Yah, he tried to send me a couple of messages, but my already overflowing mailbox said 'no mas, por favor'.

I'm too much of a pack rat to get rid of any old messages (reference purposes, you see).

Roger -Dot- Lee, taking pack rat to new and exciting depths.

Oh, and incidentally, I'm liking this Olias skin. It woiks, mate!

I totally understand techno upgrading, but I vote to keep the old look. In fact, I still use "classic skin" on WinAmp. Just my style.

But if we can personalize the look, excellent. I agree with the Avatar to the left/vertical space observation.

PS, where's the skin/look option?

You're such a conservative boy, Spaz...;)

Oh yeah. There's even a spot on the option box that has the old look (not perfect, mind, but the color scheme is still there)

I found it on the personal configuration page on the bottom. And if you look at the bottom of the page you're reading, it should be there too.

I think it would be fun if we had several themes - an Olias theme with Olias artwork - it would be a dark theme. Maybe a Genesis theme, a King Crimson theme, etc. And you could pick your favorite. Post your ideas here!

There has GOT to be an Astronomical theme. Stars, nebulae, maybe a black hole or something.

Relativity, black hole grids, that sort of thing.

Roger -Dot- Lee, astrogeek and damn proud of it!

I like the lighter colors better. My 2 cents.

no can see. but I'm happy with the current look, so not a biggie. though we gotta get rid of that VBulletin logo!! :imp:

It's just temporary, folks!

You 'll also be able to choose between several light or dark. This board will be a bucket of friend chicken.

If you'd like to search the web for templates or styles, look for vBulletin 3.5 ones, and post links to them here!

I think that's great idea and solution of the problem light theme vs dark theme.

Band skins are also cool idea.

I prefer skins that remind of the moon, so darker ones. If it is to be one default my vote is for darker skin.

I agree with Yesspaz. Avatars and info on the left looks better.

thanks, Avian!

here's some themes, might be something, but I need to head to work..

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=161

That might get a bit greasy. I already have a cat hair issue on my keyboard. maybe something that just tastes like chicken?

Everyone should now see the QUick Style Chooser drop down menu in the lower left of the screen. Enjoy!

Yup - I've seen all of those - that's where I got the Olias theme that we'll continue to work with. But let me know if youguys like one of those.

The one style that I love is vbulletin.org's own Dark Blue style. But they're keeping it private!

Avian, how about, just for the time being, you put a light and dark forum link on the main page. They let everyone see/experience both.

I like the color scheme in the thread blocks themselves. If the outside frame could be toned down from pure white ( a gray or steel blue) it might be easier on the eyes.

I don't think I can do that. It might take some research or even a hack. vbulletin has a default style for all users, and any style changes are saved in each user's profile. I'm not sure if I can override that with a parameter, but I'll look into that. If you can find anything in the vbulletin docs, let me know.

I like the bright colors.........It is easier to read. It's the same color scheme as my MSN........

M$N...That's all the impetus I need to want to see it changed. :grump:

I'm going to switch the default back to the old Moon colors. If this switches things for you, you can always just choose your favorite in that menu below, and it will stick. SOme like it light, some like dark. Have it your way!

If you plan to leave it this way, let me know and I will clean up the button icons so that they don't looks so ragged with the dark background.