Members johnny7 Posted November 14, 2007 Members Report Posted November 14, 2007 When I sign in the forum open up over top of the other page kinda and I cant use some of the links like editing my profile. The live chat/contact covers the links right after help search members calender. How do I correct this? thanks Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted November 14, 2007 Moderator Report Posted November 14, 2007 Well, that's a new one! What browser are you using? What happens when you click "my controls"? Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted November 14, 2007 Contributing Member Report Posted November 14, 2007 I hope he doesnt say Opera.... LOL Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Members johnny7 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Members Report Posted November 14, 2007 I changed my skin and that took care of it. thanks anyway. Great Site!!! Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted November 14, 2007 Moderator Report Posted November 14, 2007 Just curious- what skin were you using when the header was messed up? What skin did you choose to make it display properly? I'm asking because someone else is going to have this problem sooner or later. The default skin here is "mocha", and the others are not set up well. I know one of them for sure breaks the code at the top of the page, but one member wanted the option to see the forum in blue. Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Ambassador abn Posted November 14, 2007 Ambassador Report Posted November 14, 2007 I think I might be the "one forum member" Johanna refers to above. Since I prefer a more neutral color scheme, I tried the IPB Default Skin, but abandoned it same-day due to its many bugs. I switched over to IP.Board Pro and found that one worked almost perfectly. Seems to me I found a bug a while back, but it wasn't anything major... I can't even remember what it was. I'm kind of surprised that changing skins can wreck functionality on IPB forums. I thought the whole idea behind a skin was to give several visual options, without affecting the underlying functionality. I guess Invision still has some work to do there... Alex Quote
Admin Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 Ummm..no..can't blame Invision... I've not done the modifications to the other skins that I did to the default Mocha skin. So they all have "legacy" problems, meaning the other skins don't match the main board in features and function. Maybe one day I'll get bored, have the time and feel like it? Johanna Quote "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher an animal, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." – Robert Heinlein
cjbleather Posted November 15, 2007 Report Posted November 15, 2007 Johanna, Please excuse thiks computer illiterate. But, I think this is a good time to ask a question which probably has a simple answer. However, unbeknown to me. When I look at any portion of the forum, the printing appears on a tan (?) skin (maybe this is what the background is called). Is there any way that I can change this background to white without comprimising anything? Also, is there a way that I can increase the letter font size for everyhting that I view. A white, or a much lighter background would really increase my ability to view (Read) the forum. Thanks for any input. carlb Quote
Ambassador abn Posted November 15, 2007 Ambassador Report Posted November 15, 2007 Carl, maybe Jo knows another trick, but I think the only way to get a lighter background color is to select IPB.Board Pro from the drop-down menu at bottom left (instead of Mocha v1.2 (Import)). I know the brown hues were picked to give folks the feel of a leather forum, but I definitely appreciate an alternative choice. That said, I certainly understand how it may not be worth it to offer this option if it means double the work to create enhancements... : Regarding font size, you can bump that up in your browser. In Firefox, pick View... Text Size... Increase from the menu. In Internet Explorer, pick View... Text Size... Large. Of course, this changes the text size on all web pages, not just Leatherworker.net... Quote
Members johnny7 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Members Report Posted November 15, 2007 Johanna, It was the default skin. I went to IP.board pro and this corrected the problem. I have since tried to use the default again it it still did not work properly. IP.Board pro works great. Johnny Quote
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