A new look forum... nice

[SeeMoreDigital]

Yes indeed, the new look forum looks great

Thankfully I've just got used to using AVS's new look forum too... but this layout is even better :D


Thanks for all the continued hard work you guys put in.


Cheers

[Swede]

Thanks.. There *will* however be a few quirks in the beginning and I beg you all to bear with the fact that we/I can't do everything right from the start but at least our intentions are good and we will try to do our best in fixing the problems as they show up. ;)

[Nic]

This is gonna take some getting used to...

:)

-Nic

[feedback]

This is a very nice look. The new and improved doom9.

As with everything doom9, there are always refinements and improvements being made. That is why doom9 is the premier international website that it is. :D

[kurt]

jep, it is unusual for doom9.forum but nice :p

[geezer]

Different...

But I like it!

[SeeMoreDigital]

Yes... I thought you guys were up to something when I noticed the "vBulletin Message" was displayed using version 3.0.7 and not the usual 2.3.0...


Cheers

[mg262]

the new controls are nice... but I rather miss the alternating grey/white separating posts. This feels a bit less compact? Anyway, I guess we'll all get used to it :D

[Latexxx]

Colours are nice but this thing takes too much vertical space and allows you to view less posts or topics on one screen.

[buzzqw]

Good ! I like the new feeling !

BHH

[ukb008]

No, I'm not bitching. It does look nice. Only it gives a feeling of less functionality, more flashiness and more ornamentality; if y'know what I mean. I'm sure it's just a feeling that comes with all new things. I'm sure there are good points galore, too, for example a wider assortment of smilies to choose from, among many others.

The uneasiness will pass away, sooner than we think.

Regards.

[buzzqw]

I like the varius "hot links", very, very usefull.

Like ukb008 sayd the whole thing seem very "flashy", but those link are a top notch !

BHH

[lark]

sorry to say, but i really don't care the look.
content is more important for me!

regards
t :)

[Vitos]

I like the new look. I don't know why... but it feels more readable for me. :)

[KpeX]

Thanks Swede, great job!

[unskinnyboy]

Looks strange..and different..will have to get used to it. Any new features added? Any thread on it? :)

[tigerman8u]

I like the new look

[onesoul]

I was so used to the old forum, I miss it already.

Like Nic says, it's gonna take me sometime to get used to new layout.

[communist]

Yeah a bit flashy compared to the old one. Though the content is what counts and so far I dont have problems accessing it - Good Job! :)
Any new features added? Any thread on it? :)
The only thing I noticed so far - You can collapse forums ie minimize forums you never visit, but I'm sure there a few more new features (for users and moderators).

[Episode]

Hmph. I don't like it :(

[Sirber]

I kind of prefer the old one. This one looks less like a "discution". Every post are separated and need more scrolling.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Looks strange..and different..will have to get used to it. Any new features added? Any thread on it? :)I like the way the "edit" button only appears in your own posts. You can show/delete your signature per post. You can "preview" edited posts.

Some things I have noticed. You can't easily see your "buddy list". The link to the "Forum Rules" is dead. I can't find a link to the "Forum Moderators" list :(


Cheers

[tsp]

also is it posible to increase the width of the codewindow. It is not fun to have a 20 inches monitor if the code window is only half the width of the post so you have to scroll to see the entire content.
Else a nicer but more difficult to get an overview of the threads but that might come when I get used to it.

[Swede]

I like the way the "edit" button only appears in your own posts. You can show/delete your signature per post. You can "preview" edited posts.
Some things I have noticed. You can't easily see your "buddy list". The link to the "Forum Rules" is dead. I can't find a link to the "Forum Moderators" list :(
Cheers
Ouch, "Forum Rules" are now back online. The "buddy list" is in your UserCP, although I have to admit that I never use it so I can't tell if this is a 'downgrade' or not and I'm not sure about the "Forum Moderators" list... Do you mean the "View Forum Leaders"-link at the bottom?

[eb]

Please go back to old style , or at least to possibility to size letters, especially to those parts of forum and posts that are used to read.

eb

[Stacey Melissa]

Thanks for updating the vBulletin version! It looks great, and very clean!

[SeeMoreDigital]

Do you mean the "View Forum Leaders"-link at the bottom?I can't remember exactly what it was called (now it's gone).... but yes, that sounds about right ;)


Cheers

[2COOL]

Looks good but I did have to go back to adjust for new formats of code tags. Also, we don't have "Mark forum read" options anymore? I couldn't find it. :(

[niamh]

Will there be/ is there the possibility to change the skin of the forum? ( read : this here user feels ancient and terribly retrograde but would like to have the old straightforward scheme back, or at least something I can read easily)
I like the new options and layout, but I can't say the new colours/ design appeals to me one bit. I suppose we'll all get used to it after a while :)

[Swede]

Also, we don't have "Mark forum read" options anymore? I couldn't find it. :(Check out the 'Quick links' menu at the top...

[2COOL]

Thanks!

[kolak]

I don't like it. It looks like WIN XP. Sorry:)

[2COOL]

@Swede

I need some clarifications. With perusing a forum, what does the "+" next to a user name mean in "Currently Active Users" block? I'm also assuming that a "*" means invincible...errr...invisible mode, right?

[Swede]

I like the new options and layout, but I can't say the new colours/ design appeals to me one bit. I suppose we'll all get used to it after a while :)Let me make one thing clear: This 'look-and-feel' is nothing that we've been aiming for... It's just that we *really* needed to upgrade the forum software. The visual 'enhancements' are mearly a bi-product.. When things have calmed down we might/will change it. :)

[Swede]

@Swede

I need some clarifications. With perusing a forum, what does the "+" next to a user name mean in "Currently Active Users" block? I'm also assuming that a "*" means invincible...errr...invisible mode, right?
A + is a mod yes... But, can you actually see the names of the * (invincible ;) ) users?

[2COOL]

In the FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/faq.php?faq=vb_user_maintain#faq_vb_custom_status)...

The buddy list is used to keep track of the friends you have made on this forum. By going to your "My vB Home", you'll be able to see which of your friends are currently online, and be able to send them a private message.

Where is "My vB Home"?

[2COOL]

A + is a mod yes... But, can you actually see the names of the * (invincible ;) ) users?Hmmm...to bad he's offline now to capture a screenshot but I just saw jsoto with a "+". I would like to congratulate him if it's true. :)

As for "*", I can see mine so far, which I couldn't see in the old forum.

[guada 2]

Swede,

I like it. Great work :)

[2COOL]

Looking in "Who's Online" page, jeanl also tagged as a Moderator?

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/4610/screenhunter0046hr.png (http://www.imageshack.us)

True? :eek:

Update: @Swede

A correction for you on Moderator "+" status. At the bottom of "Who's Online" page is this.
+ User is on your buddy list

That explains my +s.

[Swede]

Looking in "Who's Online" page, jeanl also tagged as a Moderator? Interesting... I can't see those +'s though...

Edit Ah :)

[Doom9]

I'm not so much a fan of the icons (not enough contrast imho.. especially on the frontpage).. so if you have any working alternatives I'd be willing to consider.

As far as the general look goes... a lot of the layout is predetermined by the features vbb3 offers.. you can't just have the old look back. And in my personal experience every major change takes some getting used to.. when your favorite newspaper or magazine goes through a new layout phase, you are likely to be less than pleased but you'll get used to it eventually. I, too, am still in the getting used to phase but knowing what extra features I get in return, I'm all game.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Wow... that was quick work :)

http://img14.echo.cx/img14/3038/doom9additions9os.png


Cheers

[zilog jones]

I thought you guys were gonna upgrade to vBulletin 3 some time soon. I like the new features and stuff, but I'm not sure about the layout yet...

Keep up the good work anyway!

[Shootist]

Its the same with all my favorite forums. Personally I do not like the look of the new vb3 style... but when doom9 needs to change, why not?

[Soulhunter]

Except the code-window and the "bloated" user-cp it rocks... :)


Bye

[onesoul]

When clicking "Vew Forum Leaders" I can see a super moderator named Bach_RIP, what is this supposed to mean? Is the Bach that we know?

[eb]

I am not familiar with vbb3, is it possible to use text size setting as it was before?
eb
http://img177.echo.cx/img177/4625/doom93bz.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[onesoul]

LOL

But why do you use text size at largest?

[eb]

LOL

But why do you use text size at largest?
These settings are not working now.

eb

[eb]

These settings are not working now.

eb

Sorry, they are working but for signature only, and it not so bad, or I am doing something wrong?

eb
http://img177.echo.cx/img177/9316/doom930cy.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)