User Testing - RMRK4 Dark

[March 28th]

Moved out of the mod forum and now into extra access for more users to test it  .

Been working on this for a while, and it's by no means complete.

RMRK4 Dark is essentially the same as the current default, yet it emulates the palette from the old RMRK2 Dark theme.

You can try switching to it here: http://rmrk.net/?theme=33

Note that this link only sets you on the new one for the current session, you need to directly choose it in your profile to make it permanent. The name is RMRK4-lite V2.

The EA forum uses RMRK4 Lite V2 no matter what. Though keep in mind, due to how the "old" RMRk4 Lite saves the theme preferences, viewing a page on the old theme will reset the preferences for v2 back to the default light / sidebar visible. That'll stop once the old theme is replaced. I recommend going to your profile, themes and layout options, change, and choosing V2.

It's a "new" theme because I'm also rewriting parts of it to increase SMF 2 compatibility, if they ever actually release it. I also had to rewrite a fair chunk of it to allow it to basically be 2 themes in one.

When you switch to it, by default it should look largely the same. A key difference to the user is an extra button in the top right, next to where you would hide the sidebar. This lets you switch between light and dark, and you can change them independently.

Use this thread for suggestions and comments, bug reports etc.

I'm aware of the issue where the custom style is only applied after everything in the page has loaded. Hadn't noticed that when I was just testing off local host =(

I'll see what I can do about that; I have a few ideas which will work, just need to figure out the best way to implement them.

OK I don't know why you queers can't look at it. More specific variables like the exact titles of membergroups are only available globally in threads, so I can't check them everywhere =(. I relied on the global is_admin and is_mod ones. Green global mods should get included in that =s

I thought you were kidding when you said you'd try to make a new dark theme. o.o

Sorry, you don't have the correct permissions to try this theme just yet. Click here to switch back to RMRK4. If you changed to this theme via your profile settings, you should now go to your profile and change back to another theme to avoid seeing this message again.

OK I don't know why you queers can't look at it. More specific variables like the exact titles of membergroups are only available globally in threads, so I can't check them everywhere =(. I relied on the global is_admin and is_mod ones. Green global mods should get included in that =s

Basically this. It's broken right now anyway lol ._.

I'm re-writing the way it switches / stores your prefs so you don't get blinded on every page load by white.

For now you may drool over the screenshot ;o

I think I got it sussed now ;]

Now to tweak some more things and check it's ok in other browsers besides firefocks =o

what the fuck opera :|

MAKE SURE THE THEME IS COMPATIBLE WITH IE6. 

You can test my staff all you want, Roph.

I rewrote the preferences thing ;]

Now you're all able to use it. Switch to it here. Use it like normal, post any stuff that's wrong =o

I still know a few things like some damn rounded corners still being broken.

very cool. im using it right now. i'll post if i see anything weird

It's easier on the eyes than the light theme.

randomly, my theme changes back to the light theme. Like a minute ago I clicked View unread replies, that page was dark theme, then I clicked Forum to go home and it was light theme'd, but clicked it again and it was dark theme. I left the site and came back and it was in light theme, refreshed several times and it was back in dark theme. Odd stuff.

There's a little square button right above your unread posts. Click it.

yeah, that's how i get back. though when i'm away from the site for more than like 10 minutes it reverts to the light theme again minus the button to click.

I can't reproduce that problem =s

When you change style a cookie is set with the style you chose, and it's read via php when you load a new page and the corresponding css is given as the default. I've been using dark for a few days now and not had that happen =o

What browser? Any weird cookie settings?

Try clearing them; I did use the same cookie name as the original RMRK4 cookie for the sidebar, maybe they're interfering, but the new one should overwrite the old one =s

Drop support for these IE fages and use css round corners :3 plus it will make it easier for you ;--;

yeah, that's how i get back. though when i'm away from the site for more than like 10 minutes it reverts to the light theme again minus the button to click.

Oh FUCK I just realised why this happens to you.

Using a link like this: http://rmrk.net/?theme=33 only sets it as your theme for the current session. So after a while (or you leave and come back) you end up back on the standard RMRK4 (ID 17). Just go to your profile and set V2, then it'll stay on that. Forgot about that, lol.

[edit] just realised inline edit boxes are still white.

I like it a lot so far. One thing I noticed was that scrolling over the Unread Topics thingy in the attached made it really dark and unreadable, though most links are fine:

Fixed:

Link colour (above post)
Text in spoilers was black
All rounded corners on dark
Wrong icons for subforums
Inline editing still white

Spellchecking is tricky to theme, SMF sends a hard-coded "style.css" which doesn't even exist -_-

[edit] You won't see changes till I upload lol ;o
[edit] And even then you need to ctrl+f5 to force re-downloading new CSS.

nice! i don't get that problem anymore.
now everything just runs slower than usual, but i'm assuming it's because you're updating the theme a lot and I have to keep re-downloading the new things.

Just replaced everything with an updated verison =o

Ctrl+F5 

Fixed up special stuff for Opera and Safari.

Left over from light, looks out of place.