Really? What colour did you switch your background to?
Huh.
From poking around on b.net it seems that edit, etc, have backgrounds too.
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
Gunn ,'Power Play'
Buffistas Building a Better Board ++
Do you have problems, concerns, or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2009 4:58:10 am PDT #2725 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DebetEsse - Apr 04, 2009 5:00:34 am PDT #2726 of 4673
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It's a pale grey. (I always used to turn my screen brightness way down because the white was really white, so, given the opportunity, I went with something less bright)
huh.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2009 5:36:35 am PDT #2727 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have no idea why you didn't see background in the others--only the board logo had a transparent background. I tried them out on b.net, and they're messy in other distinct colours. I'm not sure whether it's an upgrade to lose the crisp edges, even if the rectangle is obtrusive.
Other opinions?
Jon B. - Apr 04, 2009 6:11:12 am PDT #2728 of 4673
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Such is the limitation of GIF transparency.
Indeed. At the time I designed all the graphics, I didn't think other colored backgrounds were an issue, so I didn't bother trying to make them transparent. But they would probably look crappy on other colored backgrounds transparent or not.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2009 6:24:01 am PDT #2729 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I tried a transparent-backed PNG for the message center image, and it still looks like crap. Can you try one from the good original, just to see?
Also, do you have time to look through the CSS again? I found a handful of pages that were still using hardcoded formatting, and between that and the diagramming I was wondering if anything could be cleaned up. I'd at least like to ask you some questions about the current styling so I can beef up the comments in the file so I don't make the same stupid mistakes I made this morning.
Jon B. - Apr 04, 2009 7:12:57 am PDT #2730 of 4673
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm pretty busy with other projects at the moment, but I'll see what I can do. You can always email me with questions (I just answered (sort of) the one you sent.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2009 7:21:35 am PDT #2731 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cool. Main other thing I'm thinking is missing are breadcrumbs for the folder structure. Where do you think they should go? I was thinking of making a list inline and putting it...maybe opposite the navbar, on the left side? Above or below them?
Also thinking that the navbar and the list of folders on the index/message center pages should be a collapsed list too, for semantic reasons, and for manipulation purposes.
Lee - Apr 04, 2009 3:49:09 pm PDT #2732 of 4673
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
ita, I don't think I understand your beep me post. Am I supposed to?
JenP - Apr 04, 2009 4:00:57 pm PDT #2733 of 4673
I think she Build a Better Boarded in Beep Me.
Tech! Tech in new places!
aurelia - Apr 04, 2009 4:08:35 pm PDT #2734 of 4673
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I love that JenP's post makes perfect sense to me.