Post by BooTs on Mar 1, 2007 23:20:52 GMT -5
These are some forum icons I been working on and put on the test forums to see how they look. These are not on the GO Forums currently. But this is something I'm working on for the Rebel Flight Suits skin. I don't want to make any changes without getting opinions of everyone else. So please, if you have time; comment on them ranging from color scheme to different weapons or anything. This particular set I wanted to keep Movie Battle Themed. But if you are stressed on time, A simple vote would help greatly.
Update!
After spending some time with the General and getting opinions of others on Ventrilo,
we did some more icon testing on the Test Forums (Link) to get some more ideas.
After a few hours of getting graphics made, sized and put in proper places, we tweaked them in certain spots and what we came up with is in the screen shot above.
I believe the icons are self explanatory, but to clear it up with others.
- The Rebellion Pilot helmet represents a Stickied topic on the board.
- The Rebel Alliance symbol represents a Announcement, and also a new Topic/reply on the main page.
- The padlock is the image that shows a Passworded server in Jedi Academy. On the forums its represents a Stickied-Locked thread.
- The Yellow Chat bubble stands for a Standard thread. Most topics will have this icon.
- The Red Chat bubble shows for a "Hot" and "Very Hot" thread. (x amount of replies to topic.)
- the Blue Chat bubble shows for a New reply to the thread it stands by.
- Last but not least. The padlock (Also known as the "Hack" image showed in Siege and Movie Battles) stands for a Locked topic.
None of these changes we're added to these forums yet but rather displayed here to get the opinions of others before adding anything.
Also, and I ask some of you to check out. On the test forums, I added several nifty features that I'd like to bring over to these forums.
- YouTube.com
This new feature allows posters to embed YouTube videos in their posts by using the commands. This can be fun to have and very useful in certain topics such as training videos for MB or other games we all play together. The admin can edit the code to allow a certain amount of videos displayed on the page which is ideal for our 56k users out there. - Imageshack.us
This particular feature alot of us can get great use out of. When posting a new topic, poll or reply. The poster has a new bar under the smiley face bar. You can upload pictures right through the forums with image shack. Once you click the "upload" button. A pop-up displays that shows the status of the upload (wont show for our high-speed users). Once the picture is finished being hosted. You can click one of 3 choices: A direct link to image. A code to place image in full size. OR a code to place the image as a thumbnail. Once you choose one, the pop-up automatically closes and put the code right in the poster box, saving you lots of time and trouble.
Like I said, I put all these features on the test forums so you can try out for yourselves.
Comment on the changes and as always, happy posting.
BooTs
