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Post by Dragon on Nov 23, 2011 22:47:05 GMT 1
Ok, I am asking for any graphics helps I can get with this project. If you just wanna throw in a casual "I like that" or general opinions thats fine, anything will help. I'm trying to get down a structure for several of these boards because theyre gonna be different than normal proboards forums, probably more lik a regular website but yeah. cloudianpublicity.com/index.cgi?board=musicvideolocations&action=display&thread=4697This is pretty well an example of a more or less currently finished Music Video Band thread: its a thread for one band and one band only coming from a large index of bands. Right now we only have links there as you can see, and with Wormos coding to make each link replaced with an image generally and with the images Rad created for us. The last person I asked about the thread when shown said theres too much open space, with only the image links in there thats probably true. He suggested we put forth a a big image for the band next to the imagelinks already there, a preset size for each band like that. Thatd be tricky to code in with a couple of options I know of already but fairly doable preferrably we find the best way to do it like wormos replacing the links with images code. So I like that idea but its gonna take a while to fill out for everything. thoughts on that idea? Next brainstorm I had was removing the find, send topic, reply, and print: the entire cat or title bar removed. Only the reply button would be useful out of those besides maybe bookmarks but thats possible to put down with quote and reply and delete.... This would make loading the page sort of faster dont you think? Less images to load though the code to remove the bar adds more coding... Less chance of failure to load images which is always a problem. The only other brainstorm I have, which Ive thought about for a while, is making a general banner image for the entire tv shows or music boards so instead of the general cloudian publicity banner you see on other pages you see something that fits the theme of the board your on. Still gotta find images for that, but yeah. Oh and, centering the topic name and all the minprofile stuff? Im pretty sure theres a code for that, havent been able to find them. Thats about all I got. Anyone have any other suggestions ? Opinions, judgements, anything you can give will be met with a smile and jumping up and down like a small child.... If you like that sort of thing Anyways, thanks for any help you can give in advance, I do appreciate it.
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Post by OJ on Nov 24, 2011 0:10:37 GMT 1
You could use Wormo Background in Posts code, and adjust each background to fit those images/links in. Maybe make some boxes where the linked images will fit. Just something that I thought would look pretty cool if you could get the images to match correctly. (Not a bad idea to try out myself actually. ;D )
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Post by Dragon on Nov 24, 2011 1:20:11 GMT 1
Thanks for the postage OJ Yeah, I was thinking about using the backgrounds in posts to get one going for in general posting like IOD has here, would it actually work though to get the boxes where the images go ? One little movement wrong and the image will look wrong and plus its supposed to be an image that spreads out right like a gradient that fills in ? I'd think Id have to setup a preset width/height for the post area to make sure its all exact at the least as well... Hmmm leaves me something to ponder my friend Hmm how would you try it out ?
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Post by OJ on Nov 24, 2011 19:48:56 GMT 1
Something like this: ClickyI used this background image (614x300px): Then I used all 6 of your linked images and centered them. I had to use 15 line breaks total to place the images where you see them in my link. 12 before, and 3 after the linked images. (Note that I didn't link the images in my post. You'll have to do that yourself obviously) I used this format to get that look on the post:
[PBG:nr,cx]http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad28/ravyoshi26/3_doord_down_bg.png[/PBG:] [center][img src="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9228/cpbuttonamazon.png"] [img src="http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/510/cpbuttonlastfm.png"] [img src="http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8540/cpbuttonofficialsite.png"] [img src="http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7022/cpbuttonytartist.png"] [img src="http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2113/cpbuttonytofficial.png"] [img src="http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/9428/cpbuttonwikipedia.png"][/center]
Notice the line breaks before and after the linked images. I think it looks pretty cool. Of course you would have to adjust whatever colors you need, and use different backgrounds for each one. Also note that the image sizes are set to match my forum. You would have to get the sizes to match your forum as well, but I just wanted to show you a preview of how it could look on your forum. Let me know what you think bro.
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Post by Dragon on Nov 25, 2011 3:35:11 GMT 1
I dunno man, its a good idea, I dunno though. Looks pretty good except for where it meets the white border. It looks ok on your example, but when it meets the border on mine not so much. I tried to put space in between, not possible. I was thinking the background being like IOD though, with the gradient background. Then the images left to right or up and down... edit: *tackle hugs OJ* ah hah!!! I got it! The missing link. Ok a way we could put in the images for the bands is if we put in a number link, something that does nothing and is compatible with the links to images to code. Wormo and I went over it a while ago that if you put in a link it will be turned into an image wherever no matter what, and if you put in a different link for the same image, youd be putting in the new link with the same image down and it would work: inside the footers youd see the same image next to a different link in procession. Fixes the issue of if I have to change the image sortof. As far as putting all the images and stuff in a table; we use a predefined template and just paste in the links in the blank spaces available. Easy to edit with new links and the table itself would never need changing. Addition Edit: cloudianpublicity.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=hitmanrebornfvf&thread=6288&page=1Thats a Tv Show look that Im toying around with. Thoughts? Any chance you know how to get the [+]more effect like tvlinks: www.tv-links.eu/tv-shows/iCarly_354/Now heres a Movies look: cloudianpublicity.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=hitmanrebornfvf&thread=6289&page=1Trailer addict has a bigger/clearer image to use, but I put up the tvlinks given one as well. Let me know what you think of it please. And finally we have the strange Music Videos look: cloudianpublicity.com/index.cgi?board=hitmanrebornfvf&action=display&thread=6290The most basic of the three really, just the band picture and links. Not sure what info could be of use there. Heres test 2 for it: cloudianpublicity.com/index.cgi?board=hitmanrebornfvf&action=display&thread=6291
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Post by <i>pebble</i> on Nov 26, 2011 4:47:52 GMT 1
Re: music videos I'd go with the first choice though I would reduce the size of the image as it squashes the miniprofile. Not a problem if no one else is going to comment then you may run into problems if their text/image in the miniprofile is larger than yours. This could result in the forum stretching etc and getting some funny effects.(I presume they are, but if it's just links and no comments then there's a code at proboards to completely remove the miniprofile)
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Post by Dragon on Nov 26, 2011 6:37:13 GMT 1
A <i>pebble</i> has appeared!!! Welcome to the conversation <i>pebble</i>meister. Im having RAD make us a good post background gradient/image.... I dont think that using the music video image as the background will work for us. A handful of issue we cant get past with that. You looked at the two tests I made <i>pebble</i> ? I need to come up with a general size that works for the band image Edit: I just got the two codes from wormo that we needed to work the tests I amde for the others in the real time thread editing/making for those boards. Like movies, tv shows ? Edited music videos again. Re: music videos I'd go with the first choice though I would reduce the size of the image as it squashes the miniprofile. Not a problem if no one else is going to comment then you may run into problems if their text/image in the miniprofile is larger than yours. This could result in the forum stretching etc and getting some funny effects.(I presume they are, but if it's just links and no comments then there's a code at proboards to completely remove the miniprofile) No right now links with the other content will be up/put up, but later on hopefully we'll have members posting comments. Thats the plan anyway. Stopped advertising until we have the Music, movies and tv show boards done. Tv shows outside is now complete for the most part, all 27 letters and numbers.
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Post by Dragon on Nov 28, 2011 5:40:56 GMT 1
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Post by <i>pebble</i> on Nov 28, 2011 12:51:02 GMT 1
I'd go for the second one if you had 8 link buttons (or any even number of buttons). That Lyrics button looks like it needs Rad's attention.
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Post by Dragon on Nov 28, 2011 18:30:30 GMT 1
3 doors down is the most updated of all the music videos, but as is thats all theres supposed to be there. 7 in all of them. I was asking you guys before if you thought we could/should use mtv as an eighth link. If you guys think so then yeah we'll have 8. Its always possible for more to be added over time though.
I had to make a bunch of the post images myself because I didnt know wed be using them until after Rad made the others.
So you think 220x216 is the right size for the band image ? (thats how big 3 doors down one is in the test)
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Post by OJ on Nov 28, 2011 21:36:56 GMT 1
Same as <i>pebble</i>. Second one as long as you get even number of links. Otherwise it would just look weird. The band image is pretty good I think. It looks like an album cover size, so I think it works. If anything, just get rid of the "Thread Started..." line in the title, and the "Last edit..." line in the post, as I think it kinda kills the look of it overall. Other than that, it works bro.
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Post by Dragon on Nov 29, 2011 2:24:25 GMT 1
Not sure I understand, whys would it look so much worse with 7 bannerlinks instead of 8 ?
We could add mtv as the eighth link, currently we have only the 7 ready for them (not all the links might apply though, some might not appear at those sites at all) .
I put in the code to remove last edit, couldnt find a code for thread started though.
Anything else though ? Change the color for the borders ? Like here its orange borders, we just have a blue and white montage rather than grey and orange.
Rad made u a secondary minprofile and post background, which do you guys think we should use? First one or the darker one ? (Ill put the darker one in a test later, gotta get to my essay and homework ASAP)
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Post by OJ on Nov 29, 2011 16:26:14 GMT 1
HERE is a code for that one. As for the links... if you could find a way to align the links vertically, then it would work as well. Otherwise the "lyrics" link looks lonely, if you will. That's why we said to have an even number of links there.
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Post by Dragon on Nov 29, 2011 19:48:22 GMT 1
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Post by OJ on Nov 29, 2011 20:32:42 GMT 1
No no bro. Second one is better. See how the "lyrics" link has no other link next to it? That's why I said the link looks lonely. But if you were to somehow lower the other 3 links to align them with the 4 links next to them, then it would work. It would look best if you were able to "center" them vertically. Get what I mean now?
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