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New Forum Design

Discussion in 'Ogres Hall' started by ogreman, Jan 27, 2011.

Should the next forum design have a light or dark background?

  1. Dark all the way with white text.

    27 vote(s)
    46.6%
  2. Light in the middle for forum threads and chat.

    6 vote(s)
    10.3%
  3. Will like the new design either way.

    26 vote(s)
    44.8%
  1. Aaddron

    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

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    Pretty sure it was at the same time but if not it was vary shortly after... hard to remember that far back :( Only Ogreman would know for sure.

    New theme is looking good BTW. One suggestion and maybe it's just me but make the home button go to the forum homepage and the GameOgre logo above go to the main website. I was in the full chat thing and there really isn't a way to get back to the forum homepage(excluding browsers back button) other than clicking the little folder icon or knowing to click the GameOgre logo... first thing I thought to click was home and I ended up on the main website. (Edit, I keep making this mistake *facepalm*... it's late here)

    Don't know if it's need mentioned before but It's kinda hard to read the names under "Top 20 Contributors" in the Video Directory and in the Chat, removing the underlines below the names might help in both cases.
     
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    ogreman

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    It was very close to the same time. In fact, the arcade may have been the first plug-in installed:).

    Well, it does not look like this will be finished before I go to E3 like I hoped. Will just have to wrap it up once I return.
     
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    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

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    Hmm, they changed the background image while I was away. Does anybody like this new image better?
     
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    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

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    They both look good to me but the new one just abruptly ends... could just be my screen rez but if it's gonna be the default they might want to look into that... looks kinda sloppy.
     
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    Trying to get the previous one back with bright orange possibly at the very top.
     
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    Noche Don't feed the troll! Ogre Veteran

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    That could be nice. I certainly liked the old image much, much better. When it just suddenly vanished a couple of us almost had a fit. XD
     
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    You mean the Tabula Rasa one? It seems it's been here for a while... It's a darker style, and makes the entire thing look much darker, maybe duller. I prefer the orange, but it might work as another darker theme. I wonder though, are they experimenting by changing the image every once in a while?
     
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    p Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

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    it's the same one you left on, :p except now it just is smaller and cuts off early.
     
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    I know. Nobody liked the one that was up for a couple of days. Where did it cut off before?
     
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    Oh I see. I don't see why it should do that, it doesn't seem aesthetically right to me.
     
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    Joker Ogre Hall of Fame Ogre Veteran

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    It seems to be awfully bright when I make a new thread.
     
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    What would look aesthetically right?
     
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    I think he's talking about the fact that the entry box is white.
    I'm not sure that needs to be 'fixed', but one way could be to make it grey, and have white text in the entry box instead. Except it must be a shade of grey that distinguishes it from the surroundings, otherwise people wouldn't be able to tell it's a place for you to type things into.
     
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    The developers are still not getting that we need orange back on the top of the design.

    Also, should there be no cut off in the header background image at all?
     
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    In my opinion, if the cut off is blended into the background at least a little then it doesn't matter if it has a cut off or not but if it's just gonna end then it might.
     
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    Well is everybody satisfied with the way the new skin or should we have one last poll to help wrap it up?
     
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    The new skin is good like this, you have put in enough effort
     
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    Did not have time to talk to the developers this week. Wouldn't mind seeing one orange version that is cutoff right before wrapping it up.
     
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    Sent tthe developers a message over the weekend. Trying to get at least a sample of orange on the header again and a live session with the developers before ending the project once and for all.
     
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    problems i have

    the highlighting or editing in chat and you can't see the words
    the writer of a blog commenting on his/her own blog
    the white around some emotions and online circle

    thats all :)
     

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