Official Pixelation Skin!

[yaomon17]

Updating the favicon could be a good idea. Does the forum have an official logo or something?

[Super17]

I just want to say that I really like the new design - I haven't test it yet, but looking forward to it

[Indigo]

Added the suggestions to the list.  Thanks guys.  I'll get around to them when I can

When on the main, clicking the thread name is meant to take you to the last post, right?

Yup, intended behavior

And this skin is the best Pix has ever had.

Thanks that means a lot

[Mathias]

It really is, though.


Alright . . . I hope we can seal this thread up soon and move on with things, I know Indigo would like to call this thing done asap, but 3 small things:

1.
Can the "Hello [username]" at very top right be a link to our profiles, if we're logged in?
That was always how it worked before. I see the new orange bar with the Profile button.

2.
Posts per page, in threads.
10 feels way too little. I'd suggest at least 25. Don't want it too high for everyone.
I don't see a personal setting for this. I'd set mine to ~50 if there was one.

3.
Image size control! For those that post massive, layout breaking images, or if they just want to scale their image down a little.
I propose modifying the existing image tag or adding a new one with width control ability.
With BBcode, this is how you'd do it:

BBCode usage:

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[imgw={NUMBER1}]{URL}[/imgw]
HTML replacement:

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<img src={URL} width={NUMBER1} />
Help line/example:

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[imgw={pixel width}]{image's URL}[/imgw]
Image's aspect ratio shouldn't be altered.

[Indigo]

1.
Can the "Hello [username]" at very top right be a link to our profiles, if we're logged in?
That was always how it worked before. I see the new orange bar with the Profile button.

Really not a high priority for me seeing how there's a profile button right below it on the Nav

2.
Posts per page, in threads.
10 feels way too little. I'd suggest at least 25. Don't want it too high for everyone.
I don't see a personal setting for this. I'd set mine to ~50 if there was one.

Done, 25 it is.

3.
Image size control! For those that post massive, layout breaking images, or if they just want to scale their image down a little.
I propose modifying the existing image tag or adding a new one with width control ability.
With BBcode, this is how you'd do it:

BBCode usage:

Code: [Select]

[imgw={NUMBER1}]{URL}[/imgw]
HTML replacement:

Code: [Select]

<img src={URL} width={NUMBER1} />
Help line/example:

Code: [Select]

[imgw={pixel width}]{image's URL}[/imgw]
Image's aspect ratio shouldn't be altered.

This already works:

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[img width={pixel width}]{img URL}[/img]

[Ambivorous]

Obviously even more thanks for this amazing skin, Indigo. It's beautiful and warms me in places.
I decided to use the forums for a little while to get used to things before I would recommend anything (because often you just get used to certain things). I only have two things at present that irk me.

The first is the "there are unread posts" little icon. I use this religiously, so it's something I noticed very quickly and that impacts how I use the site a lot.


(Made this wide as an excuse to test the image size thing.)

At first it was completely unnoticeable to me (don't know if you want to change that to accommodate newer users), but now it's easy for me to spot them. The problem I am still facing is the small size (at least compared to the previous skin where it was a massive "NEW" box).
Would you be able to make the clickable area slightly larger? Making the actual icon larger is up to you, and maybe you could add an edge or two to it to attract the eye more, but mostly it's just inconvenient to click. #firstworldproblems

The second issue I have is the anchor text under your username in the top right (the links). I just struggle to read this and I'm not a fan of blue on blue with blue. Might just be a personal gripe though, so not really any priority.



Mostly though I'm just really enjoying using this new skin and it's definitely helped activity.

[Crow]

2.
Posts per page, in threads.
10 feels way too little. I'd suggest at least 25. Don't want it too high for everyone.
I don't see a personal setting for this. I'd set mine to ~50 if there was one.

You can actually change that for yourself already, right here. Which is why I'd also like to re-discuss the global change to 25. I think it's a bit much.

[Atnas]

I also prefer 10. I had it at 25 for a short while years ago, but its easier to remember what page of a thread certain replies are on if they are grouped in 10s, for me at least. I'm aware I can switch this back to 10 in my personal settings, but I think it might become overwhelming for those not aware of this setting.

[Indigo]

okay reverting.  two mods outweigh one

[Mathias]

Oh THERE it is, "Look and Layout", in yer account settings. Didn't . . . see that earlier. Ok cool!