Just so you know, we've got a few people tinkering with the forum, to make it look a little better.

You may already notice the width has been increased.

And these: , will soon be replaced by some cool new ones.


Please ignore the mess while we iron out the wrinkles :D

I dislike side-scrolling. :(

Just sayin'. :D

I have to agree with Ess here, the side-scrolling stinks! :cry:

We were wondering if that would happen when someone has their monitor resolution set low. For windows users if you right click on the desktop and select properties a dialog box will come up where you can change your display resolution if you want. (click the settings tab; then drag the screen area slider toward "more"; just one step over to 1024X768 will do the trick)

We can put the margins back but it seem a shame to lose all that screen space just for those that have very old monitors or those who don't know how to change their default settings...

If that is what you need just let us know...

I don't want to change my screen resolution and don't see why I should have to just for this place.
I have a newish 19" moniter and the screen res. works just fine for me everywhere else...

*shrugs*

*mutters about a certain someone's (hb) negativity and assuming all others - except bweezy - are idjits* <_<

Please don't take it as negativity - wasn't meant that way. I don't claim that everyone is an idiot - I make my own share of mistakes thank you.

I've already suggested to Carb that we adjust the margins back for now. I think the problem is with the way this skin is setting the margins in the first place. It will take some testing but I think if I upgrade the way the skin is built we can accomendate most of the members...

It's a lot more work but there is no hurry...

I don't want a smaller screen just for this board.
still crying here :cry:

I don't want to be argumentitive, but I really like the added width. I have a 19" Trinitron set to 1024x768 and there is no side scrolling required. I have my system set for Large Fonts also as I am somewhat hard of seeing :-)

*hands parrrrty a tissue*

There, there...

Expressing an opinion isn't being argumentative - necessarily. :D


*edit*

I like the new lightning thangies! ^_^

Hopefully Carb will put things back when he has a chance (think he maybe currently at work). I'm hopeful that we can get narrower margins without impacting the monitors set at a lower resolution. I may be dreaming but it's worth a try. But will take longer as I have to more or less redo how the skin's CCS is written. (in English the "skin" are the settings, that the admin can adjust, along with style sheet code that controls how the forum appears)

On a second read I'm not sure that is English either - hopefully you get the general idea...

Why don't we see what a few others think and then go with the majority? I'd change if I thought I had good reason to do so.

Arguments for leaving it like it is and me changing my screen res.?

Anyone?

:D

That's okay - I don't mind taking a shot at updating the CSS and the board wrapper - if others don't mind the wait. (which they shouldn't since the forum has been narrow for a while)

btw - the way I will do that is to create a test forum to play with so as not to mess with this forum. (I'm not enough of an expert to update the tags without messing something up). So once I get the changes made I can have Ess and Parrrty take a look at the test site before we apply the changes. (if they are willing)

I have set it up if you want to see it:
http://s9.invisionfree.com/Test_Canada/index.php?act=idx

So far all I've done is make it match the current skin....

*raises hand*

Willing!

Thanks! :)

Thanks for your support ;)

btw - that is not to say that Carb can't go ahead and load the rest of the new buttons (when he gets a chance). The way the forum code is written that does not require change any to of the CSS code.

No prob! ^_^

:clap: :clap: :D

I added the new forum markers in the test site if you want to check it out. Not many posts to see but you should get a little of the flavor.

I've added the post buttons to the test site which is the next thing I'm going to have Carb update. Go and read an individual post and you will see what the buttons will look like.

Pretty! :clap: :clap: ^_^

"Thanks for the tissue Ess" ;)

Well now I am home from work and everything here looks fine on my screen.

I shall just have to play around with the work computer. I think I know how to fix the work one. Just set the resolution to 1024X768 and then adjust the screen with vertical and horizonal buttons. I will have to try that when I go back to work on Monday.

I love the lightening bolts too! Very fancy!!
New buttons....spiffy!

That's very good news - thanks! I'm still going to take a shot at solving the problem a different way. But not until we have upgraded the buttons and stuff. You can check the test site to get a feel for what it will look like.

I added toned down warning pips to the test site - see what you think...

I'll reduce the width of the margins on the frame by a little. If those with the scrolling problems let me know if it ceases that would be great. A think a comprimise would be the best way forward.

Warning pips look good!

I realized my home PC has display settings to 800x600. I see scrollbars. I wonder if the table size can be adjusted to fit the browser...?

:eyebrow:

Yes...?

Sorry - thought we covered this. I could be wrong. I can be on too regular a basis! :P

Well, I meant that I thought there was some code that would make the table appear wide on a 1024-wide monitor but not cause scrollbars on an 800. It's been a long time since I've seriously played with HTML...

There's a way to do it.

Take a look at The SP forums. It's edge-to-edge no matter what your resolution is.

As users of a free service we do not have total control of the code. I think with a rewrite of the skin CSS and board wrappers we may be able expand the margins without scrolling.

Since that will take time I've suggested that we put the margins back to what they were for now and finish upgrading the buttons. Hopefully Carb will have a chance to do that soon.

I have made the changes at the test site that will allow the margins to expand without causing scrolling. I even figured out a way to make the logo (which isn't using a background) stay with the margins.

So give it a try. Go to the test site and change your screen resolution back and forth and you'll see that it works the way it should.

Test site:
http://s9.invisionfree.com/Test_Canada/index.php?act=idx

I am "guest" who posted "Looks good!" :D

Very nice job! :clap:

Thanks for doing all that work! ^_^

Thanks Ess! Can't wait until Carb has a chance to apply these updates.

I learned a little trick that I didn't know about before - so sometimes it's good to have problems...

Very slick. I can even see the table readjusting itself as I adjust the size of my browser window.

I don't suppose we can do any resizing with the Google Banner--when I make my browser narrow enough I get the bottom scrollbar again (though that's not as much of a concern as not being able to see the entire width of the forum...)

Not a good idea to try and mess with the Google ads. That's how they make their money. If they even think you might be trying, in any way, to hide the ads they will drop the site in a heart beat. So, we will just have to live with it - sorry.

That's fine, it's not a big deal. I can see how messing with the ads might bother the folks...

Good job Carb - things are looking sharp! :clap: