Additional MODs installed

**zeroality** · 02-19-10 08:03 AM

Fixed the first thing on my list, quoted text is now no longer in italics. Annoying to read walls of text in italics.

**Pirotechnix** · 02-19-10 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mediocrity_Incarnate

Doesnt everyone?

A dangerous question to ask.

**MewLoverEX** · 02-19-10 10:13 PM

Looks great, zero. Loving the icons.

**NyteFyre** · 02-19-10 10:46 PM

of course they do!

**Mediocrity_Incarnate** · 02-20-10 06:45 AM

Well Im a zero fan anyway.

**Black Temple Gaurdian** · 02-20-10 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Mediocrity_Incarnate

Well Im a zero fan anyway.

Great Coke taste, zero sugar!

oh wait...

**zeroality** · 02-20-10 10:43 AM

http://www.pokemontopaz.net

Notice anything different? :D

Edit: Minor change, removed the Calendar link in the navbar links below the index tabs and added Mark Forums Read link. I keep going to the 'unread posts' search page then going back to the index before hitting mark forums read and have to click on that stupid dropdown menu to get to it or scroll down to the bottom.

**Mediocrity_Incarnate** · 02-20-10 05:07 PM

Good idea since the calender is kinda pointless anyway.

**SilentSentinel** · 02-20-10 10:03 PM

Is that the news feed I see back up?

**zeroality** · 02-21-10 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by ragingprimeape

Is that the news feed I see back up?

oh snap

I'm also working on eliminating the need for the iframe (which displays the feed) altogether since I learned about using {literal} tags in the CMS which allow you to input code directly. If it works out then we will be able to change the color of the news feed boxes with the skin selector as well.

**zeroality** · 02-21-10 07:19 AM

I put up logos for all 3 skins (they're the same, just different backgrounds). I'd like some feedback on how they look and any suggestions/comments you have.

I will add a link to the main site from the image later. Probably have to patch on a transparent gif since the logo is a background image.

**Mediocrity_Incarnate** · 02-21-10 07:49 AM

Yessss! We haz jirachis again!!

**ImmunityBow** · 02-21-10 01:10 PM

Awesome! I think I like these Jirachis better than the last ones, too!

**NyteFyre** · 02-21-10 01:35 PM

they look great, zero!

**Cyndadile** · 02-21-10 11:45 PM

The Jirachis only show up on the sub-forums (not the main-page forums) for false dawn and Midnight skins. I thought they were on the midnight one before...

**zeroality** · 02-22-10 12:20 AM

False Dawn and Midnight haven't been done yet.

**Cyndadile** · 02-22-10 12:33 AM

Ah. Good to know.

**zeroality** · 02-22-10 05:26 AM

We have decided to make the Topaz tab the default, since that is the main focus of these forums. I updated them with subicons and rearranged them a bit (got rid of Complete Topaz Info forum and Previous Gen Pokedex Entries is now a subforum of Caldera/Kirant Pokedex). Announcements forum was moved over to the Topaz section.

I also updated the Topaz FAQ and added it to the Forum FAQ.

Just added a transparent image over the forum logo so I could make it a clickable link back to the home page.

**zeroality** · 02-28-10 09:07 AM

**zeroality** · 03-03-10 02:17 AM

Sorry for taking so long to upgrade. The truth is, I was feeling a little light-headed so I went to lie down and fell asleep for 6 hrs. I'm working on re-customizing the templates and am looking at our MODs to ensure they work on 4.0.2 before re-enabling.

Edit: The visible MODs have been fixed; except for custom pages (the rules/irc), the latest posts/top posters (had to uninstall that completely, wasn't compatible with 4.0.2 but I did find another mod which I will play with later), and the Welcome Headers (guest message) hasn't been checked yet so it is still disabled.

A couple of problems with the current MODs are:
tab menu has 'whats new' which cannot be removed
unread posts shows excluded forums' names despite permissions

Edit2: Custom rules/irc pages fixed. I wanted to add a Rules tab to the menu but until 'whats new' is removed, I can't. Fixed most templates - Vanilla/False Dawn should be normal. Midnight needs its custom CSS edits re-implemented.

Contributor color changed to a different shade of green, I think it looks better.

Edit3: Added user rank images for the staff groups and added nifty rounded corners/shadows to the postbit which only shows up in Chrome or Firefox. Here's how it's supposed to look:

False Dawn is going to need some tweaking to get it to look good and Midnight will probably have to resort to black shadows like the forum home.

**Mediocrity_Incarnate** · 03-03-10 11:53 PM

I really like the rank images.

**NyteFyre** · 03-04-10 12:05 AM

it all looks good so far

**ImmunityBow** · 03-04-10 01:55 AM

I have a small objection to the use of "Staff" instead of "Contributor". I don't want new members thinking this is a closed affair that they have no hope of helping out with, and as such "Contributor" has been given quite liberally. Staff is current, binding and responsible. Contributor is just a recognition for what this person has done. I realize Contributor is more difficult to make fit but I believe Contributor is more true to what Topaz wishes to be: a game for the people, by the people, rather than by an elite staff.

Otherwise, awesome changes. I really like the contributor bars, which are small, bright, clean and neat.

**zeroality** · 03-04-10 04:48 AM

I guess I could make the font smallah.

**zeroality** · 03-05-10 05:21 AM

I guess everybody's noticed by now but the latest stuff box is back on the bottom of who's online. I think this different coder's version is way better, although I'm not sure about the dotted line in the middle. Should I change it to solid? It's a simple css value change.

Since it's been about 2 weeks since the release of 4.0.2, I went to check out the latest mods and found a few I liked and might be implementing but one caught my eye that I had to do right away. It makes the last post date/time in the same row as the posted by username on forum home.

Apparently the bold names are causing it to wrap sometimes though, so I am looking into shortening the forum name/description column to accomodate it.

Edit: Also, what do you guys think about this mod to stop signatures from the same poster from showing up more than once on a single page?

Edit2: Changed the linked IRC Chat on both forums/site to a descriptive page that links to the actual chat. Hoping to reduce the number of guests joining/leaving without contributing to the chat.

**Pirotechnix** · 03-06-10 03:03 PM

Minor detail, but I know this was addressed on another site using 4.0.x --

Even if you have your credentials saved, coming to the site directly through the URL pokemontopaz.net/forums (without the index.php) will have you as not logged on.

I'll just fix my bookmark accordingly to avoid this for the time being, but just wanted you to be aware.

**Cyndadile** · 03-06-10 04:35 PM

You could also just type "www." in the beginning. But I had never noticed that problem...

**Pirotechnix** · 03-06-10 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Cyndadile

You could also just type "www." in the beginning. But I had never noticed that problem...

I always have the leading http://www on my bookmarks; those were implied.

For what it's worth, I regularly clean all my caches, so I know it's not a problem with my caching.

**zeroality** · 03-06-10 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Pirotechnix

Minor detail, but I know this was addressed on another site using 4.0.x --

Even if you have your credentials saved, coming to the site directly through the URL pokemontopaz.net/forums (without the index.php) will have you as not logged on.

I'll just fix my bookmark accordingly to avoid this for the time being, but just wanted you to be aware.

I have http://www.pokemontopaz.net/forums/ bookmarked and I just tried typing in http://www.pokemontopaz.net/forums/index.php and went to it. It still showed me as logged in, so I don't know what's up with that.

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