Introducing the first Selectable Theme

[pheriannath]

If you scroll wayyy to the bottom of the page, you'll see a dropdown. Select "Lights Out" and you'll be treated so some different colors!

This one is for everyone who prefers a darker color scheme. As the current scheme is very, very bright, I figured I should make everyone else feel a little better.

Buttons are incomplete, things might get tweaked here and there. As with everything, it's a work in progress.

[GunnyMo]

What? No black and red?

*ducks*

[astranoir]

Excellent, now when I'm skulking around on my computer at night, I won't get nightblind, but I also can look vaguely legitimate when I surf during the day. Thanks!

[resikel]

Nice, but I would prefer the text a little brighter...helpful when I'm surfing in the dark...naked.

[Zrikz]

ahh great, I like the darker theme :)

[Doctor Setebos]

I approve of what you have done.

Thanks, Mike. :)

[Rogue_hunter]

Sexy, and the colors fit in with the banner nicely.

[Abyssion]

I like it a lot. Nice job and thanks!

[maharahaj]

Excellent
/Mr Burn's voice

[Gerbs]

Hot stuff.

[Lekon]

I like it. Much easier for me to read. Awesome job on it, Pheriannath. You are helping us to build a fighting force of Extraordinary magnitude. You honor us and the traditions of our ancestors.

[Sandman]

Priceless.

[Zabyx]

Thank you guys soooo much. Way nicer on the eyes. I don't have enough o's to thank you.

[scythe]

MUCH better! Good job matching colors with the banner too.

[Typical Michael]

I like it.

[Crittias]

Woohoo! Thank you!

[bone_matrix]

MUCH better. I'm not a big fan of the white background.

Keep up the good work guys!

[TheSilentDeath]

MUCH better. I'm not a big fan of the white background.

Keep up the good work guys!

Pretty much agree with what bone wrote here.

[Camel]

I know I said I was a fan of the default color scheme, but I REALLY like the way this one looks, especially with the logo at the top (which is extremely awesome, by the way).

[Johan]

This is much better!

Um...nothing else to add. :(

[Karmakin]

Love that theme. It does match the banner perfectly.

BTW. You guys are doing a hell of a bang-up job getting this place all phenomenal and all that. Just wanted to say that :)

[rein]

http://www.suckshardcore.com/images/thumbsup.jpg

[pheriannath]

Glad everyone seems to like it. There will be more of these coming in the future, but I wanted to give people a Light/Dark option as quickly as possible.

[VerseD]

It looks good and matches the banner. Nice work.

[Suave Peanut]

Six thumbs-up! You get a seventh when the buttons are finished.

[TheKeck]

Hmmmm, I may have to stick with this. Although, I'm not sure about this light gray around the reply box. :)

[rinichanraar]

I enjoy it! My boyfriend (/roommate) fell asleep early, so I'm on the computer with the lights off, and this is way easier on the eyes.

Thanks a ton! :)

[quidmonkey]

The thing I hate about these themes is the icons, which are outlined in white, look like ass. The quote button, in particular, is jarring to the eye; it looks as if someone hastily cut-out the icons and pasted them on top of the darker colors. PiRi is the same way.

[pomeroy]

The thing I hate about these themes is the icons, which are outlined in white, look like ass; the quote button, in particular, is jarring to the eye. PiRi is the same way.

Are you just trying to not pay attention?

In the FIRST POST of this thread he said the buttons were incomplete and that he was working on it.

[Xerxes]

Nice, but I would prefer the text a little brighter...helpful when I'm surfing in the dark...naked.

I vote for burnt orange like in the banner.

[Goronmon]

Awesome, and it fits with the top image much better!

[Whunpo]

My oh my. I do like this theme. Well done!

[Jeffool]

http://pictures.jeffool.com/brilliant.jpg

[Wolvie]

Ooooh, me likey! The all white theme was a nice offset to EvAv... but there was TOO much white. This is much better.

[shunoshi]

Ahh, very nice. Fits great with the banner colors as well. Good job! :D

[Lithium Flower]

Yep, I approve. It's very nice. Thanks Pheriannath! ^^

[JediSanf]

Ahhh, significantly easier on the eyes. Well done.

[BLeeP]

I love it! It's dark, it's way easier on my eyes, and I feel that it gives the site a ton more personality. Great job, you are success.

[NoName]

Wow, and then I get down to the quick reply box and bam, box of bright grey. :)

I was thinking of sticking with a light colored site but this new theme rocks, I think I'll be sticking with it until your next theme comes out. Great job!!

[fitbabits]

The thing I hate about these themes is the icons, which are outlined in white, look like ass. The quote button, in particular, is jarring to the eye; it looks as if someone hastily cut-out the icons and pasted them on top of the darker colors. PiRi is the same way.

I'll let Mike speak here...

Buttons are incomplete, things might get tweaked here and there. As with everything, it's a work in progress.
Believe it or not, that statement was included in the intro post.

[Drayven]

Awesome, thank you!

It wasn't mentioned here but for those of you that don't know, you can go to User CP, click on Edit Options and if you scroll all the way to the bottom you can set that theme as your default.

[Shadowstorm]

Wow, that's a hell of a lot better. Thanks for your work.

[President Fred]

This is great. Keep up the good work.

[DangerousDaze]

It goes perfectly with the banner and it's really attractive (once the buttons have been change to match). I'd still like to see something a bit brighter, though not as piercingly bright as the default.

Great work. :P

[fitbabits]

It goes perfectly with the banner and it's really attractive (once the buttons have been change to match). I'd still like to see something a bit brighter, though not as piercingly bright as the default.

Great work. :P
I think the goal is to have at least a couple of themes to choose from. We're striving to make CoG as personal an experience as we can.

Think about it - selectable themes, depending on how you feel at any given moment. How fucking RAD is that???

[Crittias]

Wow, and then I get down to the quick reply box and bam, box of bright grey. :)Yeah, the quick reply box needs a tweak. I'm sure it'll happen eventually!

[Doctor Setebos]

Think about it - selectable themes, depending on how you feel at any given moment. How fucking RAD is that???It's pretty fucking rad.

I'm so loving CoG. Keep up the great work, guys. Seriously.

[Raen]

I'm not too keen on the grey around the reply box, or the colour under the 'View First Unread' link. Otherwise I like the scheme, although I may stick with the default until the buttons are complete. I'm impressed at how fast this happened, although that may simply come from how much I hate using the vBulletin theme editor thingy.

[Jackel]

I really like the new theme...although right now I'm still gonna stick with the white..cause it's awesome like that.

[crazyD]

Looks good, but I think the default works better for pretending to work situations.

[Morangie]

Love the new scheme. Lets me load the site up in the middle of the night without being blinded. :)

[Mastergeo7]

Excellent! I love it

[cppcrusader]

Ah, that is much better. This theme looks great. In fact, it fits the site so much better (especially the banner), that I move it be made the default.

[roboninja]

Looks good, but I think the default works better for pretending to work situations.

Yep. One for here, one for home!

[fitbabits]

Looks good, but I think the default works better for pretending to work situations.

We're giving you a choice... How often does that happen?

[crazyD]

We're giving you a choice... How often does that happen?

Hey, I'm not complaining. Thanks!

[Slack3r78]

Text could be a bit brighter -- I'm not a big fan of the grey-on-black -- and the reply text box needs some work, but it looks really good overall.

As others have noted, it works beautifully with the banner.

[Gorvi]

Thank you so much! :)

[Alkanos]

I really like it with the darker colors, and like someone said earlier, it really does match the upper banner very well! Thanks for this!

[Norse]

Love it. Great work guys!

[Vandabo]

wow, just noticed this. much appreciated! I love how quickly this place is evolving.

[violent]

Ooh, that's muy, muy sexy.

[Jeffool]

We're giving you a choice... How often does that happen?Hey, I'm not complaining. Thanks!Y'know, I've always thought that 'CrazyD' fellow was a troublemaker... I say we maroon him on the next asteroid!

>:|

[J3DI]

Nice..........

[Goronmon]

Are you guys planning on making this the "default" theme for new people to the site? It looks so much better than the Default theme that I thinking leaving Default as the "default" is doing the site a slight disservice.

[pheriannath]

Did a couple tweaks on the scheme today, I'm sure the more observant folks will notice.

[Young Al Capone]

It is beautiful, and I agree with the "this should be the default" sentiment.

[Doctor Setebos]

Did a couple tweaks on the scheme today, I'm sure the more observant folks will notice.The quick reply box is no longer light gray. :D

It didn't bother me like it did others, but I noticed.

[Crittias]

Did a couple tweaks on the scheme today, I'm sure the more observant folks will notice.Nice work! Thanks for all of your efforts.

[astranoir]

Ah, yes. I see you listened to what people had to say about the reply box.

[CptTripps]

Cool, nice feature for sure. Let the user decide!!

[mightbe]

Glad everyone seems to like it. There will be more of these coming in the future, but I wanted to give people a Light/Dark option as quickly as possible.

Great work. Don't forget to fix teh buttanz though!

[Dukefrukem]

i love it. it should be the default!

[violent]

If this became default then the buttons need to be fixed first. Not to be a stickler but you can really see the white outline. I do prefer this layout though.

[pomeroy]

I think it's funny how everyone bitches about the buttons as if Pher hasn't been saying that the buttons are being worked on.

[SPBTooL]

Excellent!
I find it to be perfect. It works with the banner well.

[Wraith]

Sorry if this has been brought up elsewhere, but my theme keeps going back to Lights Out, when I've selected Default Style. I guess when I change it back, the setting doesn't "stick" the next time I log on. (I don't know if it's on every login, or every new session or what, but it seems to go back to Lights Out quite often, over the last couple weeks.) Is this just a result of further updates/testing that we should expect for a while, or is this a bug that shouldn't be happening?

[pheriannath]

Your chosen template should stick whenever you log in - if it's switching on you, try logging out and clearing your cache/cookies to see if it helps. If it's still bugging, it's a bug and we'll look into it.

[Wraith]

Your chosen template should stick whenever you log in - if it's switching on you, try logging out and clearing your cache/cookies to see if it helps. If it's still bugging, it's a bug and we'll look into it.Does it make any difference that I log into CoG from 3 different computers and 1 PS3? (There's maybe some session setting that changes it back?) I will try a cache/cookie cleanup on all four sometime this week.

[crazyD]

I've seen that happen as well. Sticks most of the time, every now and then it goes to Lights Out.

[pheriannath]

I think someone switched Lights Out to be the default. That might be the "problem" here.

[Wraith]

Yeah, I don't really care if it's the default theme (maybe the name of the Default Style needs to change), I just need the forum to stick which the one I've chosen.