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Post by blt024 on Dec 20, 2012 15:09:04 GMT -5
Well it looks like we're finally getting something new from the people at proboards. Version 5!!!!! Only thing huge I can tell is the overall redesign of the site, which hopefully wont mess things up over here, but we will probably create some new themes anyways. Supposedly theres a whole bunch of new stuff added which will just make our jobs easier here. It is just a test forum so please do not post anything there. Earliest our forum will convert is January 28th, 2013 and official roll-out is April 29th. So feel free to check it out and discuss here. sasukemaniac.freemessageboards.com/ |
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Post by Philip on Dec 20, 2012 16:44:05 GMT -5
Seems good, just remember to make the basic theme for it! ;D
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Post by jfeathe on Dec 20, 2012 18:51:27 GMT -5
Hopefully the administrative side will be easier for you.
I don't like how squashed everything is. I wished the full screen was utilized.
Other than that everything is very nice and sleek. It'll take a little time getting used to it, but that's for anything new.
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Post by TCM on Dec 20, 2012 19:28:44 GMT -5
I like the sleekness as well. Might wait for a full migration though.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Dec 20, 2012 20:40:31 GMT -5
Kinda like but there are some things I dislike already...
The part at the bottom with the online users and stuff is too big, the size it is now is good
The default avatar given to people with no avatar... can that be turned off? Not liking that feature at all...
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Post by arsenette on Dec 20, 2012 20:55:00 GMT -5
Is the URL going to change??
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Post by Philip on Dec 20, 2012 21:26:28 GMT -5
The only 2 things that suck about it are the emoticons and the default profile pic.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Dec 20, 2012 22:15:28 GMT -5
Oh I didn't see the emoticons... Upon seeing the posting screen I don't think I like it... Is the URL going to change?? I don't think so, I think that new URL is just a demo version and the updates would be added onto here |
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Post by RedHerring on Dec 20, 2012 22:44:09 GMT -5
Looks pretty nice. Although the embossed SMF logo has always bothered me...
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Post by Anshin on Dec 21, 2012 0:58:22 GMT -5
Seems good, just remember to make the basic theme for it! ;D All of the themes are ported over already, as they take our existing board and transfer all existing settings, then apply the new features to it. Hopefully the administrative side will be easier for you. I don't like how squashed everything is. I wished the full screen was utilized. Other than that everything is very nice and sleek. It'll take a little time getting used to it, but that's for anything new. The administration seems a bit more user-friendly if you're getting lost throughout the options, but the actual options themselves have barely changed. There's a few additions here and there in what seems like more features to be coming at a later date and are as of this point, not yet available. The fixed-width is annoying, I agree. This is something that a lot of companies seem to be doing to better go with the "Web 2.0" idea of a blog-like view (something that we already saw happen to Sasukepedia). The primary point of doing this is most likely the recent advent of mobile computing, where smaller-width pages can be viewed on tablet devices, phones, or laptops without losing their structure, as opposed to full-width "desktop" styles. I like the sleekness as well. Might wait for a full migration though. . We are not switching to this board, it is a completely separate (and optional) preview of the future of the boards. Anything posted their will NOT be carried back over to these boards, and we will NOT be having a URL change or be moving over to those boards ever. The features, layout, etc - will all change here to reflect the look of Version 5, but we're staying here. Kinda like but there are some things I dislike already... The part at the bottom with the online users and stuff is too big, the size it is now is good The default avatar given to people with no avatar... can that be turned off? Not liking that feature at all... We'll see what we can do, but no promises on anything. ProBoards does what ProBoards wants, and while they do have a section for customizing parts of the site a bit more than they have in the past, there's no guarantees for options on those (and those features are "coming soon"). Is the URL going to change?? As noted above, we aren't changing a thing, and we're all staying here. ProBoards is just using this separate URL as a testing ground for the next version, which this board will eventually be upgraded to. The only 2 things that suck about it are the emoticons and the default profile pic. Again, we'll see what we can do; but we can't promise anything. This is a ProBoards project. Oh I didn't see the emoticons... Upon seeing the posting screen I don't think I like it... We won't be able to do much about the posting screen =/ Looks pretty nice. Although the embossed SMF logo has always bothered me... I'll talk to blt024 about the logo, maybe we can do something about that. |
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