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Planet Halo - Please Lock - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 2nd Oct 08 at 10:53pm
http://planethalo.vforums.co.uk

Yes it is about Halo and only for the PC.
Yes I know the wallpaper does seem a bit off with the Layout, that will change in due time. I had a different design in mind, then came up with this one {Cheesy}

I think I may know how to change the wallpaper around and fix it up a bit.

But what this site is about is Gathering Clans (more like my site hosts the Clans) My Clan name is Clan Assassins. I may actually have someone else's clan joining my forum as well. These Clans will participate in Tournaments and fight other Clan members, or Fight against none forum members that are in a different Clan.

Tell me what you like/dislike about it.
I do realize that I do need some more work done, such as the banner/Wallpaper. But the addiction to Halo set me back 8 hours {Cheesy}

edit:I have changed the wallpaper from this http://planethal0.webs.com/halo_wallpaper.png to the new one on the forum {Smile}

-- Locked by request. ashkir
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 3:34am
hmm your kidden when asking this right, its crap tahts all i have to say {Tongue Out} I am joking it is really nice, I would give it a 6/10. I say this because it isnt very well balanced. There is a big gap between the forum and the top of the page and yet it connect perfectly at the bottom. Try seeing if you can code in a gap at the bottom of your forum, also the dash bordered background offsets the theme a bit and doesn't look right. But that is all from what I have seen from just glancing at it. If you can fix those up i would say it could be a 10 as in graphics wise.

also find the code in the data base and remove this:

All times are GMT-5 :: The current time is 10:34pm
Page generated in 0.7569 seconds
with 21 Database Queries and 1 cache files

it is really compressed because of your skin and is bleeding into your search box at the bottom, also i would have to say you need ot do some designing on the tables at the bottom. They seem a little offset as well.
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:13am
lol.

Well for that Gap you are using Internet Explorer?

Use Fire Fox, Opera Safari, and even Chrome.

Fire Fox:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/misc/ph_ff.jpg

Internet Explore:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/misc/ph_ie.jpg

For the table at the bottom I have it the way it is on Purpose if I closed the table, it wont include the
All times are GMT-5 :: The current time is 10:34pm
Page generated in 0.7569 seconds
with 21 Database Queries and 1 cache files

in the table and have it left out, and I don't like that. So I have the table like this:
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  1. <table width="700px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" align="center" class="border">
  2. <tr>
  3. <td class="title1"  colspan="2" align="center">
  4. <font size=2><b>Affiliates</B></font>
  5. </td>
  6. </tr>
  7. <tr>
  8. <td width="700" class="window2" vAlign="top" align="left">
  9. <!-- Start Affiliate -->
  10. <marquee onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" direction="left" scrollamount="5">
  11. <center>
  12. <a href="http://magedesigns.virtualforums.co.uk"><img 
  13. src="http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/vfmdskin/vfmdaffiliate.gif"></a>
  14.  
  15. <a href="http://planetunreal.webs.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/unreal/pu_affiliate.png" border="0" alt="Planet Unreal"></a>
  16. </center>
  17. </marquee>
  18. <!-- End Affiliate -->
  19. <tr>
  20. <td class="title1"  colspan="2" align="center">
  21. <font size=2><b>Copyrights</B></font>
  22. </td>
  23. </tr>
  24. <tr>
  25. <td width="700" class="window2" vAlign="top" align="left">
  26. <font size="2">Halo™ and all affiliated materials are registered trademarks of Bungie and Microsoft - This Site is NOT Affiliated NOR Endorsed by The Above Mentioned. And All of Their Copyrights Are Protected.
  27. </font>
  28. <center>
  29. <a href="http://magedesigns.co.nr" target="_blank"><img src="http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/copyright_bar.jpg" target="_blank" border="0" alt="(Copyright Notice)"></a>
  30. </center>
 


I have taken out the search box, I have forgot about that...


Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:17am
I am using FF and an am talking about the gap from the ads, but i think if you put an gap at the bottom it would bALANCE it out and make it not as unbalanced.
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:21am
Oh ok I see what you mean.

Well I am not good at that code. I had to PM Ross (way before I opened the forum up) and he fixed it for me.

You are talking about the footer section like the main site http://planethal0.webs.com

Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:23am
yes, just like that rounded off and gapped, well umm {Smile} going by some of the codes in the database i bet i can try to come up with something for you {Smile}
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:27am
The whole code is there:

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  1. <style type="text/css">
  2. <!--
  3. /* Place a border around the forum */
  4.  
  5. #forum_border {
  6.    width: 770px;
  7.    margin: auto;
  8.    text-align: center;
  9. margin-top: 20px;
  10. }
  11.  
  12. #forum_border_head {
  13.     height: 180px;
  14. height: 350px;
  15.     width: 770px;
  16.     background-image: url('http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/halo/top.gif');
  17.     background-repeat: repeat;
  18.     background-position: center;
  19.     margin: auto;
  20. margin-bottom: -240px;
  21. }
  22.  
  23. #forum_border_middle {
  24. width: 100%;
  25.     text-align: left;
  26.     padding-top: 0px;
  27.     background-image: url('http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/halo/body-bg.gif');
  28.     background-repeat: repeat-y;
  29.     background-position: center;
  30.  padding-bottom: 20px;
  31. }
  32.  
  33.   #forum_border_base {
  34. height: 500px;
  35. width: 718;
  36. background-image: url('http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/halo/bottom-bg.gif');
  37. background-repeat: no-repeat;
  38. }
  39.  
  40.  
  41. //-->
  42. </style>
  43. <div id="forum_border">
  44. <div id="forum_border_head"></div>
  45. <div id="forum_border_middle">
  46. <div id="forum_border_menu_holder"></div>
  47. <script type="text/javascript">
  48. get('table','tag')[1].cellSpacing = '0';
  49.    for(b=0; b<=3; b++) {
  50.     get('br', TAG)[b].style.display = "none";
  51.  }
  52.    get('forum_border_menu_holder', ID).appendChild(get('welcome_table', ID));
  53.    if(vf_username != "guest") {
  54.     get('forum_border_menu_holder', ID).appendChild(get('user_table', ID).previousSibling);
  55.     get('forum_border_menu_holder', ID).appendChild(get('user_table', ID));
  56.  }
  57.  
  58.  
  59.  
  60. </script>
 


{Tongue Out}
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:30am
you'd have to code up soemthing different to put into your global footer in order to add a gap at the bottom, unless hmm ok.. {Smile} I think the css tag for the boards footer is footer, so maybe if i can so off the base css, i can use the css and gap the margin, wnat to give that a try?
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:36am
Sure why not {Tongue Out}

But make sure to make the table in the border.
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:41am
ok i'll try and see what I can do, just give me a bit {Smile}

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  1. footer {
  2.      margin: 10px;
  3.  }
  4.  
 


just add that to the bottom of your css, and see what that does. If its going to work at all, thatr would at least add the gap, and if it does then i'll code in the rest for the footer.
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:53am
What do you mean put it in mu CSS?

It messed it up...
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 4:58am
umm exactly how did it mess it up?
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 5:03am
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x20/magedesigns/misc/ph_ie.jpg

But in FF now...
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 5:05am
{Smile} did you add that to the current css or to a new one in the skins footer like i said
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 3rd Oct 08 at 5:10am
Alright, join my site and I will make you admin, so that you can fix this. I do know a few things about CSS but only for sites like my Mage Designs.

I got it working, but.... it killed the whole footer the table and even this is gone:
All times are GMT-5 :: The current time is 12:17am
Page generated in 1.3232 seconds
with 20 Database Queries and 1 cache files
This Forum is Powered By vForums
Create a Forum for Free

and it still wont show the footer to the image...
Re: Planet Halo - Posted By dog199200 (dog199200) on 3rd Oct 08 at 5:19am
ok will do, but i wontr get it it tonight, i'll do it tomorrow
Re: Planet Halo - Please Lock - Posted By deviant (deviant) on 31st Oct 08 at 10:27pm
I don't think the skin looks bad at all. It seems simple which emphasizes the content. The only thing I want to mention is that in the table at the bottom, some of the content is pushing outside of the boxes. Like the Useful Links box and the Newest Members box.

As for the content, I have a few comments. First, you have two boards in two different categories that have the same board description. I don't know if its supposed to be like that but it seems that if two boards serve the same purpose you only need one. Second, for a forum thats new and that focuses on Halo, you don't need a general talk board, other games board, and videos board. Those can all be confined to a general talk board. Especially since I don't think the latter 2 will get too much activity compared to the general talk board. And I think its better to expand when necessary than to have too many boards to start.

6/10
Re: Planet Halo - Please Lock - Posted By Nick (nickb) on 1st Nov 08 at 5:34am
That I really don't know how to fix for the Info Center. I believe that's how it is. I've noticed that when I first joined here.

What 2 boards will that be?

Also I put "-Please lock" there because I am going to be deleting out this forum anyways, or just put it in maintenance mode for later use, or if someone else wants to take over it.
Re: Planet Halo - Please Lock - Posted By deviant (deviant) on 1st Nov 08 at 9:36pm
I think that out of the general talk, other games, and videos board, you should only have a general board. And i didn't realize the please lock until after i posted {Tongue Out}