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[Dusty_D]

Sounds good Roly. That is how it should be. A fixed width and a flexible width in light and dark options. Perfect!!

Thanks for the update.

 

[zoiDman]

OK this is the situation: the new ECF 1 skin is fixed width and will stay like this as we need one of this type.

A new one, ECF 2, will be created next week that is the same skin but fluid width - it will expand left and right if you have a big screen.

Then, a dark version in fixed width and fluid width will be built.

Thank you Roly and the Entire ECF Team for all the work in getting the code together.

 

[Bovinia]

Thank you

 

[Pete54]

Excellent! Thanks for listening to us and taking action. I am curious though. What is the advantage to having a fixed width?

 

[rolygate]

Some gfx don't stretch and get wrecked, simple fast code, page always displays exactly how the designer set it, some browser/computer combinations work better, mobile devices that choose to use PC skins may work better, some issues are easier to troubleshoot, fluid width introduces new issues, a display issue can be sorted out first and easiest on a preset width skin, no 'load jiggle' as a page is loading and trying to set itself correctly, some users prefer a set width even on a large screen, no need to set browsing in a window for large screen users who don't want the whole page used when another app is being used on top at one side, avoidance of odd display issues on assorted browser/screen combinations that are sometimes hard or impossible to fix, less work for coders, etc.

 

[Katya]

Thanks Roly for the update.

Are any changes planned for Kirsch 2? I hope not. It's still my favorite skin. I like the vivid color and the contrast it provides. And I like the screen width, too.

 

[markfm]

I'm partial to Blackend. High contrast, I prefer the background dark rather than light, and it resizes based on width.

 

[Pete54]

If I've learned one thing from the years of being on forums it's the amazing diversity of opinions about everything!

 

[oldsoldier]

I'm partial to Blackend. High contrast, I prefer the background dark rather than light, and it resizes based on width.

When it all shakes out we will have a dark skin in both fluid and fixed widths. I find the dark skins are easier on my old tired eyes.

 

[Bovinia]

Oddly enough, I'm just the opposite OS. My old eyes have a hard time with the yellow and red on the dark skin Otherwise, I'd be perfectly happy with the Blackend. I'll adjust to whatever we end up with tho.

We are definitely a diverse bunch!

 

[DC2]

I like the blackened, except it can be hard differentiate between regular orange font and bold orange font.
And so it can be hard to tell which threads have new posts and which ones don't.

 

[Bovinia]

Exactly DC2, that's my main problem with it.

 

[Pete54]

So is this still in the works or has it been put on the back burner?

 

[Sterno]

So is this still in the works or has it been put on the back burner?

ya im wondering bout it to

 

[rolygate]

The coders have a heavy work programme just now, they are on it but we don't have a completion date. It's not a priority because there are more serious things, all the time, that need fixing first.

 

[tybin]

like disabling the "like" notifications?

 

[Sterno]

i saw the new skin ecf-2 for a few seconds and now its gone what happened ?

update: ok its back had to clear cookies

 

[Sterno]

good job thanks guys and galls

 

[tybin]

i forget how to clear the cookies in firefox

 

[Killjoy1]

Open up the "Options" menu and click on the "Privacy" tab. Then click the button that says "show cookies", which will open a new window where you can remove individual cookies or just purge them all.

BRB with a screencap . . .