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Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by archonix » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:29 pm

I've installed a new forum theme which, I think, looks a lot nicer than the last one. Though the last one was nice as well. Anyway, I've now set the forum to allow people to pick from a small selection of themes too, so you won't necessarily be bored anymore. I would have liked to build a theme replicating the 'classic' simpworks forum but last time I tried messing with the themes in any substantial way I sort of broke it.

I like this theme. I'm going to see if I can stretch it over the rest of the site and see how it looks.
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by fellranger » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:38 am

Yeah...looks good!  It's quite a bright and clean look, seems to fit in with that top banner pretty well too.
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Stretch_Dude » Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:24 am

Holy... This...this is a thing, here. Very blue.
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by missy_misery » Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:10 am

Fits perfectly with the rest of the site!
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Sheana_Molloy » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:24 am

I'm actually not very fond of the vast field of Very Similar Blue, so I'm glad you added in the alternate themes option.

Though I'm still not entirely sure why things had to change in the first place...
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by sabrina_diamond » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:41 am

I like :D It's sooo blue.... Like the sky :D
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Casper » Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:52 pm

This is very nice

My only real complaint is the 'New Post'/'No New Posts' icon on the left of each board name. Its a bit vague, hard to tell them appart. But other than that its a great scheme, suits the rest of the site nicely. :)
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by c_nordlander » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:02 pm

Yeah, I like this. It always takes me a while to get used to changes of layout, but aqua blue just seems more dynamic and, well, suitable for a Simpsons-Futurama fansite than the previous grey one.

The "new post" icon could be a bit clearer perhaps, but I don't have a problem with it.

And for those who really can't stand this colour scheme: go to "Look and Layout Preferences" in the Profile section and you can set a different one for yourselves.
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Terry Y » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:38 pm

I likes it! 
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Andreas » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:59 pm

Blue is my favorite color, so I like the new theme. :) I don't know if it's only my PC, but the background color of the GFWC logo is #A4C3FF, so the background color of the header is slightly off (#ACC9FF). The custom member rank icons seem to be missing as well, I see only the default stars. But otherwise, very nice. :)
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Officer 1BDI » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:11 am

I love this new theme, if only because I finally have a link back to the main site through the forums.

(And... if it existed before this addition, then I was simply not observant enough.)
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by aoifestorm » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:06 pm

I really like this new look, just wanted to tell you Mista Graham.  :)
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Stretch_Dude » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:34 pm

aoifestorm wrote: I really like this new look, just wanted to tell you Mista Graham.  :)
I just thank heaven you didn't call him "Mista G." That would have produced mental images that would no doubt create a severe wave of brain hemorrhages.
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by archonix » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:37 am

On top of which, right now I can't afford all the bling I'd need to justify such a name. :)
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Re: Yet Another New Forum Theme!

Post by Stretch_Dude » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:10 pm

Archonix wrote: On top of which, right now I can't afford all the bling I'd need to justify such a name. :)
Not the way I feared it... You'd only need a purple tux and some green hair dye.
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