THE 56k

This style is optimised for 56k users and is entirely greyscale.

With exception of post icons, the style contains no 'colour' whatsoever.

It runs around 30-40% faster than the default skin (maybe more) and it doesn't look like s+++.

AND it comes fully loaded with power windows and anti-lock breaks.

1. Import the XML
2. Upload the folder named "56k" to forums/images

And to show you how I roll, you can remove the skin copyright. =)

"KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD!"

[Brinnie]

Originally Posted by skinny

Looks good though, almost Sin City esque..

Thanky

Originally Posted by FleaBag

It makes absolutely no difference. That's the point I was trying to make lol.

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[Bad Bunny]

Originally Posted by Brinnie

Thanky



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Nice work man. Good job cutting the images down in size so much!

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by Brinnie

Thanky



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Actually it is well known that the graphics that ship with vBulletin are not at all optimized. Save the originals from the PSD and optimize them and see the difference in size. Grayscale is a 256 color palette so unless you reduce the palette, the optimized image should be the same size a full-color optimized gif which is also a 256 color palette.

[Brinnie]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

Actually it is well known that the graphics that ship with vBulletin are not at all optimized. Save the originals from the PSD and optimize them and see the difference in size.

I did, professor.

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

Grayscale is a 256 color palette so unless...

Unless. :devious:

[FleaBag]

My point is it'll make no difference in the rendering of the page, just the images... I wasn't having a go.

[Brinnie]

Originally Posted by FleaBag

My point is it'll make no difference in the rendering of the page, just the images... I wasn't having a go.

Your point being...?

[rjerina]

i think he just means people can make the page any color, not just grey.

oh well, i think it's good. i wouldnt use it because i think everyone needs to make a jump to broadband because 56k is like 14.4k when 56k came out

[Dark Zero]

Most of the bandwidth in a forum is from the load of the html code
The images are load one time and after all is stored in cache (generally)

I think a true theme for 56k is composed with less images (or see here, with less sized imgs), and with some cutted code and options (WYSIWYG, and other types of code that only eat bandwidth for 56k or less users)

[Brinnie]

Originally Posted by Dark Zero

Most of the bandwidth in a forum is from the load of the html code
The images are load one time and after all is stored in cache (generally)

I think a true theme for 56k is composed with less images (or see here, with less sized imgs), and with some cutted code and options (WYSIWYG, and other types of code that only eat bandwidth for 56k or less users)

1) I have pwnd off many images that I have deemed "unnecisarry", such as the post keys.
2) Don't users have the choice to use WYSIWYG? Even before I was an admin I knew how to shut that off/on in my controls.
3) I wouldn't download this skin until my next update. (soon)

[m0nde]

Brinnie, do you have this skin for 3.0.x? I'd like to install it on my board right now, but I'm not going to use 3.5.x until it's released as a point version and others have had it up for awhile.

- Sid