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Author Topic: Forum design and usability  (Read 97 times)

cylongod

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Forum design and usability
« on: March 29, 2007, 05:52:09 PM »

I definitely liked the old forums better. This SMF style is a little laggy and a bit harder to use. I guess its just different and takes a while to get used too.
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2007, 06:00:02 PM »

Yeah I preferred the old ones too, but Niles assures me these ones are better =P

I think it's just the style.
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2007, 07:46:35 PM »

idk, they seem alright to me, it took me a while to find out where to find the post button, but i think ill figure this out, the color scheme isnt excactly to my liking though, but thats probably just me
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Niles

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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2007, 08:07:17 PM »

We're adding new themes if you want them. Just go to the smf website, find it and send me a PM with a link to it and I'll add it.
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cylongod

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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2007, 08:15:53 PM »

Looks to much like a template to me. I know it is one but its almost like it tries to hard to look good. Here are some themes that might make it look a little more like CW.

Nebula
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=56

http://mysmfthemes.com/themes.php?id=1

http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=224

http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=35

P.S. Feel free to delete this post after discussion is over.
« Last Edit: March 29, 2007, 08:19:34 PM by cylongod »
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2007, 08:35:59 PM »

i really like the last one, i think it has the whole cw type thingy with the stars and whatever, but its got the other colors to make it not so gothic
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Niles

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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2007, 09:07:59 PM »

All installed. Change your theme under Profile.
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2007, 09:32:30 PM »

i would suggest you dont use the lunar theme, its so laggy it took me 5 minutes to get back to the screen and change it
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2007, 02:49:03 AM »

lol phpbb is my best friend   ;(

w/e

when in Rome...
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2007, 02:58:14 AM »

lol ;D :D :) 8) :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2007, 03:00:06 AM »

I definitely liked the old forums better. This SMF style is a little laggy and a bit harder to use. I guess its just different and takes a while to get used too.

Stop complaining. you should be happy this place is back. plus does it really matter what they look like. and dont you have a T1 connection?
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2007, 06:47:46 AM »

ohh, another thing is there anyway to put a chat box on here? that way people wont be posting just to talk to someone thats on with them.
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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2007, 03:59:20 PM »

maybe no one else noticed this, but there is a helpful new feature that tells you if someone else posted while you were typing, that saves a lot of confusing screw ups
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cylongod

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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2007, 04:13:16 PM »

@Zou_tai
Here is the mod for chatting. It just has to be installed by the admin.


http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=294
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Niles

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Re: Forum design and usability
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2007, 07:34:48 PM »

Sorry, the shoutbox is incompatible with the latest SMF.
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