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Sept 24, 2007 14:37:18 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 14:37:18 GMT -5
Being bored, I thought I'd make the boards first skin that can be used (other than the white and gray that you're all used to).
I present to you....Rainy Day. A peaceful, calming skin that looks like a cloudy afternoon with light sprinkles.
Just go to your profile, scroll down to "Skin" and select it from the drop down list if you wish to use it or just see what it looks like.
I'll probably make a few more. Give me suggestions on what kinds of skins you'd like. I can personalize skins in every way, even changing the smiles and icons to reflect things (example: I could make a skin where, instead of the "new topic" or "post reply" button icons are shown, instead it's a photo of a FF character)
I can also give the board top a photo (as you'd see one on the Rainy Day skin--that's my finacee looking out over a lake on a real rainy day), so again, if you suggest skins to make, suggest photos as well.
I can also make the background any image (on Rainy Day, it's the raindrops). So even more suggestions.
So have fun. Fill this topic up with suggestions galore and when I have the time, I'll make them.
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Sept 24, 2007 14:42:07 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 24, 2007 14:42:07 GMT -5
it's an interesting idea. I liked the color scheme, but disliked the fact that i couldnt see the links as they were the same color as the rest of the font.
Also, as much as i love a picture at the top, i feel it should be a banner type of image, as the current one was quite Squarish and blocky. Perhaps a leaner more rectangular one (only because i like the symmetry currently present where it just has my posts and a welcome message up there for me.
See, I like this boards set up, but I'd just like to see maybe the Blue colors switched out with a mellow sea green and that's about all the changes (Keeping all links and such the same colors).
I've always liked simplicity.
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Sept 24, 2007 15:03:28 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 15:03:28 GMT -5
it's an interesting idea. I liked the color scheme, but disliked the fact that i couldnt see the links as they were the same color as the rest of the font. Well, I can change this. What code color do you think would go best with links? Well here is the reason this topic exists. I will post all of the things that a skin has to have a color for and YOU (and anyone else who wants to) can give me a color code for each of them and a name for the skin. I will then make as many as people want. Here they are. Skin Name: The name of this skin that people will see when selecting the skin they want to use. Logo URL: Enter the URL to your logo if you would like an image displayed at the top left of your forum. Font: Choose what font you would like your forum to use. Background Color: Enter the color you would like to have as the background for your forum. Background Image URL: Enter the full http:// URL to an image if you would like it to be your forum's background. Text Color: Enter the color that you would like the text on your forum to be. Link Color: Enter the color that you would like links on your forum to be. Active Link Color: Enter the color that you would like active links on your forum to be. Visited Link Color: Enter the color that you would like visited links on your forum to be. Title Background Color: This color will be used as the background color for titles on your forum. Title Text Color: Choose what color the text for titles on your forum should be. As in, the color of what "Mafia Games" is on this forum.Category Background Color: This color will be used as the background color for categories on your forum. As in, the color behind what is "General" and "Serenity" on this forum.Category Text Color: Choose what color the text for categories on your forum should be. As in, the color of the word "General" and "Serenity" on this forumNews Title Background Color: This color will be used as the background color for news title on your forum. As in, the color that is behind what is "News" on this forum. News Title Text Color: Choose what color the text for the news title on your forum should be. As in, the color of the word "News" on this forum.News Background Color: This color will be used as the background color for the news on your forum. As in, the color of the background behind whatever is in the news fader. News Text Color: Choose what color the text for the news text on your forum should be. As in, the color of the TEXT in the news fader.Window Background 1: This will be used as the color for various areas throughout your forum. As in, What the colors of the posts would be (odd numbers) and also the color of the the boards backgrounds (when they're not white, see below)Window Background 2: This will be used as the color for various areas throughout your forum. As in, What the colors of the posts would be (even numbers) and also the color of the the title backgrounds (when they're not faintly gray, see below)Board Highlight Color: When you move your mouse over the boards on the homepage of your forum, the background color for that board's table cell will change to this color. As in, hold your mouse over a BOARD and you'll see it turn from white to faintly gray. THIS would be the color that it would turn to instead of faintly gray.Thread Highlight Color: When you move your mouse over the threads on your forum, the background color for that thread's table cell will change to this color. As in, hold your mouse over a THREAD TITLE and you'll see it turn from faintly gray to white. THIS would be the color that it would turn to instead of white.Table Border Color: This will be the color of the borders for all tables. As in, the borders around the whole forum and the topics (on the sides). So just give a color for all of those and I'll make it and modify it as your say (as long as people don't ask me to modify them a million times a day).
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Sept 24, 2007 15:06:09 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 24, 2007 15:06:09 GMT -5
Too much info!
Uh. i was just saying how about making the "default" blue bars the color of like a pastel version of my glow?
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Sept 24, 2007 15:29:12 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 15:29:12 GMT -5
What's the code again? Might be too much info but it's still out there, at least, for anyone wanting to make a skin.
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Sept 24, 2007 15:31:16 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 15:31:16 GMT -5
www.december.com/html/spec/color.htmlThat site has every color code on it that exists. Just click on the color that you like and you get all kinds of shades (to anyone thinking of putting together a skin).
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Sept 24, 2007 15:42:20 GMT -5
Post by Merestil Haye on Sept 24, 2007 15:42:20 GMT -5
Well there's one advantage straight away. I can easily see when Spaceman Spiff has posted something. Of course it's now much harder to see your name...
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Sept 24, 2007 19:47:21 GMT -5
Post by Boozahol Squid, P.I. on Sept 24, 2007 19:47:21 GMT -5
I don't like the top image. You really ought to go with something bannerish. Other than that, I do like the color scheme. A more appropriate scheme for this game, for one, might be a colleciton ofbrowns and reds, perhaps. Something more dirty and clay-ey, maybe?
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Sept 24, 2007 20:02:53 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 20:02:53 GMT -5
Well, create your own skin with the link I gave you. Use the color codes from that site and put them on the big sheet I posted and post in in here and I'll make one. You can also include the url to a banner like image. I'll use whatever you make up.
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Sept 24, 2007 21:10:22 GMT -5
Post by Parzival on Sept 24, 2007 21:10:22 GMT -5
Can you use any color codes (I'm assuming yes, right? Because I didn't use the link.)
Here's my first shot at a Firefly-type color scheme. It's single-toned for even & odd posts, but you could try playing with it.
Call this one maybe, "Mudder"
Background Color: #F4F4C8
Text Color: #822D12
Link Color: #B48360
Active Link Color: #B48360 Visited Link Color: #8B654A Title Background Color: #FFF5D7
Title Text Color: #822D12
Category Background Color: #B48440
Category Text Color: #FFF5D7
News Title Background Color: #B48440 News Title Text Color: #FFF5D7
News Background Color: #FFF5D7
News Text Color: #825e45
Window Background 1: #FFF5D7
Window Background 2: #FFF5D7
Board Highlight Color: #EEE1C4
Thread Highlight Color: #EEE1C4
Table Border Color: #000
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Sept 24, 2007 22:27:54 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 22:27:54 GMT -5
Done. You may all look and see and use the new skin "Mudder" and rant and rave or complain about it. If you want to change anything about it, pj, just tell me (give me what codes to take out and which ones to put in) and I'll do it.
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Sept 24, 2007 22:29:02 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 22:29:02 GMT -5
See how easy that was guys? Now you can all make your own if you want. Just be careful at giving codes at random, you may get a clashing eyesore for a skin.
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Sept 24, 2007 22:53:16 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 22:53:16 GMT -5
Well that's a cool effect. Just wanted to see what it did, though. I'm not keeping it around. (well, unless there's an overwhelming wanting to keep it from you guys--those of you who are lucky enough to be on right now to see what the hell I'm talking about!)
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Sept 24, 2007 22:55:32 GMT -5
Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Sept 24, 2007 22:55:32 GMT -5
I like the new look and feel. But it does something odd while rendering, starting wide and then ending up thinner than the narrower.
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Sept 24, 2007 22:55:55 GMT -5
Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on Sept 24, 2007 22:55:55 GMT -5
er...I mean narrower than the default.
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Sept 24, 2007 23:01:12 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 23:01:12 GMT -5
Well, it was a hack, actually, not a skin. A hack that is supposed to go along with the skin "Cooliciles", which is now in existence. But you can't really pick and choose what skins the hack shows up on. It just shows up on all of them.
Have a favorite color? I'm importing skins now so I'll try to look for certain color schemes you like if you have some favorites? Cooliciles is for those who like blue. Teal Dreams is a bit too green for my tastes, but some might like it (that one had a hack too, that included gradients (for anyone not knowing what a gradient is, it's like a shadow effect over the whole board, it's pretty cool looking, actually) but again, it's a hack so it would effect EVERY skin (including the default) and I don't think everyone wants that).
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Sept 24, 2007 23:11:30 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 24, 2007 23:11:30 GMT -5
Coolcicle isn't that bad. I like it.... But i do prefer this white cleanliness one.
And Mudder was awesome too. I just dislike browns. Maybe if all the brown was replaced with say... #00FF7F this color, I might like it more. But this is interesting.
Something to be said though about offwhite backgrounds.
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Sept 24, 2007 23:16:09 GMT -5
Post by Parzival on Sept 24, 2007 23:16:09 GMT -5
It was funny, I had just activated 'Mudder' to test it out and thought I'd got something seriously wrong! (I liked the image background in the section heading, though).
I like 'Coolicles' a lot. I too find 'Teal Dreams' rather green , but there are some nice bits about it. The light-colored text is really nice where it's used. Black on the dark is a bit hard to read, though (e.g. the Title).
I'll have to fix 'Mudder'. I need the two Window background tones to help with some Camino rendering bugs. Links also need more distinction, I think.
I won't figure out all the changes tonight, so if anyone else wants to give me feedback on it, I'll see what adjustments I can make.
I think a darker Firefly-style scheme might be something to try as well. More orangey, maybe, with a dark background.
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Sept 24, 2007 23:36:17 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 23:36:17 GMT -5
Check out the Coolicles custom images. Well, really, just the "new posts" and "no new posts" icons...but still. They come with the skin. And then Pilver looks pretty nice, too, I think. Check it out, guys, tell me what you think. I can also install custom images on any other skin too, including "Mudder" and "Rainy Day" or even this one. Just give me the link to a photo or picture or icon and tell me what you want it in for (although to change this default one, it must have more than ten agreements. ) Any icon you see (and I do mean any, from smilies to the stars under your names; from the icons at the top to what the karma words say (yep, they don't have to say smite and exalt) I can change and specify it to a specific board (so it will show up on one skin but not the rest).
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Sept 24, 2007 23:38:25 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 24, 2007 23:38:25 GMT -5
Also, fill this topic up with your favorite colors and color combos and I'll try to find a skin for you (that is, if you don't wish to make your own a la panamajack). I don't mind and a board can have an unlimited number of skins. I'll import more tomorrow.
I can create them and then change them later for you if you want color codes changed. Just let me know which ones to trade out and what code with, panama, whenever you wish.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:08:05 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 25, 2007 0:08:05 GMT -5
I'd like it if everything was the same as the default, but instead of blue borders for the thread it was this color: #00FF7F
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Sept 25, 2007 0:23:19 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:23:19 GMT -5
Blue borders? Which one is that? The boarders in general?
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Sept 25, 2007 0:26:48 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:26:48 GMT -5
Well, I'd say "like that?" but you're not on right now. And I'm not about to keep it this way because it hurts my eyes so I'm guessing it'll hurt other people's eyes too. Neon green for borders is not good, hahaha. But I'll change it temp for you next time we're both on at the same time just so you can have aching eyes (and see what it looks like) yourself.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:29:01 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:29:01 GMT -5
*Yawn* Well, I'm off to bed for tonight. I added two more and I really like the Black and Blue one. I think I'll use that one from now on. I wonder what dot will think of the Space Anime one?
I'll import more tomorrow.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:29:57 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 25, 2007 0:29:57 GMT -5
okay, yeah, maybe something more toned down and pastel/muted in colors?
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Sept 25, 2007 0:31:47 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:31:47 GMT -5
Good timing. I was just logging off when I saw your name on again.
See, this is what it looks likes with that colored borders.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:32:06 GMT -5
Post by RoOsh on Sept 25, 2007 0:32:06 GMT -5
Actually, I'm a huge fan of the Black and Blue. It matches my old BlueShift FireFox skin. Only thing i dislike is when I highlight "sections" on the main page, it highlights in gray, which is really off-setting from the theme. But this is so far my fav.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:35:14 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:35:14 GMT -5
Okay, so, what color would you like the highlight to be for that skin (that is the Board Highlight Color on the list, by the way)?
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Sept 25, 2007 0:41:51 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:41:51 GMT -5
I like the new look and feel. But it does something odd while rendering, starting wide and then ending up thinner than the narrower. That happens to me on IE7 sometimes on the default. The reason? Your long name. It stretches the board out for me (but interestingly enough it doesn't always happen) C'mon, Roosh, I wanna go to beeeeed. You have five minutes. Then you'll have to wait until tomorrow. Geez, you're just like a woman with these skins. So picky.
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Sept 25, 2007 0:48:33 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on Sept 25, 2007 0:48:33 GMT -5
Well, that's it. Goodnight all. Leave your favorite colors and feedback on the skins I put in already.
I'll put in about seven more along with any favorite color schemes tomorrow evening/night.
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