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| PCGUY |
 Posted: 05/03/2008 17:52 PM Post subject: Different Styles |
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Evil Admin
Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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How important are different visual styles on the forum to you guys?
As you know, SpudFiles is a very very customized forum. So is Theopia. I plan on adding tons of other cool things when the move to phpBB v3 happens. But there are some problems.
I have been working with phpBB v3 and have quickly realized that having multiple highly-modified styles for Theopia and SpudFiles is going to take me FOREVER. Every time I install something and get it working the way I want it to, customize it, test it, etc I have to go between every style and do the same. It's making things very slow and hard to support. From a technical standpoint, it also makes things tougher since problems can come from a lot more places with multiple styles.
On SpudFiles when I had 2 different styles available to use, only about 50 of over 5000 active members used the alternative style. I am really starting to think it's not worth my time to continue to try to build various styles for such a small percentage of people to use.
So what would you guys rather have, big changes quicker or more style options (aka 2) but a much longer wait? |
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| SpudFarm |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 17:57 PM Post subject: |
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Hybrid Guy
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
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it is no need for multiple styles...
the only thing i ask you is not to use dark colors |
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| daberno123 |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:03 PM Post subject: |
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1st Lieutenant
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
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| Multiple styles aren't necessary, but if you do decide to change it, I agree with Spudfarm, keep it something that isn't dark. It just makes it so much easier to read. |
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| ant |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:05 PM Post subject: |
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Lieutenant Colonel
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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| Bigger changes quicker:) I dont want it to look like some kinda myspace or something, i think you have to keep it a bit formal if I get what u mean. My request would be a better searchsystem, I always have troubles finding stuff back. Is it possible that you could add a personal favorites place for each user? |
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| jrrdw |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:06 PM Post subject: |
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Donating Moderator
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| I vote "big changes quicker" been waiting for the new. |
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| Pilgrimman |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:12 PM Post subject: |
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Captain
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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| I have always liked the way spudfiles is now, so something similar to this would make me happy. The only thing I would change is the search function. |
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| Ragnarok |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:39 PM Post subject: |
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I am Copperman
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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I only seldom use other styles on forums, and even then it's not a big thing, whichever one is easiest to read.
The current design here is just fine, so I say leave it on just the one style. |
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| potatoflinger |
| Posted: 05/03/2008 18:41 PM Post subject: |
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Brigadier General
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| I don't think you should go through all of that trouble, especially when only 1% of the forum population actually uses it. |
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| ALIHISGREAT |
| Posted: 05/04/2008 12:07 PM Post subject: |
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Eternal Noob
Joined: 25 Aug 2007
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| i would never change the style... it just looks wierd once you have become used to one style... |
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| Lentamentalisk |
| Posted: 05/04/2008 12:14 PM Post subject: |
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Resident Tinkerer
Joined: 07 Aug 2007
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| Forget new styles and do as everyone has said, work on the search function. |
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