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New Color vs. Old Layout

stars (new)
18
64%
black (old)
10
36%
 
Total votes: 28

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Neon
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Post by Neon »

Let's settle it so everyone can quit bitching. Or maybe it's not a reality to be able to change it at this time, but let's see where publick opinion lies anyways.
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Post by UnscathedFlyingObject »

I like the stars, but we should consider adding some detail. Maybe some nebulas, planets, asteroids, etc to differentiate us from cheap-ass star backgrounds. Or perhaps wacky stars like the ones in my Avatar :wink:. Voted Stars.
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Post by mannerbot »

The poll's really unnecessary since people can just change the skin once more skins are added. But I far prefer the old layout.
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Post by TWITCHDOCTOR »

Personally, I like things the way they look now. The site has more of a Gradius V look to it, so naturally, I voted for the "stars".
Again, yes, I did see the option to change the skin, however, I'm not sure if it works.
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Post by Super Laydock »

Although I like the new layout, I still voted for the old layout's look.

But I am very much "pro choice" here. If the old layout would be offered as a choice alongside this new one, everyone could choose his favourite one and use it while not forcing it upon others. I am sure Malc or Shadeadmin will offer this choice sometime soon, when they have time to implement it.
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Post by mannerbot »

Nah, can't choose skins for now, Twitch.
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Post by piyo »

This coming from a person called Neon. Priceless. ^_^

Personally I like the stars. Yeah. Shmups were born in the space.
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Post by WarpZone »

I think I prefer the older look, which felt a bit slicker, cleaner, and easier to read.

However, although the new stars one bothered me at first, I don't mind it after looking around the forum for a while. It seems to fit that slightly cheesy, retro feel to the site.
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Post by Herr Schatten »

I like the stars.

The only thing I miss from the old layout is how it handled the avatar pictures. I think it looks much better when avatar pics that are smaller than the maximum size allowed are somewhat centered in the space reserved for them instead of being displayed at the leftmost border of it.

Erm, ...does someone understand what I'm talking about?

Oh yes, and I also liked the limitation of 64x64 pixels for avatar pics. Made our board look much cleaner and less chaotic than other message boards. Well, I guess 80x80 pixels aren't too bad either.
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Post by Ghegs »

Herr Schatten wrote:Erm, ...does someone understand what I'm talking about?
Heh, yes. I hadn't really noticed unless you mentioned it, though.
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Post by Neon »

This coming from a person called Neon. Priceless. ^_^
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I never realized you could change the skins on this, though it makes perfect sense.
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Post by Davey »

Perhaps I'm a total idiot, but how do you change the look? I changed the Board Style in my profile to subSilver, but that didn't do a damn thing.
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Post by Minzoku »

The skins aren't enabled yet.

I like the stars, but because other forums I've seen use the same style preset.
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Post by df0notfound »

stars give me a headache :( would it be possible for a skin variation where the backgrounds are just solid colours. Should only take 5 minutes to knock out and saves the world!
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