Template Changes

dwessell · 07-15-2008, 02:34 PM

I have turned off the Steel Blue Template, and replaced it with one called Default. If you don't like the main board template, pick Default in the template chooser in the bottom left.

Thanks
David

gssixgun · 07-15-2008, 02:38 PM

Big D:
I have been using the Default for a few days and have not noticed any of the issues that I was having with the Vision one...
Good job Bro..

dwessell · 07-15-2008, 02:39 PM

Thanks G. Means a lot to me.

D

hoglahoo · 07-15-2008, 03:13 PM

It's a fine replacement

GeNn · 07-15-2008, 04:18 PM

is the old gray template gone for good ?

-Never mind!!! i found it...

dwessell · 07-15-2008, 04:20 PM

Yes, it has been replaced by the one called 'Default'.. It's pretty similiar, but much easier to maintain..

dw

coachmike · 07-15-2008, 04:32 PM

The "visioncollision" one kind of grew on me so I'll keep that as long as it's available. Again , Dave thanks for all your time and hard work. You may think it's a thankless job with everyone's preferences, but we all really appreciate what you do.

dwessell · 07-15-2008, 04:33 PM

Thanks guys. I really appreciate it.. We'll be keeping two templates running for the forseeable future. That way everyone has a choice..

dw

GeNn · 07-15-2008, 04:34 PM

the "default" template is actually quite nice.
i use an old pc and this template loads as good as the old template.

thanks !!

fpessanha · 07-16-2008, 12:30 AM

I'm very satisfied with the visioncollision look of the site. I am still from the day when the other was the one available... and I like this one better.

I must tell you that you and all the other Bosses in the electronic sky do a fantastic job. Your hard work is the reason why this site exists and the reason why we learn a lot about straight razor shaving. You keep this old art alive. Therefore, I salute you with all my respect.

Please, continue with the great work!

Many thanks!

barneycg · 07-16-2008, 12:36 AM

Much as I like the vision collision I think I could be tempted to use the default one. My one gripe with VC was the panel on the far left would load last resulting in the main post frame resizing, most of the time it was unnoticeable but on the go slow days I found the text jumping uncomfortable.

Only comment on this new Default style is that when you are viewing a thread the message box width is a bit narrower than the menu bar above it.

Barney

Galopede · 07-16-2008, 01:13 AM

I too prefer the older style "default" template. Only problem with it is the Site Sponsor ad on the left of the screen makes the right hand side of the messages disappear off the right side of the screen and I have to move the message over to the left every time I open one to be able to read it!

I'm using a Mac iBook. Perhaps it's a problem with Safari! A pain in the bum to say the least but I suppose I'll have to put up with it as the new template is horrible on the eyes! My eyes at least.

Gareth

Just tried it in Firefox and it's just the same so it ain't Safari. Anyone got any ideas?

fritz · 07-16-2008, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Galopede

I too prefer the older style "default" template. Only problem with it is the Site Sponsor ad on the left of the screen makes the right hand side of the messages disappear off the right side of the screen and I have to move the message over to the left every time I open one to be able to read it!

I'm using a Mac iBook. Perhaps it's a problem with Safari! A pain in the bum to say the least but I suppose I'll have to put up with it as the new template is horrible on the eyes! My eyes at least.

Gareth

Just tried it in Firefox and it's just the same so it ain't Safari. Anyone got any ideas?

I only see this if I make the text size quite large. Oh, yes, also if there's a really long URL someone has just pasted in [instead of using the LINK button], or an extremely large picture. This isn't really new with this format, it was here even before the Vision Collision came in.

At least the new default avoids the Vision Collision problem of the stripes on the left not growing when the text gets bigger/longer than can fit. That was easy, just eliminate the stripes! (Vision Collision still has the problem, which I reported early on... but probably doesn't matter to me, since I don't like the rest of Vision Collision anyway....

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This Default is pretty similar to the Steel Blue, and works OK so far for me! Thanks for leaving us an alternative!