Is anyone gonna get the new "chameleon" style when it's released?

Siguza · Post by **Siguza** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:10 am

Hi,

I'm just curious, will anyone get the new chameleon style.

If you don't know what it is, here's the page

Honestly I'm happy with prosilver right now, but I'll give it a go when it's released.

david63 · Post by **david63** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:50 am

Not for some considerable time as virtually every extension will need to be re-written.

Siguza · Post by **Siguza** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:52 am

david63 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:50 am
Not for some considerable time as virtually every extension will need to be re-written.

I'll probably put it on a test board.

Post by **Brf** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:58 pm

That is not just a new style, it is a whole new version of phpBB. Everyone that upgrades to phpBB-4 would get that style.

3Di · Post by **3Di** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:05 pm

Looks like Chameleon it is not a style at all but I am not sure though.

https://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... 56#p339956

david63 · Post by **david63** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:11 pm

Brf wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:58 pm
Everyone that upgrades to phpBB-4 would get that style.

I believe, and this may not be correct as it changes almost as often as I change my socks, that there will also be a "prosilver" style in phpBB 4 - although I am not sure how that will work as from what I have read there will need to be some significant changes to the core in order to accommodate the Chameleon framework based new style.

3Di · Post by **3Di** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:20 pm

david63 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:11 pm
I believe, and this may not be correct as it changes almost as often as I change my socks ...

That's because it's chameleon-like.

Siguza · Post by **Siguza** » Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:11 am

phpBB4 will probably take ages to finish. I mean like, we'll probably have 3.4, 3.5, you know the rest.

PlanetStyles.net · Post by **PlanetStyles.net** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:26 am

Just out of curiosity, is there a specific feature or element of Chameleon that particularly appeals to you?

Siguza · Post by **Siguza** » Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:27 am

I don't know tbh. The only thing I know about phpBB4 is Chameleon.

Albert Wiersch · Post by **Albert Wiersch** » Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:12 am

If it's a whole new version of phpBB then I will wait at least a few months so that the major/significant bugs (hopefully) get ironed out before upgrading.

Costheme · Post by **Costheme** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:42 pm

That cards layout IMO should be offered as an alternative not as a default layout. Imagine having 8+ categories with odd forums, just like that screenshot..too much empty space. A better approach would be to keep the same horizontal layout but with better UI and more elements, such as default support for avatars on both OP and last poster ( e.g vBulletin, Discourse ).

WelshPaul · Post by **WelshPaul** » Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:11 pm

It's a no from me.

Heo32 · Post by **Heo32** » Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:20 pm

To get Chameleon also means getting phpBB 4.0 (Triton). They go together. I doubt proSilver will be compatible.

Will I use it? Hell yeah.

After speaking with Hanakin about a possible ACP re-design to go with it, he said it will not happen until phpBB 4.1 or so.

Siguza · Post by **Siguza** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:18 am

I don't like modern-looking websites, I like websites that look something like this

Don't mind the text, you get the idea.

Soooo, since I don't like modern looking websites, you can probably take a good guess what style I'll use

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