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Title: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on December 09, 2009, 11:13:55 AM

Whenever I try to change the forum theme, I end up with a page that says this - "GIF89a��÷��¤¶¤��ô��w��k�L��ô�iw��ø�nb��g��4�u��aÀ��‰��©�� o��V��---1243------3421---."

Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Lizard Dude on December 09, 2009, 05:12:46 PM

That's what you get for trying to change the theme.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Black Mage on December 09, 2009, 05:18:40 PM

There is only one Look and Layout Preference.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on December 09, 2009, 05:29:31 PM

I just tried it for curiosity's sake, and doing so produced nothing but the fabled Little Red X: (http://djknhxjn)

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on December 09, 2009, 06:59:42 PM

I like switching it up every once and a while just to read posts in different styles.

Never had a problem with the switched layouts, other than some buttons not present in other styles (the spoiler tag is the most obvious one). Seeing people with avatars is pretty cool.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on December 12, 2009, 08:25:56 PM

Alright, does anyone have a serious answer for me, or will my hopes and dreams fade into obscurity?

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Glorb on February 07, 2010, 10:31:17 AM

I'm considering switching layouts just to be a rebel, and I'm getting the same problem. So now that a popular member with influence has this problem hows bout we fix it.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: WarpRattler on February 07, 2010, 12:23:49 PM

Quote from: Glorb on February 07, 2010, 10:31:17 AM

popular member with influence

Quote

One Life Left

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Luigison on February 07, 2010, 12:44:35 PM

I wish there was an easy way to use this forum's theme on all the Windows and Linux machines I use. I've tried several things, but nothing works perfect.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on February 22, 2010, 06:45:11 PM

Now that I'm using Firefox, I can see the same problem Turtlekid has.

Fix it if you want, or not. I just wish I could see my avatar aside from my login box at the top.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 22, 2010, 06:55:29 PM

Man this bug makes me extraordinarily happy.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on February 22, 2010, 07:02:45 PM

what is this i dont even

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on February 22, 2010, 07:03:26 PM

Yeah, nothing could possibly be worse than being stuck with this cheery, well-lit, avatar-displaying forum scheme.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 22, 2010, 07:24:34 PM

!

I missed my 7777 post! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on February 22, 2010, 07:46:22 PM

See? Look at that! I missed another hilarious Weegee avatar because of this glitch!

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on February 22, 2010, 07:58:20 PM

You can still see users' avatars from their profile page when using the default theme, but whatever. Reading messages is infinitely more entertaining when reading them in the supposed voice of their respective posters' image. In particular, viewing Mr. Wiggles' posts in tandem with his avatar is nice because it lets me imagine that girls inhabit this forum.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: WarpRattler on February 22, 2010, 08:45:05 PM

So you imagine me and Lizard Dude as disembodied voices from the heavens?

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on February 22, 2010, 08:46:31 PM

Pretty much, save for that "heavens" bit.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on February 22, 2010, 09:11:41 PM

You read posts in the voices of whatever avatar is in use?

What kind of freak are you?

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 22, 2010, 11:34:05 PM

Anyone with half an eye knows that white on black is infinitely easier to read than black on white.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on February 23, 2010, 06:36:08 AM

So highlight the text you're reading and you'll still be able to see avatars.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 23, 2010, 11:35:27 AM

You assume that I care about avatars or something.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Luigison on February 23, 2010, 04:39:04 PM

Quote from: Mr. Wiggles on February 22, 2010, 09:11:41 PM

You read posts in the voices of whatever avatar is in use?

What kind of freak are you?

Professor Farnsworth (http://null)
Say wha.
(http://www.reverend.uklinux.net/farsnworth.jpg)

Reply #22 on: 23 February 2010, 12:35:27 (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/post/xx.gif) (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/english/quote.gif) (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/english/modify.gif) (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/english/delete.gif) (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/english/split.gif) (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/Themes/ff/images/im_on.gif)
Good News Everyone! I've invented a device which makes you read this in your head, in my voice!

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on February 23, 2010, 06:24:08 PM

Well look at the nifty moderation icons.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Luigison on February 23, 2010, 07:33:05 PM

Quote from: Turtlekid1 on February 23, 2010, 06:24:08 PM

Well look at the nifty moderation icons.

Homer J. Simpson (http://null)
Screw Flanders
(http://diagoras.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/homer_simpson_2.png)

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 23, 2010, 08:12:25 PM

Aw, I miss those icons. ;)

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 14, 2010, 02:24:00 PM

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Luigison on April 14, 2010, 04:18:09 PM

Quote from: Turtlekid1 on April 14, 2010, 02:24:00 PM

:(

Best Wall-Climbing-Skateboard spam bump ever! Would do business with again. Thanks! AAA+++++

Edit: Oops. I think it's starting to fall.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on April 14, 2010, 04:30:25 PM

I don't think it was so much a bump as it was a reminder to the mods that the issue hasn't yet been resolved.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 14, 2010, 05:04:30 PM

There is no "issue". What are you talking about

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 14, 2010, 05:08:31 PM

Quote from: Weegee on December 09, 2009, 05:29:31 PM

I just tried it for curiosity's sake, and doing so produced nothing but the fabled Little Red X: (http://djknhxjn)

Quote from: Glorb on February 07, 2010, 10:31:17 AM

I'm considering switching layouts just to be a rebel, and I'm getting the same problem. So now that a popular member with influence has this problem hows bout we fix it.

Quote from: Mr. Wiggles on February 22, 2010, 06:45:11 PM

Now that I'm using Firefox, I can see the same problem Turtlekid has.

Or are you trying to say that the default theme is better? To which I reply: dude, not everyone has the same taste in color schemes and avatars.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on April 14, 2010, 05:37:58 PM

To be specific, this (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?action=theme;sa=pick;u=60087;sesc=70aa5534d1eaa408a50509070aced917) is, or was, the "change theme" page. Seeing as it doesn't work in Firefox or IE, it's not a browser-based problem.

Where's Deezer when you need him?

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Luigison on April 14, 2010, 07:04:45 PM

I'm biased towards the current default theme to the point of trying to make other websites look similar, but I would not object to small images below forum members names. It's the huge blinking GIF signatures that annoy me to the point of ignoring the forums that use them.

Dark themes Foxtrot Tango Whiskey!

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on April 14, 2010, 08:01:50 PM

Dark themes Foxtrot Tango Lager, actually.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Chupperson Weird on April 14, 2010, 08:26:10 PM

If your eyes work backwards

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 14, 2010, 08:31:24 PM

I actually really hate the aforementioned GIF signatures as well; give me a witty quote over the flashy animations anyway. But that's a moot issue, since images still aren't allowed in signatures with the better-lit theme.

I do, however, like seeing avatars under the names of posters. For one thing, it helps to differentiate between people with similar usernames (<+Man-Frog> the worst part is that I keep getting Tv_Themes and Trainman confused); for another, and I believe this point has already been touched on in this thread, avatars can add personality to the user. Without avatars, all you've got in the way of individuality are the custom titles, which, while a cool feature, are involuntary (and thus possibly not as reflective of the User's actual personality).

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Weegee on April 14, 2010, 08:43:28 PM

Like my new avatar guys?

(http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/8/83/Advice_Blingee.gif)

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Turtlekid1 on April 15, 2010, 04:18:51 AM

That had better be your real avatar in three seconds, because that's awesome.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Glorb on April 25, 2010, 04:11:28 PM

I thought you'd run that through an actual bling-gif site and smiled until I realized that your entire sense of humor consists of stealing stuff from Encyclopedia Dramatica.

sigh

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: Lizard Dude on April 25, 2010, 04:16:57 PM

That's only half. The other half is images from 4chanarchive.org.

Title: Re: Look and Layout Preferences
Post by: penguinwizard on April 26, 2010, 01:53:28 PM

Let's just admit it: the change layout page is never going to be fixed. Unless someone gets MacGyver, MacGruber, McGarnicle, and The Guyver on the case.