MKB Forum

Well guys what are you're opinions... I'm impressed (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

yup not bad at all

would be handy if we could increase the avatar file size

Jamie,

Is there the facility for Signatures with this software?

yup mate if you go to the minibb.net site then downloads you can see all the cool hacks

aah I see

My list would be:

Who's online
Members List
Moving Replies could be useful
User's Monthly Stats
Signatures
Custom Rankings
Also the "Quotes" solutions which says makes them more "decorative", its a bit hard to see whats quoted as it is at the moment.

My 2c

Well that would be most of the list mate  (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

It is a few things but all in good time not like i'm asking for them overnight (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/rolleyes.gif)  good additions though

Ryan

definatly need the members online one though as it would be much easier to see whos here.

yeah thats of the to-do list I reckon (also happens to be mentioned first on my list...(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/grin.gif))

Give me any suggestions you want (maybe in a new topic) Anything you want, i.e move this here, change that etc. I will try and work through them.

looks pretty damned good to me! (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

oooooooh Mr Admin can we have the polls addin please (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

It's coming - next item will be user rankings though - I know you want to know your post counts.

Is the avatar file size fixed or can it be increased?

It can be increased - are you talking pic size i.e. 60x60 to 75x75  or file size i.e 100K to 200K

Picture pixel size is better because then it limits the actual on-screen size of the picture otherwise if someone has a huge pic it will distort the forum pages.  75x75 I think is enough what do you guys reckon?

Ryan

both would be nice (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif)
but file size would be better for resolution of real small images

additional:  file size is only a problem if you're using animated images for avatars, can you set 2 boundaries? i.e. 75x75 pixel & 200kb?

pixel size is already 65x100  so 100x200 might be better

Jamie, have neen looking through the minibb forum and it seems that smilies are user definable, perhaps when you have some time we could get some smilies more MKB orientated if you get my drift. some of these are a little tame (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif)

Yes, another thing already on the list, but I thought we'd get more important stuff done first.

I've got a HUGE bank of smileys... very cool  Personally I prefer these "normal" sized smileys rather than the bigger ones.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/viking.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/taunt.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/skull.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/sick.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/security.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/russian_roulette.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/rtfm.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/rofl.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/protest.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/offtopic.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/nono.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/nhl_fight.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/new_russian.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/littleboy.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/lazy.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/kickme.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/jester.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/hunter.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/help.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/haha.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/fucku.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/devil.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/dontknow.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/crazy.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/blackeye.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/assassin.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/aikido.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/actcool.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/TutTutSmiley.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/snipersmilie.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/greenrocket.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/fighting.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/cheeburga.gif)   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/beercheers.gif)


Enjoy

OK... thats just wierd... why has it blown all those up to stupid size???   I assure you they are actually the normal size

OK... thats just wierd... why has it blown all those up to stupid size??? I assure you they are actually the normal size


Ryans bust the forum (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif) way to go there FUBARGEEZ (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

Yeah I know its a crap e-mail address (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/sad.gif) but just fubar was taken & I was having a braindead moment...

would change it but its so much hassle!

Ryan

Nice touch there Admin ' the naughty zone' pmsl will this be passworded in the future when we have younger members?

Yes, once I have worked out how to add it - going to check the manual now

Jamie,

Can you try & figure out why all those smileys came up all big?  I assume its "thumbnailed" them even though they are smaller than the set thumbnail size...

No worries I sorted it...    if you don't want the images to be thumbnailed remove the 's' from the [imgs] tags at each end of the link... (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

??  so imgs thumbnails it, img doesn't ?? is that right?

?? so imgs thumbnails it, img doesn't ?? is that right?


That is correct m8, clever innit (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

so for things like smileys or small piccies use the img tags, but if you're posting lots of pics. or pics of projects, meets etc use the imgs tags to show a gallery of thumbnails

(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/confused.gif)

Jamie,

Is there a way to highlight active topics since you were last online like the AACI forum does?  helps to see whats new

Is there a way to highlight active topics since you were last online like the AACI forum does? helps to see whats new

Less than one day and it's already getting clogged full of crap !!!

(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

Is there a way to highlight active topics since you were last online like the AACI forum does? helps to see whats new

I was hoping this question wasn't going to be asked too soon.

At the moment no - and the makers don't see the point in it (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/confused.gif)

However there is a guy who has done his own hack and I have asked him to send me the details.

Failing that, it's another longer term project for me to work out how to do it.

Thats cool, all in good time

if we carry on at this rate we will end up with a pro forum like 'vb' or 'snitz'

Note, I think the forum clock is 3 mins slow... poting times are appearing 3 mins behind my PC clock which is network controlled on these work machines.

Might not be though

Is there anyway the webpage can auto refresh or do i need to keep clicking the refresh/f5 in order to see if any new posts have been added?

Think you're stuck with refresh for now.

Will be something that I can look into later.

how about changing the(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/img/forum_icons/default.gif) icons to these (http://www.krispykreme.com/images/smallglazes.jpg)

how about changing the MBB icons to these

MMMMmmmm.  Donuts.

Dude thats an awesome Idea (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/grin.gif)  saw that on the other forums & wondered if we could do that

lemme edit out some of the surrounding white 1st tho...

actually i have been reading the manual so i know it can be done (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

Gotta give me some different flavours too though - different one for each sub-forum.

no problem just go to the krispykreme website they are all there (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/grin.gif)

Gotta give me some different flavours too though - different one for each sub-forum.
I'm on it (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Here's the Original Glazed:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/smilies/DonutIcon.jpg)


possible smiley too?

possible smiley too?

Definitely - :kk:  (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Ryan,

With your editiing skills can you add a little padlock (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

mmmmmmmm forbiden donut

Ryan,

With your editiing skills can you add a little padlock  

mmmmmmmm forbiden donut


Couldn't you take a bitten chunk out of it instead?  :Chomp:

With your editiing skills can you add a little padlock

Was thinking more for a locked topic mate

Ok, i'll try to do Both... I have another idea too but that'll have to wait untill i'm at home later.

I'll work on the padlocked for a locked thread too copying base images from KK website now...

Was thinking more for a locked topic mate

So was I.

Just calculated an average post rate of 12.6 posts per hour (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

Locked topic - Here ?

I can't imagine why  . . . .  We're not inviting Toby are we ???

(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/mad.gif)

Donut Icon Locked

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/DonutIconLocked.jpg)

Hey ryan,

Can you set an image to a transparant backgound on paintchop? that way the background colour wont matter

Can you set an image to a transparant backgound on paintchop? that way the background colour wont matter

You can but I don't think that anyother program except Paintshop Pro recognises it as transparent...  i'll investigate when I get home

Can you set an image to a transparant backgound on paintchop? that way the background colour wont matter


Ok, I asked a friend who knows about these things & yes you can, they must be saved as.png files & then they can be displayed in internet explorer and it maintains the transparency levels.

I made one to test it but there's Hitch though... I can't host .png files on my Photobucket account so when i've created them all i'll e-mail them over to Jamie

I made one to test it but there's Hitch though... I can't host .png files on my Photobucket account


Breaking news

When i get the apartment i will be creating an FTP site for use by people i know. This should help out when we are trying to do stuff like this in the future. Also it will let people share music and video files

You can but I don't think that anyother program except Paintshop Pro recognises it as transparent... i'll investigate when I get home

You should be able to save it as a Gif, they recognise transparent areas.

I see we have user labels now (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) will it show the post number aswell? you know everyone wants to see a number (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

Just noticed the preview button as well (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

i cant see a postcount. do we have one?

not as yet mate we have a title under your moderator it says newbie, not sure but think this changes after 120 posts or something

*edit *
just had a look at the code on the minibb site might be 300 posts before you get to the next level

if you click on your name at the top of the page you can see your postcount & number of threads posted in too

Post boundaries can be reset - it is 300 at the moment - I will keep you in suspense as to what the cat's are.

Will look into addind post count to it.


http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=stats&top=0&days=60&lst=1

Breaking news

When i get the apartment i will be creating an FTP site for use by people i know. This should help out when we are trying to do stuff like this in the future. Also it will let people share music and video files


Would the file upload tool for this forum be of use for this? Everyone should be able to use that with ease (not all of us know how to use ftp) for uploading and downloading.  It does cost, but $30 isn't a lot.

Would the file upload tool for this forum be of use for this? Everyone should be able to use that with ease (not all of us know how to use ftp) for uploading and downloading. It does cost, but $30 isn't a lot.


Shouldnt need it mate as you can do FTP with internet explorer and if you just want to download add the FTP site as a network place on XP

Jamie,

I sent you the little donut pics last night (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

Yep, I got your email.

Development time is limited to 1-2 hours per night max at the moment. Will get to them though.

I was figuring on the different flavoured ones for each sub-forum, but not sure exactly what to use for the topic icons yet (haven't seen or worked out what options there currently are to replace.)

Thats cool (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

My same thoughts for the flavoured ones (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif) there's a few to chose from there (16 I think) so plenty of choice  I do think the Orig Glazed one should be added as a smiley too tho :kk:  (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

I have looked at the forum icons and we have the following to replace:

Topic empty(i.e. no replies) - empty page
Topic default (i.e. some replies) - full page
'Hot' Topic (i.e. 2+ pages) - full page with +
Locked Topic - full page with circle/slash
Sticky - Page with !
Locked Sticky - Page with ! and circle/slash

Also bear in mind that we might want some variations on each of these to be used to highlight unread posts.

Topic empty(i.e. no replies) - empty page - Blank Square
Topic default (i.e. some replies) - full page - Donut Icon
'Hot' Topic (i.e. 2+ pages) - full page with + - Steaming Donut Icon or KK 'Hot' sign (not yet made)
Locked Topic - full page with circle/slash  Locked donut icon
Sticky - Page with !  dunno, extra sticky donut?
Locked Sticky - Page with ! and circle/slash dunno

The variations could be interesting... I could make some with a KK sign style Red Neon Outline??

here how about this for a hot topic

[img]http://www.utahdoughnuts.com/Images/HotLight.jpg\" border=\"0\"  alt=\"\" width=150>

I can see the copywrite infringement lawsuit now . . . . (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

I can see the copywrite infringement lawsuit now . . .


Its ok, by the time its shrunk down to an appropriate size you won't be able to read the text anyway

Its ok, by the time its shrunk down to an appropriate size you won't be able to read the text anyway

I was going to say the same thing - and by then - what's the point?

Nice idea though, just don't think it will work.

Its ok, by the time its shrunk down to an appropriate size you won't be able to read the text anyway

Actually you should be able to keep the resoloution tight and still drop the physical size making it viewable

you can't drop the size without decreasing the Pixels... thats what will make it illegible

Ryan

you can't drop the size without decreasing the Pixels... thats what will make it illegible

on photoshop you can reduce the canvas size without changing the pixel resolution.

I will try tonight how small does it need to be?

the same size as this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ryanbudd/DonutIcon.jpg)

isn't what you're talking about the same as cropping off the excess white round the edges which is what I did with the KK donut piccies?

isn't what you're talking about the same as cropping off the excess white round the edges which is what I did with the KK donut piccies?


On photoshop you can reduce the whole image including white areas by changing the canvas size, not by croping

Ok after messing with that image for an hour i admit i was wrong, even making the resoloution 1200 dpi the image lost it.

However whilst messing around i had another cunning idea for this image, what if we edit it into a MKB logo?

What do you think ryan do able?

as in

Hot
MK & Beds
Now

as in

Hot
MK & Beds
Now

That could work, just thinking the colours go well with the flash site we have been messing with

nice, sounds good to me!

Jamie,

is there a plugin for this that can allow Text allignment?  i.e. Left, center & right allignment

FUBAR
is there a plugin for this that can allow Text allignment? i.e. Left, center & right allignment

Not that I am aware of, I will add it to the ever growing list of requirements though.

Not that I am aware of, I will add it to the ever growing list of requirements though.


Jamie the code monkey (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

55starchief
Jamie the code monkey

OK, so we have :
me - the Code Monkey
Ryan - the Spanner Monkey
PhilO - the Trunk Monkey

What Monkey are the rest of you?

Hey i'm no monkey im an ape argghhhh argghhh

Me thinks jamie has instaled the move hack (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

Jamie,

Is there a delete post hack for the author of a post?

I thought it was already there

I'm not aware of one if it isn't.  Will have to look into it.

I thought it was already there

No mate us mortals mearly got quote and edit

Can't let you have too much power (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif)

Here is a skin i was messing around with earlier

http://www.members.aol.com/gr4eme/pictures/

Need to click MKBSKIN.html to view

Try now

It's all messed up. No graphics

I think the css is missing.

You need to take a screenshot and post that - the html is trying to build using aaci-beds files - which it can't find.

Hmm it works on the desktop file (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/confused.gif)

It's probably downloaded the relevant files locally.

BTW - take a look at the bottom of here :
http://www.minibb.net/download.html

There are a load of pre-completed templates for download, and a few icons.  I haven't looked at any of them yet, but there may be some suitable stuff in there.

www.members.aol.com/gr4eme/pictures/mkb.bmp

I like the idea on this one of having an image in the background...  must be something either made Black & white or sepia tho, so that text is always legible

http://www.minibb.net/skin_previews/extended.gif

FUBAR
I like the idea on this one of having an image in the background... must be something either made Black & white or sepia tho, so that text is always legible

http://www.minibb.net/skin_previews/extended.gif

LOL, I just cam back to say the same thing. A definite candidate.

whats up with that damn link

try again

www.members.aol.com/gr4eme/pictures/mkb.bmp

whay does it keep adding /forum before my url

i give up

just copy and paste

www.members.aol.com/gr4eme/pictures/mkb.bmp

hey what do you know you dont need to add the [url] tags just type the website address and it works (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Put http:// at the begining of your link.

Or what Ryan said.

Ah, I see it at last.

I like the textured background, but the bar colour isn't to my taste. It doesn't look wrong though.

Jamie

just copied this code from a website that has user selectable skins, not sure if it will translate to ours .

<form action="index.php" method="get">
   
<table cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
   
      <td class="tfoot">
         <select name="styleid" onchange="switch_id(this, 'style')">
            <optgroup label="Quick Style Chooser">
               <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: option -->
<option value="24" class="" >-- PZ Blue (1004)</option>

<!-- END TEMPLATE: option --><!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: option -->
<option value="22" class="" >-- Hardcore Hot Rod (4)</option>

<!-- END TEMPLATE: option --><!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: option -->
<option value="25" class="" selected="selected">-- Stella (1)</option>

<!-- END TEMPLATE: option --><!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: option -->
<option value="23" class="" >-- Default Blue (1)</option>

<!-- END TEMPLATE: option -->

Not that simple I'm afraid. (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/down.gif)

that style is what i have on my pontiaczone user login

I like the idea on this one of having an image in the background

SWEET. (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

I like the idea on this one of having an image in the background

SWEET.


Yeah we could something majestic like a HUGE caddy or a 50's pontiac... (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/tongue.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Or a 3rd Gen Camaro (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/eek.gif)

(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/Orig%20Glazed.png)(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/Orig%20Glazed.png)

yup. have a donut..(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/Orig%20Glazed.png)

Hmmm i guess th donut smiley has a small fault, phil'O' try using the preview before posting (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

i did, but meh, you know!

there's a whole load of bouncing on this page!

there's a whole load of bouncing on this page!

Not as much as in roadkills thread (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/smirk.gif)

hell yeah, thats the good type of bouncing, too!!

I notice the dounts have appeared (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/cool.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/Orig%20Glazed.png) and the Kk smiley works too!!!! (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Nice one Jamie

Edit:  ok... not quite...

This forum is making me hungry... (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)

I have a sudden craving for donuts... (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/shame.gif)

Are we going to have a hot topic version of the donuts for each section? perhaps an animated donut with a flame or a chunk missing.

There is no icon for individual topics yet, just for which forum its in.

I believe this was also on my development list...

the section donuts look good, just thought an animated one for a active thread in a subsection would be kinda cool

Jamie is there a spell checker hack for philo (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/biglol.gif)

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http://www.minibb.net/forums/5_2926_0.html

jamie
just found this in the minibb forum, its for making a hot topic

There's already a 'hot topic' option, currently it adds a + to the icon.  The hack you show adds another level - 'very hot'

Don't see much point in that really. Most of us just use the recent replies list rather than going into the sub-forums to see the topic icons.

ok just figured that, problem is im real lazy and mainly click the front page links to view a post. Is there any way to make a thread on the front page apear as hot topic?

I see what you are saying - I will take a look-see.

Theory don't look too difficult, we'll have to see what it does in practice (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/confused.gif)

do we need to take cover from the crash ? (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

http://www.minibb.net/forums/2_3200_0.html

is this the same poll feature we have installed?

Doesn't seem to make sense. I have posted a reply to hopefully get some more info.

sorry mate have been a little bored here at work so was trauling through the minibb forum (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/lol.gif)

Tilt

not sure where it's gone, but the email I sent with the updated text files hasn't reached home.

Guess it will have to wait until tomorrow anyway

Did you ever find it mate?

Nope, nor the one I tried this morning - DL plays some funny tricks sometimes.

Have sent it via webmail to be sure - it's definitely there this time.

Ok, I've just noticed a glitch with the forum,

The number of times a thread has been viewed doesn't increase if you click on the numbered subsequent pages... if you click on the actual thread title it increases by one. click on 2, 3, 4 or whetever & nothing happens...

Ryan

Jamie is there a way we can have Left / Centre / Right Text justification as buttons with the Bold itallic etc etc ?

I seem to remembers something being mentioned on the support forums about this. I will take a look.

Cheers m8, Pictures especially I like to centre on the page so it would be cool to have.

Any chance we can turn up the font size of the little page numbers for the threads?  it only need to go up 1 point but they are a bit hard to click on atm being so small.

Ryan

Do you mean in the 'recent topic' lists?

yeah the little 1 2 3 4 5 6 's for subsequent pages in a thread, they are a bit small

just a quick one, is it possable so that the last post is the first you see whenyou select a thread ie it automaticaly goes to the bottom of the page?

or even better than that the last unread post, which knowing this place will be about 3 pages from the end! (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)

It will be possible, but there's a lot of work involved working out the last unread post to do first. When I get that far, I will be included such a link.

(http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/actcool.gif) Nice to know these things are possible, all in good time Jamie (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/OrigGlazed.gif) (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/OrigGlazed.gif)

miniBB are working on something that does this, but I'm not sure I like it.

Go to their forums and register. Log in and then go to the minBBox link.  Have a play, see what you think.

I'll have to do that later Jamie as I'm working this evening, will definately take a look though

Whats going on with the MKB logo? would be nice to have it so that we can start work on the new flash site aswell as revamp this forum. Also we still need to add the gigling part to philo's quote

The flash site has a light purple background, any one have problems with this as it looks pretty hot would also work well on the forum me thinks instead of the white

My one is still pending.  It's the next thing for me to do when I get some more dedicated PC time at home (as opposed to the 10 minutes here and there where I'm doing noddy upgrades).

Thing is, I have no idea when that will be.

I've not had time to have a go either, Graeme, can you e-mail me / Jamie a screen print image of the website so that I can get the colouring for the background.  actual size if poss that way sizing can be judged too.

Ryan

Good thinking. I was planning my logo based on a black or white background (T-shirts lol), and hadn't considered different colours.

No need to email me it (unless it's changed from the original) as I have the flash template at home already.

Any better?

well it'll blend in that way, either that or make the background transparent so that it'll just overlay whatever's there, actually thats probably a better idea, but mean's i'll have to do all of it in Photoshop which i'm still learning.

Ryan

I thought PSP dealt with transparencies?

not that i've found, i tried to save the gifs with transparant backgrounds & it didn't work, AFAIK you can only maintain transparancies if you save it in the .psp file which nothing else can read

I know it looks shite at the moment, but it's still an improvement on the miniBB logo.

I will try and clean it up when I have some more time.

Just noticed the mkb logo at the top of the screen looking gooood (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Might have been there ages but I only just noticed it (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/confused.gif)

holy ho's!

liking the new logo! (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Jamie,

Logo looks ok, the color of the flash site is #990000

I have swapped the background coloer on the forum with that color and it seems to work ok. Do you know if it is possible to use a image behind the tables of the forum as all i have been able to do is change the color?

The flash site uses a padded purple image that looks cool and i think could look quite nice behind the forum sections

It would give some consitancy to the stle of the whole forum, what do you think?

Is the current logo OK then?

I thought it looked a bit rough (by account of it being shrunk from 800x600 to 150x100 and saved as Gif).  I was going to try and tidy it up, but you guys seem to like the 'rough' look.



Do you mean like that fancy template we found?  I haven't looked into how that works yet.

TBH I'm not keen on the pixellated look.

I have an idea (similar to your's) so I'm going to have a play with photoshop & make up a Neon sign, its just finding the time to do it, which I'm sure you can sympathise with (http://www.aaci-beds.co.uk/forum/smileys/grin.gif):

Thats the one mate, the background color of that template looks nice against the logo, as you say it just needs tidying up, can you email me the original file and i will have a look at it with photshop

The original file is tidy, it's just lost it when shrinking and saving as gif.  It would look better with a fixed background color.

Graeme did you e-mail me a piccy of the website?  I just need to use it for colour references.

Hopefully I can make something using vectors, that way resizing means losing no quality

2 problems with the background pic:

The template isn't downloading.
and,
I found this on the forums:

I think most people use IE mate, i run Netscape and have no problem with CSS