New look boards, will AH ever be the same again?

Pottler

So, like it or loath it? Will the good folk of AH embrace our new glossy overlord, or will ye vote with your, err, feet? Personally, I'm a stick in the mud, and hate change, I like AH as it is.:)

Pushtrak

I like how I can easily go to other sections of boards. I know, heresy, going to other sections.

KeithM89_old

Its shit

Pottler

KeithM89 wrote: »

Its ****.

I agree, feckin dull and impersonal too. No warmth. I prefered the turf fired version.

Helix

i really like it. i was expecting to hate it, but it's quite good. lack of quick reply makes the baby jesus cry though

Guill

As I said on feedback, It's too square and impersonnal. To God damn white too, will burn a hole through our eyes.

Shryke

I like it. It's not that different anyway.

Pottler

Guill wrote: »

As I said on feedback, It's too square and impersonnal. To God damn white too, will burn a hole through our eyes.

Rascist.:D Ah, the good old days. I remember when it was all ghost estates around here.

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I always used the Beta skin, so I don't think there's too much of a difference.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

KeithM89 wrote: »

Its s[COLOR="Black"]h[/COLOR]it

:rolleyes:
Wonderfully put. As usual.

2ndcoming

Welcome to faceboards

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Pottler wrote: »

I agree, feckin dull and impersonal too. No warmth

Good god. We're turning into people who develop personal relationships with website layouts.

KeithM89_old

jar_of_coins wrote: »

:rolleyes:
Wonderfully put. As usual.

Ah be quiet you.

Nothingbetter2d

i like it... i find it much easier to navigate about

Pushtrak

Shryke wrote: »

I like it. It's not that different anyway.

If you go to more areas than AH, if you follow them at the top right you can easily switch to other sections on boards. Handy that. Its different in that for people who used the custom skin it is brighter than I'm used to. I used to use the Star Wars one I think.

Pottler

Alvaro Steep Voltage wrote: »

Good god. We're turning into people who develop personal relationships with website layouts.

"Turning into"??? I was always that way:D

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

KeithM89 wrote: »

jar_of_coins wrote: »

:rolleyes:
Wonderfully put. As usual.

Ah be quiet you.

Welcome back hope you enjoyed the hols. And you're right. It is sh1te.

Biggins

Don't like it, truth be said.

Pottler

Biggins wrote: »

Don't like it, truth be said.

Want that one.:) Me too.

Eathrin

Not too bad, except for the notifications in the top right for all of my subscribed threads that I don't actually follow, mixed in with PM notifications. Actually for that, and the header that follows you, I hate it.

Shryke

Pushtrak wrote: »

If you go to more areas than AH, if you follow them at the top right you can easily switch to other sections on boards. Handy that. Its different in that for people who used the custom skin it is brighter than I'm used to. I used to use the Star Wars one I think.

Ya I noticed that, it's nice. I like the contrast and I like the style of icons, the thanks and quote and that.

refusetolose

simpsons skin ftw

Guill

I tried it and didn't like it so I switched back but now the little read page that used to fash in the corner if I had a reply to a thread is gone!! WT actual F!.

ScumLord

I like it, it'll take a little bit of getting used to but I think it is better than the standard skin.

Navigation is as easy if not easier as it's neater, the control panel access is much more convienient. The breadcrumbs is as good if not better, even with it's slightly see through look and "my forums" is right there, I never looked at that until I started using the mobile version and it's great to see it used on the main site.


As with all things change scares people, but I think if you compare layout and features reasonably and without bias it is a better skin.

Immaculate Pasta

I think it's a disgrace :mad:

Disgrace it hasn't been changed sooner. It needs a bit of fine tuning with some of the colouring but I actually quite like it

Biggins

Guill wrote: »

...To God damn white too, will burn a hole through our eyes.

Thats my main problem with it.
I tested it in Maxthon Browser with its night mode function (darkens ANY background to a colour of your choice).

Its much easier on the eyes: http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1447/boardox.jpg

I'm blinded by it after a while in normal mode.

southcentralts

Back to EVIL for me.

Nothingbetter2d

perhaps allowing customizable skins for subscribers could be a revenue generator option

such as adding different font types, adding more background images and even adding personal smiley images with key mapping to use them

ardinn

Ahhh - I cant get it off!!!!

Where To

Meet the new boss:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE

Sarky

It's no Cloud skin.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Gave it a try, didn't like it and went back to using the old layout.

Takes me a while to accept change.

Super-Rush

I liked it until i found a problem.

Can't remember the problem now.

I prefer beta.

Kylo Ren

Meh.

Scioch

I quite like it.

Fluorescence

I'd like a Cloud re-colouring of this skin. This is better than old boards, but I prefer reading light text on darker backgrounds. Easier on the eye. Gives me less headaches that way :P

The Radiator

Ní maith liom new layout, I'll stick to the old one

iguy

where is the thanks button and the quote button gone, I use a touchscreen mobile, I don't like the touch site as I could never get used to it and the same with the mobile site itself.
Really pissed off now. I know its after hours but I was know I'll get a decent response...

The Radiator

iguy wrote: »

where is the thanks button and the quote button gone, I use a touchscreen mobile, I don't like the touch site as I could never get used to it and the same with the mobile site itself.
Really pissed off now. I know its after hours but I was know I'll get a decent response...

Not Boards' fault that you're technologically retarded

Rabies

Sarky wrote: »

It's no Cloud skin.

The reason I never changed to the beta skin is because it didn't have the Cloud skin.

Haven't even looked at this new one yet. I'm a creature of habit.
Better be skins with it before they forced timeline layout change happens

Rothko

It's ok but I prefer the old one.

Bipolar Joe

Didn't like it, especially the header that follows you down the page. I PGDN as I read, and with the new skin I have to PGDN and then arrow key up to read shit the header is now covering. I like to avoid using the mouse trackpad when possible, keyboard shortcuts are quicker. I know it sounds like a pissy little thing, but I like that I only have to hit one key to get a new screen of text. So long as the regular one is kept I don't mind. It's easy on the eye, not too bright. About as perfect as a skin can get for me.

EDIT: I'm way too lazy to read through the page on Feedback, but will the regular skin still be available?

PrincessLola

I don't like it, I'm scrolling along down a thread and the top banner just following my scrolling. Following me like a needy clingy person.
Do we really need that thing to scroll down with us? I'm perfectly capable of scrolling up again if I need to click the home page.

whiteandlight

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Didn't like it, especially the header that follows you down the page. I PGDN as I read, and with the new skin I have to PGDN and then arrow key up to read shit the header is now covering.

You can turn off the floating header in your control panel. First thing I did (after I turned down the screen brightness!!)

Bipolar Joe

Musicmental85 wrote: »

You can turn off the floating header in your control panel. First thing I did (after I turned down the screen brightness!!)

That's good to know. If they toned down how bright it was I'd like that, too.

Rabies

Rabies wrote: »

The reason I never changed to the beta skin is because it didn't have the Cloud skin.

Haven't even looked at this new one yet. I'm a creature of habit.
Better be skins with it before they forced timeline layout change happens

How the hell do I go back to the old skin?

Bipolar Joe

Rabies wrote: »

How the hell do I go back to the old skin?

Go to User CP, Edit Options and at the bottom, in the very last drop down menu, select "Use Forum Default".

Rabies

Cheers Joes

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Guill wrote: »

As I said on feedback, It's too square and impersonnal. To God damn white too, will burn a hole through our eyes.

http://stereopsis.com/flux/ could help!

ShooterSF

Beta for me thanks. Just too darn white. And people don't like the menu following you down the page? It's awesome, I'm way to lazy to press the home key so I can jump to another forum!

Bipolar Joe

Is it possible to have f.lux change based on the brightness of your screen or something, with macros and what not? There's one built in to Windows but it's rubbish.