Try out the new look of the PbNation forums!

martix_agent · 08-12-2013, 07:39 PM

There's also significantly less buttons on the top banner of the site in the new version. Is this intentional?

**Kyle** · 08-12-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by martix_agent

There's also significantly less buttons on the top banner of the site in the new version. Is this intentional?

Yes? The only two navbar links that got removed are FAQ and Log out. FAQ is on the quicklinks menu, and you can log out by clicking right next to your username below quicklinks.

shotyaface · 08-12-2013, 07:51 PM

Wish there was dark/grey for the PbN app. I want to put on some shades when browsing in the dark.

RyanR · 08-12-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle

You're still stuck on this? They're going away, the new themes are way cooler and pretty similar to what you used anyway, get over it.

....so angry.

TherealInsomniac · 08-12-2013, 07:57 PM

Im using the "greys". I found the original to be overwhelmingly bright. Not a huge fan of either though. I used metallic blue forever.

The non fluid layout seems to take up only half of my monitor and doesn't feel correct. The fixed layouts need to be wider.

**msonic** · 08-12-2013, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanR

....so angry.

Fearless_Leader · 08-12-2013, 08:35 PM

you taking my metallic blue away

It must be said, we are the 3%

IonFreak111 · 08-12-2013, 09:35 PM

I currently use "Greys" as my theme, and I think the new version looks like it will be nice.

switch97 · 08-12-2013, 10:06 PM

like the greys fluid

Umami · 08-12-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle

The width we are using is basically the defacto standard as far as "friendly to most people" goes. Doing a super wide fixed width makes no sense since people running a resolution lower than whatever you specified would get stuck scrolling side to side.

The point of designing for a fixed width like this is that you can position elements exactly as you want, know they'll display that way for everyone, and not have to figure out what to do with a bunch of white space (or reflow if people are resizing their browsers).

To make your job a pain in the ***, perhaps you could maintain just two versions, one for standard 4:3 and one for 16:9, since according to Wikipedia 16:9 became the most common ratio in 2012. People could then choose between the two fixed versions.

**Kyle** · 08-13-2013, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Umami

To make your job a pain in the ***, perhaps you could maintain just two versions, one for standard 4:3 and one for 16:9, since according to Wikipedia 16:9 became the most common ratio in 2012. People could then choose between the two fixed versions.

..which is what I'm doing. There's a fixed width and a fluid version of each of these new themes.

Nife · 08-13-2013, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle

The point of designing for a fixed width like this is that you can position elements exactly as you want, know they'll display that way for everyone, and not have to figure out what to do with a bunch of white space (or reflow if people are resizing their browsers).

RWD is how you have your cake and eat it too.

**Kyle** · 08-13-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Nife

RWD is how you have your cake and eat it too.

Yup, but there's no way to shoehorn that into ancient vB, and we're not in a position to move to Xenforo yet.

Barbara_Walters · 08-13-2013, 09:57 AM

I never understood that saying, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Why would I want cake in front of me and not be able to eat it? Its the same as blue balling yourself.

Rob66 · 08-13-2013, 11:56 AM

im using the new fluid 2013 theme and love it, gonna get used to the color change though, i was using the dojo theme haha

edit: badge for the 3%? posible

Decption-Clay · 08-13-2013, 12:05 PM

Here's my problem with it:

I use Dark Red. Have for years. I don't want some monochrome black, white, grey, invert.

I like there being a little color. Don't take my color, bro.

As for you saying "they look cooler", what are you 50? No one wants to stare at a white (because it is white, it's not ****ing light grey) page all day on a computer screen. It's also stupid, not cool, to have it invert so that it's a mostly drab black/dark grey screen.

Yeah Dark Grey is that, but at least it's not some ****ing East Berlin BLACK OR WHITE ONLY bull****, it has some color.

petedaddy · 08-13-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Decption-Clay

Here's my problem with it:

I use Dark Red. Have for years. I don't want some monochrome black, white, grey, invert.

I like there being a little color. Don't take my color, bro.

As for you saying "they look cooler", what are you 50? No one wants to stare at a white (because it is white, it's not ****ing light grey) page all day on a computer screen. It's also stupid, not cool, to have it invert so that it's a mostly drab black/dark grey screen.

Yeah Dark Grey is that, but at least it's not some ****ing East Berlin BLACK OR WHITE ONLY bull****, it has some color.

I read this whole post in an angry Sam Jackson voice...lol