Dark Theme

Sentry13 · Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:50 pm

Anyone know if there is an option in settings to make the forum have a dark theme?

Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 pm

Sentry13 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:50 pm Anyone know if there is an option in settings to make the forum have a dark theme?

This board only uses the standard PHPBB "style" for the foreseeable future

fullonshred · Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:34 am

I am a fan of dark theme as well. That said, the current light blue background is much easier on my eyes than the stark white of the previous Rock n Roll theme.

MattFireblade · Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:32 am

LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 pm
Sentry13 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:50 pm Anyone know if there is an option in settings to make the forum have a dark theme?
This board only uses the standard PHPBB "style" for the foreseeable future

If you find an extension to have multiple themes and want someone to write the code for you, message me.

Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:14 pm

MattFireblade wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:32 am
LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 pm
Sentry13 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:50 pm Anyone know if there is an option in settings to make the forum have a dark theme?
This board only uses the standard PHPBB "style" for the foreseeable future
If you find an extension to have multiple themes and want someone to write the code for you, message me.

That's not how PHPBB works. You can install and make available as many "Styles" as you want. "Styles" are more like "skins" tho they can have modifications to the base PHPBB code which is what we use. The problem with multiple styles is maintaining them and keeping them from crashing the board because of those modifications. "Extensions" are just that...plug-in modules of code to perform a specific function...i.e....ones we have tested, installed and work...Paypal for Donations, Lightbox for pics, Reactions to posts, Tapatalk, Clipboard for pics and embedded Multimedia. Then there are the possible issues with whether of not the Extensions you've installed work across all the Styles you've installed. I appreciate the offer but right now we're good to go. We've got STABILITY.

ID10t · Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:30 pm

LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:14 pm
MattFireblade wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:32 am
LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 pm

This board only uses the standard PHPBB "style" for the foreseeable future
If you find an extension to have multiple themes and want someone to write the code for you, message me.
That's not how PHPBB works. You can install and make available as many "Styles" as you want. "Styles" are more like "skins" tho they can have modifications to the base PHPBB code which is what we use. The problem with multiple styles is maintaining them and keeping them from crashing the board because of those modifications. "Extensions" are just that...plug-in modules of code to perform a specific function...i.e....ones we have tested, installed and work...Paypal for Donations, Lightbox for pics, Reactions to posts, Tapatalk, Clipboard for pics and embedded Multimedia. Then there are the possible issues with whether of not the Extensions you've installed work across all the Styles you've installed. I appreciate the offer but right now we're good to go. We've got STABILITY.

+1 for Stability and for, well having a forum. I understand the people's wants, I also live in a house that I have tried to remove "perfect" from her vocabulary, because perfect is ALWAYS followed by "but."
A continued thank you to [mention]LightWingStudios[/mention] and [mention]UrenragK[/mention].

When there is nothing important to do, it is important to do nothing.

Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:23 pm

Anyone who knows me knows I was a HUGE FAN of the dark theme on the old forum.
So the first thing I did here was switch to the dark theme. HUGE MISTAKE!
The dark theme for this software is completely SNAFU!
Probably the best example of completely SNAFU I've ever encountered in any context.
All us newbies over here who had automatically switched to the dark theme finally
convinced Patrick to switch it off!!!! Please don't convince him to turn it back on!
If you do, you'll be very, very sorry!

fullonshred · Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:02 pm

mickey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:23 pm Anyone who knows me knows I was a HUGE FAN of the dark theme on the old forum.
So the first thing I did here was switch to the dark theme. HUGE MISTAKE!
The dark theme for this software is completely SNAFU!
Probably the best example of completely SNAFU I've ever encountered in any context.
All us newbies over here who had automatically switched to the dark theme finally
convinced Patrick to switch it off!!!! Please don't convince him to turn it back on!
If you do, you'll be very, very sorry!

This is not a complaint, merely a comment - the Dark Theme on old AGF is my favorite theme from any web board I have ever visited.

I must have missed the dark theme here. The current light blue theme is the least bright I have encountered here, and it is a definite improvement for my eyes over the rock n roll theme we had at first.

Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:09 pm

Be glad you missed it! I was beginning to be afraid I'd be stuck with it if I stayed here.
I could not possibly agree more "the Dark Theme on old AGF is my favorite theme from any web board I have ever visited."

MattFireblade · Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:44 pm

LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:14 pm
MattFireblade wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:32 am
LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:05 pm
This board only uses the standard PHPBB "style" for the foreseeable future
If you find an extension to have multiple themes and want someone to write the code for you, message me.
That's not how PHPBB works. You can install and make available as many "Styles" as you want. "Styles" are more like "skins" tho they can have modifications to the base PHPBB code which is what we use. The problem with multiple styles is maintaining them and keeping them from crashing the board because of those modifications. "Extensions" are just that...plug-in modules of code to perform a specific function...i.e....ones we have tested, installed and work...Paypal for Donations, Lightbox for pics, Reactions to posts, Tapatalk, Clipboard for pics and embedded Multimedia. Then there are the possible issues with whether of not the Extensions you've installed work across all the Styles you've installed. I appreciate the offer but right now we're good to go. We've got STABILITY.

I'm aware.

The 'skin' of a PHPBB board is just CSS, which I've done for another forum I'm on as well. No worries, but feel free to hit me up if you ever go that route, as most of the 'dark' PHPBB skins are...not great.

zisme · Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:36 am

I can sorta cheat on my phone at least by using my browser's dark mode

fullonshred · Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:51 am

mickey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:09 pm Be glad you missed it! I was beginning to be afraid I'd be stuck with it if I stayed here.
I could not possibly agree more "the Dark Theme on old AGF is my favorite theme from any web board I have ever visited."

The Dark Theme on old agf got me looking into running Dark Themes on my browsers, And windows 10 has a Dark Setting for Apps that I usually enable. It is just easier on my eyes.

peskypesky · Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:57 am

I like the light blue theme.

helsinkirocks · Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:40 pm

I will be glad to have a dark theme.
I love coming here, but I'm not as frequent as a poster as I will be until then.
All the light and brightness is ROUGH. Especially since I'm typically on late at night.

BrianSkeezer · Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:59 pm

Do a search for an add-on called Night Mode Pro. It's helped me for years when I work at night, and I've grown so used to it, I use it all the time. You can turn it off for any sites that you need to, but it'll stay on for the normal mode. Works great with the new AGF!

helsinkirocks · Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:47 pm

BrianSkeezer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:59 pm Do a search for an add-on called Night Mode Pro. It's helped me for years when I work at night, and I've grown so used to it, I use it all the time. You can turn it off for any sites that you need to, but it'll stay on for the normal mode. Works great with the new AGF!

Wow thanks for the tip! That's a handy add-on. Much nicer to look at now.

Sentry13 · Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:57 pm

BrianSkeezer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:59 pm Do a search for an add-on called Night Mode Pro. It's helped me for years when I work at night, and I've grown so used to it, I use it all the time. You can turn it off for any sites that you need to, but it'll stay on for the normal mode. Works great with the new AGF!

You're a lifesaver. That add on works wonderfully here. Thanks!