CAA's New Look

[~darkelfgirl~]

Also, I can't edit the first post of the Wolf Pack thread or my old Art Corner thread anymore. Is there now a time limit on how long after posting a post can be edited?

Same with me--I can't edit posts that were posted before the upgrade.

Oh, I like the new look ^^. The quote boxes are a bit bright with the white letters though, hehe.

[Mithrandir]

I'm really sorry about the quote boxes. I honestly don't know how to fix that. I've looked everywhere I can think to look, but I'm just not finding it! Gah!

[Mithrandir]

In an effort to meet people half-way here, I've made a few minor alterations.

1. The user names are back above the avatar.
2. User names are no longer underlined.
3. User names are now bold.
4. The mystery green/red/blue dots are gone.
5. The "new caa" skin now has all the information on the left, under the avatar (the older skins will have to wait for this).
6. The older skins now have the banner graphic with navigation links (u cn has chat now! )
7. For macintosh users, pressing "down" will jump you to the end of the line now. It looked like it did before, but it was faking.
8. The number of smilies-per-row has been limited, this should help fix the issue you are describing (it's not a long term solution, but it works).

[Omega Amen]

4. The mystery green/red/blue dots are gone.

Awww, I honestly liked that feature.

But if you feel it is for the best, so be it.

[Amzi Live]

I didn't know we had an arcade until I read it was offline.It's ok though,I can wait.Oh yeah,I think it would be cool to keep the gender signs too.

[Shao Feng-Li]

The smiley box still expand out of frame, but it doesn't make me side scroll XD

[Mithrandir]

OK. I've figured out how to get the Male/Female icons back on the NEWCAA skin. My apologies to those of you who saw the mix up while I was testing it.

[ADXC]

But what about those dots that you removed earlier, they were lite when someone was online. But now the only way to figure out if they are online is to look on the front page. (I know Im very lazy.)

[Mithrandir]

People were complaining. I can bring them back, I guess.

[ADXC]

Well maybe they were just confussed with what the mysterous dots were for. Because actually Im used to the dots. In my old forum the dot at the bottom left corner would be lite if that person were to be online.

And also are you going to put those links up for Anime Angels and the Theological site as well. Im just used to seeing them up here, and I also use AA for when CAA goes under construction.

[Mithrandir]

I've added 'em back for the moment. We'll see if people complain more.

[Nate]

I like them, they're useful.

[ADXC]

Thanks! I hope the people like them as much as I do. I mean they are just like that other thing you had in each post that told if they were online or not.

Like so and so is online. You remember them don't you?

Well thanks again, they really are a big help! (Well at least for me.)

[Tenshi no Ai]

Do you think it might just be your browser? I use Firefox which remembers my user names and passwords to all the subscription pages I go too. While IE (which I never use) sometimes forgets.

I've had Firefox for a while, but it never did this on the old site when I switched skins... Right now when I went back to the page it did it again:/

[Mithrandir]

Here's another question...

I have the main page saved in favorites, and sometimes when I come back to it it has the dark skin turned on instead, and my saved username/password will go away and I have to type it again again, 'remember me' again, and THEN it goes back to the lite skin... Only happens sometimes though :/

Hmm... That sounds like there's problem with your cache. Have you added any plugins to firefox lately? You might wanna try manually deleting the cache.

[goldenspines]

I have to admit, I love the new dark layout a lot. It opens up all new possibilities for font colors in the chat. XD
The one thing I would like to see back on here is the "active users" list in alphabetical order again. It made it easier to find out if a particular person was online.
Other than that, the layout looks awesome to me, I can't wait to see the final finished product.

[Felix]

Forgive me if this sounds harsh, but the new "upgrade" feels a bit more like a downgrade to me. Everything feels a bit clunky and cumbersome now, and the layout reminds me quite a lot of other generic forums I have seen, whereas the old look had a very unique feel to it that I loved.

Not that I'm all negative about it. I understand that it's still in progress and will be smoothed out, and some aspects of it are very nice. The layout of the links at the top is nice, but I wouldn't mind having some sort of logo above them, ya know?

Anyway, good work and good luck, Mith!

[Mithrandir]

My guess is you aren't yet familiar with the interface. It was a little bit of a stumbler at first, but now that I've used the layout a lot, it's more comfortable.

Again, I considered putting the upgrade off until we had the skin looking better and the flow a bit more smooth, but I figured people would rather deal with some rough edges and have the new features. There are other reasons, of course, but most users don't care.

[Felix]

You are indeed right. Now that I've played around with it more, it feels a lot better.

Yeah, it's still a bit rough, but I don't mind terribly. I'm glad you made the change.

[TheMelodyMaker]

Though it took a little bit of getting used to, I think it looks all right. I'm just happy that it seems to load faster than it used to. ^_^

[Omega Amen]

This has been brought up a couple of times but has not been answered directly. And I believe this is important enough to warrant specific attention.

It seems like there is a time limit to when one can edit one's posts. For example, I cannot edit the contents of my earlier posts in this thread or any of my earlier ones on CAA.

Like anonymous mentioned, some people here like to keep certain threads up-to-date, which provides a central location for information on a certain subject and reducing clutter on the boards. For example, I like to keep threads on specific upcoming games, and I like to edit the first post with up-to-date information.

There is also the benefit of allowing someone to edit their post, especially if they regretted something they said after some time has passed by.

Is this time limit permanent due to upgrade to CAA? Or is this planned to be changed in the future... if at all?

[Tenshi no Ai]

Hmm... That sounds like there's problem with your cache. Have you added any plugins to firefox lately? You might wanna try manually deleting the cache.

Hm yeah that's probably just it^^

[Felix]

Forgive me for causing you more trouble, Mith, but I've been having problems staying logged in since the change. More often than not, if I navigate away from CAA and then return, I will have logged out. I don't mind terribly, but if there's a quick way to fix it so that I stay logged in, that would be nice. Perhaps if I reset my cookies?

[Zarn Ishtare]

I'm sorry to be a downer,

but it's really cramped and painful to read. I really prefer the old look.

[ChristianKitsune]

What I miss the most is whenever I woudl go to the main page, we would come to the update page with the admin's announcements and stuff...will that ever make a comeback? It gave me a nice "I'm home!" feeling...before I actually entered into the forums...

[Mithrandir]

The current state of affairs is not permanent. We are always looking for upgrade ideas. When we have a chance, we will be going back and looking at each of the issues we've been made aware of.


*decides not to rewrite the preposition in that sentence*

[Zarn Ishtare]

Mith, I think alot of these upgrades are great...but it's just so hard to read.

[Mithrandir]

Next time, tell me something I DON'T know.

[ChristianKitsune]

I think you guys are doing a great job, Mith! ^^ Don't worry I know that everything will turn out great!

Keep up the good work, Mods!!!

[Cardinalman]

i love the new look:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb: