New skin(s)

[Sgt. Crackpot]

So this has been a long time coming. I started looking at it over a year ago, but kind of stalled. I figured now is a good time to at least get as many of you to give this a go to see if it's worth spending any more time on.

There's a new (PC/tablet only) skin I setup called Grunge. The details are below on how to use it. If you like, feel free to start using it and then add some feedback in here. There are a few niggly issues that need to be sorted, but I really need to know if it's worthwhile bothering. If hardly anyone likes it or nobody wants to use it, it can die a slow death. If people like it, I'll look at sorting the minor problems.

Activating:

• Go to User Control Panel.
• Click on the Board Preferences tab.
• Next to My board style: in the drop down, choose grunge.
• Hit Submit.

Current Issues:

• Images bleed off the page.

I'll look at the option of a night skin too, one that's also mobile compatible. Stay tuned for that one.

[BurtReynolds]

it doesn't blind my eyes with whiteness. start over!

thanks

[Norris]

I don't know if I'm ready to use it full time but I like where you're going with it. Though part of me has grown to like the wider format of the more basic TSIS skin. I'd really like to see something darker.

[E.H. Ruddock]

"niggly"

[doone]

I liked it but missed having a "go to first unread post" button.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

"niggly"

[malice]

it's ok, although i find it a bit 'busy'. I mean what do you expect, I've been using the all white very little imagination RM skin for however long now, of course the new skin looks busy. I think mainly I'm not thrilled with the large logo at the top of the page, and I'm not huge into various hues of brown... otherwise it's not a bad skin but I'm interested in seeing a night skin more...

[Norris]

it's ok, although i find it a bit 'busy'. I mean what do you expect, I've been using the all white very little imagination RM skin for however long now, of course the new skin looks busy. I think mainly I'm not thrilled with the large logo at the top of the page, and I'm not huge into various hues of brown... otherwise it's not a bad skin but I'm interested in seeing a night skin more...

Same

[E.H. Ruddock]

it's ok, although i find it a bit 'busy'. I mean what do you expect, I've been using the all white very little imagination RM skin for however long now, of course the new skin looks busy. I think mainly I'm not thrilled with the large logo at the top of the page, and I'm not huge into various hues of brown... otherwise it's not a bad skin but I'm interested in seeing a night skin more...

Same

Figures

[bune]

Fatal error: template->_tpl_load_file(): File ./styles/prosilver/template/grunge_config.html does not exist or is empty in /var/www/rm_new/includes/functions_template.php on line 63



General Error: template->_tpl_load_file(): File ./styles/prosilver/template/grunge_config.html does not exist or is empty

So I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing...

[Self]

That's navy bean skin. It is working as intended.

[bune]

It's supposed to break the board?

[Self]

The board is fine. It's just that navy bean does not exist or is empty.

[Norris]

[Bammer]

"niggly"

[WtOB?]

man i wish that night skin idea had've happened. this grunge skin is just stolen from a skin on the phpbb forums. ive run phpbb before - its really fuckin simple to install a new skin. TSIS cares less than pearl jam.

[E.H. Ruddock]

TSIS cares less than pearl jam.

This is not a groundbreaking discovery.

[PHATJ]

I just opened this forum for the first time ever.

For what it's worth, I like the grunge skin. Nice job, Sarge.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

I just opened this forum for the first time ever.

For what it's worth, I like the grunge skin. Nice job, Sarge.

Thanks man.

I never bothered fixing it, and probably never will.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

man i wish that night skin idea had've happened. this grunge skin is just stolen from a skin on the phpbb forums. ive run phpbb before - its really fuckin simple to install a new skin. TSIS cares less than pearl jam.

Only just saw this. It's not stolen. It's licence free and allows us unlimited use and customisation (details here http://www.rockettheme.com/phpbb/styles/grunge).

I never stated I was the creator, merely that I'd set it up.

Yes installing a skin is easy, but if you were really experienced with phpbb, you'd know that trying to get it to work 100% can be a pain due to different versions and sub versions of phpbb. I never bothered fixing this one because nobody gave a shit, and everything the mods/admins do here is volunteer based. We have more important shit to do than finish a skin that nobody used.

It may be a better idea to add something constructive to the conversation, rather than acting like a dick about it.