Ehren Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi everyone, This is just a quick announcement to confirm all ipsfocus themes will be upgraded to 4.2.x once it has been released by IPS. The theme upgrades will be free for existing subscribers, and they will be recoded from scratch into a new framework which will make them easier to manage and upgrade. Additionally, let me know if you have any ideas for new settings or features and if they're popular enough, I'll add them to the 4.2 themes! 14 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodle Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Looking forward to it @Ehren. I was wondering when you were going to release the new framework. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebthtet Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hell, yeah! Starting to test 4.2 on my test install, hope that everything goes smooth and themes will be ready for 4.2 stable launch. And if they won't I'll just wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uA_Y_C_A Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Retina Logo feature should be exm. plugin Also, for the beta version - at least to use - can you make a small update for popular themes. (uniform etc.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsideheaven Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Yeah I was also hoping there could be a quick follow-up during the beta just to make the themes usable. I'm using Ortem currently and the theme no longer works due to something in the footer according to IPS support. "This particular issue is caused by third block of changes in the template." PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method IPS\\core\\modules\\front\\contact\\contact::canUseContactUs() in /var/www/html/forum/system/Theme/Theme.php(810) : eval()'d code on line 4940 Though I understand if you'd say no as I can imagine the workload to be rather large during these updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 8 hours ago, uA_Y_C_A said: Retina Logo feature If you upload large logos, they're automatically downsized with css so they match the height of your header. In essence, the themes already have a retina logo feature Themes have never supported the beta releases, and there are no plans to support 4.2.x until 4.2.0. Sorry about that! 3 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsideheaven Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 No worries, completely understandable. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 With that said, I'll be upgrading a development board of mine to 4.2 beta 1 today and I'll get started on the updates. The actual files won't be made available to the public until 4.2.0 though 3 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uA_Y_C_A Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 9 hours ago, Ehren said: If you upload large logos, they're automatically downsized with css so they match the height of your header. It's not enough. I need to enter the size that should be shown thats why we need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 2 hours ago, uA_Y_C_A said: I need to enter the size that should be shown thats why we need it. You can already do that by changing the Logo height (px) setting under the Header tab Alternatively, just add your own css to custom.css and restrict the size of the logo. 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uA_Y_C_A Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 17 hours ago, Ehren said: You can already do that by changing the Logo height (px) setting under the Header tab Alternatively, just add your own css to custom.css and restrict the size of the logo. Sorry i didn't know When i'm change the Logo height, It is very flat, do you have a solution to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 6 hours ago, uA_Y_C_A said: When i'm change the Logo height, It is very flat, do you have a solution to that? Just add some transparent space to the top and bottom of your logo in an image editor If you have any further questions, go ahead and ask them in the customer forum. Support isn't usually offered in News announcements. 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamoneta.it Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 On 16/5/2017 at 11:43 PM, Outsideheaven said: Yeah I was also hoping there could be a quick follow-up during the beta just to make the themes usable. I'm using Ortem currently and the theme no longer works due to something in the footer according to IPS support. "This particular issue is caused by third block of changes in the template." PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method IPS\\core\\modules\\front\\contact\\contact::canUseContactUs() in /var/www/html/forum/system/Theme/Theme.php(810) : eval()'d code on line 4940 Though I understand if you'd say no as I can imagine the workload to be rather large during these updates. in the footer template find {{if \IPS\core\modules\front\contact\contact::canUseContactUs() and !( \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->application->directory == 'core' and \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->module and \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->module->key == 'contact' )}} and replace with {{if \IPS\Member::loggedIn()->canUseContactUs() and !( \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->application->directory == 'core' and \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->module and \IPS\Dispatcher::i()->module->key == 'contact' )}} This fix your fatal error but many other things are changed in 4.2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jair Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 To be perfectly honest, I like the new default theme a lot, fits the style of my website perfectly. Using a 3rd party one usually involves headaches during upgrades, so if it was just about the theme I would probably stick with the default one. What makes you stand out however is the level of support you provide - not only for your themes, but in general with css tweaks, etc. You can't find this anywhere, so even if I decide to go with the default I would still keep my subscription, just so I can ask random css questions from time to time Anyway, since the default theme looks good (in my subjective opinion), I think you can focus not only on modifying the general appearance, but more on settings and new features not found in it, similar to the NEW badge, icon choice and so on. Some suggestions: - ability to move some elements around via settings. For example the new topic notes go to the top below the topic title, it might be great if they can be shown at the bottom above the editor instead. - some more theming in the other apps. Usually forums get all the love, while for example gallery looks pretty unattractive to me both in the default skin and all custom ones too. Especially the categories on top make me cringe. It might be too difficult, but anyway, just a suggestion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicros Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I got an idea.. think you could maybe add something to make the user post info look similar to this? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heff Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Looking forward to seeing the themes for IPS 4.2. In your current themes you have some holidays added. (Christmas, Valentines and Easter.) Would it be possible to expand this selection or to have the ability to create one customised holiday? (e.g. upload custom theme icons, to cater for holidays based on religion/location/etc.?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 RIP all the custom modification i've made so far ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Will all themes be available and updated when 4.2 hits? I'm quite excited for the new framework! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 8 hours ago, The Heff said: Looking forward to seeing the themes for IPS 4.2. In your current themes you have some holidays added. (Christmas, Valentines and Easter.) Would it be possible to expand this selection or to have the ability to create one customised holiday? (e.g. upload custom theme icons, to cater for holidays based on religion/location/etc.?) I'd like to keep theme options limited to vital ones. I don't imagine custom holiday events would apply to most forums, so if you need to do this on your own site, I'd suggest either a custom.css modification, or simply modify the "Forum icons" theme settings 8 hours ago, David.. said: Will all themes be available and updated when 4.2 hits? I'm quite excited for the new framework! I'll do my best, but if all themes aren't immediately available with 4.2.0, they will be done as soon as possible. 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.. Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 16 hours ago, Ehren said: I'd like to keep theme options limited to vital ones. I don't imagine custom holiday events would apply to most forums, so if you need to do this on your own site, I'd suggest either a custom.css modification, or simply modify the "Forum icons" theme settings I'll do my best, but if all themes aren't immediately available with 4.2.0, they will be done as soon as possible. Thank you! Hopefully Ortem is available on the release date because I believe 4.2 will also have security updates so we probably cannot wait. As long as my main theme is up to date, I can wait for the secondary theme to get updated later down the line then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_m Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I'm excited about the release of 4.2 and the continued usage of IPSfocus skins, they will both look awesome. Just dreading the renovations and tweaks that my site uses but it will be worthwhile in the long run. I think I will add a list of changes I apply and then how the edits go because I'll lose track of them otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, joey_m said: I'm excited about the release of 4.2 and the continued usage of IPSfocus skins, they will both look awesome. Just dreading the renovations and tweaks that my site uses but it will be worthwhile in the long run. I think I will add a list of changes I apply and then how the edits go because I'll lose track of them otherwise. All of the 4.2 themes will have far less template changes which means theme updates won't be required as often. You'll need to reapply all of your modifications when you upgrade from 4.1 to 4.2, but after that, the themes will be very easy to maintain! 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Been away yet come back and makes me to look forward to more many new things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 The 4.2 framework has just been finished, and I've managed to easily and efficiently upgrade Novus to 4.2 (beta 4). Contrary to earlier decisions, I'll be releasing a few themes during the 4.2 beta phase. I don't have an ordered to-do list so they'll likely be spontaneous decisions, but Novus will certainly be one since it's already finished. Stay tuned over the next few days 4 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebthtet Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 That's awesome news! Damn, if my testing goes well we might just switch earlier... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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