Topic: theme request

[ourobouros2k2]

noticed that the black has been removed. Would it be possible to add it back to the choices, or another similary dark theme be selectable? The white is just too much for me...

thanks
Andy

[JeffreyLXV]

noticed that the black has been removed. Would it be possible to add it back to the choices, or another similary dark theme be selectable? The white is just too much for me...

Ya...  Me too... too bright...   And once you go black... You never go back

[Eddie Coyle]

     The orange color scheme offends my Irish Republican sensibilities. What federal agency do I file suit with?

[Michael Vandeven]

     The orange color scheme offends my Irish Republican sensibilities. What federal agency do I file suit with?

the ministry of "things and such."  i hear they get stuff done.


i know it's felt like "musical themes" here recently. for this, i apologize.  however there are a few reasons.


1) i get bored.


2) the original "dark" theme looked ok, but it lacked a LOT of the functionality that was needed in order for me to reliably and consistently implement modifications to the backend software (things like post drafts, embedded videos, etc.).  the current "dark" theme is based on the default theme, and as such, provides the best of both worlds.  it is easy on the eyes while simultaneously allowing me to install modifications.  it also contains minimal clutter. 


the most recent update of the forum software brought about some code changes that rendered this a worthwhile issue to pursue again.  believe it or not, for THE LAST 3 YEARS this forum had been running on a beta version of the software followed by several "release candidate" versions.  i was a big dummy for EVER hopping on the experimental side of things, and after i did so, i had no choice but to remain "all in" until the final release came along... which, again, only took 3 years.  what a bitch that was.


my only problem with this current theme is the light grey default text color within posts and elsewhere.  i'd like that to be pure white against this background for better contrast, and i know many of you agree with that (HAL, where are you?).  anyway, all suggestions, comments, and gripes are welcome.

[Scully]

Still the techhie-dummy here ... Do I have a choice of backgrounds, and if so, where do I find the settings?   

I loved the white background.   

[The General]

lookin good in here.

[HAL 9000]

my only problem with this current theme is the light grey default text color within posts and elsewhere.  i'd like that to be pure white against this background for better contrast, and i know many of you agree with that (HAL, where are you?)....

I have no idea what you're talking about 

[Art Crow]

Still the techhie-dummy here ... Do I have a choice of backgrounds, and if so, where do I find the settings?   

I loved the white background.   

Seconded.

[Lovely Bones]

Seconded.

Me too. Hard to read this version. 

[Michael Vandeven]

Still the techhie-dummy here ... Do I have a choice of backgrounds, and if so, where do I find the settings?   

I loved the white background.   

that is no problem.  click profile > modify profile > look and layout... and next to "current theme" click "change."  under "SMF Default Theme - Curve" click "use this theme."  and... off you go!


cheers.

[Michael Vandeven]

I have no idea what you're talking about 

should there be <sarcasm> </sarcasm> tags here???

[Michael Vandeven]

if you want to see the "show recent replies" link again, click the little button to the right of the forum's title at the top of the page.  you might have to click it a couple of times before it expands.

[Lovely Bones]

that is no problem.  click profile > modify profile > look and layout... and next to "current theme" click "change."  under "SMF Default Theme - Curve" click "use this theme."  and... off you go!


cheers.

Okay.  [[NEVER MIND. I AM A BIG DUMMY!!!]]]

[Scully]

that is no problem.  click profile > modify profile > look and layout... and next to "current theme" click "change."  under "SMF Default Theme - Curve" click "use this theme."  and... off you go!


cheers.

 
Thanks, Michael. 

[Michael Vandeven]

 
Thanks, Michael. 

U got it. Any other problems or requests pertaining to layout, functionality, or appearance of the forum, please let me know. I'm here to please.

Sent from my DROIDX

[Silent]

I just switched over to the blue and white theme because the orange one was giving me some issues.  I'm still running Firefox 3.6.9 here and the orange theme was real laggy.  I'm not sure if that's the correct term for it.  It was just slow to respond to scrolling and when pages loaded they would bounce around till everything loaded up which took longer than most sites.  This blue and white theme seem to function fine.  I was hoping for the old black theme or something similar but this will work fine.

I hadn't seen anyone else comment on lag with the orange theme so I'm guessing it might just be my older version of FF.  I didn't try other browsers since the theme change worked out fine.

[Michael Vandeven]

Why you still on Firefox 3?

Sent from my Droid X.

[Silent]

Just laziness really.  I'll update it now and change the theme back to see if that fixes things.

[Silent]

Ok I just updated to Firefox 5 and bounced back and forth between themes to compare.  While MUCH better now it's still smoother in the blue and white theme.  For example if I load up a thread that is a full page of posts and grab the scroll bar to drag it down to the bottom real fast it lags a bit.  The blue and white doesnt do this and scrolls as fast as I move the cursor.  With the update to 5 I wouldn't have even noticed it much without a comparison so it's not really a big deal now.  I guess at least if there's other lazy people out there complaining about the same thing this will help them out now.  By the way my PC and connection are plenty to handle forums.  I browse 4 or 5 different forums regularly and this is the only one I've experienced this with.

I don't mean it as a complaint, I'm fine with how it operates now, but as the admin here I thought you'd want to know how different browsers are working on your site.

[Michael Vandeven]

thanks for letting me know about the issues you're experiencing.  no need to apologize at all.  i recall complaining about this same issue in our firefox thread a while back.  as i recall, when firefox updated to 3.6, i immediately began having the issue you speak of here.  3.5 was fine, but 3.6 blew it. 


this was what prompted me to dump firefox and adopt google chrome, and i haven't looked back.  well, i take that back.  i did try firefox a bit when they hit 4.0, and while i thought it was nice, i felt like they were simply taking the good ideas implemented by chrome and making them their own.  might as well stick with the original, imo.  also, 4.0 still didn't feel as snappy as chrome.


additionally, chrome has been "sandboxing" since verion 10, meaning you're FAR less likely to end up with malware on your machine if you use chrome.

[Silent]

Maybe i'll give Chrome a try then.  You're right about 3.6 Firefox.  I think specificly I had 3.6.9 or something like that.  Updating to version 5 also made me lose my proper google toolbar for searching.  There's the generic search bar for google but it doesn't autofill like it did on older versions.  I'd assume Chrome has that feature and is also why google hasn't updated their add on for Firefox.

[M Knight]

Do you think you will consider changing the "Default" theme?  I understand that we have the option to choose other themes, but they are dependent on a cache, which I have automatically deleted every time I close the browser. 

Just my opinion, but this theme has a decidedly "Halloweenesque" nature to it.  Something blue and white perhaps???  I know I am being a pest, and perhaps have nothing better to do at the moment...

[Vincentd]

I can provide you much kinds of themes on your request.
What kind of themes you want to get.

[M Knight]

I can provide you much kinds of themes on your request.
What kind of themes you want to get.

I much want themes good.  Many different kind themes today.