?
administrator powers.

That sucks

#corruptadmin

Yabbs · Postby **Yabbs** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:12 am

I just got this error while reading this thread.
http://imgur.com/CebKc

I don't read phpBB-ese (and don't feel like learning) so hopefully you folk can figure it out.

EDIT: similar errors are popping up on other threads I opened (and these errors on this page as I edit:

EDIT2: Also the font color in spoilers on this dark skin makes it near unreadable.

( G_R ) · Postby **( G_R )** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:18 am

Scumbag is adding cool features. That's what the errors are about. The spoiler color is a skin thing, IDK where to fix that. Let me check if I can do it at all...

Postby **admin** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:30 am

I have updated the prosilver template so that the usernames go left as we are used to, so you guys might want to give a second chance to this skin. Same with prosilver_se

Postby **admin** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:55 pm

After giving it some thought, I've made prosilver the default forum skin. Now that the avatars are back on left, I think it makes a good visit card for the forums.

Also bear in mind that we can change the styles colors very easily in case you have suggestions for better aestethics.

Glimyrpost · Postby **Glimyrpost** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:27 pm

Silverlight2 if the body background color can be changed to a light gray (#d3d3d3 or so). That makes it much less jarring.

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