New Forums

[Talad]

Hi, we just switched to the new forums, but there still a lot to do. We would like to improve the overall skin of the forums, making it more PlaneShift-like and also change those terrible smileys

Just wait few days before posting tons of requests for forums.

[josephoenix]

I'd like to put in a vote for the smileys on http://www.invisionadds.com/files/index.php?act=file&f=213

Round smileys are so last year

josePhoenix

[Kixie]

Yeah, our's were so much better. These newER ones are close, but still too crisp. The other ones were pixilated, and somehow looked better.

[Caarrie]

you might be interested in this mod http://mods.simplemachines.org/index.php?mod=77.

Have fun,

Illori

[josephoenix]

Er. It's not that we need more smileys, just different smileys.

josePhoenix

[Caarrie]

You dont need to use all of them just want you want

illori

[Valbrandr]

Well the new forums are crisp looking... the skin could be cooler but I guess that will be worked on soon enough.. Change is not always a bad thing 

[josephoenix]

I'm thinking we need to replace the default pool of avatars with some more PS-y ones as well ;]

Oooh. This is cool. I tried to post and got this:

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

josePhoenix

[StarsAndBars_1018]

It's not every day that this sort of thing happens.

Guess I have to re-do my bookmarks. :p

[Kixie]

I'm thinking we need to replace the default pool of avatars with some more PS-y ones as well ;]

Oooh. This is cool. I tried to post and got this:

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

josePhoenix

Now THAT is neato. I always wondered why they never thought of that. I like the smileys too. This batch is nice.

[Talad]

Very proud of the new smiley set I've added 

Hope you like it! 

[neko kyouran]

 

Yep, I do.  Also, I was messing around with the thread options.  Very neat.  Really yenjoy the stats it keeps.  Question though, i take non important people like me do not have avy ability?  There is options for pre-existing ones and such, but upon selecting them, nothing happens after pushing the save changes button.  I don't mind not having an avy, its just it might confuse someone.  Just thinking ahead so that the forums don't get filled with "OMG why can't I get an avy!!!??!!!  Theres the option but it don't do nothing!!!!11one"

 

Oh yeah, I also seem to have set an option that has the newest post showing first, rather than it being last.  It is confusing the crap out of me, so I'll think we'll be changing that one back to like it was before.

Edit x2:  Found it and changed back.  Much better.  now to figure out how to get it to go back tot the topic after a post instead of taking me to the forum page.

[Karyuu]

The avatars still need to be sorted out - I can't have one either right now, and the options for them are confusing for both the forum admins and regular users. We'll get through it though :)

[neko kyouran]

I know you are still woring on the themes and such, but one small suggestion I'd like to make as you work on putting new themes together.

Perhaps you could bold the font on the stickies and such to differenciate them a bit from the regular posts?  Or maybe change the background color on them.  Just having the sticky icon by the post, well, I can live with it, but I liked that feature of the last forum quite a bit.  Other than that, I'm really liking everything so far.  Ok, I'll be quite and let ye do your vodoo that you do.

 

[josephoenix]

I've poked in the SMF theme engine, and it requires a little bit of PHPing to do that. Hopefully our forum-themer knows how!

josePhoenix