It IS getting better IMHO.Nice job in creating this new version of your web-site. Congratulations!
I don't know if it's possible but I think the ideal would be offer let's say 3 "themes" or "skins" or whatever it's called, so people can have some options, for instance 1. minimalistic light background with dark text (typical), 2. minimalistic dark background with light text (don't use pure white for text but light grey, makes a huge difference on fatigue) and 3. a more loaded one with your current high contrast design (some people liked it). Like this anyone can choose what it fits better to their taste and problem solved.
It has been addressed, see the other thread in this same forum for the fix (thread started by rgames)Loving the solid blue background! Makes all the difference.
I've bookmarked the new posts page. As of now, it doesn't update when I visit and I have to click on new posts in order to get it to. Any chance this can be addressed?
Thanks
I did a little CSS cleanup to make the forum design simpler. Here's the result (see attachment). There's obviously still things to fix, like some of the alignment is off.
I did a little CSS cleanup to make the forum design simpler. Here's the result (see attachment). There's obviously still things to fix, like some of the alignment is off.
I mostly just removed unnecessary elements, removed borders, no more rounded edges (oops I just noticed a few more to remove), etc. Since forums are obviously very text-based, minimizing the graphical content is essential.
Anyway, more than anything this is just an idea for a possible skin. Obviously it would be best to build the skin from ground up rather than tweaking an existing one, just to keep the code as clean and efficient as possible.
Does anyone actually use the page up/down buttons on the right side? The overlay lands on top of the posts when the browser window is less than 1000-ish pixels wide :(
Ahh, that's really nice! I like how you got it more compact. Even if you were to add back some of the user details (join date, website, etc.), I think you could still get it working in that style.
I've been reading this thread on a regular basis over the last few days, but haven't commented since others have pretty much said what I would have. In any case, the most important thing for me is that everything works, and so far I've found I've been able to do everything here I wanted to do and most bugs have been fixed. It now appears the focus has shifted entirely to aesthetics and, again I like the direction in which we are headed. I simply felt uncomfortable with the original design...way too busy in my opinion, but also I was thrilled to have the forum back on line and functioning again.
I must admit I don't quite understand why someone would even suggest abandoning the forum because of the design, nor do I understand why insults were necessary. What is reassuring is the positive feedback that has been offered. And I'm sure many of us can agree that we have faith and confidence in Frederick and Andre, and I genuinely appreciate their willingness to consider changes. There is no way there will be a final design that will appeal to every single person, but hopefully we'll eventually arrive at something suitable to most. will leave the discussions about the design of the site to others who know more about that sort of thing than I do, and just get on with enjoying the forum and appreciating what it offers. Thank you Frederick and Andre for your efforts on our behalf.
Ah, I really like that full width version you posted. Though IMO even the current skin's maximum width works fine, since it's plenty wide (at least on my monitor).As for building a skin from the ground up, although there is a lot of CSS, and some HTML, it's mostly PHP and Xenforo proprietary syntax. So just to reproduce the little 'avatar box" the way you have it, and for it to also be responsive, could take a couple hours, and modifying multiple files. Now imagine the rest. that's why most people will use the default skin and build from there. Which I did also.
I did something along the same lines for the avatar boxes, trying to reduce their height. Could be a suggestion for an even simpler look. Also - and this is in the extreme end of the nitpicking spectrum: Notice the subtle drop shadow under the forum menu when it is pinned to the top
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Could you post your CSS for that please?