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[TwitchisMental]

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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[TwitchisMental]

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.

[Bocool]

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.

[TwitchisMental]

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 . 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 .

[Bocool]

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

[TwitchisMental]

Looking more and more like the OG now -

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Slowly, but surely .

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[TwitchisMental]

Latest Version -

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[Bocool]

Looking good! I've always liked the colors of that theme.

[TwitchisMental]

I have the header looking alot closer to the original now.

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