Skin : "I-Bulletin" for vBulletin 3.5.x

[Hypocrisy]

Hope it'll be ready soon :)

[The_Big_K]

Can't wait to have this style for 3.6 ! b6gm6n !! you listening ;0 ??

[Hypocrisy]

Yeah, stressing him helps :D

[Avalon111]

Gonna start 2nite...will have a working version very soon... then i'll work on improvements for the newer version...

-b6
i am looking forward to it :)

[Avalon111]

One more addition, Please allow the links to have different color. In the Grey ibulletin, the link & normal text cannot be distinguised.
you know that you chan change that in css settings, dont you?

[Avalon111]

this style works absolutely nicely with vb 3.6.0!!!! :)

1. install the skin
2. revert all changed templates to the vb 3.6.0
3. you also need the buttons attached. copy them into the i-bulletin/buttons folder

4. then copy the following files from the default skin to the i-bulletin folders
misc/redcard_small.gif
misc/yellowcard_small.gif
misc/progress.gif
buttons/redcard.gif
buttons/yellowcard.gif


have fun :)

[GuaRRand]

I like the different colored ones alot. Only problem i got with them is that the boldness of unread topics/posts isnt that clear anymore.
You dont see the difference very well between read and unread topics/posts.

Any place where i can edit that?

[iRua]

How's the 3.6 port coming along b6gm6n?

[b6gm6n]

How's the 3.6 port coming along b6gm6n?

Slowly at the moment as i have other things on the boil... but the more hasstle i get the quicker i work... always the same with me, im a boss's nightmare... cheeky, boligerant but talented and get the job done on time :)

-b6

[jailer]

Clicked uninstall as I've had a new install now anyhow.
Still cant wait for you to get up to speed with this b6, mate.
Take your time - all good things come to those who wait.
:D

[b6gm6n]

Clicked uninstall as I've had a new install now anyhow.
Still cant wait for you to get up to speed with this b6, mate.
Take your time - all good things come to those who wait.
:D

Thanx for your candour... just lots of stuff to do y'know... not enough time :) i do these things usually near winter or there abouts... so expect a few good styles then... some updates to other styles etc... but iB2 will be coooool :)

-b7

[theChronic]

this style works absolutely nicely with vb 3.6.0!!!! :)

1. install the skin
2. revert all changed templates to the vb 3.6.0
3. you also need the buttons attached. copy them into the i-bulletin/buttons folder

4. then copy the following files from the default skin to the i-bulletin folders
misc/redcard_small.gif
misc/yellowcard_small.gif
misc/progress.gif
buttons/redcard.gif
buttons/yellowcard.gif


have fun :)


If it works perfectly as it is, what is the point of a v3.6 port?

ps. Great skin, thanks a lot!

[Hypocrisy]

If I revert the skin to vBulletin 3.6.x - will my custom design (in this case an extra tablefield) still remain?

TIA

[Avalon111]

If I revert the skin to vBulletin 3.6.x - will my custom design (in this case an extra tablefield) still remain?
if you revert modified templates, the modification is obviously gone ;)

[The_Big_K]

I upgraded my forum to vb 3.6.1 and the thread (posts) are are shrunk leaving some extra space on both sides.

The top part of the forum ( navbar & login panel ) however appears correctly.

How we I fix this?

[b6gm6n]

I upgraded my forum to vb 3.6.1 and the thread (posts) are are shrunk leaving some extra space on both sides.

The top part of the forum ( navbar & login panel ) however appears correctly.

How we I fix this?#

i would revert any postbit templates or edit them

-b6

[iRua]

but the more hasstle i get the quicker i work
And thus, I remind you again, especially since winter's approaching anyway. :)

[wrcfan]

One more FAN of your style hoping that you update it soon. :D

[b6gm6n]

thanx i will be making the update for this skin soon

-b6

[Markowitch]

thanx i will be making the update for this skin soon

-b6

Ok b6gm6n isn't it better to under-promise and over-deliver? Instead of making absurd promises like "I will be making the update for this skin soon" you should say something like.

"Guyz thanx for the response - I am really not going to do anything on this style before I get some spare time. However, donation might help..."

You could make a buck or two (which you deserve) and people would'nt get their hopes up, expecting an immediate update.

So get working - and remember to set up this paypal account, so that you can get som dollars out of your good efforts :cool:

Btw. I like your I-Bulletin style - It's good work!

[b6gm6n]

Ok b6gm6n isn't it better to under-promise and over-deliver? Instead of making absurd promises like "I will be making the update for this skin soon" you should say something like.

"Guyz thanx for the response - I am really not going to do anything on this style before I get some spare time. However, donation might help..."

You could make a buck or two (which you deserve) and people would'nt get their hopes up, expecting an immediate update.

So get working - and remember to set up this paypal account, so that you can get som dollars out of your good efforts :cool:

Btw. I like your I-Bulletin style - It's good work!

Just to let you know my other styles have donation buttons.... wanna know how many have donated out of the hundreds that have used my style?...

None... EVER... so there's your enthusiasm for you... couple that with a lack of time and i may even start a business...

Right... updates as & when...

-b6

[Markowitch]

Just to let you know my other styles have donation buttons.... wanna know how many have donated out of the hundreds that have used my style?...

None... EVER... so there's your enthusiasm for you... couple that with a lack of time and i may even start a business...

Right... updates as & when...

-b6

Oh man! Im sorry to hear that! That's not very motivating! I want to donate, where can I do that?

I've discovered how to get hints to tweak the templates by using the compare-templates functionality in vBulletin. So I'm not stuck and can use your style as a foundation and update it to the newest vBulletin version. However, not being a great artist does not leave high expectations for the quality of my own homebrew multi-quote buttons and such :eek: :D

Anyway I want to donate. I sure hope this new donation integration that came with the new vBulletin.org makeover will help make contributions easier. God luck with the business plans! :)

[b6gm6n]

it's the 'support developer' under my avatar!

-b6

[Markowitch]

it's the 'support developer' under my avatar!

-b6

Oh man, thats right! I didn't notice the paypal icon. Anywayz 10$ should come rolling your way!

It's not that hard to update the I-Bulletin style to 3.6.x as I first thought. The template system in vBulletin is excellent and helps pin-pointing the templates that needs an update. My problem is just the art work... :D

The donation is just a general contribution. So don't feel forced to update the style to 3.6.x - unless you really want to. To all other hobo's reading this thread - Start contributing with either money or coding :cool:

[b6gm6n]

Thankyou Markowitch, thats very decent of you...

-b6

[FRESHFAMdotCOM]

I don't have a give infraction button...could you please upload it?

and if possible a view post button?

[b6gm6n]

I don't have a give infraction button...could you please upload it?

and if possible a view post button?

ok...here ya go

EDIT: added view post button(s), cheers

[FRESHFAMdotCOM]

thanks so much!

[iRua]

Hey b6gm6m, is there any progress on the I-Bulletin update? I still have this one installed on my forum because I like it so much, but I had to switch it off default because people wanted the vB 3.6 features.

[b6gm6n]

Hey b6gm6m, is there any progress on the I-Bulletin update? I still have this one installed on my forum because I like it so much, but I had to switch it off default because people wanted the vB 3.6 features.

what 3.6 features do you mean?...the extra buttons?... tell you what, if you give me a list of the extra buttons needed for 3.6 i'll sort this out...and maybe give me incentive enough to do a complete update rather than the missing buttons...but i may do this just to tide people over :)

-b6

[iRua]

Thanks for responding.

The buttons themselves actually aren't the main issue to me, given the PSDs and fonts you included I could just make them myself. The main things to me are the various template revisions and stuff, to activate things like multi-quote, the AJAX rep-giving popup, etc., since I myself don't know much about how to revert/re-code templates like that.

[azn_romeo_4u]

T_T can't wait for this skin for the latest version of 3.6

[Floob]

I'd like to see a new version of this as well (3.6.5).
Make the donate button clear and I'll be happy to send some $ your way.

[b6gm6n]

I'd like to see a new version of this as well (3.6.5).
Make the donate button clear and I'll be happy to send some $ your way.

ok cool, thank you.... look at my avatar at the top of this page on the right "About developer" under that you'll see a link to my paypal email, it's an easy thing to donate after that :) cheers

-b6

[memoriess]

i can wait for this style for version 3.6.5 ~ i like this design alot alot..~
pls let me know when its up ok? ;)

[b6gm6n]

i can wait for this style for version 3.6.5 ~ i like this design alot alot..~
pls let me know when its up ok? ;)

You could use it now, set 'ignore style version' upon import and make your own buttons, i will be doing an update for this skin for a later version of vB

-b6

[memoriess]

ah.. thanks so much for the update. I'll be using your style again!~ :D
Looking forward to your new updates.

Thanks once again for the great effort! :)

[iRua]

b6gm6n, I just donated $5 to you for the work you put into this classic skin a while back. However, I'm also (like others) still desperately waiting for that 3.6.x update, so I pledge to donate an additional $10 once you finish your full update of the skin. Selfish-seeming, I know, but it seems to be the only way I can try to coax you to get working on iB2, since I'd rather not have to switch to Chestnut or some similar style.

[b6gm6n]

Thanks iRua, very nice... i also want to start this update :D - I will, in fact I'll install on my test rig and start doing the ideas and updates for iB2 this evening, it'll take some time to complete... if there's anything you liked about the skin or really hated then let me know...

-b6

[iRua]

Well, since you asked...

The main thing I like a lot about the skin is its simple, "clean" feel, designing with tables, borders, and background shades instead of an over-use of images. It's annoying to me when styles use image buttons as the links in the navbar, because even with the PSD files, it's a pain to add custom links to the bar. Having not too many images also makes the load-time/bandwidth cost easier for both the users and me as an admin. Some other styles do go too far in the opposite direction, making styles so simple and image-less that they're just bland, but yours strikes a very nice median.

There are a few things that could be improved though. The Report and Reputation buttons in the bottom left of each post are a little confusing to new users, as some have clicked the http://www.rapoetry.net/forums/images/ibulletin/buttons/report.gif instead of the http://www.rapoetry.net/forums/images/ibulletin/buttons/reputation.gif, thinking the R stands for Reputation, and have ended up accidentally making a report to me. I dunno how you could make those buttons a little clearer, but there's probably a way, maybe switching the X to a usual +/- sign or something. The other thing that could corrected is how, as opposed to with other styles, the http://www.rapoetry.net/forums/images/ibulletin/statusicon/subforum_old.gif icon next to sub-forums doesn't change appearance at all when there are new posts there. I understand if you don't want to mess up the color scheme by having it turn orange or something, but you could still have it maybe become darker, or green like the big regular forum icons, when the sub-forum gets new posts. It might be nice to have a choice between having the style fixed or fluid too.

ALRIGHT, I think that's about everything!

[wrcfan]

b6gm6n,

Any updates? I would gladly contribute financially to the cause! :D

Thanks!

[b6gm6n]

b6gm6n,

Any updates? I would gladly contribute financially to the cause! :D

Thanks!

Hi guys... not as yet unfortunately... but i do have it pinned to my things to do before i die board! :)

-b6

[GuaRRand]

no 3.6/3.7 version yet?

[b6gm6n]

I should really update this for 3.7

[cavyspirit]

I'd love to see this for 3.7.1

[420]

me too!

[b6gm6n]

well you might be very lucky some time soon then :)

[Attitude5ire]

I will be redoing Ibulletin2 version from scratch, which is due for preview next week.
liked it when i had Ibulletin, very classy skin.
Props to designer.

[b6gm6n]

Props to designer. - Thank you sir... looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[Dave#]

Did later versions ever get released?

Love the skin btw - it's excellent

[b6gm6n]

Did later versions ever get released?

Love the skin btw - it's excellent

Thanks, I may do another version for 3.8 :) and update of sorts

-b6

[Dave#]

Thanks, I may do another version for 3.8 :) and update of sorts

-b6

but not for 3.6 or 3.7?

[b6gm6n]

I will make this for vB4 soon-ish :)

-b6

[Bounce]

I will make this for vB4 soon-ish :)

-b6

any joy for 4 ?

[b6gm6n]

no, i don't use 4...so i won't be doing anything with it, cheers for interest

[Bounce]

no, i don't use 4...so i won't be doing anything with it, cheers for interest


No problem, pity as my users loved it on vb3, for work it was very stealthlike ;) :)