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Got it ... how do you apply that? We should have you helping us out with the new skins!

I hadn't even notice that :/ Post that CSS if you know it, otherwise I'll try to address it. (EDIT: it looks like that may be dynamically applied ... not sure how to fix) I'll use your CSS tomorrow ... gotta go to bed

Imagine if everyone added just one 50k attachment .... That is more than 150 GB. Now imagine if a few added 100 500k attachments ... over time ... you see where this is going. We would need to pay a lot more to get space to host all that! That would be ripping off ourselves and those who donate to the project ;)

I'll look at setting reasonable constraints for attachments, but it is much better to use the image function in the moddle of row 2 in the editor. Get DropBox to make that simple.

After much toil, I have finally finished my first draft of the interim forum skin. The only things I have not tackled are the thread icons and the editor background and WYSIWYG looks in the editor, which are NOT ideal at all. The editor is much more difficult to work with, and I defer to s4n to help out with that if he is so inclined. The look and the behavior both need a lot of work ... I re-skinned the editor wrapper and interface, but it is the content window that is dynamically connected to js, which I am not messing with. I like the editor functionality, but I really hate that the entry is aboslutely nothing like the translation onto the forums. Regarding the thread icons: I may yet get to that, but not now

Edit ... had to disable this plugin, as it is causing issues with site loading and caching. Need to test and determine cause of issue before re-implementing.

Recent posts are now displayed on the upper-right sidebar drawer in forum view.

Thank you, sir .... inevitably what happens is that I get near the end of my finishing touches on a skin or look/feel revamp, and s4n then presents a new skin done properly from scratch. I think that my hacks prod him into action, due to his controlling nature and abilities that exceed my own :P

I updated the announcement to reflect the revamped interim skin, which will likely continue to be tweaked slightly over the next few days. Some poor unfortunates are likely stuck with some really awful color from the swatch drawer that was recently disabled. Just delete your Klar cookie to get the default blue, which is what the current theme is built around. Regarding the post text, I do see what you mean, and this is probably because the text is a bit too subdued. It should be brightened up just a bit, so I'll take care of that. Regarding the wasted space up top, I made some changes earlier and reclamied about a third by removing all the extra line spacing and padding. Getting rid of the divs in a way that looks good will require some doing, and I am not sure it is worth it. The total vertical header space is only about 10-15% larger than previously at this point. It could be improved, but ... meh. I am much more interested in fixing the image handling. The Highslide plugin that s4n build on the other site was light years ahead of what we are using on IPB by default. I am also working on making the input area of this damned editor more appealing. Right now it is much too dark and the text is much too bright. Also, code blocks and other formatting within the editor don't properly reflect the actual outcome. That is also bothersome, IMO.

Right now, we have a dark theme on the wiki and forums, and that has been the norm for over two years now. That is the default, period. The default is not suddenly going to be the polar opposite. If s4n wants to design a light (not white) theme for both wiki and forum, then I welcome that. It should be an inverse though with identical design in all things but color. I am not against light themes. I am strongly against bright themes. And most light themes are far too bright, since they kill you with white (why??). As I said, I look at that crap all day, and certainly don't want to punish my eyes and my mind doing the same on my free time. Bethesda sites are dark, Nexus is dark ... STEP is dark, and our sites have always been far more mellow on the eyes than those others. Ideally, we will have a consistent dark-ish theme for forums and wiki and an alternate light-sh theme for both. Dark-ish should have lighter text on darker background, and light-ish should have darker text on lighter background. Both can be mellow and relaxing on the eyes if done correctly. I personally find the former 'cozier' for some reason. ... oh, and those 40% are mostly gamers @phazer, we have the bluish thing going, because that is the STEP norm; however, the current forums have much less blue than the previous. We are actually closer to the wiki now more than ever. And I am not sure what you mean about 'blue text'. There is no blue text on the site but for a very few headings here and there.

We will eventually brand a lighter theme, but the OPS community branding is not what we came from, and it is not where we are going. We will consider branding a light-ish theme (black on light gray-ish) at some point. IPS default is not coming back. That was purely a result of the transition and was never intended to last long. STEP is a dark-themed site by default, and we are not going to bend that to the will of a few. Most people prefer a dark theme, especially for game-related sites. Again, light may come later. I'll look into the New Content colors now .... I agree. I will see about reducing that ocean of vertical space.

We are working on toning down the dark post color to the dusty blue tone. The default forums are not branded for STEP, and we are not going to brand two interim skins. Furthermore, I personally find black text on white to be much more harsh on my own eyes. That is the same color as most software interfaces, and I spend all day burning my eyes on that, as I am sure most people do. @CJ2311 s4n wanted to split out the support forums and place them up top, since they were getting so huge.

Its the general look of the site, and always has been (wiki too)

I reset all members to the Klar Dark theme and rebuilt the cache, so all should be seeing that now with no options.

Thanks guys. Taking on tasks like this is obviously a huge help

Once you open up the poll (or alternatively the first post ... "Use Full Editor") there is a little link in the top right column, "Manage Topic Poll". If you delete the question (big red 'X' at right of question), you will effectively delete the poll. See the poll you linked to confirm.

Everyone should see the Klar Dark theme now without option to change. Let me know if this is not the case.

I removed the color picker. Also, everyone should see the default Klar Dark skin now, so let me know if that is not the case.

I have (hopefully) successfully converted all applicable member accounts to their proper role and permissions statuses ... I also worked with the forum CSS more today and toned down many of the stark contrasts that existed previously in the Klar theme that we are presently using while we wait for the official STEP theme that s4n will produce as time allows (ETA unknown). Typeface should now match the wiki, and text should now be more subdued in most places ... where it is not, I have not been able to determine the source. THe Klar theme is now the default, without any substandard options available.

Thanks for the help guys! We're getting there.

Thanks Tech ;)

Fixed :P

I added/fixed those mentioned and added several more.

Americans hate the 24-hour clock and 'backwards' date formats. They just aren't used to it unless they were in the military. I couldn't care less either way, but we will have a lot more complaints if we change it I think. I put this question in to the IPS community staff. Still waiting for a proper answer.

OK, I was clicking on the 'x', and never noticed the hover-over, bigger 'X'. The one rolls it up vertically, and the hidden one horizontally ... still kinda dumb but better. I will look at the plugin later on.