Skin and Layout Feedback

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If you haven't noticed already (which is kinda hard to do, heh heh), Anikira is undergoing some skin and layout modification. If you would all be so kind as to give us feedback on what you think, it would be greatly appreciated. Please try to give constructive criticism. In other words, don't just tell us what aspects you like and which ones you dislike. Give reasons for why you like/dislike something.

Please and thank you,
~'Nali <3

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I'm liking the color scheme a lot, however I think maybe the boards should also be a green/teal or blue color instead of a gray-ish color? ^^; It seems a little out of place to me and doesn't tie in nicely with everything else.

[silver]

Alright, after thinking it over, I really don't like the color of the transparent background. I don't like the way it makes the background look. The color looks like some kind of sickly, pale green. I like the -idea- of the transparent background, but perhaps it would look nicer if it was a different color. Maybe a more bluer blue or something.

I'm not 100% sure I like the silver color myself, but I guess it's ok. It will help to see it with the banner. I really don't like the light grey of the headers, though. I think they should be of a darker color, personally. Or darker than they are now. It seems odd with the lighter boards and then the light header. The board/thread high light also is kind of weird to have as green. If it's going to be anything, it should be an either slightly lighter or slightly darker grey.

As Densie had stated in the cbox, the darker lines around the tabs is kind of annoying. Although I don't much like the tabs, I really don't care if they stay or not. Also like Densie had said, maybe we could do a little readjusting with the boards. Add some here or there, etc. The idea of having the Dens as their own board is appealing. We could give it a try?

Maybe instead of the huge table up at the top, we could install what is called a "Dynamic Table." They are pretty easy to set up and what not. If we installed it, we could have the first tab set to the default "Updates." All the other tabs to follow would be the weather of the different lands. It would cut down on space just a tad. It's just an idea.

Another idea: would it be possible to make the Ads at the bottom a collapsing thing? If not, it's all good. Just curious.

As far as I know, that's all I got.

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The colors will make more sense once Spick finishes the banner. ^^;; Well, the board color, at least. Dunno about the transparent once, since it /is/ transparent... For those of you with color complaints, this was the palate generated from the unfinished banner. [link!]

I second a dynamically tabbed header table!

Also, I pulled the absences board out and made it a main page board for The End. And I added a board to Caurus because I absolutely hate how it's only two boards. -has always been irked by that- ^^;;

I'll have to look into collapsing the affiliate table. I'm pretty sure it's possible. Just gotta figure out how to add in the code since I pretty much wrote that table from scratch. ^^;; Affie table is now collapsalbe. ^.^

Wow I used a lot of ^^;; smilies, eh heh heh. xD

[mirela]

Well, I do like the colors of the new skin. Kinda nice and watery... however, I do agree with Silver about the weird board highlight. Maybe make it a bit of a darker color or something? I don't know.

I don't agree with the seperate tabs for all the lands. It'll just make it waay harder to find the threads that you're in to see if someone actually bothered to respond or not. Other than that, everything looks pretty good.

[Toiro]

I agree with Mirela about the seperate tabs because I think that it makes the site look smaller and more cluttered. I like the stats for the packs, though. (Little question: if two or more loners are journeying and hunting together, does their health still drop?)
I think it would be better if the Updates were on the same page as the Weather, or not as the default page because I don't like it when I'm scrolling down the page and then get slowed down by the scrolling table. If it was on the side of the Weather thing, like it was before, that would fix it. It's not a big issue; I'm just being picky.
Could you also make the silver tabs a darker colour, please? I'm using the wrong skin, so the white words don't show up very well

Could there maybe be a section in the loners tab for gangs? (Two or more loners that are in more than one thread together and are travelling). Then there would be a place for the Gaziche wolves and any future plot-packs.

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Mkay. I've thought about what I'm going to say here a lot, so bear with me.

Color Scheme: I love the color scheme! I am all about the turquoise background, and I love the fact that there is a Maned wolf - it shows that we're diverse even though the majority of characters here are still Greys, Tundras, Timbers, etc. I don't mind the grey color of the tables and table headers... But if they were supposed to be purple/lavender, than why don't we make them lavender? I understand that its supposed to be a dull, faded purple, but the majority of members (I'm assuming because of the previous comments) see it as grey.

Figure 1.a

Table Color Swatch;; #b6a4c0

Table Header Swatch;; #a58fb1


Highlighting: As far as the green-ish color the boards/threads turn when scrolled over, I'm not a fan of the color, but alternatively I don't even really think about it that much. And, it may tie in better with the color scheme once the official banner is in place. I'm not saying we should change it right now, I feel we should wait until the banner is in place and go over the idea again at that point in time. If we do end up not liking the green color, then it should definitely be made either a shade darker or lighter than that of the original.

The thing that really does bug me about it though, is that the tabs for the territories turn a darker grey when scrolled over, but the tabs for the updates table don't change until clicked. I don't care how their operated either way, but as long as they operate the same way, I'll be happy.

Transparent Background: I'm going to have to agree with Silv on this one. I really like the idea of the transparent background. Who wouldn't? It's such a beautiful background it would be a crime to not let it show through. But! But, the off colored green throws the whole thing out the window. It would be best if the transparent color was the same as the background itself. But, if that can't happen, it would be better if the color was either white or black while still being opaque. In my opinion. -shrugs-

Site Updates Table: I really enjoy this addition, especially the part with all of the pack information. It's so informative, and I love knowing specifics of the land and packs. And, it will definitely help navigate new members to the right pack for them. The only issue I have with this, only because I don't understand it, is the section under pack ranks and it gives the break down of members stats. What is the total supposed to represent? Some packs have numbers, others have question marks...? 0.o

Territory Tabs: Here's the biggy. I know I was one of the original ones who was voting for the tabs, but now seeing them up and working with them, I'm not sure I like it as much as I first thought I would. Now, my ocdness loves to micro-manage things like that, I store my personal files within file upon file. I still like tabs, but I believe they work better for sites that have fewer territories. I suggest that we get rid of the tabs, for the territory section only, and introduce the collapsible theme throughout the board, making each territory collapsible. (Nali can find the code -- *shifts eyes* ^^) This way, each member can personally select how much or how little of the forum they want open at a time.