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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1396362" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>Heyo all. I'm hoping you're all getting used to the new layout. I'm doing what I can when I can to improve it. Some changes will be slow in coming or may never come because they require changes to the code. Indeed, more than a few of the suggested changes are code level in nature. Using a list P-kitty was kind enough to assemble for me I'm going to go over these one at a time.</p><p></p><p>My list (I'll add to it as I go along):</p><p></p><p>[h3]1. Change unread threads so they aren't bold.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>This is code level, and I'm not sure where to look for this change. I'm hoping to find it in the postbit_legacy, forum_view or thread_view templates but if it isn't there I may be stuck. One thing is certain though - this particular change *won't* be easy.</p><p></p><p>[h3]2. Create greater color contrast in the read/unread envelope icons. Maybe lighter yellow/darker gray?[/h3]</p><p></p><p>This is relatively simple, and I will get to it when I can find the time.</p><p></p><p>[h3]3. Add back in the cool "attention" post icon.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>I reinstalled it, but it's not showing up on my list of posticons (note - this is a mod/admin only post icon so it won't show up on the list below).</p><p></p><p>[h3]4. Make pop-up text only appear when the words are hovered over, not the entire cell.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>It may take awhile to figure this one out, cause again this is nested pretty deeply in the new templates <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>[h3]5. On thread listings in forums, move thread starters' names so that they aren't underneath the thread title. Where did they use to be?[/h3]</p><p></p><p>In their own colum. This again is a template issue that may take awhile to solve.</p><p></p><p>[h3]6. Replace smilies with ones that don't look undead.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>Done, though the yahoo/cheetachat smilies aren't any better received. For the record *I* like them, but I'll go ahead and go back to the originals before I head out tonight.</p><p></p><p>[h3]7. Remove the post icon from the "last post" cell when viewing the forum summary.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>Another template issue, and I'm not sure this one would be worth the hassle of solving because removing it would require a major rework of how the tables are laid out.</p><p></p><p>[h3]8. If possible, make the post icons that appear when replying into a "collapsible" section, so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. These are only really important when starting a new thread, not when replying to one.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>This one isn't possible without rewriting the code itself, something I'm not qualified to attempt at present.</p><p></p><p>[h3]9. In the left hand column, reduce the font size of peoples' user names.[/h3]</p><p></p><p>That one at least was easy to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 1396362, member: 87"] Heyo all. I'm hoping you're all getting used to the new layout. I'm doing what I can when I can to improve it. Some changes will be slow in coming or may never come because they require changes to the code. Indeed, more than a few of the suggested changes are code level in nature. Using a list P-kitty was kind enough to assemble for me I'm going to go over these one at a time. My list (I'll add to it as I go along): [h3]1. Change unread threads so they aren't bold.[/h3] This is code level, and I'm not sure where to look for this change. I'm hoping to find it in the postbit_legacy, forum_view or thread_view templates but if it isn't there I may be stuck. One thing is certain though - this particular change *won't* be easy. [h3]2. Create greater color contrast in the read/unread envelope icons. Maybe lighter yellow/darker gray?[/h3] This is relatively simple, and I will get to it when I can find the time. [h3]3. Add back in the cool "attention" post icon.[/h3] I reinstalled it, but it's not showing up on my list of posticons (note - this is a mod/admin only post icon so it won't show up on the list below). [h3]4. Make pop-up text only appear when the words are hovered over, not the entire cell.[/h3] It may take awhile to figure this one out, cause again this is nested pretty deeply in the new templates :( [h3]5. On thread listings in forums, move thread starters' names so that they aren't underneath the thread title. Where did they use to be?[/h3] In their own colum. This again is a template issue that may take awhile to solve. [h3]6. Replace smilies with ones that don't look undead.[/h3] Done, though the yahoo/cheetachat smilies aren't any better received. For the record *I* like them, but I'll go ahead and go back to the originals before I head out tonight. [h3]7. Remove the post icon from the "last post" cell when viewing the forum summary.[/h3] Another template issue, and I'm not sure this one would be worth the hassle of solving because removing it would require a major rework of how the tables are laid out. [h3]8. If possible, make the post icons that appear when replying into a "collapsible" section, so you don't have to see them if you don't want to. These are only really important when starting a new thread, not when replying to one.[/h3] This one isn't possible without rewriting the code itself, something I'm not qualified to attempt at present. [h3]9. In the left hand column, reduce the font size of peoples' user names.[/h3] That one at least was easy to do. [/QUOTE]
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