Swad Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thanks to other, we've got a new forum skin in beta, version 0.3! It's very much a work in progress and we'll be making revisions over the next week or so, but let us know what you think. To change the skin, find the drop down menu at the bottom lefthand corner of your screen and change the skin to "OSx86 Project Skin." Post here with your thoughts and suggestions! Thanks for helping us test it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipxe Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Not really my style - feels "weird", but thanks for all the work thats being put into the site!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I like the fluid styles because I can read better on it. Fixed styles just seam more constrictive and it scrolls longer. I'm sure it's not hard to change the width to 100%. Overall, I like the design. But for now, will stay with the original style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeters13 Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 ZOMG I love it. This layout is sleek, and seems to load fast. Please keep up the GREAT work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaS Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I like it.The new skin is just another reflection of how fast things change around here.Keep up the great work,and thanks Other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 OK, since this is still beta, let me state a few points of criticism: - I think the icons for new post, no new post, and so on, should be more similar on the main page and on the individual forum pages. I find it confusing that the same thing is one color here and another there. I really like the icons on the main page: nice contrast between new and old. The ones on the forum pages have less contrast, so I find it more difficult to see what's new at a glance. I would be happy if you could just swap the ordinary post icons with the poll ones (ie. the green ones with the blue ones), and make the no new post icon grey (or at least less blue) - I think the width should be 100% - The message font is a tad too small for me. Well, that's not a real problem, since I can just press CMD+ - this ain't Windows anymore after all Please don't get me wrong, apart from these few minor points, I really like this skin a lot, much more than the default one. Thanks for the effort! Edit: Am I blind or has the extended search button disappeared? If so, please put it back at some prominent spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah, we're still working out some of the kinks (such as fonts, etc) and we'll be revising it over the weekend. We hope to have the full version out by next week! Keep those suggestions coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skn Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 - I think the width should be 100% <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree. Please set the width to 100%... BTW, keep up the excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 looks Great. Hope it runs as well as it looks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElementWithin Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 I am using it right now, but on the index... It would be better if you could space out each category (Announcements, OS X on x86, Technical Work, Off Topic) instead of having no space inbetween them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabricioGS Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 That's awsome. I liked very much this new skin. I'm a Web Developer so my opinion may count for something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groffy77 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I am a IPB skinner and have been for now about a year. Email me if you need another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kday Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 margin-top:0; padding-top:0; agg, that gap at the top is bugging me also the text at the bottom should be white or grayish... Black on black doesn't look good. Also the buttons could look better. They look kinda photochopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportman Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Wow i have been using this theme for days, all of a sudden it became my default :-p, i love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perium Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 What happend to the forum skin, its back to regualr to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 It's no longer the default - it will be after Thursday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willgonz Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 All the wording in the buttons is too light. But good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I hate it! Don't make it the default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 lol - well, again... it's a beta. I think you'll like the finished version much more. BTW - we'll also be upgrading to IPB 2.1 during the downtime. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I think it's great. The text size is fine for me, and no real problems seeing stuff. I like side margins, but possibly make them a little smaller. Also, you might want to try to make some of the buttons and bars have smoother shading/gradients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamaGuy Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I think that break in the horizontal line where the author's information ends and the message start should be gotten rid of... it should just be 1 smooth line. Also, when I maximize the window, the top bar (Home, News, Wiki, Etc) is off center. I'm running 1920x1200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deetman Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 We thought we would have the new skin finalized today, but we have run into a few snags. Not sure when we'll be done, so be patient as we make progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 One of the things that did not work is the getnewpost, in the other skins works fine. Edit: Comparing between the two page sources there are some javascript missing in the beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Actually, anything new to IPB 2.1 won't yet work on the new forum skin as it was built on 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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