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Board update.

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Updated the board to the newest version of phpbb, with additional features and security updates. Note, the old DBB default theme is not compatible with the new version so I had to uninstall it. However if someone is interested in cobbling it back together, I can supply a test board to update it to work with the new version. Fixing it should be fairly straightforward and only take a day or two, but a lot of features even from the previous version of the board were missing in the default theme so I highly recommend using this default theme (which also plays well on mobile devices).
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good job, largely thankless tasks. Thanks.
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Looks even better. Thanks Krom. But now I have to get used to the new look and where all the controls are now. :mrgreen:
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Ahhhhh! I mean, Ooooo...
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I've been using this theme pretty much since I originally upgraded the board to 3.x, specifically the green 2 variant (available in the board settings in the user control panel). I run at 150% zoom on it and with the somewhat muted text contrast it causes a lot less eye strain. Also it exposes all the board features and is pretty well organized, so that helps. :P
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:D Responsive layout, sweet! Thanks Krom.
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Nice work, though the default theme admittedly takes some getting used to. Do we not have a quick reply option, or am I just missing something?
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Quick reply has never been enabled, although it is an option if there is popular demand for it.
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Heh, I guess I was getting this place confused with my other haunts. I'd definitely welcomeit if it wasn't much trouble.
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Ok, I enabled quick reply on all forums.
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Quit rearranging the furniture. I was just getting settled into the new digs. :P
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This css seems to work really well on mobile.
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Are you gonna replace the default phpbb logo?
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Krom wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:16 pm Ok, I enabled quick reply on all forums.
Cool, thanks!
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I prefer the new look, except I wish it read "DescentBB" at the top. Can you make the red buttons and letters yellow instead?
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Honestly I'm happy with this change! The old site hurt my eyes with the light blue on black text, I'd start seeing spots after a while of reading it. :P
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This definitely makes it easier to stay up-to-date even with the stone-age web browser my crapphone uses.
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I have word censoring disabled in my profile options, but I'm still seeing it on certain potent phrases.
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It is a bug in this version of phpBB related to the text-formatter, it will be fixed in the next official release.
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Is the favicon tied into the theme? Looks like that's gone as well.
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Sirius wrote: Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:58 am Is the favicon tied into the theme? Looks like that's gone as well.
Good catch. It is not tied to the theme, but when I do updates I usually completely wipe out the existing structure (save for the avatars/attachments) in order to make sure everything gets updated properly and I forgot to restore the icon. Fixed, although it may take a while for the browsers to check again.
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Guess I haven't checked in here for a while. I THOUGHT it looked a tad funky there ;)
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