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Offline Numsgil

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« on: February 20, 2005, 06:00:13 AM »
This forum needs a skin!  I haven't given it a look, but look here for information on it.  I could do it, but my artistic skill is amateur, and I have the impression it isn't the simplest of processes.  If anyone is really good  at this kind of stuff, volunteer!

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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2005, 11:52:08 AM »
I did some skins before (actualy I views some source codes for some skins) for vb applications , you are right its not really an easy prosses , you have to have a pattern or a graphic for each little control, I never did forums before so I cant really help.

I think we can awoid using pictures though just mess arround with the htmls color and frame settings

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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2005, 07:39:31 PM »
I could take a crack at it, if you want.  If it should look like the old forum, I could (most likely unsuccessfully) attempt, as long as you gimme the color codes.  ;)

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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2005, 10:17:55 PM »
I liked the color scheme of the old forum, but it isn't the only possibility.  I think something with dark colors would work well.  Anyone who wants, put something together, a demo or whatever, and then we can vote on the best one.

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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2005, 07:31:17 PM »
I'll get right to it.  A good place for other people to try, too, if they want, is the Invision Free Skin Zone.  Also known as IFSZ, or http://www.ifsz.com/ .  :D

EDIT:  Or more importantly, this link specifically:

http://www.ifskinzone.net/applications/aio...kingen_simp.php
« Last Edit: February 22, 2005, 07:34:14 PM by SyndLig »

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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2005, 08:45:40 PM »
Awesome links!

Although a word of warning, don't enter random values for all of them.  The result was the most horrific thing I've ever seen.

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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2005, 09:56:29 PM »
Well, I've made what I hope is a first breakthrough in... uhh... stuff.  :P

I can't post it on the 'net anywhere, and it doesn't look like I can attach it... so, uhh... any emails I can send it to?

Numsgil has all the color codes for it, though.  :)

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2005, 10:03:30 PM »
I'll see if I can set up a special Email address where entrys can be sent.

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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2005, 10:23:09 PM »
Alright everyone, submit any skins entries (banners, icons, color schemes, whatever) to  [span style=\'font-size:11pt;line-height:100%\'][/span]

Include "Forum Skin" in the subject line.  I'll forward them to PY.

Color Schemes can be submited as CSS code.  PY then can load it into the forum (I think that's how it works) and it will be visible from everyone's My Controls.

Then we can vote on which is default.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2005, 10:23:55 PM by Numsgil »

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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2005, 10:47:52 AM »
OK Guys

here is the first skin submitted by Syndlig (shades of really dark stuff. greys and black)

I will leave it up for a day or so then revert to the default. (or the next submission)

After we have had a few differnt ones we can vote on which we like the best.

This one is a little dark for my tastes. Don't mind black or anything but some of the text colors don't show up too well on signitures.

 :D  PY  :D
« Last Edit: February 25, 2005, 09:48:55 AM by PurpleYouko »
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« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2005, 10:53:27 AM »
Too mutch orange , that kills it , every type of text is orange

And quotes are the same white background and black text , thats not right it should be gray background and white text
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2005, 11:02:22 AM »
Don't blame me. Why not make your own skin and enter it into the competition.

Thanks for the comments anyway. I agree with you.

Just go here and plug in some numbers to create your own then email the CSS file that is created at the very bottom of the page (save it as .txt in notepad) to the email address that Numsgil provided.

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« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2005, 11:03:08 AM »
And another thing

My siggy doesn't show up properly on the grey screen.

 :(  PY  :(
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« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2005, 11:08:20 AM »
PY I checked that stuff before already , the problem with it is we have more colors/controls here then in there.

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« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2005, 11:14:53 AM »
Haven't really played with it myself yet.

That is where this scheme came from though. I know that because I created the CSS file myself from numbers sent me by SyndLig.

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« Last Edit: February 25, 2005, 03:31:02 PM by PurpleYouko »
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