How do you like the new skin?

[Guest Shift]

[COLOR=crimson][SIZE=1]James and I put this skin together in a matter of days, I spent about 6 hours on it! James and I would like to know how u like it... So post your comments here!

-Shift[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Phantom]

...its ok...

Its goot looking.. its pretty...hell its actually nice to use...its ok.

[MarkM]

i like it, it has ummmm flavor! james was going to make flavor colors skins. Guess he never got around to it....yum lime :)

[::Ex-Soldier::]

It's very nice. I didn't really like the other original because it was too colorful. This is a much better skin.

Nice work! ^_^

[Guest Shift]

Thank you all! ^_^

Edit - ::Ex-Soldier:: your image is 3 pixels too big, resize it, or have it taken out if u were to edit your sig again, then it would be reset!

[Sara]

[size=1]:: blinks:: It's....different.

Yesh. It doesn't feel like OB, it feels like some other board.

As to whether I like it or not.....The jury's till out on that one.[/size]

[::Ex-Soldier::]

Ooh sorry. I'll get right on it.

[James]

[color=royalblue]Shift really wanted to make this skin...and I remember that a few people didn't like the standard Version 6 because of its colour. So this more colourless skin is a great alternative for those people I hope. :)

As I mentioned in the announcement, I'm also working on a new skin...it's still fairly bright. lol But it's different to what we have now. Very different. Hehe[/color]

[Sara]

[size=1][font=verdana]And James continues to be vague and cryptic about the future. He'd make a great oracle.[/size][/font]

[James]

[color=royalblue]Sara, I suspect that Ginny will adore it...and you might too. :D[/color]

[Sara]

[size=1][font=verdana]Ooh. ^_^ Coolies.

If Ginny [i]ever[/i] gets kicked outta OBBII.. ::mutters darkly::

[i]Any[/i]hoo. Is the default font for this skin Times New Roman? Mmm. Can we change that in our prof options, or just grin and bear it?[/size][/font]

[Guest Shift]

What do u mean by that?

[Sephiroth]

I like the new look, good job guys :)

[Sara]

[size=1][font=verdana]Everyone's posts are showng up in TNR, so I'm assuming that's a default. I was just wondering of there is an option that we can view posts in a different default font, seeing's how I'm not 'specially fond of it. That's all.[/size][/font]

[Ryuujin]

I love the new skin, It seems to be a more modern type, rather than the "bubble" type OB has had for.... ever. Don't remember a different style. Good job Shift.

[Red]

[b]*smiles* I like the new skin a lot.. The look is excellent and the text in posts is a lot easier to read for some reason.. Just gotta get used to the gaps in between the posts.. O_o[/b]

[Valen]

I like them both... but can you guys make the skin that was on OBV4? That was my favorite one as of now... The Industrial one is cool too, but it just doesn't feel like OB... it feels like a barren wasteland board... I don't know why, but it just does... But great job on making the skins though!

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]I think the new skin is fine, but prefer the V6 skin.

But it doesn't make a whole lot of difference to me...[/COLOR]

[PiroMunkie]

[color=indigo]I do not like it.

[b]Pros:[/b]
? The colors are nice.
? I like the dotted lines style around these input boxes.

[b]Cons:[/b]
? The top banner is too wide. People with 800x600 resolutions have a streched page.
? The welcome thing at the top of the page is too big. The avatar there is not neccessary and only causes for further scrolling down the page in order to get to the actual forums.
? The Private Messages thing should remain at the bottom, in my opinion. It does not fit up top.
? The different posts and categories are split up. There are spaces between them. This causes only more unneccesary scrolling. The board was much easier to follow when everything was together. I could get to them a lot faster as well.
? The area on the left side of posts is too cluttered. The "Quote" and "Edit" options worked better in the area of the actual post. The "User Information" box is also rather unneccesary. It only takes up more space. That are is too small to have so many things in it at one time. Just look at you first post in this topic. Your post area is streched because your left area is greater then that of you actual post. Messy.
? The left area of posts also seems a bit wider. Either that, or that post area is thinner. It just does not looks right.
? The dotted line style around the multiple shortcut buttons here in the reply page make everytihing look too crammed into one spot.
? I also noticed that most people's posts are appearing in Times New Roman. Surely one can do better than that ugly font. You could do something more like Tahoma. I think that would fit with the rest of this "Industrial" look.


In short, change the colors. Not the layout.[/color]

[Transtic Nerve]

I didn't even know we had different skins lol. Shows how much I pay attention.

[James]

[[color=royalblue]Valen, wow...I'm surprised you liked v4's skin. lol

I thought everyone hated it. O_O

As I mentioned earlier, this skin is really the alternative for people who dislike the current skin. I'm not sure how the third skin will turn out; I suspect it will be a combination of both in terms of layout.[/color]

[Solo Tremaine]

I can honestly say I don't see anything different. I can see the new design of header at the top and that's it. It's quite nice. Other than that everything's the same for me. My PM thing's at the bottom, where it's always been and I can't see any dotted lines or gaps or anything. Is that wrong?

[James]

[color=royalblue]Solo, you obviously aren't viewing the new skin. Go into your profile and click "edit options". Under Skins, you'll be able to select Industrial Otaku.[/color]

[Solo Tremaine]

Wow. I spent ages looking for the option this morning but couldn't find it. It blended in so well with the other control options that I completely missed it.

To tell you the truth, I'm not that struck on it. I prefer the v6 look. It seems a bit drab to me. I think the posts are harder to read with the industrial skin and I prefer the bigger font. But, I do quite like the layout of the forums and the main page. Um... I could get used to it. I still prefer the v6 look, but if I had to be stuck with this I wouldn't mind.

And 'Registered' on the User information is spelt wrong.

[James]

[color=royalblue]Yeah...I know some people like darker designs, but what you mentioned is kind of why I always produce fairly bright skins.

I like to use colour. To me, it seems like a waste when colour isn't used. I think it provides a very distinctive look, even if you don't like bright colour. I also think it's welcoming and friendly looking...rather than dark and cold looking.[/color]