New Layout: DISCUSS

[kamakaziplumber]

Um.

No.

I'm having enough trouble with the way they handle images as it  stands. I'm not sure what versions of HTML and CSS this version of SMF uses, but whatever it is, that's what I'm coding in.

[MagmarFire]

Aw, fooey. I guess I'm out of ideas, then. XD

[kamakaziplumber]

Hooray! The "new" layout is "done."

Since most of you seemed to like the old layout, I just stuck with the same basic concept. It was pretty simple to implement, and the layout you see before you is actually a modification of the SAME TEMPORARY LAYOUT that we were using before.

OK but now everyone has to help me out: I need to know if there are any problems with the new layout. As you use it, let me know if there are any clashing colors, hard-to-see font colors, and general badness. I can't really check everything, and there are A LOT of styles I never even touched so there may be some conflicts. PM me!

Also I'd like to hear any criticisms you all may have. Honestly, this took me a lot less time than I thought it would. If you wall would really like something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT instead I might be open to it (although it would probably take a much, much longer time.)

I'll also work on getting the old smileys back! And generally featuring more Zelda-related icons across the boards.

[Keaton]

Looks good, man!  The only problem I see with it is that it's a little... tiny.  I'm using a 1920x1080 resolution and the entire site only takes up about half the screen.

[kamakaziplumber]

Did it used to be that way for you, or did it stretch out? If it did then I think I know the settings I have to change...

[Keaton]

It worked fine in the past.  Well, with the other theme.  I can't remember if it worked with the older version of this one.

[MagmarFire]

Looks good, man!  The only problem I see with it is that it's a little... tiny.  I'm using a 1920x1080 resolution and the entire site only takes up about half the screen.

I use a slightly lesser resolution, but I do have a similar criticism. Other than that and the large font sizes on the thread views, though, it looks really, really nice! Awesome work!

[kamakaziplumber]

Hmm... I'm pretty sure the original layout didn't stretch at all, since the site's layout in general isn't built to (considering the nav bar and all). In theory I could just add space on the left side, but that would really just center the whole site, so I don't see the point.

I noticed the large font size too, Magmar. It should be an easy fix.

BASICALLY if the size of the forum is such that it is actually harder to read on higher resolution screens, then I'll look into a fix. Otherwise, I can't see an easy way to stretch the site that wouldn't mean just shifting what we have over (or redoing a lot, site-wide).

[Keaton]

Uhm, it's not really a problem, but then I have decent vision.

I'd appreciate centering it though, if it wouldn't mess things up for lower-resolution viewers.  It's fine as it is in all honesty, but it's also kind of aesthetically hurtful.

[kamakaziplumber]

I'll look into centering it. It shouldn't be too hard to do... And, I don't think the font size has actually decreased at all, so, hopefully no one will have issues.

[Deku]

This layout is freaking awesome.

Really nice work, KP, you outdid yourself. I'm seriously impressed.

[Hi no Seijin]

Here is what the top of the page looks like to me.  Is that just Internet Explorer?

Otherwise, it looks good.

[DW]

Here is what the top of the page looks like to me.  Is that just Internet Explorer?

Maybe it's Firefox 3.

Also, every page tells me there's a stack overflow at line 1322.

[kamakaziplumber]

HNS... I'm not sure why that's happening. I'd say it's IE, but I tried rendering the page in IE 6-9 using a tool online and it didn't happen. The layout is slightly messed up in IE, but not to that degree.

Shika, what browser are you using? I only get that message in IE. I'm not sure why it's popping up, but I'll look into it more after work.

[Deku]

Seems to work perfectly for Google Chrome. No errors to report over here.