Not trying to rush this one, but since I did get it started... I'd figure I'd start this thread to show progress and such.
Nothing to crazy yet, just getting placements and base colors started.
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Also, just a note, alot of what Crip did for these SMF 2.0 themes can easily be done with CSS now. Thankfully haha.
Which means less images, faster load speeds, and still looks great :).
Edit/Note: This tool - https://cssgradient.io/ is great for creating gradients with CSS. Combine it with a color picker plugin for firefox and converting most of the old themes images to CSS is very easy.
Yes, and is why I got more into this. 2.0 was a bit hard for me to grasp cause of the html/css mixed. 2.1 was much easier cause most of the css was taken out of the html...like myBB. ;)
myBB has it's pros and cons but the css is definitely a pro! ;)
OK, time for bed. I may start going to bed earlier and getting up earlier...'IF' I get this new position at my job. ;)
SMF 2.0 was made/released at a point in time where CSS3 was not nearly as standardized as it is now. Internet Explorer still had a big hold on the market share aswell.(Albeit it was on the decline.)
So to my understanding a-lot of the theme choices back then were for cross browser compatibility reasons.
It wouldn't have been too big a deal if it didn't take 2.1 forever to be released haha.
Oh well, we are here now and have it alot easier compared to the days of old :D . You can do so much with just CSS and it is awesome.
If we do need to make template changes, I can do it :).
Have a good night and good luck with the new position :D.
Agreed! I've never liked IE even when it was a early beta...yes, I was a tester for it as well as Office when they were separate software and there wasn't an 'Office'. I perobably still have CD's in my attic from back then. LOL
They patterned themselves off of 'Word Perfect' and I 'think' eventually bought them out...if I remember correctly.
OK, I'm gone...starting fall asleep. LOL
Looking more and more like the OG now :D -
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Slowly, but surely :).
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Latest Version -
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Looking good! I've always liked the colors of that theme. :)
I have the header looking alot closer to the original now.
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