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Title: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 01:04:16 am

Is there a way to have the look of the old forum when surfing the new one?

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on April 24, 2006, 01:05:55 am

Since we've changed the forum software, we cannot just migrate the theme as well. A new one is in the works and should be available in some time.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 01:11:18 am

Bah. >:(

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Kixie on April 24, 2006, 01:13:50 am

It's too bad, everything is different and so much harder to read. I like the smilies, i guess, but they don't feel the same. : /

Ooh, and a spell checker!

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on April 24, 2006, 01:14:49 am

It'll take some time to adjust to, aye. But there are a lot more features to play around with too :) Wait for a more PS-related theme, and then your forum experience will be much more pleasant again.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 24, 2006, 01:15:43 am

I don't know, I kinda like the new look.  It's fresh looking.  I do miss the smurf smilies.  So many new buttons to play with. :-3

Oh! and spell check!  Yay.  no more worrying about super bad grammer due to bad typing skills.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: josephoenix on April 24, 2006, 01:19:26 am

Yeah, actually :P Spellcheck != Grammar check ;]

josePhoenix

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 02:10:58 am

I don't care.  I want it to be pretty. :'(

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Suno_Regin on April 24, 2006, 02:24:52 am

I just HATE these new forums! It's even harder to navigate than before, and this metalic skin they have is just an eyesore. Is there some way you guys can rip the skin off the old forum and stick it here (the brown one) because this is just blinding!

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on April 24, 2006, 02:36:05 am

Patience, Suno :) Please understand that we had no choice when moving the forum - it had to be done, and we chose this new software because our old was really old, enough to no longer provide any support at all. SMF has a ton of benefits, it'll just take a while to get used to. Please bear with us as best as you can right now.

Quote from: Talad

We would like to improve the overall skin of the forums, making it more PlaneShift-like and also change those terrible smileys Smiley
Just wait few days before posting tons of requests for forums.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 02:37:40 am

Quote from: Suno_Regin on April 24, 2006, 02:24:52 am

I just HATE these new forums! It's even harder to navigate than before, and this metalic skin they have is just an eyesore. Is there some way you guys can rip the skin off the old forum and stick it here (the brown one) because this is just blinding!

Uh, as far as navigation goes, I don't see what's so different about it.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Kixie on April 24, 2006, 02:38:15 am

Yes patience. This is looking to be a bada** forum. Every step I take, I find a new feature. Plus the font options alone are mindblowingly simple.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 02:53:24 am

Quote from: Kixie on April 24, 2006, 02:38:15 am

Yes patience. This is looking to be a bada** forum. Every step I take, I find a new feature. Plus the font options alone are mindblowingly simple.

Meh.  I like it when things are simple.

However, I do like that it warns you if a new post has been made to a thread you're about to contribute to.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Kixie on April 24, 2006, 02:59:44 am

Quote from: zanzibar on April 24, 2006, 02:53:24 am

Quote from: Kixie on April 24, 2006, 02:38:15 am

Yes patience. This is looking to be a bada** forum. Every step I take, I find a new feature. Plus the font options alone are mindblowingly simple.

Meh.  I like it when things are simple.

However, I do like that it warns you if a new post has been made to a thread you're about to contribute to.

Although our forums are so quiet, it's pretty much useless.  :-X

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on April 24, 2006, 03:01:43 am

Hahah! Are you kidding? I'm finding that priceless right now :P Plus I saw way too many "D'oh! So-and-so got to it before me..." on our last forums. This is neat.

I'm warning you now, anyone who abuses the marquee repeatedly is in for a world of pain ;D

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: josephoenix on April 24, 2006, 03:16:44 am

New smileys :O

 :beta: <- we need a :alpha: smiley

josePhoenix

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Alvarez on April 24, 2006, 04:20:54 am

So, is there an "active threads from the last 24hrs" equivalent around here? I think navigation is the same, but I really loved that option...

I don't think it's all so terrible, though. Most of the smiles aren't showing at my browser, but I have no idea why...

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: acraig on April 24, 2006, 05:36:22 am

I miss that option as well but I find 'Show unread posts since last visit.'  does about the same thing.  I will see if there is an add-on that can do the 24 hour thing.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: AryHann on April 24, 2006, 07:11:47 am

One thing that I found hard is distinguish the "important" threads from the normal ones. Except for the fact that are at the top of the subforum, then there is no big difference in highlighting them.

But I like that you can put a little personal visible message :-D

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: dorbian on April 24, 2006, 10:00:34 am

Man this is scary, i mean this is so much different but i think this will have so much more ZOMG SMILIES :| The horror.

 :whistling:

yeah sorry i got distracted by the strange smilies in here :p

as i was saying, i think this will have a lot more benefits then the previous ones ( specially the spell check considering the spelling can be horrible at times :P )

-Dorbian

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 24, 2006, 10:05:56 am

a side note:

just becuase it is there, doesn't mean people will use it,  but we can always hope for the best. ;)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: ThomPhoenix on April 24, 2006, 05:04:32 pm

Karyuu, you mean this with Marquee abuse?

You mean this?

It's pretty annoying, yes.  :P

You could disable it.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: apis on April 24, 2006, 07:33:00 pm

Quote from: ThomPhoenix on April 24, 2006, 05:04:32 pm

Karyuu, you mean this with Marquee abuse?

Hey look it even works for sigs
Do we all want a :ban:

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: DaveG on April 24, 2006, 07:40:05 pm

Yep...

definitely needs to be disabled.   ::)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Kiern on April 24, 2006, 11:22:41 pm

Forums with a lot of options are bad.

Disable them all.  So complicated just to post/read.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Induane on April 25, 2006, 06:34:28 pm

Will the new theme make it easier to distinguish stickied thread?  I've a hard time at first glance without them being a different color.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on April 25, 2006, 06:56:18 pm

Yes, stickied threads will be far more visible.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: zorbels on April 25, 2006, 08:05:22 pm

ThomPhoenix I nearly got sick watching your post.   :surrender:

I would appreciate if maybe the text could be put on the list of fixing and to have it a little bigger?  

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 26, 2006, 03:25:15 am

yes, under 1280x1024, the text seemed a tad bit harder for me to read, but I just held the control key down while I wheel moused down a notch, and all better.  I just have to remember to change it back before going to another site since it makes text on other websites a bit too large.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Pale on April 26, 2006, 03:43:45 am

I like the new pastel look except for the little icons next to the threads (sticky, hot topic, and so forth) - a little too similar for my tastes. I'll just have to get used to them before the forum is skinned.

And for some reason, I was getting a slash before any interverted commas, which is kinda weird. (Tests to see if it's still happening... No, some wonderful person has fixed it :) )

The spell-check option is great too - though I'm doubting it'll be used by the majority of posters...

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 26, 2006, 03:48:08 am

Quote from: Pale on April 26, 2006, 03:43:45 am

And for some reason, I was getting a slash before any interverted commas, which is kinda weird. (Tests to see if it's still happening... No, some wonderful person has fixed it :) )

Those happened becuase of the converting from the old DB to the new.  (You missed one in your sig btw.)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Caarrie on April 26, 2006, 03:50:20 am

There are a few different skins you can pick. Go to your profile. Click on Look and layout preferences on the left. You will see this line Current Theme: Forum or Board Default (change) click change. Here you can look at the few other themes that are available. If you are looking for larger icons the Classic YaBB SE Theme theme might be best for you.

Good luck,
Illori

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Pale on April 26, 2006, 04:06:47 am

Oooh, I've changed to the Classic YaBB SE (and was the 15th person to do so :) ), and it's much nicer. Highly recommended!

Neko: I found the thread explaining the presence of the slashes. Thanks!

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: LigH on April 26, 2006, 07:10:57 am

Quote from: acraig on April 24, 2006, 05:36:22 am

I miss that option as well but I find 'Show unread posts since last visit.'  does about the same thing.

Not for me! When I log in after one day, I see lots of new posts, but the function "Show unread posts since last visit (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?action=unread)" shows only one thread, more like "Show unread posts since your login 10 seconds ago" ... not as expected.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Alvarez on April 29, 2006, 04:21:44 pm

Quote from: LigH on April 26, 2006, 07:10:57 am

Quote from: acraig on April 24, 2006, 05:36:22 am

I miss that option as well but I find 'Show unread posts since last visit.'  does about the same thing.

Not for me! When I log in after one day, I see lots of new posts, but the function "Show unread posts since last visit (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?action=unread)" shows only one thread, more like "Show unread posts since your login 10 seconds ago" ... not as expected.

The exactly same thing is happening to me, the link doesn't seem to function the way it should. I clicked there now, and I haven't checked on the forums for days, and only one thread was shown. I'm feeling a little lost to catch the latest discussions on this forum. The looks doesn't affect me so much, but this problem is really annoying.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on May 01, 2006, 12:43:09 am

There is a more PS-looking theme available now. To change the look of the forum, click on the "Profile" button by the top of the boards, click on "Look and Layout Preferences," then under "Current Theme:" click on the (change) link. It'll be the last one.

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Ghostslayer on May 01, 2006, 02:06:53 am

Quote from: Karyuu on May 01, 2006, 12:43:09 am

There is a more PS-looking theme available now. To change the look of the forum, click on the "Profile" button by the top of the boards, click on "Look and Layout Preferences," then under "Current Theme:" click on the (change) link. It'll be the last one.

Very nice   :thumbup:  Thanks for adding that in :)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Netty on May 01, 2006, 02:09:41 am

Quote from: Karyuu on May 01, 2006, 12:43:09 am

There is a more PS-looking theme available now. To change the look of the forum, click on the "Profile" button by the top of the boards, click on "Look and Layout Preferences," then under "Current Theme:" click on the (change) link. It'll be the last one.

Much much better!  ;)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Karyuu on May 01, 2006, 02:11:29 am

Just waiting for you to take over, Netty! ;}

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Netty on May 01, 2006, 02:19:21 am

Quote from: Karyuu on May 01, 2006, 02:11:29 am

Just waiting for you to take over, Netty! ;}

Sorry that any updates from me are taking so long. I'll be honest, there are times lately where I just get so sick of working on anything PS related, let alone any other projects I have going on, that I just drop everything for days to "clear my head", so to speak. Sometimes I get a so called "designer's block", sometimes real-life things distract me. But I'm keeping at it when I get motivated. I'm sure that's the same thing that PS devs have to deal with once in a while. I have gone through several layouts and graphic styles so far, which I didn't show anyone except myself but ended up hating most of them and starting from scratch again. I'm sure I'll settle on something soon enough. :)

Keep your fingers crossed! ;)

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: Kixie on May 01, 2006, 02:25:13 am

Wow, Karyuu. Nice one.  :thumbup:

Title: Re: The other forum was prettier.
Post by: StarsAndBars_1018 on May 01, 2006, 04:07:36 am

Quote from: Netty on May 01, 2006, 02:19:21 am

Sometimes I get a so called "designer's block", sometimes real-life things distract me.

It happens. :p