How about adding a few more styles...

[cemt]

this blue skin is getting a bit boring now guys...:D

[neio]

Change the colour scheme in your video card control panel.

[Person]

So, Download Vbulletin Skins from their site and change it to look the way you want it to. Then just upload to your profile...

[cemt]

So, Download Vbulletin Skins from their site and change it to look the way you want it to. Then just upload to your profile...
ja but i use this forum from different pcs...

[killadoob]

eish only 137 posts and already want to chage everything lol

once your master then we can talk again roflmao

[Xenophon]

ja but i use this forum from different pcs...

So the mods must be inconvenienced for the good of you?:p

[Chris]

You have to pay $30 [~R190] for each skin.

All depends if the ads are covering the bandwidth costs.

[nic777]

a) HOW do you upload your own skin? I searched the entire User CP

b) if this does work, then don't worry about logging via multiple machines because the skin will be in your profile i,e when you login in......AFAIK

[Person]

I think we should go pink, to show we care about the females on this forum.

[stoke]

/me votes for the Playboy theme.

[useless]

/me votes for the Playboy theme.

hey! you stole my line! :p

but i would donate for that skin... :D

[stoke]

Apologies to useless .. but in my defence:
An awesome idea cannot be kept down.

[useless]

apologies accepted. now where do we vote for the playboy theme?

/me looks for poll.

[Person]

Playboy theme gets my vote.

[cemt]

ja guys get the playboy theme; then we'll see our traffic triple...

i vote yes:D

[MrG]

lol, I think this theme is fine

[teraside]

Hi rpm and ic, and mods and super mods ;)

The title sounds like I'm being an ass, but I'm not. Is it possible that myadsl could be themed?
The layout of default VB is getting quite old, it's actually not fun at all.
Check out similar VB forums to see how good a theme could make the forum.

I've even started searching for you :p

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/general-discussions/41779-vbulletin-skins-themes.html
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173747

Thanks guys, let me know okay? ;) :D :p

[supersunbird]

I like stuff simple and uncomplicated... so no is my vote...

[kiepie]

I'm so use to this format, when I visit all the other vBulletin sites, it really takes a while to get use to. :rolleyes:

tera - theme with a photo/screen pic?

[teraside]

I like stuff simple and uncomplicated... so no is my vote...

Well, that makes it simple, always read the fine print. The cryptographic message in the first post was:

Supersunbird's vote and opinion doesn't count ;)


I'm so use to this format, when I visit all the other vBulletin sites, it really takes a while to get use to. :rolleyes:

tera - theme with a photo/screen pic?

Skin/theme, the whole whoot and toot ;) :D :p

[Shake&Bake]

Perhaps the 2nd option with the pics would be nice tera.
But me thinks that rpm already touched on this subject, saying that bandwidth was an issue...so I think its gonna be a no-go :(

The 1st option throws me off completely - more splashy around the forumites info than the content. It throws me off completely. I don't like those formats.

This one is just fine :) (Pics would help - minimal pics)

[teraside]

Why pics Mr. Shakey? No man! Theme our bottoms! :p ;)

[Xarog]

I like stuff simple and uncomplicated... so no is my vote...
Seconded.

[ToxicBunny]

Thirded... I've grown to like MyADSL's look and feel.. clean simple and fast....

[bwana]

I like the current look but I can't see how having a couple other well crafted themes in addition to the default would slow things down - its all css.

[RompelStompel]

I like stuff simple and uncomplicated... so no is my vote...

Same here - keep it as it is :)

[teraside]

People dislike change :p ;) Bwana has the best argument so far :D

[stoke]

Me votes no.

[teraside]

Me votes no.

No stokey! Nooooo! :D ;)

Well guys, that's it then. Sorry if I used your time up, I doubt more people will say yes. Thanks for contributing.

Have a great weekend

Much love
me ;) :p

[nocilah]

i like the current theme. simple and easy.

[antowan]

Well, it might clash with the logo for starters. ;) I love blue, so I am happy, but believe in user choice. There is always something to consider, but lets see what rpm has to say.

[caramel]

clean, simple get my vote!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tux]

I vote add to add themes for them that want it. Personally I like MyAdsl just fine as it is now.

[stoke]

@teraside ... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !
Silly lad. :p

[teraside]

@teraside ... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !
Silly lad. :p

What did I do?

http://kingfish.shackspace.com/NOOOO.jpg :D

[Leitmotif]

I suggested this as well sometime last year... sigh. :(

Would like different themes.

[feo]

How about the OPTION to switch to a different theme in our user CP? The normal one can be shown by default and we can change the theme if we want so that the one we're using now is still shown by default to everyone.

[Johnn0]

How about the OPTION to switch to a different theme in our user CP? The normal one can be shown by default and we can change the theme if we want so that the one we're using now is still shown by default to everyone.

I agree, good idea... if possible...

[Chris]

Great idea feo..I was just about to suggest that. It is possible in VB so it's all good :) . The themes are relatively cheap - around US$30.

www.extremepixels.com is a very good site to find themes

[GavinMannion]

I want themes to, the boss now knows this ain't a work site :p

[bwana]

I want themes to, the boss now knows this ain't a work site :pPsst - http://www.workfriendly.net/ ;)

:D

[Johnn0]

ha ha brilliant!!!

[web]

Psst - http://www.workfriendly.net/ ;)

:D

oow thats so good

[teraside]

oow thats so good

I especially love the article about procrastination the Boss key gives ;) I am a real procrastinator and it shed some light on my defect :p ;) :D

[Johnn0]

I've always wanted to be a procrastinator...just never got around to it... :D

[Highflyer_GP]

...to the style chooser (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6889/stylechoosexg1.jpg)?

Also the Mobi style might be a little too loud, even for mobile devices :(

[rph72]

Can we have an explanation of the different colours?

[bdt]

Also the Mobi style might be a little too loud, even for mobile devices :( - for values of "a little too loud" that approximate OMG that HURTS! :eek: ..seriously, I've seen less garish on the clowns at a circus!

[chiskop]

Warning: Do not attempt the Mobi style unless you're wearing sunglasses. My retinas are still hurting. :eek: :cool: :D

[Highflyer_GP]

And if you get stuck on the Mobi theme, frantically trying to search for the option to set it back but can't find it, then hit the back button on your browser and set it back to VB36 :D

[chiskop]

And if you get stuck on the Mobi theme, frantically trying to search for the option to set it back but can't find it, then hit the back button on your browser and set it back to VB36 :D

:D Yip that was me: one hand over my bleeding eyes and the other desperately stabbing for the backspace! :eek:

[feo]

Hows about rpm organise a custom made vB theme for the forum? It's long overdue and can be added to the style chooser so people can still stick with the default theme if they want.

[teraside]

I agree with all posts in this thread ;) :D :p for once,

[feo]

We all browse these forums at night and I'm sure many of us do it in with the lights off in the dark, now I also browse the [H]ardforum (http://www.hardforum.com/) and it's got a dark theme by default which is very easy on the eyes at night. If I switch tabs from [H] to here it kills my eyes so can we please have a darker theme for the guys that browse at night. Maybe add one to the Quick Style Chooser on the bottom left of our screen.

[Syndyre]

Yeah a darker theme would be good. :)

[stoke]

Turn down screen brightness, save hekelectricity at same time. UG.

[Santa Claus]

I want it to be COAL colour :D:D:D

[feo]

Turn down screen brightness, save hekelectricity at same time. UG.
If you gots nothing useful to say zippit mmmmmkay. :)

My LCD is calibrated, I ain't touching a thing.

[The_Techie]

I agree, a darker theme would be great :)

[Highflyer_GP]

I asked for more styles to be added to the Style Chooser a while back but no response as yet :(

[stoke]

Wear sunglasses!
My zip is borked. :p

[feo]

I asked for more styles to be added to the Style Chooser a while back but no response as yet :(
Well I'll just keep bumping this thread until we get one. :D

[The_Librarian]

Also for a darker theme please. :)

How do you switch between VB36 and Mobi?

[Highflyer_GP]

Also for a darker theme please. :)

How do you switch between VB36 and Mobi?

Rofl did you get stuck on that hideous cornea paralysing Mobi style? :D

Use backspace to get back to the normal theme then just choose VB36 again to reset it.

[Calico182]

definitely vote for a darker theme too :)

[Xarog]

Adding my vote too.

[Praeses]

Dark theme please!


Rofl did you get stuck on that hideous cornea paralysing Mobi style? :D

It was horrible :( :(

[rph72]

Quite a few vampires here......:D:D:D

[texo]

I'd like to raise my hand in favour of a darker theme, too, please.
This one kills my eyes.

[BiteMe]

i did a quickie in "stylish" *addon to firefox
not complete, but much more readable and easier on my eyes at night

http://www.bmwbikeparts.com/mybb.JPG

[Calico182]

i did a quickie in "stylish" *addon to firefox
not complete, but much more readable and easier on my eyes at night

http://www.bmwbikeparts.com/mybb.JPG

guess that's always a plan - keep us updated :)

[BiteMe]

http://userstyles.org/styles/4158

load into the Stylish extension in firefox

[Praeses]

http://userstyles.org/styles/4158

load into the Stylish extension in firefox

Thanks for this! Still a bit bright when I have to write a reply but reading the forum is much nicer! :)

[HelloThere]

check this out: http://www.southafricaforum.uni.cc/

[BiteMe]

Thanks for this! Still a bit bright when I have to write a reply but reading the forum is much nicer! :)

ok, i see what you mean.

add this as the last line of the script

@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
.panel {
background: #999999 !important;
}
}



it still isnt perfect and was basically hacked in 5 minutes, but it is "good enough" for me.
feel free to enhance, hehe

[Syndyre]

That's made a big difference thanks. :)

[BiteMe]

ok, i've updated the theme on userstyles to reflect that change.

hope this helps

<edit> just tried theme on another vb forum and it seems to work fine, just change the url in the script. this is quite fun actually

[Praeses]

ok, i see what you mean.

add this as the last line of the script

@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
.panel {
background: #999999 !important;
}
}



it still isnt perfect and was basically hacked in 5 minutes, but it is "good enough" for me.
feel free to enhance, hehe

Cool thanks. 5 Minutes well spent! :)

[Syndyre]

Very well spent. :D Nice FF extension too, hadn't come across it before.

[BiteMe]

ok, if anybody wants to replicate this, it is very easy now

go here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108
install the plugin, restart firefox

now, go to mybroadband.co.za (this site), and in the bottom right of your browser you will see the little stylish icon, click on it and select "find styles for this page"
it should only find one hit, the theme we have just done (mybroadband.co.za. darker theme colour changer)

select it and click on "load into stylish" button.
then just save it and refresh the page.

you can turn the theme on and off using the stylish control in the lower right corner of your browser.

can we please rate this thread so others become aware of this option.

[Syndyre]

Maybe one of the mods can move it to off topic and sticky it? :)

[feo]

Yeah this is pretty good, thanks BiteMe. Maybe sticky this for a while. :)

[feo]

BiteMe, I know buggerall about coding but is there any way I can use this to change the colour of the fonts?

[BiteMe]

BiteMe, I know buggerall about coding but is there any way I can use this to change the colour of the fonts?

i know buggerall about coding too:-)
i'm sure someone who knows what they are doing will look at my code and laugh, rightly so.

anyway, onto fonts..

have a look at this bit
@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
a:link {
color: #000099 !important;
}
}

@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
a:visited, body_avisited {
color: #000099 !important;

links and visited links if i remember correctly

then, get something like this
http://www.exefind.com/cool-color-picker-P4957.html
(lets you find out the value of any colour you currently have on your screen)

and then just substitute the value

what i did last night was to use colour picker on the normal site, find out the value of what i wanted to change...then do a "view, source" and do a "find..." to find the value, then try work out what code did what...changing values one at a time. haha, how laborious.

anyway,you should be able to take it from here and just experiment.

[feo]

i know buggerall about coding too:-)
i'm sure someone who knows what they are doing will look at my code and laugh, rightly so.

anyway, onto fonts..

have a look at this bit
@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
a:link {
color: #000099 !important;
}
}

@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {
a:visited, body_avisited {
color: #000099 !important;

links and visited links if i remember correctly

then, get something like this
http://www.exefind.com/cool-color-picker-P4957.html
(lets you find out the value of any colour you currently have on your screen)

and then just substitute the value

what i did last night was to use colour picker on the normal site, find out the value of what i wanted to change...then do a "view, source" and do a "find..." to find the value, then try work out what code did what...changing values one at a time. haha, how laborious.

anyway,you should be able to take it from here and just experiment.
Will do. This site actually looks like [H] with a blue theme now. :cool: :D

Thanks again boet.

[BiteMe]

ja, i wanted to keep the blue, so it still looks like mybroadband

and the white at the top i felt was better to stay, to keep some focus on the adverts.

i mean, all can be changed, i just planted a seed..someone with more talent than me will come along and beautify it i'm sure. but i'm quite liking it like this. maybe will banish more white on the borders of some dialog boxes later on, whi knows.

[feo]

Only things that have to be worked out is the smilies that you can see the white pixels around them against the grey background.

Also, being able to disable the extension with 2 clicks is perfect.

[BiteMe]

Only things that have to be worked out is the smilies that you can see the white pixels around them against the grey background.

Also, being able to disable the extension with 2 clicks is perfect.

smilies and some of the buttons arent perfect, but i dont think i can change that..the underlying graphics have got spurious white borders (like the "quote" button)

it's quite cool, coz it takes just as many clicks to enable the stylish theme compared to changing from vb36 to mobi...so this has turned out to be a pretty elegant solution. i shouldve done this a long time ago.

[The_Techie]

Wow, great! Thanks BiteMe :)

[feo]

BiteMe, is there any way we can gradually add to that code to the dark theme a bit "cleaner"? if ya know what I mean. Like getting it to look like a professionally made vB theme.

[koffiejunkie]

Rofl did you get stuck on that hideous cornea paralysing Mobi style? :D

Use backspace to get back to the normal theme then just choose VB36 again to reset it.

How do you change the theme? I don't see it anywhere in the User CP? :confused:

[bwana]

How do you change the theme? I don't see it anywhere in the User CP? :confused:The Mobi theme for phones has since been removed.

[mercurial]

http://www.simplemachines.org

[Telkomisaloser]

Also for a darker theme...

[koffiejunkie]

I would like a theme that works in lynx/links too - less obvious at work ;)

[feo]

Eish, I'm gonna make another request here for an official darker theme that we can switch to at night.

Ideally something like this: http://www.hardforum.com/index.php

Sorry for the bump..

[JK8]

Nope I like the blue and white....

[feo]

Nope I like the blue and white....
The blue and white can stay, I just want an OPTION to switch to a darker theme at night, kinda like how it was with the mobi theme, it could be selected from a dropdown box.

[bwana]

I just toggled the colour inverter on my laptop and it looks pretty decent - http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=2468&size=big&cat=503

[feo]

I just toggled the colour inverter on my laptop and it looks pretty decent - http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=2468&size=big&cat=503
Any idea how to do that on Windows XP?

[bwana]

Any idea how to do that on Windows XP?Sorry, but no. :o

[feo]

Hey guys

Put this (http://userstyles.org/styles/4365) into the Firefox addon "Stylish" as discussed earlier in the thread, this one look pretty decent as a dark theme. Simply load it into Stylish and edit the 2nd line of the code from:


@-moz-document domain("forumserver.twoplustwo.com") {

to


@-moz-document domain("mybroadband.co.za") {

NOTE: I think some of the buttons and smilies load from an international site so I'm gonna try to edit it when I get time.

[PostmanPot]

Bump. :o

Pleeease!

[feo]

Bump. :o

Pleeease!
Yup, we need an official theme made by pros or a premium 'bought' theme. The FF extension doesn't look too good but it was a temporary fix. Something that we can switch to easily like with the mobi theme that we had.

[teraside]

What about this feo?

http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-code/invert-web-page-colors-with-the-darken-bookmarklet-259456.php

Edit: going to try it quick

Edit 2: never mind it looks disgusting.

[feo]

What about this feo?

http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-code/invert-web-page-colors-with-the-darken-bookmarklet-259456.php

Edit: going to try it quick
No offense dude but it looks *****e..

[teraside]

No offense dude but it looks *****e..

Yip, I just edited before you posted, it's really ugghhh, I read on that blog however that Opera has an invert option, going to try it quickly ;)

Edit: can't find the stupid option :(

[teraside]

I sent the guys over at Windowssecrets.com an email asking for a freeware app to quickly invert colors by using a hotkey, it's a strange request, so I'm pretty sure they will reply with an answer ;)

[feo]

I sent the guys over at Windowssecrets.com an email asking for a freeware app to quickly invert colors by using a hotkey, it's a strange request, so I'm pretty sure they will reply with an answer ;)
Thanks a lot dude, appreciate it.

I'll also try the different groups to see if those guys have an answer. :)

[teraside]

I actually need it badly bro, my eyes can't take the strain anymore, white is really going to cause me to go blind ;)

[koffiejunkie]

I actually need it badly bro, my eyes can't take the strain anymore, white is really going to cause me to go blind ;)

Ever thought of getting a better screen? :)

[teraside]

Ever thought of getting a better screen? :)

I have, but I don't have the money ;)

[koffiejunkie]

I have a 14" LCD that does 1400x1050 attached to my dead HP laptop. If you can figure out how to make it work on a PC I might just give it to you.

[teraside]

I have a 14" LCD that does 1400x1050 attached to my dead HP laptop. If you can figure out how to make it work on a PC I might just give it to you.

Don't think I want to try that solution, but thanks for the gesture ;) I'm buying my own pc soon, so I'll have a look at a better screen with it.

[teraside]

Got a response from Windows Secrets:


Thank you for your email. I have forwarded your question to the appropriate editors. Although our editors do read all reader emails, they are not always able to respond to each one individually. We do appreciate your comments and hope that you will continue to share your feedback with us.

As I'm sure you know, Windows Secrets is unable to offer technical support. For a more timely response, you might consider visiting a free online tech forum.

Let's hope an editor responds now ;) :D :p

[feo]

rpm, please, viewing this forum at night hurts the eyes even when the lights are on. We need an alternate skin for night viewing. It can't be that hard to get one, can it?

[The_Techie]

I'm all for an optional black skin :)

[feo]

I'm all for an optional black skin :)
BEE FTW!

:D

[The_Techie]

BEE FTW!

:D

Let me rephrase, dark skin :rolleyes:

:D

[feo]

Let me rephrase, dark skin :rolleyes:

:D
African skin? :D

OK, I'll stop now..haha.

But seriously, we need a new skin, the workarounds just don't help. Neither does turning down the brightness on my LCD. I'm usually flipping between Hardforum (dark skin) and MyBB (bright skin) and it's a bit of a shock to the retina if ya know what I'm saying.

[The_Techie]

African skin? :D

OK, I'll stop now..haha.

But seriously, we need a new skin, the workarounds just don't help. Neither does turning down the brightness on my LCD. I'm usually flipping between Hardforum (dark skin) and MyBB (bright skin) and it's a bit of a shock to the retina if ya know what I'm saying.

I agree :)

[PostmanPot]

Has anyone emailed rpm?

[Shake&Bake]

Bumpalicious! Would nogal be nice to have a different colour theme :)

[Fern9do]

No thank you. Blue is the best colour.

[feo]

No thank you. Blue is the best colour.
Well done, that is not what the thread is about. :)

We can keep the blue colour scheme but we need a darker shaded theme. Have you ever used this forum at night with the lights off?

[Teleological]

A few more avatar choices?
Who can resist dem bunnywabbits...
Pic (http://static.desktopnexus.com/wallpapers/12426-bigthumbnail.jpg) (pick me pick me)
Pic (http://lightheartedlibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/baby-bunny.jpg) (pick me pick me)
Pic (http://fohn.net/rabbit-pictures-facts/images/bw-rabbit.jpg)
Pic (http://www.willowhouseboarding.co.uk/custom/bunny_rabbit_cr.jpg)
Pic (http://i.pbase.com/o4/46/614246/1/53535927.bunnyrabbit.jpg)
Pic (http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/picture.php?albumid=23&pictureid=395)
:p

[-toady-]

Well done, that is not what the thread is about. :)

We can keep the blue colour scheme but we need a darker shaded theme. Have you ever used this forum at night with the lights off?

Agreed.....*blinks....:(

[Fern9do]

No not really feo...i guess i just hate change(I've had the same wallpaper and ringtone on my phone for almost a year now)
Maybe rpm should give those who want a different color scheme the option of picking one, like the bbc website.

[feo]

Thats exactly what we're asking for cashmoney, an OPTION to switch to a darker theme. We don't want the current theme to be replaced.

[Shake&Bake]

I wouldnt' mind it being replaced ;)

Darker -no worries there, just that the blue gets a bit depressing at times :p :)

[DJ...]

I wouldnt' mind it being replaced ;)

Darker -no worries there, just that the blue gets a bit depressing at times :p :)

Dont blame the colour, just stop reading Current Affairs...

[Lord Anubis]

What about black background with yellow text?

[JK8]

Well done, that is not what the thread is about. :)

We can keep the blue colour scheme but we need a darker shaded theme. Have you ever used this forum at night with the lights off?

Why with the lights off?

[feo]

Why with the lights off?
No reason really. Saving electricity? :D

[Praeses]

And we're living in the dark ages...

[PseudZ]

Why with the lights off?

Cause it burns holes through your skull apparently :rolleyes:lol

[thriel]

Is mybroadband getting a new look in 2009 ?

for as long as i remember these forums have had this theme and a very plain look, is there an upgrade and maybe a change of theme planned for 2009 ?


And while the admin are at it, are we finaly getting poll posting options in the near future ? :rolleyes:

[bwana]

Is mybroadband getting a new look in 2009 ?

for as long as i remember these forums have had this theme and a very plain look, is there an upgrade and maybe a change of theme planned for 2009 ?


And while the admin are at it, are we finaly getting poll posting options in the near future ? :rolleyes:The default one doesnt bother me but maybe a little theme design competition wouldnt go amiss.

However . . . I do notice that the css is embedded into the page - will multiple themes have any negative effect as far as server load goes? Last thing we want are more server issues if we can help it.