Ehren Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 As always, I'm happy to announce the release of a new IPB skin, this time one called Imperial. It is a modern design with an elegant colour scheme and packed with features including jQuery powered navigation, a quick login box, customizable topic layouts and avatars as post icons. Take a look at a live demo or read up on all of it's features on the skin page. After the successful release of Gravity Green, a blue version of the skin has also been released. Any suggestions or feedback is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemalde Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The font is a little small, but beside that its a beautiful skin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putzy Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I love it as a skin design, but the font could be slightly larger. As a side: What features will be lost if I was to remove jQuery from the skin? I hate using both Prototype and jQuery on the same webpage, when it's a whole lot better just to code the features in Prototype/Scriptaculous in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicros Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Very nice skin Ehren. I may be purchasing this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Increasing the font size is no problem.. might do that actually. Putzy: I have never been a fan of prototype and don't plan on adopting it for future skins. If you were to remove jQuery, you would lose the login box, animated navigation bar and the customizable topic view. The jQuery file is cached on googles servers (and has a local fallback if google doesn't load), so the files are loaded almost instantaneously and the skin doesn't lag, nor does it noticeably take longer to load compared to my other skins (most of which use jQuery aswell). They're compatible with each other, so why not make the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodle Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Great skin Ehren. I agree though I think the font size should be 12px from 11px. This also fixes the blurry font in the search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 I increased it from 11px to 11.5px since 12px seemed quite large, but anyone is welcome to adjust it accordingly on their own site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodle Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hey there Ehren I noticed the "back to top" button was missing in the skin, was this on purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 It was yeah.. although it can be re-added without much hassle. I removed it because the "basic" topic view looked too cramped with it. I might change this in a later version so it's visible in the detailed view only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feneroin Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nice and clean skin. PURCHASED ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feneroin Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I increased it from 11px to 11.5px since 12px seemed quite large, but anyone is welcome to adjust it accordingly on their own site. You have upgraded from customer downloads also? Because now i have installed and the font size is ok for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodle Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 You have upgraded from customer downloads also? Because now i have installed and the font size is ok for me Yes Ehren fixed the font size in the Customer Downloads section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I've just updated this topic with Gravity Blue for those who are interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodle Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Your on a roll Ehren, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicros Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Love both of these skins Ehren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeirex Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 They look nice Ehren. I noticed the text for Register Now! changes to Register when you click on it though. (Gravity Blue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Strange bug, although that also happens on the default skin which means it's a language issue. You can manually change it to "Register Now" if you like, but I need to keep it using the language replacement incase someone is using a language other than English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoteK Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Gravity Blue, YUS~! Now just need Gravity Red to complete the collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmboy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Gravity Blue, YUS~! Now just need Gravity Red to complete the collection Gravity Red would be nice! In the Imperial skin, are the forum icons customizable? How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's exactly the same as any other skin, so yeah - they can be changed easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Kitsune Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yay!! I've been waiting for this skin!! Good job Ehren (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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