In search of the Dark Zone (style)

[SpankMe]

I have added a Dark Zone style. Will see how it goes until I find something better.

Would anyone with graphic skills like to have a go at a KB banner? I have no talent in that area and just threw the above one together. Would need one each for the light and dark zones. If interested, just email me (spankme@kiwibiker.co.nz) for the logo graphic and then post your attempts here.

[The Everlasting]

Dark Zone looks great,thanks! :)

[Monkeynz]

Yep this dark zone is much more user friendly compared to the last one. I like the new look although will need a little longer to know how to find different pages etc like where do you get the smilies from now?

[steve_t]

Love it!! :niceone:

[steve_t]

Yep this dark zone is much more user friendly compared to the last one. I like the new look although will need a little longer to know how to find different pages etc like where do you get the smilies from now?

Click 'reply' and then click 'go advanced' :niceone:

[The Everlasting]

Yep this dark zone is much more user friendly compared to the last one. I like the new look although will need a little longer to know how to find different pages etc like where do you get the smilies from now?

I had to go advanced to find them,almost certain they are not in quick reply..

[Monkeynz]

Click 'reply' and then click 'go advanced' :niceone:

Awesome thanks for the help :woohoo:

[Hopeful Bastard]

Ah yes! DARK ZONE HAS LANDED!!

Can now take me sunnies off! Way better.. Thanks Spank :2thumbsup :yes:

[Trudes]

I used to be a light zoner, but I like this dark side better than the old one. I've been converted!:niceone:

[Mental Trousers]

I used to be a light zoner, but I like this dark side better than the old one. I've been converted!:niceone:

Yeah, this Dark theme doesn't seem like a kiddy gamer/warez site one.

[Trudes]

Exactly!
I like the quick reply box better on this new and improved also.... It works! And then I only have to push the back once!! Yahhh

[cave weta]

Im with Trudes- I was never a darkie lover- but this one is rather classy..

[vindy500]

Would anyone with graphic skills like to have a go at a KB banner? I have no talent in that area and just threw the above one together. Would need one each for the light and dark zones. If interested, just email me (spankme@kiwibiker.co.nz) for the logo graphic and then post your attempts here.

emailed

btw love the new quick reply

[pc220]

Thank god for the darkzone, it looked like we had gone all metrosexual there for awhile.:2thumbsup

[Maha]

I used to be a light zoner, but I like this dark side better than the old one. I've been converted!:niceone:


Once ya gone Dark you will never go Bark....is that how the saying goes?...:confused:

[Trudes]

Once ya gone Dark you will never go Bark....is that how the saying goes?...:confused:

So no more humping trees then?

[Kiwi Graham]

always been a dark zone fan, like the new look.:yes:

[Bald Eagle]

Love all the improvements and both the new light and dark zones, only issue is size now when on mobile.

PDA style anytime soon ?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116251-PDA-Style?p=1129596136#post1129596136

[SpankMe]

Love all the improvements and both the new light and dark zones, only issue is size now when on mobile.

PDA style anytime soon ?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/116251-PDA-Style?p=1129596136#post1129596136

It's on my increasingly large todo list. :)

[bogan]

I quite liked the used of yellow and black with the last dark zone, but thats prolly just me, did I mention I also own a bright yellow van :whistle: but these colors work well, just don't have as much pahzazz ....

One thing though, the links dont really stand out, for some using crt monitor you really have to look to find which text is a bit of linky.

[PrincessBandit]

I really like this dark zone; I was never a fan of the light universe before, and when it was the initial default I could barely look at the screen!

The only problem I still have (and that might be my computer ??) is when I want to correct something in a post the cursor is a dark vertical line making it almost impossible to see where you're placing it until you click. Click, no wrong line, click, no wrong letter, click ahhhhh that's where I need it to go......

e.g. I want to go back and italicise the word dark in the sentence above - as you can see, dragging the thingy to highlight is a bit hit and miss! :crazy: Even clicking in here to place the smilie took me three goes.

p.s. can anyone tell me how to include smilies in rep comments please?

[Kendog]

p.s. can anyone tell me how to include smilies in rep comments please?
You can write the code in for the smilie you want to use. The code is under the smilie when you bring up the list of all of them.
My cursor in the dark zone is white, so easy to see.

[Reido]

The keywords are highlighted in some stupid colour so you cant actually read them (dark uni)
Not too much of a problem, just annoying.

Thought it was worth mentioning

Screen shot attached

[SpankMe]

emailed

btw love the new quick reply

Yeah, thanks for these. They're looking good.:niceone:

[TOTO]

When I click Comunity>Members List>Search members , typing in the search box it is not visible what has been typed. Search function works fine apart from that.

Thank SpankMe

[SpankMe]

When I click Comunity>Members List>Search members , typing in the search box it is not visible what has been typed. Search function works fine apart from that.

Thank SpankMe

There's a number of similar issues with this style that should be fixed in the next version.

[Starky307]

Hi Spank,
Another small issue with the dark universe setting.
When viewing the friends tab of a user profile, the friends listed turn white when the mouse is over the friend in question, this makes the words dissapear.

[SpankMe]

I've simplified The Dark Zone a bit. Got rid of the background images and that horrible border.

[vindy500]

hey sm, if you use this for your banner it should make it work better with the new background, I can tidy up the edges if need be

[SpankMe]

hey sm, if you use this for your banner it should make it work better with the new background, I can tidy up the edges if need be

That would be cool. Thanks. PD also has a new style which needs a matching header logo.