Retro Blue

Retro Blue

Designed by J. Digory of Neeto.org for free use.
Included in the style are PSD/PNG files so that users of both Fireworks and Photoshop may edit the logo and add new Site Links.

There is no longer a demo version of this style, as development as stopped and my personal site has moved on to other uses. To those who used this style in the past, thank you. To those who wanted more development, I am sorry. Screenshots are available in the second post.

Bugs & Other Gnats
Myself and a few others have tested the style on both Mac and Windows using multiple browsers. Opera is the only one that ended up needing some special coding just for it, but it should be behaving properly now. But if you do find something that is not quite right, share it. I will do whatever I can to fix them in a timely manner.

Edit (1/15/06) - The included instructions do not mention that the Site Links buttons, located to the right of the logo, need to be configured. I have included a PSD and a fireworks PNG file that will allow you to easily make your own buttons for this area.

As a side note, I have made a set of smilies that are only available at my site. They go well with this style, but I have chosen to release them seperately, as by default, smilies are universal across the site. While the same is true about icons, it is my design, and I chose to do icons.

Edit (2/8/06) - I have fixed the layered logos and some images, as well as a few templates.

Edit (7/31/06) - A version for vB 3.6 has been released here.

Enjoy.

P.S. Thank you Robert, Disjunto, and Elmo, all from vbulletin-fans.com for your help in the early stages of the style.

[agrinb]

Originally Posted by Bad Bunny

Thanks to those who have installed, and to those who have commented. It feels nice to have people appreciate the work I have done.
If someone ends up using it, I would love to see it in action.

this is a bad ass skin

very nicely done and different from all the usual futuristic crap..

[Bad Bunny]

Thanks. I'm glad you like it the style and appreciate the work I put into it.

[gr8rcake]

A very nice style with a smooth, inviting and consistent feel. I have a few suggestions though:

• The "Important Info.html" file could be renamed README.html, which is more consistent with other software installation norms.

• The "Important Info.html" file should briefly mention how to install the style.

• The "Important Info.html" file should also mention that if vBadvanced is installed outside the forums directory, that you will need to reinstall only using the "update image locations" option.

• The "Important Info.html" file should also mention that if vBadvanced is installed outside the forums directory that the "Additional CSS Definitions" section of the "Style Manager" section under the "Styles and Templates" main menu item will have to be modified. The images will be broken unless the "background: url" options refer to "/forum-directory/images/" not just "images/"

I have been using the style for a couple weeks and the forum members are very happy with it. Works with VB 3.5.4 too.

All the praises for this style are well deserved.

[Bad Bunny]

Originally Posted by gr8rcake

A very nice style with a smooth, inviting and consistent feel. I have a few suggestions though:

• The "Important Info.html" file could be renamed README.html, which is more consistent with other software installation norms.

• The "Important Info.html" file should briefly mention how to install the style.

• The "Important Info.html" file should also mention that if vBadvanced is installed outside the forums directory, that you will need to reinstall only using the "update image locations" option.

• The "Important Info.html" file should also mention that if vBadvanced is installed outside the forums directory that the "Additional CSS Definitions" section of the "Style Manager" section under the "Styles and Templates" main menu item will have to be modified. The images will be broken unless the "background: url" options refer to "/forum-directory/images/" not just "images/"

I have been using the style for a couple weeks and the forum members are very happy with it. Works with VB 3.5.4 too.

All the praises for this style are well deserved.

Those are nice suggestions. I think I will keep the odd naming for the file though, as consistency with other "readme" files doesn't much concern me. It is pretty normal not to look in a README file.

Anyway, the other suggestions seem beyond what any style I have seen here include, but I think they are not bad ideas at all. Assuming someone knows how to do something isn't really fun for those that don't know. I'll try and work on something to include in all my styles as far as instructions go.

Thanks for using the style and taking the time to leave your thoughts. It's very much appreciated.

[Roms]

I gotta tell you, this is a great looking style. Thanks for all the hard work! Cheers!

I plan on installing this soon.

[duskdawn]

That is amazing!

[hbalagh1]

any chance of getting the psd files for the buttons (like the edit, quote, new topic and quick reply buttons)

[gr8rcake]

I just wanted to mention some problems I've been facing with the style. It may be because I am using vBulletin Version 3.5.4.

• The sub-forum icon doesn't change to "read" until all the threads in the sub forum have been read. This doesn't actually occur until the sub-forum has been visited two more times after all the threads have been read.

• The main forum's "read" icon doesn't change until all the main forum's threads have been read. This doesn't actually occur until the forum has been visited two more times after all the threads have been read.

• Threads are not considered to be "read" until the last page of the thread has been read.

Could this be due to the fact that the newreply, showthread and / or newthread templates supplied with the theme are for older versions of vbulletin?

My forum members rave over the style, but some have been voicing concern of this issue. I'm sure it's an easy fix. It would also be good to make the fix future proof in case I have to do an upgrade.

I could be mistaken, but the results seem consistent.

[Bad Bunny]

Originally Posted by gr8rcake

I just wanted to mention some problems I've been facing with the style. It may be because I am using vBulletin Version 3.5.4.

• The sub-forum icon doesn't change to "read" until all the threads in the sub forum have been read. This doesn't actually occur until the sub-forum has been visited two more times after all the threads have been read.

• The main forum's "read" icon doesn't change until all the main forum's threads have been read. This doesn't actually occur until the forum has been visited two more times after all the threads have been read.

• Threads are not considered to be "read" until the last page of the thread has been read.

Could this be due to the fact that the newreply, showthread and / or newthread templates supplied with the theme are for older versions of vbulletin?

My forum members rave over the style, but some have been voicing concern of this issue. I'm sure it's an easy fix. It would also be good to make the fix future proof in case I have to do an upgrade.

I could be mistaken, but the results seem consistent.

The images won't change the way your board handles read and unread forums. I would bring this up in the vb.com section and get some help there. It sounds like a vb behavioural issue, not a theme problem, since changing images doesn't decide how your board handles the user's cookies.

You probably just have to change a setting or so.

[Bad Bunny]

Originally Posted by hbalagh1

any chance of getting the psd files for the buttons (like the edit, quote, new topic and quick reply buttons)

I have no internet at my house right now, and limited time to boot. But my plans are to release a limited psd/fireworks png that would allow you to change the language of the buttons, but I have no intention of releasing a full gdk to the public.