The Definitive New Forum Style Thread

[Third]

When Bills asked us to submit new designs, I think he meant for us to figure out how the hell you do that. Well, HTML codeheads, I did.

vBulletin CSS definitions, classes, and ids: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/css_intro

Original buttons (you must download each individually, or be really sneaky and download the whole images folder if you know how :) ): http://web.archive.org/web/20040322051316/http://tacticsarena.com/forum/index.php

Submissions:

Foundation
http://img98.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img98&image=picture002.jpg

trufflshfl
http://img24.exs.cx/img24/7058/forum14.jpg

Third
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/3771/forum11.jpg

And finally, the actual code:
<!-- CSS Stylesheet -->
<style type="text/css">
<!--
/* vBulletin 3 CSS For Style 'VB3 TAO' (styleid: 5) */
body
{
background-color: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 5px 10px 10px 10px;
padding: 0px;
}
a:link
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
a:visited
{
color: #999999;
}
a:hover, a:active
{
color: #FFFFCE;
text-decoration: none;
}
.page
{
background-color: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
td, th, p, li
{
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tborder
{
background-color: #A08C05;
color: white;
border: 1px solid #A08C05;
}
.tcat
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tcat a:link
{
color: #ffffff;
text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:visited
{
color: #ffffff;
text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:hover, .tcat a:active
{
color: #FFFF66;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.thead
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.thead a:link
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.thead a:visited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.thead a:hover, .thead a:active
{
color: #FFFF00;
}
.tfoot
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:link
{
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:visited
{
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:hover, .tfoot a:active
{
color: #FFFF66;
}
.alt1, .alt1Active
{
background-color: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.alt2, .alt2Active
{
background-color: #1F1D10;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.alt3
{
background-color: #D5D8E5;
color: #000000;
}
.wysiwyg
{
background-color: #F5F5FF;
color: #000000;
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
textarea, .bginput
{
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.button
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
select
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
option, optgroup
{
font-size: 11px;
font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.smallfont
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.time
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.navbar
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.highlight
{
color: #FF0000;
font-weight: bold;
}
.fjsel
{
background-color: #A08C05;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.fjdpth0
{
background-color: #F7F7F7;
color: #000000;
}
.panel
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #000000;
padding: 10px;
border: 2px outset;
}
.panelsurround
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #000000;
}
legend
{
color: #A08C05;
font: 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.vbmenu_control
{
background: #A08C05 url(images/gradients/gradient_tao.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.vbmenu_control a:link
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:visited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:hover, .vbmenu_control a:active
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.vbmenu_popup
{
background-color: #FFFFFF;
color: #000000;
border: 1px solid #0B198C;
}
.vbmenu_option
{
background-color: #1F1D10;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
white-space: nowrap;
cursor: pointer;
}
.vbmenu_option a:link
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:visited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:hover, .vbmenu_option a:active
{
color: #FFFFCE;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite
{
background-color: #1F1D10;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
white-space: nowrap;
cursor: pointer;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:link
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:visited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:hover, .vbmenu_hilite a:active
{
color: #FFFFCE;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* ***** styling for 'big' usernames on postbit etc. ***** */
.bigusername { font-size: 14pt; }

/* ***** small padding on 'thead' elements ***** */
td.thead, div.thead { padding: 4px; }

/* ***** basic styles for multi-page nav elements */
.pagenav a { text-decoration: none; }
.pagenav td { padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px; }

/* ***** define margin and font-size for elements inside panels ***** */
.fieldset { margin-bottom: 6px; }
.fieldset, .fieldset td, .fieldset p, .fieldset li { font-size: 11px; }

/* ***** don't change the following ***** */
form { display: inline; }
label { cursor: default; }
.normal { font-weight: normal; }
.inlineimg { vertical-align: middle; }
-->
</style>

<!-- / CSS Stylesheet -->

[Jeffery]

archive.org

Use the wayback machine to get to http://tacticsarena.com/forum

Click and download the original buttons.

[Third]

archive.org

Use the wayback machine to get to http://tacticsarena.com/forum

Click and download the original buttons.

You're cool. I'll work on this when I can, but I can't promise any due dates.

[Foundation]

http://img98.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img98&image=picture002.jpg

here's my crappy one for show

i like thirds

[Tech_Jester]

Awsome work Third. I like the new functions of the board, and if that was combined with the old style, would make one sweet forum.

[Third]

Awsome work Third. I like the new functions of the board, and if that was combined with the old style, would make one sweet forum.

I do too, and that's why I want to help change it.

[drakonfire]

thirds is definitely good, and once he gets the buttons right it will be perfet, IMO

[Midnight Walker]

All you did was right click and hit view source, but god job anyway. I'm suprised it's organized that good, and this will help me quite a bit.

[truffleshfl]

Third you're using dreamweaver? When I poaste the code in a CSS document I can't preview it. Can you help me?

[Third]

All you did was right click and hit view source, but god job anyway. I'm suprised it's organized that good, and this will help me quite a bit.

Which is more than anyone else did. I actually expected it to be an externally referenced style sheet, but given the way that PHP works I guess it's ok.

Not everyone knows that the ability to edit lies in the source, but thanks for trying to make me look like an idiot. Try again later.

Also, you'll note that I did in fact edit a bit of it and posted a screenshot, so copy and paste is not all I did. Thanks, have a good night.

Third you're using dreamweaver? When I poaste the code in a CSS document I can't preview it. Can you help me?
I use Notepad. The one and only.

[xerent]

Whoa whoa... what's this definitive stuff? I haven't even come out with a style yet!

[truffleshfl]

How do you preview it in notepad?

[Third]

EDIT: Also, I am going to do a bit of research and figure out what each class does. If you figure out an element, id, or class, will you do us a favor and post it here so we can have a definitive dictionary of class?

I have a feeling that these attributes are posted somewhere online, but seeing as though the VB people are stuck up and only care about money, I don't know how accessible it is. I haven't tried to look for an index, but if anyone finds one, again, please post here.

I edited this into my first post, and reposted here for attention. It's important.

Also, xerent, I'd love to see what you come up with. I'm sure it will look great, based on your previous graphical design work.

[Third]

How do you preview it in notepad?

The other one and only: Firefox.

[truffleshfl]

Damn, I must be either stupid or stupid because I don't know how you preview something with notepad In dreamweaver all I need to do is pres f12. what do I do in notepad. Yes I have firefox.

[Third]

Damn, I must be either stupid or stupid because I don't know how you preview something with notepad In dreamweaver all I need to do is pres f12. what do I do in notepad. Yes I have firefox.

A few more keystrokes, much less RAM hogging.

Ctrl-S, click, enter.

Save, click on the HTML file, open.

The problem with previewing in WYSIWYG editors is that they have their own renderer and it sucks. Or you could set it to preview in a browser, but I only know how to do that in GoLive, not DW.

[Excaliber]

Spread the Mozilla!!!!

once i get my new laptop im probably going to download Fire Fox

[truffleshfl]

I'll try doing it in golive. In notepad I can't save it as a .htm/.html I can only save it as a .txt.

[xyxaxyz2]

Awsome work Third. I like the new functions of the board, and if that was combined with the old style, would make one sweet forum.

What new functions?

[Serge]

What new functions?


Not being able to post less than 10 characters, duh...

[Darrington]

Not being able to post less than 10 characters, duh...

Lest we not forget the more colourful, yet still as annoying smileys, and... and... the... new... colours.... *bursts into laughter*

[truffleshfl]

Here's mine so far:
http://img24.exs.cx/img24/7058/forum14.jpg
I tried not to make it look like thirds but I wanted to keep the look of the old forum.

With all these new thing, you think we can get a spell check? I'm too tired to proof read. :(

[meletus]

I can easily help you get this thing going.. I also use notepad.. and have fixed the new vb to wokr for several of our companies clients.. I can tell you all the php pages that we have to change and update all the pictures and backgrounds... I like the slick black you choose..

You wanan just compile all this togetehr in one e-mail to bills?... what steps are next for the full forum transformation..

[truffleshfl]

I'm using dreamweaver, I had to use the whole source code and not just the CSS part.

[drakonfire]

I'll try doing it in golive. In notepad I can't save it as a .htm/.html I can only save it as a .txt.



in notepad save as "filename.html" INCLUDING quotes, then open the file using firefox

[Midnight Walker]

I just hit view source, saved it, changed it to "tao.html" without quotes, the right clicked, chose open with notepad, and went to work.

[truffleshfl]

Dreamweaver is working fine, do I'll stick to that. Here's this thread http://img27.exs.cx/img27/1959/gd.jpg

[Tama Drummer]

I'll try doing it in golive. In notepad I can't save it as a .htm/.html I can only save it as a .txt.

Actually, I think you can just type .html at the end and it will save as an html file rather than .txt

At least that worked for CSS. I made this CSS document (http://mercury.walagata.com/w/tamadrumer/shout.css) for a shout box and just typed .css at the end instead of .txt and it worked. But then again, I just have super powers.

[Third]

I can easily help you get this thing going.. I also use notepad.. and have fixed the new vb to wokr for several of our companies clients.. I can tell you all the php pages that we have to change and update all the pictures and backgrounds... I like the slick black you choose..

You wanan just compile all this togetehr in one e-mail to bills?... what steps are next for the full forum transformation..

That sounds really good!

I haven't really got started on my design yet, but I was just using a combination of #fff, #000, #111, and #222. I want to keep a sort of gradient look for the header at the top of the page though, sort of like trufflshfl's (whose I like very much.)

I also just found this: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/css_intro

I am going to open up Photoshop (pity that it's on my Windows machine) and start messing with the CSS in Notepad. I'll keep updates going, too.

[truffleshfl]

That sounds really good!

... sort of like trufflshfl's (whose I like very much.)



Thanks Third

[Third]

Thanks Third
Any updates so far?

What I am doing now is importing some CSS styles from the front page, because if you look, the font styles are distinctly different (bigger, different typeface.)

After that, I plan on studying the class elements and making a couple 1-pixel column GIFs for header gradients. Of course, they won't be mustardesque.

The buttons can come last, because once the colors are settled, it should just require importing and replacing different graphics with the same name.

[meletus]

What I did so far. (http://www.4thfactor.com/showthread.html)

I'm looking for all the old images.. and updating the new ones.. You well see the aim and yahoo logo are cleaner here.

Plus I brought back the post reply we know and love and quote and edit..

I will work more tomorrow.. if the gradient look in what ya want that is doable too..

[Third]

What I did so far. (http://www.4thfactor.com/showthread.html)

I'm looking for all the old images.. and updating the new ones.. You well see the aim and yahoo logo are cleaner here.

Plus I brought back the post reply we know and love and quote and edit..

I will work more tomorrow.. if the gradient look in what ya want that is doable too..
You know to use archive.org to get those old images, right?

Anyway, it looks pretty cool, although I don't think the new AIM logo is present. It still has some nasty white artifacts (the matte) but other than that I like where it is going. The one pixel yellow border can probably go, too.

I just realized that someone made a mistake with the CSS on the main TAO site. The link attribute "a.hover" should always come last. That's why the links were sometimes underlined and sometimes not. Weird, huh?

Bills if you want the new style sheet, then you can ask me for it, but I will post it with my revisions of the forum, too.

This is nasty, trying to combine the two different style sheets! Thank goodness all that was needed were the top navigation links!

Back to work!

[Tama Drummer]

What I did so far. (http://www.4thfactor.com/showthread.html)

I'm looking for all the old images.. and updating the new ones.. You well see the aim and yahoo logo are cleaner here.

Plus I brought back the post reply we know and love and quote and edit..

I will work more tomorrow.. if the gradient look in what ya want that is doable too..


Just a sudgestion for everyone, since I think I saw this on another one (or two) layouts now. I think there shouldn't be as big a difference between the color of the actualy post, and the color of the left side with all the user information. But then again, I really don't feel like trying my hand at making any of this (maybe I will later... meh) so do whatever. Just something that sticks out in my head.

[truffleshfl]

http://www.freewebs.com/cannondesigns/Forum.htm
Don't click the links, they wont work.
Thats what I have so far.

I'll update the images later when I'm not half asleep.

[Third]

Here is what I have so far:

The master CSS file is here: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/forumstyles.css

I have three examples below:

Forum View, which is what you first see when you go to the TAO forums. This also looks very similar to what one would see if he clicked General Discussion:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/index.html

Thread View, where I used this thread as an example:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/thread.html

Reply View, which is self-explanatory:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/reply.html

Note that the images have not been altered. I'll do that when I can, sometime this week. The plan is to import all of the old images, so, Meletus, I might have to mooch of your research into that subject! :)

Let me know what you think. I spent awhile delving into the CSS classes, and I left some untouched. I am kind of tired right now, so if you guys could do me a favor and thoroughly look over my design, that would help. I can change a great deal of things in this design, obviously. Remember that the images change is coming.

Enjoy!

[Third]

Also, truffleshfl, the more I look at yours the more I think about how similar our ideas were. You too, Meletus.

Maybe we could combine ideas?

Truffleshfl, I think your dark to light gradient makes the bars look indented, and I'm more of an outie kind of guy. Light to dark kind of puffs it out and gives it the appearance of a 3d bar. We can let the forumgoers decide. :)

Meletus, I think your image work is headed in the right direction. If you need help, let me know, but if you can handle that and you don't mind me using the new images, that would be awesome!

I can't wait to put the images into my design. I think it will be the coup de grâce to my efforts and I am so excited. One day of this golden crap is more than enough!

[truffleshfl]

Looking great Third.

I would be happy to combine ideas.

Welcome Page (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Welcome.htm)
Thread View (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Thread.htm)
Reply (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Reply.htm)
Profile (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Profile.htm)

I'll work on the buttons later.

Note: Do NOT click the links, they do not work.

[Duffman]

Having Fun playing with colours Bills? At least this doesn't hurt your eyes so much.

I'd say just stick with something simple. If this contest actually goes through then you can work on how thins 'look' later.

[Jeffery]

It is funny to be here, click a button, and see a new color pop out.

Shouldn;t you be in bed though Bills? :D

[Duffman]

Actually the forums are looking really cool now. I'm still not sure about this post reply screen and the white matte looks terrible but this new looks is really coming along. Especially after last nights mustard yellow :p.

[Third]

These forums do look much better, you're right. However, some of the CSS is still awry at the top, and I'd like to keep going with my design anyway. We'll see. I'm going to start working on images now.

[Third]

So, I'm having a bit of trouble replacing images. Can anyone help me out? I have most of the images downloaded, but their paths in the code aren't right. I guess I could just give all the images in one folder, but I want to preview them.

Meletus, how did you make it so we can preview yours?

[meletus]

MuWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Its simple Html my friend.. Here is what I did:
1) <BASE HREF="http://www.tacticsarena.com/forum/"> This references all the current info from this site.

2) Search and Scour. If you look at my code do a search for "quote.gif"
You will see I went to dvdfile and they are still using the older images so.. I'm just pulling then from there.. also.. from easyracers.

Samples
http://forums.dvdfile.com/interactive/forum/images/quote.gif
http://www.easyracers.com/vbb/images/smilies/smile.gif

As a webmaster. I deal with this fun stuff ALL day long. Finding old pictures and redoing crap sites... :)

[Third]

MuWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Its simple Html my friend.. Here is what I did:
1) <BASE HREF="http://www.tacticsarena.com/forum/"> This references all the current info from this site.

2) Search and Scour. If you look at my code do a search for "quote.gif"
You will see I went to dvdfile and they are still using the older images so.. I'm just pulling then from there.. also.. from easyracers.

Samples
http://forums.dvdfile.com/interactive/forum/images/quote.gif
http://www.easyracers.com/vbb/images/smilies/smile.gif

As a webmaster. I deal with this fun stuff ALL day long. Finding old pictures and redoing crap sites... :)

Yeah but that's so tedious... why not replace the existing images? That way, you can't find and replace a bit of HTML that you didn't mean to delete. Anyway, if you are a member of those forums, is there any way you can download and save all the smililes and thread icons from the reply page? I am not a member of any other vB forums, so I can't do that. That would be a huge help if you could!

Anyway, I have replaced more of the images that I could reach.

Here are the pages:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/index.html
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/reply.html
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/upton731/TAO/TAO_forum/thread.html

Again, feedback is best. Please let me know what can be done to better this design!

[truffleshfl]

Some buttons

http://img93.exs.cx/img93/6711/Test4.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9170/Test1.jpg

[Third]

Some buttons

http://img93.exs.cx/img93/6711/Test4.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9170/Test1.jpg

Is there a red one coming?

[cs_zero]

what red one?? i just see 2 green ones.

[meletus]

Yeah but that's so tedious... why not replace the existing images? That way, you can't find and replace a bit of HTML that you didn't mean to delete. Anyway, if you are a member of those forums, is there any way you can download and save all the smililes and thread icons from the reply page? I am not a member of any other vB forums, so I can't do that. That would be a huge help if you could!



Yeah I have them all saved on my server already.. It is tedious.. but once you have the great thing all done.. You just do a save as. and poof the whole website.. images and all rest on your desktop.. All you have to do is delete the "http://www.ifoundthisimage.com" out and upload.

If you want to just replace/overwrite the image that is cool too and can be done from this. EASIER by far in the long run... but since in each version they change the names of the pictures I just didn't do that here for the simple demostration..

I think the current site color scheme is fine now.. I do like truff's gradient.. and we just need the old pictures back.. and some arrow and online button updating..

[ArcPaladinZero]

Thank goodness they changed this. Seeing that friggin' yellow was pissing me off. This is a little better but the white is a bit annoying.

[Third]

what red one?? i just see 2 green ones.

That's why I asked if a red one was coming...

[truffleshfl]

Yah, Red will be for no new posts, green for new posts and blue for locked. I just wantedto know if the orbs looked good

[xyxaxyz2]

I still like the old format better. And someone needs to give back the old smiles! :(

[meletus]

I still like the old format better. And someone needs to give back the old smiles! :(

All the old images should exist on the server.. depending on how bills uploaded the new forum... and if not as I stated.. I have found all of them and saved them.. smilies.. and buttons..

[truffleshfl]

Here are the 3 main butons:
http://img76.exs.cx/img76/7733/buttons3.jpg
No new posts, new posts, and locked.

I switched the blue and red ones.

[cs_zero]

That's why I asked if a red one was coming...
oh, i thought u had said is THE red one comeing.

[truffleshfl]

*Bump*

Update:
http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Welcome.htm

[Third]

Yah, Red will be for no new posts, green for new posts and blue for locked. I just wantedto know if the orbs looked good
Oh, I thought those were for if the poster is online. That indicator is located in the bottom left of the poster's information, to the left of the post.

Meletus, is there any way you can put those smilies, icons and whatnot on a server and allow access to them? I'd really appreciate that, so that I can grab them and use them in my design.

Also, note that the old icons (located beneath the reply box) have returned.

[meletus]

I can do two things.. Almost done working on it... I will post a link to the zip file which will have all the images.. and also provide an online folder with all those images live.. I'll Pm ya when I have that ready.

[AssassinOfLords]

Is there a way to lock margins? The thing I find the most annoying about this forum is the fact that the size of the post changes with the size of the avatar and signature. I think it would look better if everything was unified.

[Third]

I can do two things.. Almost done working on it... I will post a link to the zip file which will have all the images.. and also provide an online folder with all those images live.. I'll Pm ya when I have that ready.
Excellent! Thank you very much.

EDIT: All save three ( really happy, sad, normal smiley ) smilies have been fixed! Yay!

Also, why is there a limit of two images per post? That means we can't post a triple grin!!

[meletus]

This "new" forum version has SO many bells and whistles.. You can control everything... how many minium chars... how many pictures.. links.. total text allowed..

One could easily spend hours-* setting it JUST right to accommodate the ways of the past and the preferences of the members..


For two clients... OH MY F_ING GOD.. I didn't think anyone was more picky then this community.. I guessed wrong... er twice.

[truffleshfl]

Yet another update

Welcome (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Welcome.htm)

[theburning]

I think the most important thing is to get those smilies fixed ASAP.

[truffleshfl]

So far the welcome, reply, and the profile pages are done. All that is left is getting all the buttons done, the reply page, and smilies.
http://img127.exs.cx/img127/6850/smiletable.jpg

[meletus]

So well I got swmped at work today.. so I will at least show the progress of the image here progress (http://www.rooftopbythefirehouse.com/bulletin.asp)

you can download them all here Zip File (http://www.rooftopbythefirehouse.com/vb/vb.zip)

I will hopefully get a shot tomorrrow to work on these more..

EDIT: Link Fixed

[truffleshfl]

Its a bad link meletus, it says page cannont be found. But thanks for getting the images.

[Foundation]

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/8642/picture6.jpg

anybody like -_- ?

you can be mean

[drakonfire]

hm, too bright foundation, blaring white straight up against black in large quantities isnt usually a good idea on the eyes

[Third]

hm, too bright foundation, blaring white straight up against black in large quantities isnt usually a good idea on the eyes
http://www.apple.com

[Jeffery]

http://www.apple.com
And for shock value, to make you notice one thing, it it a common tactic. But for everyday use, it sucks.

Personally, I would like to see the forums in TAO game colros, with buttons that look like they are in the game. Maybe even use the game buttons themselves in some way.

[Glamdring]

this is kind of a bump I think, but I have a relevant question. How hard do you think it would be to allow an option in the user profile to change the forum colors. Then in the code, let the colors reference that user's choice, or default to ... a default.

Does anyone understand what I'm saying?

[Snarr]

this is kind of a bump I think, but I have a relevant question. How hard do you think it would be to allow an option in the user profile to change the forum colors. Then in the code, let the colors reference that user's choice, or default to ... a default.

Does anyone understand what I'm saying?

You basically want to view your own forum colours?

[Glamdring]

basically yes. Very basically. It's not so much that I want to view my own, it's that I've never ever seen a color template in a forum or blog that everyone was satisfied with. I was more wondering how hard it would be to set it up that way. If it wasn't too hard, I might even do it to my own page.

[Kalamady]

You mean like they have on PhPbb forums?

[Glamdring]

Link it up, homie.

[Kalamady]

Go to www.bgforums.tk and register. Go to your profile and scroll down to where it says "Board Style:" change that around and tell me if that is what you mean.

[truffleshfl]

Here are some of the buttons I have done:
http://img128.exs.cx/img128/582/set.jpg
I have a feeling I'm missing a lot more buttons. Do you like the smilies?


Welcome Page (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Welcome.htm)
Thread View (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Thread.htm)
Reply (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Reply.htm)
Profile (http://www.freewebs.com/tao_forum/Profile.htm)

Check for updates.

[Foundation]

sweet dude !

[Kalamady]

That's actually really good.

[Jeffery]

Buttons to make sure and remember are New Thread, Reply, Quote, Quick Reply, Post Reply, Edit,

Advanced Search
New posts
Hot thread with new posts
No new posts
Hot thread with no new posts
Thread is closed
Thread Contains a Message Written By You
You have posted in this thread

These last 8 are the little ones in the lower corner while in a forum.