New Layout: DISCUSS

[kamakaziplumber]

Hey all,

Since we need a new layout for the forums here, I've been wondering if any of you have come up with ideas you'd like to see implemented in a new layout. I'm talking purely about the design, here, but I'm sure many of you frequent other Zelda sites and may have considered such things.

So: any preferences for the new layout? I'd like to avoid going back to the original scheme, personally, but I also liked how well it was integrated into the site. Maybe you didn't? That's what this discussion is all about.

Don't feel like you guys need to have ideas in this situation, though. A new layout will exist in the coming months, whether or not a substantial discussion about what it will be is carried out. I'd just like to give you all a chance for feedback before I dive into coding and the like.

[MagmarFire]

My suggestions are more technical, sadly. It seems I can only really implement Web sites instead of come up with color schemes and stuff like that. :/ But I'm all for HTML5 and CSS3 implementation; more rounded corners and shadows for me. Screw IE7 and IE8. >_>

Say, you did say you had some work in mind for me, right?

[Hi no Seijin]

I have absolutely no clue how the new forums should look, nor do I really care.  Just as long as I have this theme available to me, I'm good.

[Deku]

I hate the new layout. It doesn't feel like the desert colossus at all.

It feels like we have the same amount of bots, but we lost the cool banner at the top (and all of TDC's style).

The layout I loved (and can still switch too) looks terrible, and is hardly functional. The only other layout I would consider using isn't functional at all. I always get this "No data received" crap.

I'm so unhappy.

[kamakaziplumber]

Well, yeah, ZV, this is only a temporary layout. I have to code up a new one, but you can rest assured that it will be very much like the TDC you know and love. However, I'll probably take the chance to update it more. I might replace the banner, honestly, as the old one slows down the site a bit too much. (I do love it, though).

I don't really know what to do about the bots. We're on the latest version of SMF and we're supposed to even have captcha support for registration (which we do), but that doesn't seem to stop them. I'll have to look into it some more.

[Vaati]

I was wondering why the forums looked so different. Anyway, I don't think the layout needs to be changed at all. I liked it the way it was. Plus, the animated banner of the sand blowing in the desert was kind of cool.

[Pale Dim]

In my opinion, it seems the number of bots has INCREASED.

[Vaati]

Agreed, I'm certainly noticing a trend.

[MagmarFire]

If we could modify the registration process ourselves a little, I think we could trick a lot of those bots. I doubt a majority of those bot programmers would take more time out of their day to modify their code so they can get into only one more site.

[Mr. bubbles]

I liked the old layout.

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[Keaton]

I liked the old layout.

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I lol'd.

[kamakaziplumber]

OK, well... it's been a while. I guess you guys don't have any particular requests for the layout. I think I'll sit down and try to start coding something up later today. I am SO TEMPTED to just get the old layout working again, but I'm going to try something completely new first. I can make something prettier, I think.

[Keaton]

Go for it, man!  I'm excited to see what you come up with.

[kamakaziplumber]

So far this is turning out to be an updated version of the original layout. Essentially, it reflects the look of the site around it, but is still inline with the site itself. I'll try to make it EVEN FANCIER.

[MagmarFire]

HTML5/CSS3.

DO EET.