The green is (really) back!

[Chen]

I've completed the new style for vBulletin.org! This is actually not my style but Ed Sullivan's, who created it when vB.org first started its way (before Sinecure and I hijacked it ;)).
So kudos to Mike. :)

This style is much lighter when it comes to images, it's mostly text-based and most of the images are small.
Hope you like this, I'm using it myself and sure is fun. Green rulez. :D

To use the new style, go here:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/member.php?s=&styleid=5&action=editoptions
Choose Green from the style drop down and submit. :)

[Aaow AnD wHiTe]

Nice, Chen!! :D Is fun to have some graphic changes from time to time :) We are using it right now ;)

[MarkB]

Loving it! I much prefer it to the purple and blue themes :)

[mondaynightmike]

Looks super. As i was not here to see it first time round i am glad to see it now :) seeing as i heard so much about it!

[Lesane]

Looks cool, i like it.

[Thomas P]

very nice,
though my avatar looks like crap ;)
-Tom

[AWS]

Loads much faster than the other. I like it and hope you keep it as an option to use.
<rant>
Flashy graphics are nice and make a site look pretty, but, they take away from the functionality and slow a site down. If a page takes longer than a second to popup on my screen it annoys me. I don't pay top dollar for a t1 to sit and wait for huge graphics to load.
With this theme the page loads instantly, with the old theme it would take 3 to 4 seconds. If it takes 3 to 4 seconds on my t1 how long does it take to load for a person with a modem@28.8. Site designers should take into account that most people will be using analog modem connections to visit a site, if a person has to wait for images to load chances are they will go elsewhere for the information. Did you ever notice that Google, Yahoo and all the popular information sites load very fast have little or no graphics? There is a reason for that. People want information and they want it fast.
<end_rant>

[Dean C]

this is my opinion but i dont like it ... prefer the dark blue one ...

lol don't all gang up on me now ...

[TWTCommish]

Much better. Less cluttery to me. It is a pain to go from vB.org to the forums, however, and have such a drastically different layout. Bummer. :) Oh well.

[filburt1]

Coloring the world in green!Somebody's been obssessing with green a bit :p

[Chen]

Originally posted by TWTCommish
Much better. Less cluttery to me. It is a pain to go from vB.org to the forums, however, and have such a drastically different layout. Bummer. :) Oh well.
Yes I will make the site completely template driven (well, only the main index is left now) when I get some time, I promise. I'm just flooded with work right now. :(

[Xanthine]

Cool, but one thing, is the closed thread button supposed to be purple?

[werehere]

I just wanted you to know that I am getting an image that is broken for the no avatar option on the forum homepage:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/green/noavatar.gif

[TECK]

firefly, i noticed that the [high] code is still yellow. just letting you know.
i like the pins... ;)

also in releases, when you click on "x users" that installed the hack the time stamp is white.

hmmmm.. i just noticed, i'm, on green.. but it shows darkblue

[Xanthine]

Originally posted by nakkid
hmmmm.. i just noticed, i'm, on green.. but it shows darkblue

Same for me.

[werehere]

Sometimes with new style selections, you have to select it from your profile twice, even if after the first time it says you are on the green. I believe that will change it for you both. :)

[FWC]

Very cool! It's a blast from the past. :)

[Chen]

I'll fix the closed button and noavatar ASAIC.

[Wolf42]

The green looks nice, but I love the blue one. :D

[Xanthine]

Originally posted by FireFly
I'll fix the closed button and noavatar ASAIC.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[DukeOfURL]

Originally posted by FireFly
I've completed the new style for vBulletin.org! This is actually not my style but Ed Sullivan's, who created it when vB.org first started its way (before Sinecure and I hijacked it ;)).
So kudos to Mike. :)



Nuttin against Mike, I am sure he's a great guy, but the design is original to cal henderson ( http://www.iamcal.com ) - he designed it for several sites, including www.ubbdev.com (who has since changed it a bit) www.customtopic.com www.forumpeople.com (last 2 now defunct) and a few others.

[nuno]

awesome style :)

[zachb]

Yes, I love the green style. Loads much faster and easy on the eyes! :)

[FWC]

The green is great. How about a green scroll bar on the right to go with it? :)

[Chen]

I wonder what you are talking about, FWC? ;)

[FWC]

Originally posted by FireFly
I wonder what you are talking about, FWC? ;) LOL! Well done. :)

[SteveK]

Originally posted by FireFly

Yes I will make the site completely template driven (well, only the main index is left now) when I get some time, I promise. I'm just flooded with work right now. :(

I've never cared for the main index file/graphics either but put changing this LOW on your todo list. We'd all much rather have you invest your time in your hacks! (that you thankfully share with the rest of us)!

[nuno]

heh Chen, what's wrong with last thread next thread gifs with green style?

[Chen]

I dunno, seems ok for me? BTW nuno your avatar looks better with the Green style. :)

[nuno]

yeah this new style rocks, i love it :)
i meant last thread and next thread links text.
shouldn't it be http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/green/prev.gif (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36975&goto=nextoldest) and http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/green/next.gif (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36975&goto=nextnewest) ?

[Chen]

What's wrong with having both? :p

[nuno]

zilt :D
but i think it doens't make much sense to have a prev and right after last and next thread and also next on gif :paranoid:
can we have arrows only plus text just like default Chen? :)

[Harvey]

Originally posted by nakkid
hmmmm.. i just noticed, i'm, on green.. but it shows darkblue

I don't know if that was postet (because of my bad enlish, sorry then).

Try to delete the cache of the browser.

[MasterMind]

Hey..uhm....no offense or anything... but this looks so... so... familiar... like something from before Ed Sullivan ran vB.org. Actually, he started it but something before vB.org existed as a seperate site....

Oh well, looks good.

[Chen]

Originally posted by FireFly
This is actually not my style but Ed Sullivan's, who created it when vB.org first started its way (before Sinecure and I hijacked it ;)).
So kudos to Mike. :)

[Mike Sullivan]

Yes, you're right that this isn't actually *my* style. The layout was indeed done by Cal a long time ago, originally for the whole FP thing that DukeOfURL mentioned. But considering that I was part of that whole group, it's not like I ripped it from them -- it was actually made for this site as well. :p

MM -- I'm sure that's what you were thinking of because I think you saw what FP looked like (memory... fuzzy...).

[mjames]

I'm loving the green - nice job!

[MasterMind]

Thats what i was thinking of. thanks ed. :)