Darwinbots Forum
General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Numsgil on February 20, 2005, 06:00:13 AM
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This forum needs a skin! I haven't given it a look, but look here (http://support.invisionfree.com/index.php?showtopic=116221) 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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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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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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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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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/ (http://www.ifsz.com/) . :D
EDIT: Or more importantly, this link specifically:
http://www.ifskinzone.net/applications/aio...kingen_simp.php (http://www.ifskinzone.net/applications/aioskingen/aioskingen_simp.php)
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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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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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I'll see if I can set up a special Email address where entrys can be sent.
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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.
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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
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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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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 (http://www.ifskinzone.net/applications/aioskingen/aioskingen_simp.php) 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.
:D PY :D
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And another thing
My siggy doesn't show up properly on the grey screen.
:( PY :(
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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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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.
:D PY :D
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If you feel particularly adventurous, you can try this heavy duty form (http://www.ifskinzone.net/applications/aioskingen/aioskingen.php).
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Now that one really does cover it all doesn't it?
:blink: PY :blink:
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I think SyndLig is working on some banners and icons we can use in the forum, too.
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For the love of God, people, what's wrong with some nice light colours for a change. All this dark bullshit is doing my head in. Blues. Whites. Pastel purples. Some pale greens, maybe. If I come back tomorrow and my Avatar still looks out of sorts, heads will roll.
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Wow, you didn't have to be so harsh about it, I was just trying something that looked slightly similar to the old board.
The orange, I can't explain... I had the font at "ffffff" when I first chose this.
Oh, and yea, I'm attempting icons and banners.
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took to heart the people asking for lighter colors and sent Numsgil a blue skin - he said it'll be up tomorrow (or perhaps today if this is tomorrow for you). Suggestions?
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(or perhaps today if this is tomorrow for you)
Soundest bit of logic I've ever heard :D
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I think it may still be last Tuesday here.
At least it feels that way. :blink:
:D PY :D
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Here is the second new skin. (shades of blue)
Supplied by LemonLime.
I quite like this one. Calm and Placid. AAHHHHH
B) PY B)
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Yea, I like this one. It works with anything but light blue for signatures. Only problem is bright text on light-blue for things like "Replying to...", maybe make it more intense a colour or lighten it some more?
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Wow, you didn't have to be so harsh about it, I was just trying something that looked slightly similar to the old board.
The orange, I can't explain... I had the font at "ffffff" when I first chose this.
Oh, and yea, I'm attempting icons and banners.
Maybe I should put an emotion-o-meter in my posts. Ranging from "serious" to SARCASM FROM the EARS!
Never ever take my posts at face value. Maybe I should use smilies. :huh:
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Your avatar does look less out of place with the new skin.
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Yeah! WTH happened to the Penguin God of Thunder?
B) PY B)
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This one looks cooler. Although not when it's that small. You increased the avatar limit right?
¬_¬ Excellent...
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Yeah. Put it up to 100 X 100.
Let me know if that isn't big enough
:D PY :D
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Numsgil, can you send me back the CSS I gave you? I need to change one quick thing - for the input things (like the reply box that is white). Peeeese... :unsure:
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So... I'm guessing we're keeping this skin? (I hope so, it so beats out mine, though you could add mine as an "extra option"? ;))
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Not decided yet but I must agree that this one beats the dark scheme.
I still have a scheme from Numsgil to try out yet. I will put it up on Monday.
:laugh: PY :laugh:
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Put the scheme I did up!
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OK here it is The third skin!
Numsgil's scheme. (shades of greeny blue stuff)
:lol: PY :lol:
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Woo! Feels like I'm under water :P
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No one's sent me any other entries. There isn't a limit of one per person, so if anyone who's already subbed one wants to go again, my address is Numsgil2002@yahoo.com. Please include Forum Skin in subject line.
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I like the greeny-blue :clap:
Endy :boing:
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You can also PM Numsgil and me from this board
:cheers:
:outahere: PY
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I like this new skin, looks chilled out.
Does look a bit sinister tho but I like it :D
Mutchy
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I like this one as a nice opposite, but the light blue buttons for reply and stuff look out of place. That's really one of the only reasons I went with my light blue one.
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I actually thought they matched well. Matches the text color.
We can change the buttons I think.
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Any skins that look like the matrix code? that would fit in good, but it might get a bit distractive.....
Mutchy
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Personally I don't like this one, but I'm not one to talk (with my... various shades of brown).
Bring me back my light blue forum! :(
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If no one else wants to sub any we can do the actual voting. Personally I prefer my own, but that's hardly a surprise. :boing:
Easy as adding a poll. the default, syndlig's, lemmonlime's and mine.
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Or how about we have all 4 uploaded so people can have their preference, and the default be voted upon? :)
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Sounds good to me but I don't know how hard that is to implement.
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It's easy. There's a little button in the Admin CP called "Add Custom Skin".
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You went back to mine? *is loved* :wub:
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I am reissuing the forum skin challenge! Let's reskin this whole forum top to bottom! That includes any picture you see anywhere. We can totally reskin it.
I'm thinking red! Something red and lava-ly :P
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ok , you can tell now: Whats the 3 things you changed on the forum...
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The "invision board" picture at the top of the forum is gone. The goooooooogle ads are gone too. And there's an extra navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
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holy s*** I am so used to spam everywere in my everyday life that I did not even notice.
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I may add it back in, but do it such that we get the proceeds from the pay-per-impression. I figure we could probably earn a few dollars. Enough to pay for the www.darwinbots.com namespace anyway. But I'm open to whatever people want.
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I say add the google ads back. Google has some of the better and less annoying ads, so shouldn't be a problem. :)
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lol, nah
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The "invision board" picture at the top of the forum is gone. The goooooooogle ads are gone too. And there's an extra navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
You need to be extremely careful what you delete here. Those adds are the way that invision pays for us to have a free board.
Carefully check the rules on this before making changes. I am pretty sure that any attempt to change the major stuff like banner adds will get our board deleted completely in short order. :(
here are the RULES (http://s9.invisionfree.com/DarwinBots_Forum/admin.php?adsess=570dd4825854a07dcec95aad4d2c26dc)
Check item 12 particularly
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I paid em off, don't worry. :P
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I paid em off, don't worry. :P
Hehehe. That's alright then. :lol:
Did you know that we can get free domain space with this board now?
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OOh, no I didn't.
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lookat invisionfree news in your Admin CP
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Hot damn everyone!
We just earned $1.23 since I put google ads up. Considering that we're getting:
.62 per 1000 impressions
and invision charges
.15 per 1000 impressions...
That web space renewal might not be as difficult to afford as I first thought. I might actually be able to not beg people for money! We're getting like 2000 impressions every 24 hours...
Anyway, it's been more active lately than usual, but I bet we can at least pay for the namespace fairly easy.