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I have now released the new forum style, obviously :smile:, which will now makeup the default for all future special styles.
Previously I have performed complete redesigns for special styles, though they can be difficult to build as well as use. So I have made an extremely customised style, custom integrated navigation and login, actually a lot of customisations in this one. Over the last couple of weeks I have been using this style and slowly working out all the kinks and issues. Hopefully they are all out. Please tell me if you find a specific style issue.
Future special styles will now use this style with only subtle changes. Example, Christmas will see a minor change to the logo, maybe the blue to will change to Christmas red, things like that... circles will change to little santa's... very minor and basic stuff, but the actual design itself will remain unchanged. So there is no more member confusion with special styles for occassions. Think how Google do them, where they create a different logo for each event. Something similar for some events, others will get their own special colours.
The forum birthday coming around, this is the new style for that event. The logo will change to reflect the birthday, but that will be all. I am hoping this will ease all future confusion with special events, though also allow me to cover more events with subtle changes than major changes.
One problem with the software right now is that vbulletin are in essence going through a transitional phase shifting from the old tabled layout to CSS design and new products, new code base and more. Basically, it is a shit fight at times with specific releases and I don't expect them to nail it on the head for atleast another good year or so yet. Each time they make a release it breaks a lot of the style aspects, so by trying to maintain many styles is painful and completely infeasible for me. So I figure this is the best option all round for all ages, computer types, old and new, internet connections, slow and fast...
I have released a new FAQ [DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/content/402-New-To-Online-Communities[/DLMURL] which covers the new navigation and login, which is far different from before.
You may need to dump your browsers cache in order to get the correct images and style sheet. I have tested this across IE8, FF, Chrome & Safari. VB software doesn't really support IE6, nor does this style.
Time will tell.
Previously I have performed complete redesigns for special styles, though they can be difficult to build as well as use. So I have made an extremely customised style, custom integrated navigation and login, actually a lot of customisations in this one. Over the last couple of weeks I have been using this style and slowly working out all the kinks and issues. Hopefully they are all out. Please tell me if you find a specific style issue.
Future special styles will now use this style with only subtle changes. Example, Christmas will see a minor change to the logo, maybe the blue to will change to Christmas red, things like that... circles will change to little santa's... very minor and basic stuff, but the actual design itself will remain unchanged. So there is no more member confusion with special styles for occassions. Think how Google do them, where they create a different logo for each event. Something similar for some events, others will get their own special colours.
The forum birthday coming around, this is the new style for that event. The logo will change to reflect the birthday, but that will be all. I am hoping this will ease all future confusion with special events, though also allow me to cover more events with subtle changes than major changes.
One problem with the software right now is that vbulletin are in essence going through a transitional phase shifting from the old tabled layout to CSS design and new products, new code base and more. Basically, it is a shit fight at times with specific releases and I don't expect them to nail it on the head for atleast another good year or so yet. Each time they make a release it breaks a lot of the style aspects, so by trying to maintain many styles is painful and completely infeasible for me. So I figure this is the best option all round for all ages, computer types, old and new, internet connections, slow and fast...
I have released a new FAQ [DLMURL]http://www.ptsdforum.org/content/402-New-To-Online-Communities[/DLMURL] which covers the new navigation and login, which is far different from before.
You may need to dump your browsers cache in order to get the correct images and style sheet. I have tested this across IE8, FF, Chrome & Safari. VB software doesn't really support IE6, nor does this style.
Time will tell.
