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[ReaperCharlie]

Should I go ahead and start on a MS skin for phpBB3? I have some bad@$$ ideas.

[ReaperCharlie]

Also, this keeps happening:

I have to sign in, then I get a message that says 'Sign in to check private messages', then when I try to check my PMs (either by clicking that link, or clicking the 'You have 1 new message' link, I have to log in a second time.

Why's that?

[Mr. Flay]

Should I go ahead and start on a MS skin for phpBB3? I have some bad@$$ ideas.

Sure; I've got the full fileset for mafSilver if you want something to base it off of (we have some additional buttons nobody else does).

I have no idea about your other question, but it sounds like a cookie problem. Do you login normally at mafiascum.net and the PM link goes to www.mafiascum.net ?

[ReaperCharlie]

I don't know. Perhaps that's the problem... but I don't think so.

When I click 'Log In' then I have to 'Log In to check Private Messages' separately, but if I just click 'Log In to check Private Messages' off the bat, then I only have to do it once. It sounds more like a php scripting problem to me. But what do I know?

And yes, I'd like the fileset for MafSilver. I've downloaded a copy of phpbb3 already so I can get to work. just PM me a link to it after uploading it somewhere.

What are the differences between this version of phpbb and phpbb3, anything of note that I should watch out for?

[Super Smash Bros. Fan]

What are the differences between this version of phpbb and phpbb3, anything of note that I should watch out for?

This. I'm not really too excited about the move and would like to see the benefit of moving.

[Pomegranate]

I don't know. Perhaps that's the problem... but I don't think so.

When I click 'Log In' then I have to 'Log In to check Private Messages' separately, but if I just click 'Log In to check Private Messages' off the bat, then I only have to do it once. It sounds more like a php scripting problem to me. But what do I know?

And yes, I'd like the fileset for MafSilver. I've downloaded a copy of phpbb3 already so I can get to work. just PM me a link to it after uploading it somewhere.

What are the differences between this version of phpbb and phpbb3, anything of note that I should watch out for?

Same thing used to happen to me, I don't know if it still does. So I just click 'Log In to check Private Messages' and don't worry about it.

[animorpherv1]

I've ALWAYS just gone to Logg in to check PPrivate Messages. I find it's simpler.

[ReaperCharlie]

What are the differences between this version of phpbb and phpbb3, anything of note that I should watch out for?

This. I'm not really too excited about the move and would like to see the benefit of moving.

Not what I meant. I meant what is the difference in the skin, so I can do my best not to miss anything.

I'm excited for phpbb3. I certainly hope the site will be faster, if nothing else.

[hasdgfas]

What are the differences between this version of phpbb and phpbb3, anything of note that I should watch out for?

This. I'm not really too excited about the move and would like to see the benefit of moving.

the benefit of moving is better servers. You clearly haven't been paying attention if you're not excited.

[My Milked Eek]

He meant from phpBB 2.xx to phpBB 3.xx

The benefits for the users won't be as plentiful as the benefits for the administrators. In my experience phpBB 3.xx offers more functionality for the admins than 2.xx did and makes their jobs easier.

Of course there will be a lot of added functions of 3.xx for the users as well, google it.

And, if I may, I wouldn't add too many themes to the boards, in the end they may lead to conflicts with your mods if phpbb releases an update. I'm an admin on a phpbb3 board with a few mods and we now have to re-edit in our mods in several themes because an update broke the poll mechanism in some themes.

[Mr. Flay]

We're moving servers AND versions; both will have benefits.

The biggest thing for users is that most of our current mods will be native in phpBB3 (dice, tables, and iso being exceptions, but they're already rewritten). That means fewer things we have to keep updated ourselves, at least until we start requesting and implementing tons of new stuff again.

[Shattered Viewpoint]

Will the Tigers skin be kept or discarded? (I like it. Don't judge me.)

[imkingdavid]

Will the Tigers skin be kept or discarded? (I like it. Don't judge me.)

Because phpBB 3.0 is completely recoded from phpBB 2.0, skins that work on phpBB 2.0 will not be compatible with 3.0. So unless there is a similar skin you can find for 3.0, then the tiger skin will unfortunately most likely not work at all.

[Shattered Viewpoint]

My day, it is ruined. Off to educate myself on writing (coding? making? cobbling together?) skins for phpBB 3.

[Mr. Flay]

If you're looking at skins for phpBB3, make sure you're only looking at prosilver-based ones. We're NOT implementing subsilver2.

Tiger is being ported over, but probably not next week, unless someone buys me a lot of caffeine/is willing to do it themselves.

[Shattered Viewpoint]

Thank you, and thank you. I've discovered that writing a skin is NOT something that I'll be able to do. Probably ever. (But I'm a pessimist. But a busy pessimist.)

But thank you not not killing my tiger-skin. I've grown quite fond of it. (I switch back and forth between that and Sepia. They're both great.)

[imkingdavid]

I think that a dark (black or dark blue with some grey shades as well) should be added while you're at it. That would be more mafia-esque, and would be easier on the eyes of those of us who stay up

late

early in the

night

morning to play.

[Mr. Flay]

Dark background, you mean?

[imkingdavid]

Yes, please.