New Default Theme

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

S'good.
And as somebody who still hasn't managed to learn how to post a pic in five years, I'm loads impressed by this kind of technical wizardry. Thanks

[bobby brows]

love it. feels like were the forum of the official site but the previews are better :-)

[Dronny]

Just had to post this to see if it got lost against the background

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

STILL DOESN'T WORK WITH ANDROID

[Dronny]

STILL DOESN'T WORK WITH ANDROID

Don't get paranoid about your android and DONT SHOUT!!

[johnny crossan]

I'm back with the old blue but nobody will tell me how to get my grey username brightened up. Is is some sort of secret?

[mr_nool]

STILL DOESN'T WORK WITH ANDROID

I can't quote or reply to posts when using the browser on my android phone. The rest of the site, the fixture list included, seems to work fine, though.

And the app is still working.

[Clowncrete]

Like Johny Crossan said, the usernames in the old theme have become grey and very hard to read. Will be happy if someone changes them back to blue. Thanks.:-)

[MaineRoadMemories]

twosips wrote:
Does it hurt anyone else's eyes to look at? It's really....stark. Just an odd combination of colours.

When it refreshes it almost *Blinks* and it reminds me of those Japanese Seizure bots from the simpsons episode.

bigblue wrote:
it makes the text harder to read and hurts my eyes.

Bleed_Blue wrote:
Its really hurting eyes, I am going to change back to old theme. .

The contrast level is much higher – darker background and white text so it’s surprising to hear that especially when comparing against the old style.
EDIT::Just read up this...

People with astigmatism (aproximately 50% of the population) find it harder to read white text on black than black text on white. Part of this has to do with light levels: with a bright display (white background) the iris closes a bit more, decreasing the effect of the "deformed" lens; with a dark display (black background) the iris opens to receive more light and the deformation of the lens creates a much fuzzier focus at the eye.

Solution: Use the other theme. The PlayingAway theme has perfect dark text/white background contrast.

The blink refresh thing only seems to happen in Internet Explorer. It doesn’t happen in Chrome, Safari or Firefox.
Solution: I’d ditch IE for a proper browser (for security reasons too).

BlueinBosnia wrote:
There's no way you can change the transition speed between the images at the top? They go a bit too fast for my liking. It's disturbing.

Otherwise, really like the theme!

What speed is it transitioning for you? The JavaScript is set to change the image every 3 seconds so it shouldn’t be going to quickly.

Peter Doherty wrote:
Any chance of getting rid of that 'share' shit at the right hand side. I'd stick with it then.... .

Beefymcfc wrote:
What's that 'Share' thing on the page, how do I get rid? .

I do like the white on dark though, makes it easy to read. .

Young kids like to share, boosting our SEO is helped by linking to social media.

Dameerto wrote:
The regular blue poster names can be a little difficult to make out at times, but it's not a big issue for me.

johnny crossan wrote:
I'm back with the old blue but nobody will tell me how to get my grey username brightened up. Is is some sort of secret? .

Clowncrete wrote:
Like Johny Crossan said, the usernames in the old theme have become grey and very hard to read. Will be happy if someone changes them back to blue. Thanks.:-) .

Solution: I think I’ve found a colour that can work on both the old style and the new style is providing harder than first thought. I’ve had a go at altering them.

halnone wrote:
There need to be something to further differentiate the posts. At a quick glance, all of the text on the page appear to part of the same post.

other than that I actually really like this theme. .

There’s 3 colours used for each post and a gap of about 20pixels between each post as a separator. As you scroll down the page the design has been done in such a way that each post emerges from the background and into view.

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
Couldn't open one single topic with my Samsung Tab in the morning. Doesn't seem to work with Android. .

mr_nool wrote:
I can't quote or reply to posts when using the browser on my android phone. The rest of the site, the fixture list included, seems to work fine, though. .

Not sure why that would happen. I’ll look into it. My first guess would be the new JavaScript slider is the cause. Could you post fine when it was a Flash Banner?

Solution: In the meantime use the Android app instead as it will give a better experience. Can you download Chrome for your Android? I’ve tested Chrome on iPad and it working.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Works fine now. Cheers mate!

I think the outlook is classy. I don't like to use the App though. Don't get me wrong, it looks and works fine, just not for me.

[Dameerto]

The new 'blue' works a treat, thanks.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Hi, I like it.

But I think you should:

Change the tabs font (still hate it)
Loose the 'shirt' icons on the main page (the images are really crappy)
Remove the Forum Rules box (looks really bad and no one follows it)
Change the double quote background fill
Maybe do something about the dropdown and search boxes? as they look a bit out of place
Restore my apostrophe

Other than those monumental balls ups you can be very proud of yourselves.

[TomS]

Refreshing, well done!

[City64]

Nice effort from those involved in the forum management etc ..... good job well done !

Maybe some of our "new " fans might get a bit lost but nevermind .

[BlueinBosnia]

BlueinBosnia wrote:
There's no way you can change the transition speed between the images at the top? They go a bit too fast for my liking. It's disturbing.

Otherwise, really like the theme!

What speed is it transitioning for you? The JavaScript is set to change the image every 3 seconds so it shouldn’t be going to quickly.

It's not how long each picture stays on the screen, it's how the change between them occurs. The change is far too 'vivid' and too drastic. It only affects you when you're reading the first post or on the main page, though, to be fair.

Now, though, the colour for normal posters is too similar to that for legends.

I also had a 'blink' in Firefox (I think I use Firefox 9), but didn't notice it after the first hour or so, so I guess it was a trick of the mind due to the new layout on my part.

[Moonchesteri]

Fixtures are out, new season is approaching fast, excitement is growing and we're no longer champions and Mancini is not the manager. So the Champions theme of last season is now replaced with a new theme for 2013/14. Enjoy.

If you don't like it then you know what to do!

• Go to your [urlnp=http://www.mancityfans.net/mcfnet/ucp.php]User Control Panel[/urlnp]
• Then click on Board Preferences
• Scroll down to Board Style
• Select from a choice of 4 styles...

Looks great MRM!
It usually takes quite a while for me to get used to and to like something new but I like this new theme already.

thanks for keeping the old themes too! I constantly use the 'playing away' theme (at work) & I liked the MaineRoadBlu too so I guess I'll use that occasionally too.

One problem in this new theme for me though is the share-tool as it blocks some of the functions on this site.. but that might just be down to my resolution settings.

[dazby]

It's great MRM. Well done.

[gary james]

I think it looks really good. Always nice to keep things fresh and up to date.

Well done to all those involved. Excellent stuff.

Cheers

[Beefymcfc]

MRM, is there any chance we can have the option of closing the 'Share' tool? I like the look of the new site but because I am using a note pad the share facility takes up a greater part of my viewing area.

And, good work mate. Wish I knew how to do shit like that.

[Burt]

Top bombin Wayne. Looks cool mate:o)