[ABD] Concept...

[spaceace]

Style Name: Concept

Author: spaceace

Style Description: mostly grey and black style with a lot of css3 and with profiles on left

Style Version: 0.0.1

Requirements: phpBB 3.3.0 with prosilver installed

Screenshots: this screenshot is from a test board with phpBB 3.0.12 installed as i'm porting this style to phpBB 3.3.0

Concept.png

Demo URL: http://www.styles.livemembersonly.com/index.php

Style Download: https://www.livemembersonly.com/download/Concept.zip

Notes: this style has a 3 part image for the header, minus the logo, as well as an image based border wrap for the categories/forums on the index and forum views. that being said, i have a ton of css work to try to duplicate those parts as closely as possible to make it responsive. it will likely be a slow process so if anyone has any input, it would be appreciated

Tastenplayer had suggested that i should bring this one back. so i'm working on it

[spaceace]

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[Gumboots]

Shouldn't present much difficulty, as long as you are happy to use a sensible mixture of CSS3 and actual images. I think this is fine, because anyone who wants such a style is not after absolute minimalism anyway.

It might make sense to oversize any images (say 2x) and scale them with background-size. This would give a better effect on high-density monitors. And obviously it would also make sense to sprite them where possible, but I wouldn't get too pedantic about that.

[spaceace]

after hours and hours of messing with css, i can get something that looks ok but nothing that looks anywhere near as nice as the images. so, i'm thinking of just using @media to pull the images for the responsive stuff and falling back to a simple gradient.

[Tastenplayer]

You did well! it would have been a pity for this special style

There are extensions that slow down a forum much more than a few pictures more in style (some you wouldn't need at all ). You just have to reduce the resolution of the pictures as much as possible. But sometimes it definitely doesn't work, otherwise you can't see the details anymore or they don't fit any more.

It seems you're doing the same thing as me. I can't always sit on the same style. When the time is right - I do something on another style and it goes extremely fast. Therefore I took another style out of the drawer. Although you're not really supposed to do that. The icons of the second style were all finished today. For the first style I still haven't found any suitable ones. But this system is also delicate. It's more likely to overlook a small adjustment in one style.

[Gumboots]

after hours and hours of messing with css, i can get something that looks ok but nothing that looks anywhere near as nice as the images.

Yes, that was obvious at a glance. Hence my recommendation.

so, i'm thinking of just using @media to pull the images for the responsive stuff and falling back to a simple gradient.

Probably the way to go for very small screens, although the images would be fine on a tablet, and some should even be workable down to around 320 wide. You'll have to set them up for variable screen width anyway, so I'd just do that first. Then see how it goes for small screens, then adjust as necessary.

[spaceace]

still have a long way to go but making some decent progress so far

http://www.styles.livemembersonly.com/index.php

also updated the first post with this 3.3.0 link

[spaceace]

i'm having a really odd issue that i can't seem to figure out.

the issue is how chrome and firefox are rendering things differently. it's an issue that i have never had before. the following are screenshots from chrome and firefox respectively from this style that i'm working on

sample1.png

sample2.png

in sample1, the places circled are how chrome is rendering with gaps and sample2 is firefox rendering exactly how it should. no matter what changes i make, it still does not render correctly with chrome.

the REALLY odd part is that edge renders it properly as well

would this be a chrome specific issue? if it is, has anyone else had this issue?

or is it possible that i need to completely wipe chrome and reinstall?

[Tastenplayer]

It is difficult to make a judgment without being able to install the style.

[spaceace]

It is difficult to make a judgment without being able to install the style.

you have a PM

i'm getting very close to abandoning the chrome browser as i'm finding issues with it the more i use it for developing styles. even the android version of chrome has some rendering issues

[Gumboots]

i'm having a really odd issue that i can't seem to figure out.

the issue is how chrome and firefox are rendering things differently. it's an issue that i have never had before. the following are screenshots from chrome and firefox respectively from this style that i'm working on

Hard to tell without being able to see the code. Live demo of that exact version?

[spaceace]

Hard to tell without being able to see the code. Live demo of that exact version?

link is in the first post to view the version live while it's being worked on

[Tastenplayer]

So for me the style looks like this with Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Edge:

concept.jpg

In my opinion, everything as it should be. Or do I need new glasses again. Also the forum without category looks like this for me.
Couldn't it be because of your good equipment that things are different on you. Respektive with this line? I still have the minimalist graphics card with adapter at the notebook.
I think a high-resolution screen problem.

[spaceace]

So for me the style looks like this with Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Edge:
concept.jpg

In my opinion, everything as it should be. Or do I need new glasses again. Also the forum without category looks like this for me.
Couldn't it be because of your good equipment that things are different on you. Respektive with this line? I still have the minimalist graphics card with adapter at the notebook.
I think a high-resolution screen problem.

it seems to just be an issue for me. confirmed by skyping my daughter and having her look it over and showing me that it renders fine with the same version of chrome

now time to figure out what the problem is

[Gumboots]

Fine for me with Chrome too, on Windows 10 (if that makes any difference). Maybe just reinstall Chrome and see if that sorts it.

Incidentally, you could simplify the way you're doing those bars. There's no obvious need for that much markup. Two divs would be adequate, or a div and an h2 or h3. Also, the two end images could easily be sprited into one image.