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For those of you who miss the Cloud (or other black/dark) Themes...

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  • 20-08-2012 11:43am
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    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭


    ... we said we'd have a dark version of the new layout and here it is:

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    (click for a full size look).

    We're hoping to get it rolled out soon, it'll be a selectable theme in your "Appearance Settings" in your User Control Panel.
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    Morag
    Registered Users Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭Morag


    +1 bazillion


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    #3
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Me likey. Me likey a lot! :D


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    #4
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Update: It's not going to roll out this week, I'm really sorry, I was all excited and forgot to check with Paddy and the rest of the Tech Team how far along the dev work on it was. We'll hopefully have a better idea on the roll-out time later in the week. Again apologies (mostly to Paddy for causing him panic).


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    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


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    Sorry, couldn't resist... :P


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    #6
    D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    RopeDrink wrote: »
    I don't miss the old Cloud theme...



    ...Because I'm still using it :pac:

    Awesome job on the new one ;)

    Same, although are there any features to encourage change to the new version?


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    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    RopeDrink wrote: »
    I don't miss the old Cloud theme...











    ...Because I'm still using it :pac:

    Awesome job on the new one ;)

    This.

    Thank you, guys. Thank you so much. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate this.


    Tell Dav to buy you a pint for me. >_>


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    #8
    Havermeyer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭Havermeyer


    Looks great.

    I've been waiting for a dark theme since the new look was released, so I suppose another week or so won't hurt.

    Good job.


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    #9
    Boards.ie: Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Paddy


    Dav wrote: »
    Update: It's not going to roll out this week, I'm really sorry, I was all excited and forgot to check with Paddy and the rest of the Tech Team how far along the dev work on it was. We'll hopefully have a better idea on the roll-out time later in the week. Again apologies (mostly to Paddy for causing him panic).

    Me, panic? Never...


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    Scioch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭Scioch


    That looks quite nice.


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    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,251 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Oh grand! I've used Cloud for ages and look good in Black. Thanks!


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    Thwip!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Thwip!


    That looks very very cool


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    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    RopeDrink wrote: »
    I don't miss the old Cloud theme...

    ...Because I'm still using it :pac:

    As am I and all the cool people :cool:

    So what you're saying in the OP is that soon the Cloud theme will disappear, but when it does, all we have to do is go to appearance settings or some such to remove the bland white..

    Will the rolleyes emoticons be like the cloud versions?


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    Boards.ie: Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Paddy


    dfx- wrote: »
    So what you're saying in the OP is that soon the Cloud theme will disappear

    Not at all, we're just saying if you prefer the new layout but dislike the colour scheme now you'll have another option.


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Nice one. Will make migrating easier when I have to do it

    All you need to do now is rename it to Cloud to add the Boards characters to the frontpage we're sorted :)


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    #16
    Boards.ie: Tony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭Boards.ie: Tony


    Rabies wrote: »
    Nice one. Will make migrating easier when I have to do it

    All you need to do now is rename it to Cloud to add the Boards characters to the frontpage we're sorted :)

    HA! But, I don't see any 'Boards Characters' on the front page! :P


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Boards.ie: Tony wrote: »
    HA! But, I don't see any 'Boards Characters' on the front page! :P

    Do we need to submit a feature request? I miss them fellas too. :(


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    #18
    Boards.ie: Tony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭Boards.ie: Tony


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Do we need to submit a feature request? I miss them fellas too. :(

    Well... we can either put the dark theme into development or stop that development and bring back them fellas? I'm not sure the development resources are there for both! :eek:


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    #19
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Do we need to submit a feature request? I miss them fellas too. :(
    I drew stickmen in permanent marker on my screen. Damn progress ain't going to get the better of me.


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    #20
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #21
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    It all depends on what screen technology the phone uses. IPS-LCD technology (by far the most common) uses a backlight and transistor gates to control color. The backlight eats battery and is always on when the screen is not in standby so the colour doesn't matter. To get better power consumption decrease the brightness of the backlight.

    OLED/AMOLED/Super AMOLED doesn't use a backlight, so black pixels aren't drawing any power. Samsung is pretty much the juggernaut for AMOLED, most of their phones (in addition to a smattering of other offerings from HTC/Nokia like the Lumia and HTC One S) use that screen tech. These will see a benefit from a swap to a dark theme but it's really only a benefit that correlates to the time spent browsing Boards on the touch site so unless you're spending two or three hours a day on touch I couldn't see it having a huge effect on consumption.


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    #22
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Dav wrote: »
    ... we said we'd have a dark version of the new layout and here it is...

    How did I miss this?

    Fair play to you guys-have had the new layout since you linked it, and the only thing I miss is my dark background-thanks a million!


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    #23
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Hmm, how do I select it?

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    #24
    Boards.ie: Tony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭Boards.ie: Tony


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Hmm, how do I select it?

    ddorb9.jpg

    Hey EnterNow,

    We haven't announced it's available yet.
    Currently we're testing it and all going to plan, it'll be available later on today.
    We'll pop a notice up when it's gone live! :-)

    Tony.


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    #25
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    :o


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    #26
    Defiler Of The Coffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Defiler Of The Coffin


    Why doesn't the alternative theme apply for the homepage? The break in continuity can be slightly jarring


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    #27
    Scioch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭Scioch


    Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »
    Why doesn't the alternative theme apply for the homepage? The break in continuity can be slightly jarring

    Its up ? I dont see anything about themes when I click the link in the OP.


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    #28
    Defiler Of The Coffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Defiler Of The Coffin


    Not the new dark theme but I was wondering why it was the case for the old dark themes


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    #29
    Scioch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭Scioch


    Ah ok.


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    #30
    Boards.ie: Danny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Danny


    Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »
    Not the new dark theme but I was wondering why it was the case for the old dark themes

    The front page did not fall under the realm of styles since it is not a standard vBulletin page.

    If you choose the New Beta style and pick a different theme when they are launched then the front page will take on the colours of that theme.

    Danny


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    #31
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    It should be called the Black Mesa Theme :p


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