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  • #1

    Preference problems

    I think this is the correct forum. I am having 2 difficulties with forum:

    1- understanding style preferences
    2- viewing forum pages

    Details in order:

    #1-- style preferences.
    There seem to be at least the following styles:
    default
    default special
    default ultra special
    light
    light special
    light ultra special
    plus all 6 of the above with -civ3 appended.

    What is the expected result of choosing each of these options in terms of background/foreground colors, etc.

    #2-- display missing
    Display problems may be because of color change. Using default, I expected gray background, instead getting light-medium blue.
    Not visible:
    open/closed icon
    smilies in smilie column
    new thread box

    I'm guessing problem #2 is happening because of something in #1.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Oh, using mozilla.

    -- PF
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  • #2
    light-medium blue is if you use a MoO3 style. Mozilla too

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    • #3
      Thanks, forget problem #2.
      {Problem #2 is related to colors used on system. Basically I am already grabbing all the colors available.}

      Still looking for someone to give an answer or a link to what the style choices are supposed to control.

      -- PF

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      • #4
        Re: Preference problems

        Originally posted by planetfall
        I think this is the correct forum. I am having 2 difficulties with forum:

        1- understanding style preferences
        2- viewing forum pages

        Details in order:

        #1-- style preferences.
        There seem to be at least the following styles:
        default
        default special
        default ultra special
        light
        light special
        light ultra special
        plus all 6 of the above with -civ3 appended.
        Civ3/Ctp2/Default/MoO3/SMAC are all the colours of the forums. Default means banner ads on top and below, plus pop-ups. Default Special means more banner ads, less pop-ups. Default Ultra-Special gives more pop-ups, no banners. Light means a lot of the small icons, and small features (eg last post by) are replaced by text or simply removed. LS & LUS are the same as DS & DUS, except with Light settings.

        Civ3 gives a lightblue/black BG
        MoO3 gives a navy BG
        Default gives a grey BG
        ctP gives a gold BG
        SMAC gives a red/black BG (not recommended )

        #2-- display missing
        Display problems may be because of color change. Using default, I expected gray background, instead getting light-medium blue.
        Not visible:
        open/closed icon
        smilies in smilie column
        new thread box
        The images are probably related to you running images from your cache. I'm sure a Mozzist will be able to aid you in that department. You are getting the Civ3 style because you changed to it from Default.

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        • #5
          SMAC gives a red/black BG (not recommended )

          I represent that. I use the SMAC theme and I like it.
          And the the background is black/gray-black not red/black.
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          • #6
            thanks

            Frozzy,

            thanks for the explanations. Actually I am still on default right now, but I think I will change it.

            I like a lighter background so I can print with avatars without using a lot of toner/printer ink. This is helpful for long, long threads to see what one user is saying.

            Problem #2 has been verified as a local system problem and not worth discussing on the forums.

            -- PF

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            • #7
              Originally posted by geeslaka
              SMAC gives a red/black BG (not recommended )

              I represent that. I use the SMAC theme and I like it.
              And the the background is black/gray-black not red/black.
              Sorry... I only caught a glimpse of it before I fainted with an ugliness overdose.

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              • #8
                You can go to the main forums page at:
                http://www.apolyton.net/forums/



                In the upper left corner, it shows what style you are using and how many others are using it.
                By simply using the pull down menu provided, you can sample all the different styles and see which one you like best.
                Keep on Civin'
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                • #9
                  Wasn't there somebody who mistakenly thought that pulldown menu changed the style specified by their profile?
                  American by birth, smarter than the average tropical fruit by the grace of Me. -me
                  I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
                  Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
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                  • #10
                    I remember someone complaining about their style resetting itself.

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                    • #11
                      I believe we are both thinking of Asmodean.
                      Too bad for him that I have such a good memory.
                      American by birth, smarter than the average tropical fruit by the grace of Me. -me
                      I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
                      Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
                      XGalaga.

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                      • #12
                        And in case the above posts weren't clear, to permanently change what style you use, you need to use the control panel. To change your style for just this session, the drop-down menu that Ming mentioned is used.
                        I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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