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Post #21 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:04 pm 
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I like it. The icons to go to first unread message need to be 2-3 times bigger, equal to the go stone icons. They are currently imPossible to hit without zooming. Also title of "view unread posts" would be great if it were also a link, essentially a refresh.

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Post #22 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:10 pm 
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Virtual tourist ( http://forum.virtualtourist.com/forum-1 ... forum.html ) is much better for bi-shading. Also less cluttered.

MBWorld ( http://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w204-93/ )is an example of a forum that I consider ugly, cluttered, and clunky.

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Post #23 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:39 pm 
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I agree that the alternating colors makes it more readable and will add that.

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Post #24 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:41 pm 
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A random bunch of forums, with my opinions.

http://ubuntuforums.org is an example of terrible use of colors.

http://stackoverflow.com is an example of poor grouping of icons

http://forum.sysinternals.com has much better grouping. The bi-shading is too strong.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/forum.php is clunky and cartooish. But then, a lot of these guys have suffered oxygen deprivation a few times. :)

http://www.bautforum.com makes a much better use of color. But the user profile is spread across the screen instead of being to the left.

http://www.phpbb.com/community uses color better, with very good shading. I tuned the monitor to monochrome and it was still usable. It is an example of a forum that a colorblind person could use.

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Post #25 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:47 pm 
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http://bbgroup.forum-phpbb.co.uk/ Apparently bee stings cause brain damage too. :)

http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/freen ... c55d4338a0 Good use of bi-shading. I particularly like the grouping in the purple box, though it could use some internal spacing.

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Post #26 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:05 pm 
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I particularly like the default theme of Invision boards. An example here:
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

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Post #27 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:44 pm 
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On my iPad the background and banner don't clash quite so badly with each other, or with the blue text in the posts (although the background is still definitely pink-tinted). Also, on the iPad I can appreciate the texture of the background more, and it looks like we got a crisper font. Still prefer the old style.

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Post #28 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:32 pm 
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The column separators on the various topic pages are made of a fixed number of dots which proves to be too few if the row has more than two lines.

The big black and white stones marking each topic look inelegant.

On the "topic review" window, which you see below when writing a post, the text is flush with the left side which looks a bit cramped.

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Post #29 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:43 pm 
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I don't notice a salmon pink... looks like a wood or parchment paper type color to me....

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Post #30 Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:47 pm 
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tj86430 wrote:
fwiffo wrote:
please suggest some sites or forums whose layout you like.

I do like this, but I don't know which theme it uses: http://www.pokeritieto.com/keskustelu/

Looks like a color edited version of pro silver or prosilver special edition (http://demo.phpbb3styles.net/prosilver+Special+Edition).

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Post #31 Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:08 am 
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In general, the look is somewhat unpolished and too busy - perhaps due to too much variation in the fonts (I can see at least 10 different sizes, styles, types atm.)? Perhaps due to the color combinations/too many colors?

While "salmon pink" might not be the actual color of the background, that is a good description of how it appears to me.

Also, the thread name big and bold above each post looks clunky.

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Post #32 Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:21 pm 
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Looks pretty good, a few things I noticed:

1) The "egosearch" is no longer available at the top via "View your posts", I like being able to easily check up on my conversations. Not sure if this is intentional, but I like having it.

2) I don't really like the white vs. black stones which serve as notification of new posts in the thread. Maybe I'm just not used to them yet, but the black stone just doesn't jump out at me. I know the goal is to keep with the theme, but I think I'd prefer a tinted stone for something unread, rather than black.

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Post #33 Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:13 pm 
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Jordus wrote:


I like that one, especially the icons indicating thread status.

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Post #34 Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:04 pm 
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2) I don't really like the white vs. black stones which serve as notification of new posts in the thread.

Oh, that's what they are! I thought they were just gigantic dots. Hmmm.

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Post #35 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:31 am 
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shapenaji wrote:

1) The "egosearch" is no longer available at the top via "View your posts", I like being able to easily check up on my conversations. Not sure if this is intentional, but I like having it.


The "view your posts" button is still there - it's in the gray box next to the new message notifications.

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Post #36 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:41 am 
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Post #37 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:13 pm 
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shapenaji wrote:

1) The "egosearch" is no longer available at the top via "View your posts", I like being able to easily check up on my conversations. Not sure if this is intentional, but I like having it.


The "view your posts" button is still there - it's in the gray box next to the new message notifications.


Ah! okay, I see now, thanks!

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Post #38 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:02 pm 
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One suggestion for the new theme, if this is even possible (or maybe we already have it?):

As we get more and more options to fill out under our user information, threads are starting to get stretched by the amount of information people fill in (you know, someone posts "lol" and they have ten empty lines below it due to autobiographical information in the left-hand panel). Not really a big deal, but if I could turn off the user info for users I'm already familiar with, or all users, I would probably use it.

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Post #39 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:16 pm 
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Actually, it wouldn't be hard at all to make it collapsible/expandable. I'll look into that when I get around to working on it.

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Post #40 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:02 am 
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Is it just me, or has the site become slower after the new theme was introduced?

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