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Title: Great Job
Post by: rickburn on November 07, 2008, 03:18:21 PM
Great work on the new website and the forum looks great, now wheres that bloody CD and DVD? :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Simon_LDT on November 07, 2008, 03:21:09 PM
Yep, looks fantastic.  :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Freddy on November 07, 2008, 03:32:02 PM
Agreed, nice work!
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Jem on November 07, 2008, 03:34:31 PM
That's our Dene that is.

Top job gent.  :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: gr8gonzo on November 07, 2008, 03:37:01 PM
A million thanks, Deno.  Fabulous job.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: RacingHippo on November 07, 2008, 04:12:09 PM
Fantabulous!
I felt all warm and frubbly looking through the shiny new pages :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Ivor on November 07, 2008, 04:16:54 PM
Eeee... int'it loovleh?
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: biskitbass on November 07, 2008, 04:17:16 PM
Indeed, great job, very nice !
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Ziggy on November 07, 2008, 04:19:47 PM
I concur, the whole thing looks quite dandy. I do prefer the lighter background of the old forum, but i guess there needs to be some progression!
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: AnsOnkruid on November 07, 2008, 04:30:54 PM
Quote from: "Ziggy"I do prefer the lighter background of the old forum, but i guess there needs to be some progression!
+1
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 05:30:45 PM
This looks mighty sweet. Great design and new forum, yay. :D  8-)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 05:37:24 PM
Quote from: "AnsOnkruid"
Quote from: "Ziggy"I do prefer the lighter background of the old forum, but i guess there needs to be some progression!
+1
+2 but I'm sure we'll get used to it
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: D S on November 07, 2008, 05:43:09 PM
It's just to reflect the darker nature of EIMA...  :twisted:
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 05:58:01 PM
Very nice, I do prefer the dark background, a lot easier on my eyes.

One gripe is the usernames a re a bit small and less noticable, I have to squint to read them...
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: weezul on November 07, 2008, 06:00:50 PM
very snazzy new site and forum! still dying to hear the album :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Jem on November 07, 2008, 06:05:34 PM
I've enabled user tweaking of the look, there's a thing called ProSilver that you can have too so hopefully that might help.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:08:44 PM
Quote from: "Jem"I've enabled user tweaking of the look, there's a thing called ProSilver that you can have too so hopefully that might help.

Well. It does help, kinda. The header of the site dissappears though and the forum interface itself gets stretched through the whole screen. :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Jem on November 07, 2008, 06:09:20 PM
Quote from: "SerFox"One gripe is the usernames a re a bit small and less noticable, I have to squint to read them...

I agree, I'm trying to see if there's a setting, but I can't find one. Deno?
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Rick on November 07, 2008, 06:10:21 PM
Personally i like the dark look, suits the EIMA vibe better, but thats just me.. :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:11:24 PM
Quote from: "Jem"
Quote from: "SerFox"One gripe is the usernames a re a bit small and less noticable, I have to squint to read them...

I agree, I'm trying to see if there's a setting, but I can't find one. Deno?
I'm trying to find the light switch
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Narek on November 07, 2008, 06:12:16 PM
I just tried the silver and I have to say that the black is much more cozy.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Deno on November 07, 2008, 06:15:30 PM
Hi all

The thing is, I designed the forum (header, Frosterisk's etc.) to fit in with the overall look of the new site. That's why I disabled ProSilver which is the standard theme with PHPBB3.

I'll look into getting your usernames more visible (i'm afraid that won't be something you can do in the admin panel Jem, i'm gonna have to get my latex gloves on and have a tinker under the bonnet)

cheers

Dene
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:16:28 PM
Quote from: "Narek"I just tried the silver and I have to say that the black is much more cozy.
Where's the silver? Couldn't find anyway to change it
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 06:17:51 PM
Dene

In the forum CSS stylesheet perhaps? I found this section in mine:

p.author {
   margin: 0 15em 0.6em 0;
   padding: 0 0 5px 0;
   font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   font-size: 1em;
   line-height: 1.2em;
   }


Possibly edit to

p.author {
   margin: 0 15em 0.6em 0;
   padding: 0 0 5px 0;
   font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   font-size: 3em;
   line-height: 1.2em;
   }
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Rick on November 07, 2008, 06:22:28 PM
I haz avatar...Yeaaaahh :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:23:09 PM
Quote from: "SerFox"Dene

In the forum CSS stylesheet perhaps? I found this section in mine:

p.author {
   margin: 0 15em 0.6em 0;
   padding: 0 0 5px 0;
   font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   font-size: 1em;
   line-height: 1.2em;
   }


Possibly edit to

p.author {
   margin: 0 15em 0.6em 0;
   padding: 0 0 5px 0;
   font-family: Century Gothic, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   font-size: 3em;
   line-height: 1.2em;
   }
Sounds a bit too technical to me.........black it is, I'm getting used to it
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:24:21 PM
Quote from: "Mikey"
Quote from: "Narek"I just tried the silver and I have to say that the black is much more cozy.
Where's the silver? Couldn't find anyway to change it

User Control Panel > Board Preferences > Edit Global Settings > My board style
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mordwin on November 07, 2008, 06:25:47 PM
QuoteSounds a bit too technical to me.........black it is, I'm getting used to it

It's the new whit... err... silver? after all... :)

Anyway, looks good so far!
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:26:45 PM
Quote from: "Mikey"
Quote from: "SerFox"Dene
<snip>
Sounds a bit too technical to me.........black it is, I'm getting used to it

It's not YOU (the user) who has to change that, it's the admin :) If he changes it's gonna change for us all. And yeah, that seems about right SerFox. That's the one setting we're looking for here.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Gandalf1986 on November 07, 2008, 06:27:16 PM
Quote from: "Rick"I haz avatar...Yeaaaahh :)

where iz my bukkit? :lol:
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 06:29:42 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"
Quote from: "Mikey"
Quote from: "SerFox"Dene
<snip>
Sounds a bit too technical to me.........black it is, I'm getting used to it

It's not YOU (the user) who has to change that, it's the admin :) If he changes it's gonna change for us all. And yeah, that seems about right SerFox. That's the one setting we're looking for here.

Go me, I am be pretend CSS expert  :D  :D  :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Deno on November 07, 2008, 06:30:11 PM
Thanks SerFox

How about yellow instead of increasing the font size?

D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:31:00 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"
Quote from: "Mikey"
Quote from: "SerFox"Dene
<snip>
Sounds a bit too technical to me.........black it is, I'm getting used to it

It's not YOU (the user) who has to change that, it's the admin :) If he changes it's gonna change for us all. And yeah, that seems about right SerFox. That's the one setting we're looking for here.
Yikes...thats a bit bright after the black.
Prefer the set up of the darker pages
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Rick on November 07, 2008, 06:31:44 PM
Quote from: "Gandalf1986"
Quote from: "Rick"I haz avatar...Yeaaaahh :)

where iz my bukkit? :lol:

Ok, well blimey i seem to have aquired myself a working avatar after quite a struggle....
Try and do a bit of webspeak and it all comes unstuck :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:32:06 PM
Quote from: "Deno"Thanks SerFox

How about yellow instead of increasing the font size?

D

I personally would increase the font size. That yellow doesn't look too good/doesn't go well with the rest of the design/colors. That gray was perfect, it would only need to be a bit bigger. :)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 06:34:51 PM
It's the actual size thats the problem for me, even if you increased it from what it is to maybe a couple more pt it should be alright.

I'm using the same system on my forum (phpbb3) and I had a poke around, there seems to be some leaway for a coloured username system dependent on rank/postcount classes, could be a fun feature?

I'd say aiming for something like this would be good:

Username01


And for those having Avatar issues, see my post here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34 (http://www.frostmusic.net/frosties/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Deno on November 07, 2008, 06:35:09 PM
Quote from: "Rick"
Quote from: "Gandalf1986"
Quote from: "Rick"I haz avatar...Yeaaaahh :)

where iz my bukkit? :lol:

Ok, well blimey i seem to have aquired myself a working avatar after quite a struggle....
Try and do a bit of webspeak and it all comes unstuck :D

OK, keep coming with the suggestions....

i've got to go build a cot bed back up so may be a while ;-)

Will check in later to make anything wrong.....errr.....right..

D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 06:37:43 PM
I'd ask for a nose around the CSS CP but ehehe... not my forum  :lol:
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Onanist on November 07, 2008, 06:37:54 PM
Can we have glow in the dark light switches for Mikey :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:39:02 PM
While we are at it. I noticed that whenever I quote someone's message and then write my own stuff and hit submit, it won't submit, I have to hit submit again. Don't really know what that's about, why it wouldn't want to post it right away.

EDIT: I tried to post "normally" now, withouth quoting and it does the same. It's quite annoying.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:40:27 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"While we are at it. I noticed that whenever I quote someone's message and then write my own stuff and hit submit, it won't submit, I have to hit submit again. Don't really know what that's about, why it wouldn't want to post it right away.

EDIT: I tried to post "normally" now, withouth quoting and it does the same. It's quite annoying.
Works, and has been working, OK for me & I'm the village idiot
Are you using the right buttons? they're not in the same order, or I don't think they are. That's my excuse for the first one I tried, quoted instead of URL'd
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Onanist on November 07, 2008, 06:41:13 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"While we are at it. I noticed that whenever I quote someone's message and then write my own stuff and hit submit, it won't submit, I have to hit submit again. Don't really know what that's about, why it wouldn't want to post it right away.

EDIT: I tried to post "normally" now, withouth quoting and it does the same. It's quite annoying.

I think it's because the board is letting you know that someone else has posted on the thread.

Or I could be completely wrong :oops:
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Deno on November 07, 2008, 06:41:18 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"While we are at it. I noticed that whenever I quote someone's message and then write my own stuff and hit submit, it won't submit, I have to hit submit again. Don't really know what that's about, why it wouldn't want to post it right away.

EDIT: I tried to post "normally" now, withouth quoting and it does the same. It's quite annoying.

That sounds like the new feature where someone else has added to the thread while you were writing your post. Gives you a chance to amend it if needs be.

D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Deno on November 07, 2008, 06:41:46 PM
Quote from: "Onanist"I think it's because the board is letting you know that someone else has posted on the thread.

Or I could be completely wrong :oops:

dat boi speak da troof

D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 06:42:34 PM
Quote from: "Onanist"
Quote from: "szabiakanich"While we are at it. I noticed that whenever I quote someone's message and then write my own stuff and hit submit, it won't submit, I have to hit submit again. Don't really know what that's about, why it wouldn't want to post it right away.

EDIT: I tried to post "normally" now, withouth quoting and it does the same. It's quite annoying.

I think it's because the board is letting you know that someone else has posted on the thread.

Or I could be completely wrong :oops:

Ahh yeah, that makes sense. So it's basically to let you know that somebody added something to the conversation and you might want to consider that as well. Still annoying though. :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Onanist on November 07, 2008, 06:43:01 PM
Quote from: "Deno"
Quote from: "Onanist"I think it's because the board is letting you know that someone else has posted on the thread.

Or I could be completely wrong :oops:

dat boi speak da troof

D

Get in, not such an Onanist after all   :D
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Mikey on November 07, 2008, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: "Deno"
Quote from: "Onanist"I think it's because the board is letting you know that someone else has posted on the thread.

Or I could be completely wrong :oops:

dat boi speak da troof

D
It worked OK for me and there were 3 posts while I composed my message.
Doesn't show Edit in the post either after editting
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Dave R on November 07, 2008, 07:09:40 PM
Never mind that. Did you know that Post Cereals (formerly Postum Cereals) was founded by C. W. Post. It began in 1895 with the first Postum, a "cereal beverage", developed by Post in Battle Creek, Michigan. The first cereal, Grape-Nuts, was developed in 1897.

The Postum Cereals company, after acquiring Jell-O gelatin in 1925, Baker's chocolate in 1927, Maxwell House coffee in 1928, and other food brands, changed its name to General Foods Corporation in 1929. General Foods was acquired by Philip Morris Companies in 1985.

In 1989, Philip Morris merged General Foods with Kraft Foods, which it had acquired in 1987 to form the Kraft General Foods division. The cereal brands of Nabisco were acquired in 1993. In 1995, Kraft General Foods was reorganized and renamed Kraft Foods.

On November 15, 2007 Kraft announced it will spin off Post Cereals and merge that business with Ralcorp Holdings. [2] That merger was completed August 4, 2008.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: SerFox on November 07, 2008, 07:11:06 PM
Quote from: "Dave R"Never mind that. Did you know that Post Cereals (formerly Postum Cereals) was founded by C. W. Post. It began in 1895 with the first Postum, a "cereal beverage", developed by Post in Battle Creek, Michigan. The first cereal, Grape-Nuts, was developed in 1897.

The Postum Cereals company, after acquiring Jell-O gelatin in 1925, Baker's chocolate in 1927, Maxwell House coffee in 1928, and other food brands, changed its name to General Foods Corporation in 1929. General Foods was acquired by Philip Morris Companies in 1985.

In 1989, Philip Morris merged General Foods with Kraft Foods, which it had acquired in 1987 to form the Kraft General Foods division. The cereal brands of Nabisco were acquired in 1993. In 1995, Kraft General Foods was reorganized and renamed Kraft Foods.

On November 15, 2007 Kraft announced it will spin off Post Cereals and merge that business with Ralcorp Holdings. [2] That merger was completed August 4, 2008.

Subtle.  :lol:
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 07:11:20 PM
LOL. Wut?!
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Brom on November 07, 2008, 08:40:48 PM
Quote from: "szabiakanich"LOL. Wut?!

Stick around mate... you get a lot of this round here.. just hang on tight and you'll be OK
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 08:44:24 PM
Quote from: "Brom"
Quote from: "szabiakanich"LOL. Wut?!

Stick around mate... you get a lot of this round here.. just hang on tight and you'll be OK

Haha. :D Don't worry. I do stick around. Though I have been active on several forums over the past 8 years, I've never seen such random posts haha. It's all good though. Great bunch of Frosties* you all are. 8-)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: rogerg on November 07, 2008, 09:49:52 PM
I think it looks great all dark-like.  

but I'd like to see more posts on each page when I'm in a thread.  like 20 or something.  

but that's a minor quibble.

 8-)
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Beano on November 07, 2008, 10:50:39 PM
in the words of Geoff Foster...

it's a beautiful beautiful thing
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: szabiakanich on November 07, 2008, 10:52:00 PM
That's MUCH more like it with the size of the usernames. Good job. :) Thanks for tweaking it.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: Sean on November 08, 2008, 03:57:55 PM
Its bitchin just like i was hoping for! Who ever was responsible for the design of the website out did themselves. I mean the flash animation is top notch and everything looks like the detail was the number one thing you all were after. Great Job! You guys out did yourselves!
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: ChrisX on November 08, 2008, 04:39:46 PM
Quote from: "AnsOnkruid"
Quote from: "Ziggy"I do prefer the lighter background of the old forum, but i guess there needs to be some progression!

+1

Seconded... I know it does fit in with the rest of the website now but especially in combination with the different background used for quoted parts it makes it tiresome to read.
Title: Re: Great Job
Post by: MikeEvs on November 08, 2008, 04:41:12 PM
You can in your profile change the skin of the forum to a lighter one but you lose on the little frosticles if you do