VincentASM Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 This is perhaps long overdue, but I added some backgrounds to the forum banner at the top of each page. This applies to the Serenes Forest (Default), Night Forest and Blue Skies themes. Maybe I'll add some characters to the banners later as well. (My current experiments aren't going very well.) In addition, I've tried to increase the avatar/profile picture size in the topic view. Before it was 90 x 90 px or something silly. Now it's 112 x 112, which I feel is the right balance. If you've noticed that your avatar looks stretched or blurry, I recommend uploading a higher resolution image (generally anything that's 200 pixels or higher). Also, if you're uploading a ~112 pixel image, keep in mind that the forum software automatically crops the image for you (although you can undo this in the image cropping screen). Anyway, if you notice any oddities, please let me know. Comments and feedback are welcome too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoncat Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I noticed the new banner at the top! It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I like the new banner! It makes the forum look brighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismissed Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Can we get a focus feature accurate to the pixel? I would like my avatar to use the exact ratio available with the image being in the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Jangle Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 It's going to be a while for me to adapt to the change. Also, can there be a background in Autumnish colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Nice background! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Glacies Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I think this looks good. Nice to see a large banner at the head, and I believe the increased avatar sizes will also be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Nice I love the new banner, it's kind of got a nostalgic feel to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolisherBPB Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Ahh I just thought I never noticed before, glad to see I'm not insane. It looks nice, brightens up the page nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Cool banner. I like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Oh I really like the new banner and the larger avatars is great. Thanks Vincent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Purple Mage said: Can we get a focus feature accurate to the pixel? I would like my avatar to use the exact ratio available with the image being in the center. Sorry, I dunno if it's possible. However I did test something for you. What you can do is create a 112 x 112 px image and paste your (smaller) image into the middle. Then when you upload the image, drag both of the corners until they fit the box, like in the image below: If you did it right, you should get a 1:1 avatar. 48 minutes ago, Jingle Jangle said: It's going to be a while for me to adapt to the change. Also, can there be a background in Autumnish colors? Do you mean a whole skin/theme? Making a new theme is a bit really time-consuming ^^;;; Last time I made a new theme was the pink Sakura's Forest theme for the previous year's April Fools. I think it took several hours of creating and testing. That's one of the reasons I kept it after April Fools--because it took so much effort to make, ahaha. Still, I'll think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 It looks great! Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Bigger Avatars is something i've wanted for a good while. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricaofRenais Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 It looks really nice, I like it a lot and my profile pic of Sanzo looks even better then before. Thanks for all the hard work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatKnightEcho Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 That's really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron the Shining Blade Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Looks fantastic. Now I can stare at the sky and feel like I'm promoting whenever I visit the forum. ^_^ The bigger avatars are most welcome as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) Nitpick: Maybe it's my rather wide screen, but the light part of the banner in Night Forest bleeds into the upper-right control panel. If this is the case on something that isn't 16:9, would it be possible to move that section of the forest a wee bit to the left? Otherwise, these new banners look really nice! Edited April 25, 2018 by eclipse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, eclipse said: Nitpick: Maybe it's my rather wide screen, but the light part of the banner in Night Forest bleeds into the upper-right control panel. If this is the case on something that isn't 16:9, would it be possible to move that section of the forest a wee bit to the left? Otherwise, these new banners look really nice! I was worried about really wide screens, since I can't test those with my monitor. Could you upload a screenshot that I can use for reference? Ahaha, anyway, you're all too kind. I had somebody with more graphical capabilities check the banners and I barely got a C grade for them XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Left the lower stuff in for scale. @VincentASM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 @eclipse I've tried moving the fire a bit down. Hopefully that works better! Currently, the banners are all right aligned, so I don't want to move the horizontal positioning too much ^^ Also, thanks to a CSS whiz, I fixed an issue with the forum/section headers being hard to read in 3 out of 4 themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Just now, VincentASM said: @eclipse I've tried moving the fire a bit down. Hopefully that works better! Currently, the banners are all right aligned, so I don't want to move the horizontal positioning too much ^^ Also, thanks to a CSS whiz, I fixed an issue with the forum/section headers being hard to read in 3 out of 4 themes. Ooh, that looks a lot better! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiki Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) @VincentASM Can I just say that your "Test Avatar" is magnificent? One thing I don't like about the "Blue Skies" banner is that you barely see the stuff on the top (like the notification bell, messages and profile) because it is overly white. Of course both functions will have that red number pop over them but it might be better to find something with more contrast. The Serenesforest one is rad though. Edited April 25, 2018 by Zeratul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Zeratul said: @VincentASM Can I just say that your "Test Avatar" is magnificent? One thing I don't like about the "Blue Skies" banner is that you barely see the stuff on the top (like the notification bell, messages and profile) because it is overly white. Of course both functions will have that red number pop over them but it might be better to find something with more contrast. The Serenesforest one is rad though. Can you upload a screenshot so I can take a gander? I tried to pick an image with as few clouds as possible, but it's hard to predict how it'll look in every resolution ^^;;; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiki Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Spoiler Focused like this it actually doesn't look too bad. Though there was one instance where it was more "blurried" but I don't seem to be able to replicate it. Maybe it was a loading issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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