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Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 5:18am UTC) Default skins header coding is faulty.
Forum URL: N/A Experienced By: Myself Browser: Fx 3b5 Operating System: Linux--Fedora 9 Skin: Though this happens in both Bluestream and slip.wr.blu, the only code I've looked at is for slip.wr.blu. Problem: The header at the top of almost all the forums is not loading properly. It causes the page to stretch in my browser and is not aligned properly. I'm not really sure what the source of the issue is, but I'll investigate further to see if I can fix the code that's causing it; if I can I'll post it here. Note: I posted this under support because although it is a coding issue, it has to do with all of the default skins that VF supplies.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 6:33am UTC)
I'm not sure of Bluestream, but for slip.wr.blu, be sure you have the ads set to appear above the welcome table.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 8:15am UTC)
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 3:22pm UTC)
Posted By Michael on 2nd Jun 08 at 8:15am Forum link? http://support.virtualforums.co.uk
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 3:28pm UTC)
Unfortunately, that doesn't occur for me. Could you provide a screenshot of both skins?
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 3:56pm UTC)
http://aerial9.com/images/Screenshot1.png I'm stuck on 800x600 because they don't have a proper driver for my video card yet, but even still, the header shouldn't be affected by screen resolution.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 3:58pm UTC)
Actually it is. The skin is built to expand/collapse to the right width of your screen. BUT the 2 parts that make up the top left & top right of hte banners are wider than 800px. Unfortunately! I can only suggest using another skin!
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:11pm UTC)
Posted By Michael on 2nd Jun 08 at 3:58pm Actually it is. The skin is built to expand/collapse to the right width of your screen. BUT the 2 parts that make up the top left & top right of hte banners are wider than 800px. Unfortunately! I can only suggest using another skin! 372+412= 784 < 800
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:15pm UTC)
the menu is causing it to strectch you see! If the menu didn't exist, it would have been fine!
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:19pm UTC)
Posted By Michael on 2nd Jun 08 at 4:15pm the menu is causing it to strectch you see! If the menu didn't exist, it would have been fine! Right, but with proper coding that can be fixed. It's not a matter of my browser can't support it, it's just that the coding isn't done properly, which is exactly what I said in the first place.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:23pm UTC)
The coding is fine, there is nothing wrong with the coding. The designer decided that the menu shouldn't bunch into multiple lines, and should remain on one line. The coding is sound, as is the design.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:27pm UTC)
Posted By Michael on 2nd Jun 08 at 4:23pm The coding is fine, there is nothing wrong with the coding. The designer decided that the menu shouldn't bunch into multiple lines, and should remain on one line. The coding is sound, as is the design. Apparently not, this can be coded to meet the design requirements without causing it to stretch my page. I'll investigate further, as you don't seem to keen on fixing the problem.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:30pm UTC)
there's no mention of my keenness in the matter. I am more than willing to fix it, however, as this is the first such report of the problem. In my view, it's not worth fixing or spending my time on fixing when there's another perfectly good skin that you could use. If it came to light that there were hundreds of people saying it's a problem, then I'd sort it right now. But as it isn't, I'm not prepared to.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:37pm UTC)
Posted By Michael on 2nd Jun 08 at 4:30pm there's no mention of my keenness in the matter. I am more than willing to fix it, however, as this is the first such report of the problem. In my view, it's not worth fixing or spending my time on fixing when there's another perfectly good skin that you could use. If it came to light that there were hundreds of people saying it's a problem, then I'd sort it right now. But as it isn't, I'm not prepared to. That's exactly what keenness is.
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Re: Skin Problems (2nd Jun 08 at 4:38pm UTC)
No, what I have said is, I am KEEN to fix it, I am just not prepared to do it based on the fact that it's one person complaining of the problems.
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