news: New site skin

Brad Fitzpatrick (

bradfitz) wrote in

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@ 2003-09-04 18:05:00

New site skin
Over the past few months we've been developing, tweaking, and testing a new site skin called "Xcolibur". It's been the default skin on the test site for quite some time, but today we're finally making it the default, replacing the long-lived "Dystopia" skin.

The goals for the new skin were:

less clutter, less text, better navigation
more modern web markup (important for accessibility)
no sidebar making comment pages ugly

We know a lot of users won't like the new Xcolibur for whatever reason, so we've made it really easy to change on a per-user basis.

To change your default skin, go to the Browse Options page and click your preferred skin.

Many thanks to

colin,

jproulx, and all the testers for their hard work on the new skin!

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	am i the first? shining4u 2003-09-04 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	i think it looks nice, it kinda scared me at first, but i can get used to this. maybe. :) <3 (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	Re: am i the first? thealumnus 2003-09-04 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	you always have to be number 1 don't you (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	nem_nem 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	ahhhh i dont like it thanks for having the option of switching back to the old skin (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	neverneverling 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Where is that option? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	unheardcry 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	THANKS!! IT LOOKS SO COOL!! (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	_meighan 2003-09-05 01:58 am UTC (link)
	It's allot more clear & it's just funky like yer mystical nearly-shaved ass! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	grim 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Great job on the new skin. =) Good work, guys. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	keeroo 2003-09-06 07:39 am UTC (link)
	i agree!! great job, you guys!! kowtows (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	hullo 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	now it will take me forever to realize that i'm not logged in though! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blueskiesfall 2003-09-04 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	it shows you at the top right corner and it displays your lj picture too (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	phil 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	i like the text-only skin best. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Lynx Version zackkain 2003-09-05 11:16 am UTC (link)
	I'd prefer if the nav-bar were at the top... IMHO. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	neverneverling 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Um yeah, it's a lot cleaner, but I hate it. No offense. The old one was just a lot better. A LOT. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	neverneverling 2003-09-04 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I just found where you can switch it back. That's good, or I'd go nuts. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	junni 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	I think I like it, but it will take some getting used to. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	angelcakez 2003-09-05 01:20 am UTC (link)
	has to agree looks nice but i dont like it... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ex_mcvries642 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	it would look better if the default icon wasn't on the top of the page. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	beautifulnothin 2003-09-04 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	I agree. While I really do love it, I just don't like that the icon is at the top. Other than that, it's great. Much less clutter. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	.. shuutan 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	What the heck did you do? It looks a lot gayer, and retarded. Please, do something else. The old layout made it a lot more appealing, now it's just girly, and blue. Oh well, you should have just kept it the same. .. Idiots.. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	Re: .. aditu 2003-09-04 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	Look, you have a right to your own opinions, but you don't have to be an ass about it. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	ranchlamb 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	oh wow Xcolibur looks pretty cool! nice job you guys, keep up the good work! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	otherwaitress 2003-09-04 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	points Pony! giggles What a pretty flutter! I don't even like flutters really (I can't stand that smug smile, I want to slap them laughs) but she's pretty. You did a nice job re-curling her too :o) She looks like a Candy Cane flutter (note: I am SUCH a dork) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	walls 2003-09-04 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	it looks awesome. lovely work! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	again 2003-09-04 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	are you kidding crystal! i hate it. bleh (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	oheunoia 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	that was pretty scary...i thought id gone to a differnet site...and then i remembered that id actually beta-tested this...ha...i like it...i always have... heart, Petra* (Reply to this) (Thread)

	HAH!! ex_ratstar114 2003-09-05 12:35 am UTC (link)
	haha yeah me too. i was like what the heck is going on?!! but i like how our icon is in the corner. and yes. its definitely a LOT less confusing. awesome job. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	ex_thatleila179 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	greatest skin ever (Reply to this)

	qee 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	I like it.. It's way better than the old one. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	it's keen. wiltedxbouquet 2003-09-06 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	i agree, it's fabulous. i don't know why everyone is crying. people don't deal with change very well. xoxo (Reply to this) (Parent)

	darkefyrefae 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	looks Great works pretty good...scared the be-jeezus outta me when i went to the site though... hehe Thanks for all your hard work.. ~darkefyrefae (Reply to this)

	storiesforboys 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	it's fabulous. i love it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kosmickalyx 2003-09-07 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	yeah that about sums it up pretty good!!! FABULOUS!!!! I love it too! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Change is good!! ^________^ synna 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Great job on the new skin... a little shocking when I got on since I was on about a few hours ago.. ^_^ ~LOVE THE NEW LOOK!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Change is good!! ^________^ justinmikehunt 2003-09-04 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	try when you were there 5 minutes before it changed, lol (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	exhados 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Wow! This is really cool. (Reply to this)

	ex_inretrosp656 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	AWESOME. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kgb 2003-09-04 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	whoa dude. whats up? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wishmemonsters 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Spiffy new skins (Reply to this)

	prairieflower 2003-09-04 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	I've got to say that I LOVE it! Its easy to look at, nice to use, and just... better. Good job, guys! (Reply to this)

	simplekill 2003-09-04 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	it's great :) (Reply to this)

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	beautiful_umbra 2003-09-04 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	yes...thank you all..i do enjoy. (Reply to this)

	NICE!!!!!! hikix 2003-09-04 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Wow! I love it! I liked the blue one too, but this is definatley more organized, and I like how you have your icon in the corner. Definately much better! Great job! ^_^ (Reply to this)

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