[RESOLOVED]Not a fan of the new board themes...

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[RESOLOVED]Not a fan of the new board themes...

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Can't really find a theme that is easy on the eyes and doesn't have a lot of fluff...went with the Prosilver dark theme for now as the others are way too bright or the contrasts don't work so well between the back ground and the text.

Curious what you're all going with? What feels the easiest on the eyes for you?

Can we get some other themes here that are a bit more tame and eye/glare-friendly?

Also, there are errors in the headers. For example I see:
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Re: Not a fan of the new board themes...

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I went with the same theme as it was the closest I could find to the vibe of the old forums, and doesn't seem glaring on the eyes.
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Re: Not a fan of the new board themes...

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Really don't like the new forum look.
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Really don't like the new forum look.
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And I take it there is some kind of glitch with replies being duplicated...or triplicated.
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Re: Not a fan of the new board themes...

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Yeah, not sure I'm a fan either, they all are a little to colorful for me.

For now I'm using "ColoredLight" because it seems to take a bit better advantage of a wide screen as opposed to Prosilver.


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Ouch, that's going to take some getting used to.

I'm using Gamer Dark at the moment.
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Re: Not a fan of the new board themes...

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gordyzx9r wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:31 pm And I take it there is some kind of glitch with replies being duplicated...or triplicated.
Woah, yeah, huh????

I tried to post earlier, but nothing happened. I actually refreshed the page and tried again, and still nothing happened. I left Sound Off and came back, and my post still hadn't appeared. That only explains two of my earlier posts, though, not the third.
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After experimenting with all of them (1996 and 1978 were amusing) I also went with Prosilver (Dark Edition).
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Yeah, it's all pretty disorienting!
I like the idea of the 1978 and 1996 themes, but they're kinda distracting.
Haven't settled on anything yet, because they all seem to have shiny bits that attract my eyes to an annoying level.
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I'm already a big fan of the Dark Edition.
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You were able to find themes?
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The Beast wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:25 pm You were able to find themes?
Click on your username at the top of the page, next to private messages.
Then click on user control panel.
Then click on board preferences.
Then go down to "my board style" and you will have a drop-down menu to choose from 7 or 8 different themes.
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I went with Prosilver Dark. The other options were either too bright or too dark.
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Re: Not a fan of the new board themes...

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Yeah, also using Prosilver Dark.
Not a huge fan of the new look. it's really skinny?
EDIT: just tried out a bunch of em, and I actually like the GamerDark so far. It's a bit wider like the ColouredLIght one and has the pros of the ProsilverDark in terms of lack of brightness and what not.
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GamerDark is mine too, but iirc, last time this hiccup happened it took a bit for the 'palladium' theme to be added. Hopefully it does again.
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gordyzx9r wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:27 am Can't really find a theme that is easy on the eyes and doesn't have a lot of fluff...went with the Prosilver dark theme for now as the others are way too bright or the contrasts don't work so well between the back ground and the text.

Curious what you're all going with? What feels the easiest on the eyes for you?

Can we get some other themes here that are a bit more tame and eye/glare-friendly?
Go to this link and see if there is a more appropriate theme for you. I cannot garauntee that we install it, but it will be considered.
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styles-2
Any theme desired MUST support version 3.3.xx of the forum software. Anything 3.2.xx, 3.1.xxx, 3.0.xx or 2.xx will not be considered.
Also, there are errors in the headers. For example I see:
Welcome to the Megaverse® of <a href="http://www.palladiumbooks.com">Palladium Books</a>®
at the top of the page underneath Forums of the Megaverse®.
Fixed within minutes of the new forums going live.
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Post moved to a more appropriate section of the forums.
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NMI wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:07 pm Go to this link and see if there is a more appropriate theme for you. I cannot garauntee that we install it, but it will be considered.
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styles-2
Any theme desired MUST support version 3.3.xx of the forum software. Anything 3.2.xx, 3.1.xxx, 3.0.xx or 2.xx will not be considered.
Carbon and Earth both look like they'd be easy on the eyes.
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gordyzx9r wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:29 pm
NMI wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:07 pm Go to this link and see if there is a more appropriate theme for you. I cannot garauntee that we install it, but it will be considered.
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styles-2
Any theme desired MUST support version 3.3.xx of the forum software. Anything 3.2.xx, 3.1.xxx, 3.0.xx or 2.xx will not be considered.
Carbon and Earth both look like they'd be easy on the eyes.
Please provide links to the ones you are interested in.
Also, see if this one will work for you as I am looking at getting it added soon... https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styl ... l_edition/
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NMI wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:00 am
Please provide links to the ones you are interested in.
Also, see if this one will work for you as I am looking at getting it added soon... https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styl ... l_edition/
Earth: https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/style/earth/

Carbon: https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/style/carbon_2/
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I hope you appreciated the heads up!
Since you deleted the previous post, I'll reiterate interest in both Blackboard Max and Ultra Light.
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Curbludgeon wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:20 am I hope you appreciated the heads up!
Since you deleted the previous post, I'll reiterate interest in both Blackboard Max and Ultra Light.
Blackboard - We have plenty of "dark" themes.
Ultra Light - Same as blackboard.

I will check though with the powers that be. We really do not need a dozen themes installed.
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Blackboard Max added. All others denied for one reason or another.
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