The Last Homely House

General => The Golden Hall => Topic started by: DáinIronfoot on May 30, 2008, 12:56:37 PM

Title: TLHH Themes
Post by: DáinIronfoot on May 30, 2008, 12:56:37 PM
I noticed that only two people are using a theme other than the forum default...and I'm one of them! :P

Just in case you weren't aware we had other themes you can use, and are curious to see what other themes we have and what they look like, here's how you do it. Go to your profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> Change (next to "Current Theme" at the top). This will show you the other options and let you preview them, then change to any other theme you like.

If you WANT to go with the default, then that's perfectly fine, of course. But the fact that practically EVERYONE is using the default leads me to think that many folks just don't know any better. :)

Oh, and if you find any other SMF forum themes on the net you think would be good here, let Kralik or I know and we can add them for you. Variety is a good thing, so long as we don't go overboard and end up overloading the server with tons of theme options! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on May 30, 2008, 01:21:11 PM
On the same note, I encourage anyone with creative inclinations to browse the main themes repository (http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/) and let us know which ones look nice. I'd love to find a better one to be the default. :)
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: CarpeGuitarrem on June 08, 2008, 12:03:13 AM
Ooh, nice and shiny! I like the Hobbit one!

Have a look at...
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=657
That's a golden one...

http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=729
Brown and Tan

http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=53
Manuscript

http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=569
Sunset


Yeah, there's a few.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 08, 2008, 07:51:47 AM
What do you think of BlueVista? It's installed right now -- with a new logo and some Rivendell art, it could be nice. Thoughts?
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 08, 2008, 09:10:46 AM
Well, I figure a good way to get feedback is to make everyone try it out! :twisted:
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: SomeRandomDude on June 08, 2008, 09:15:15 AM
NO! NO! Put it back...please?!?!?! I liked the old way...its so easy.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 08, 2008, 09:18:01 AM
Mua ha ha!

Well, you can always change it back via Profile-->Look and Layout-->Current Theme. But I'll leave it up so I can get more feedback. ;)
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: SomeRandomDude on June 08, 2008, 09:19:00 AM
Well...I've got it back now. Keep it simple, IMO, so its easy to use.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 08, 2008, 09:20:42 AM
It's not any less simple than before -- the layout is the same, but the coloring is different.
Comparatively the Hobbit / LotR themes are a lot more "drastic."
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: CarpeGuitarrem on June 08, 2008, 10:50:02 AM
Is there any way you can modify any of the themes? In the Hobbit theme, there's not that much coloring difference between read and unread forums.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 08, 2008, 03:04:14 PM
Is there any way you can modify any of the themes? In the Hobbit theme, there's not that much coloring difference between read and unread forums.

Yes... all parts of a theme can be modified one way or another.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: AgentDrake on June 08, 2008, 04:12:07 PM
Hey....
I...

I...

I like it! :o
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Shieldmaiden on June 09, 2008, 12:16:44 AM
Wow, I love the new theme!  Yay!  Great improvements are happening here all the time.   :D

I would like to have the Lord Of The Rings Theme or the Hobbit theme, but I can't stand the missing icons in some places.  You end up with little red x's everywhere, and I don't like it.  If there was a way to fill those in, then I would use the Hobbit or LotR themes. 

But as it is, I'm happy with this new one we're on now! 
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: sickofpalantirs on June 09, 2008, 04:49:05 AM
I don't get those icons...but I'm a mod...IDK
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 09, 2008, 07:18:00 AM
I don't get those icons...but I'm a mod...IDK

I noticed that with missing images on TLHH, Firefox silently passes by, but IE puts red X's. That may be the difference. There are a few broken things with the Hobbit/LotR themes, but I may be able to see to them in time. :)
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on June 12, 2008, 06:07:56 AM
The Hobbit theme should look a little better now. It was using some images that did not scale with the browser. I simply deleted them... a little less decoration, but at least it isn't so quirky. :)
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: CarpeGuitarrem on June 15, 2008, 12:12:29 PM
The Hobbit theme should look a little better now. It was using some images that did not scale with the browser. I simply deleted them... a little less decoration, but at least it isn't so quirky. :)
Is there an image available for "New"? Right now, I just get the text "New" by an updated thread.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Gate Troll on September 26, 2008, 07:44:25 PM
Can we have a CC theme? Please?  [-o<
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Kralik on September 26, 2008, 08:04:34 PM
Can we have a CC theme? Please?  [-o<

If you can find someone to make it from scratch... :-S
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Witchkingx5 on January 30, 2010, 09:01:36 AM
I'm trying Lord of the Rings theme and it looks pretty nice, though.
Title: Re: TLHH Themes
Post by: Legolis on April 26, 2010, 06:36:46 PM
Was checking out some of the themes I like The Last Homely House its pretty cool!!!