New theme: Rift

[Todlichebujoku]

Whenever I change a banner, my primary banner always turns to Hiking for some reason.

EDIT: It's random, but I think the banner I've selected as the primary one should continue to be selected as "primary".

Save changes at the bottom of the page.

Didn't work.

[ScrewAllTheThings]

There's a difference in reporting bugs and saying ermagerd this sucks. Lol. There is a lot of negativity that has nothing to do with bugs. That was my point.

I haven't seen much in negativity the last few pages. Most are positive comments containing helpful feedback.

@Esty. TG don't show in the left sidebar. The top nav bar doesn't show (on Firefox) in forums. I' have my nation page open in a separate tab to access TG.

Good point.

And TG doesn't show up on the forums in Chrome either. ;_;

[Glath]

I don't see TG in the left sidebar on IE either.

Edit: in the forums

[AHSCA]

I really dig the new theme. Liberal NS was fun for a while but time for a change with me.

I think the banners are really nifty, kind of like achievements I guess. I don't suppose we'll get more customizable options in the future? I see we can for Population Milestones but think be nice to enhance the banner to match my nation's theme a little better like if I have a national religion to match it better. Of course I haven't unlocked that one oddly enough so I'm not even sure what that looks like....

I like having a national motto attributed to my leader, though I can understand how that wouldn't work for everyone so please make it an option instead of dropping it entirely like the FAQ suggests.

That's it from me, I'm excited to see where this theme will go in the future.

[ScrewAllTheThings]

Save changes at the bottom of the page.

Didn't work.

Try toggling them all on, then go pick your primary and hit save changes, mine is at the top of the page though on top of all the banners. See if that works.

[Glath]

I like having a national motto attributed to my leader, though I can understand how that wouldn't work for everyone so please make it an option instead of dropping it entirely like the FAQ suggests.

I second this.

[Vanparia]

I'd like to post some ideas for the new Rift theme:

1. How about, when we upload a banner, we have the ability to crop it to our liking? Currently there's no way to do so and trying to upload a custom image can be frustrating at times when the image doesn't fit well.

2. For the national quote, if it's going to be quoted anyway, I think we should have the option to choose who exactly said the quote instead of it automatically being the leader.

There's my ideas!

[Parhe]

You do know that this thread is not just for praising the amazing coding and genius look of the theme (which I agree about), but also to report bugs you see and changes you would want in future updates?

There's a difference in reporting bugs and saying ermagerd this sucks. Lol. There is a lot of negativity that has nothing to do with bugs. That was my point.

And then there is giving suggestions like the OP says to. I have seen *some" people being critical negatively but for the most part they are being critical and then alluding to why they think so, not just saying they hate this or thinks it sucks.

[NeuPolska]

I'd like to post some ideas for the new Rift theme:

1. How about, when we upload a banner, we have the ability to crop it to our liking? Currently there's no way to do so and trying to upload a custom image can be frustrating at times when the image doesn't fit well.

2. For the national quote, if it's going to be quoted anyway, I think we should have the option to choose who exactly said the quote instead of it automatically being the leader.

There's my ideas!

I like those ideas! I have the same complaint about the banner thing.

[Frisbeeteria]

@Esty. TG don't show in the left sidebar. The top nav bar doesn't show (on Firefox) in forums. I' have my nation page open in a separate tab to access TG.

And TG doesn't show up on the forums in Chrome either. ;_;

As was pointed out in [violet]'s OP, the Rifts sidebar doesn't cohabitate with the forums all that well. You have to shift to a Topbar.

To do that, go to the forums and click the little X at the upper right corner of the sidebar. You'll get an announcement screen, and from then on you'll have a Topbar instead of a sidebar.

I like having a national motto attributed to my leader, though I can understand how that wouldn't work for everyone so please make it an option instead of dropping it entirely like the FAQ suggests.

I'm thinking a checkbox beside either the Leader ot the Motto, giving you the choice of "Attributed to Leader?"

[Glorious ReBublic of Alevstan]

I like it a lot. The top bar (with Region, Issues etc.) in the forums temporarily disappeared on mobile after entering a topic. This only happened once, though.

[AHSCA]

I'd like to post some ideas for the new Rift theme:

1. How about, when we upload a banner, we have the ability to crop it to our liking? Currently there's no way to do so and trying to upload a custom image can be frustrating at times when the image doesn't fit well.
There's my ideas!

That's a really good idea, Google+ and YouTube has that feature when you upload a pic beyond the dimensions it will pop up a crop box so you can adjust it to get the most of your image.

[ScrewAllTheThings]

There's a difference in reporting bugs and saying ermagerd this sucks. Lol. There is a lot of negativity that has nothing to do with bugs. That was my point.

And then there is giving suggestions like the OP says to. I have seen *some" people being critical negatively but for the most part they are being critical and then alluding to why they think so, not just saying they hate this or thinks it sucks.

There is that too, it's very difficult to please everyone at once. And doing things like that makes it even harder to try and configure things like they want them to be, especially when the person won't say so.

And TG doesn't show up on the forums in Chrome either. ;_;

As was pointed out in [violet]'s OP, the Rifts sidebar doesn't cohabitate with the forums all that well. You have to shift to a Topbar.

Ah didn't see that, my fault. Not that it matters for me, I rarely ever check my TG while I'm on the forums, lol. But thanks for repeating it.

[Todlichebujoku]

Didn't work.

Try toggling them all on, then go pick your primary and hit save changes, mine is at the top of the page though on top of all the banners. See if that works.

My primary stays after I select it and hit "save changes", but when I select another option after that (turning another banner on or off) my primary becomes another banner.

Also, your suggestion didn't work.

[United Gordonopia]

Might I suggest a small redesign of the badges for 'WA Delegate', 'Roleplay Mentor", 'Game Moderator', 'Issues Editor', etc.? I actually like the placement of them on the bottom right of the banners, and the rounded commend/condemn icons look great, but the current badges for those usergroups, being rectangular and beveled, doesn't seem to fit too well with the rest of the theme.

Other than that, looks super

[ScrewAllTheThings]

Try toggling them all on, then go pick your primary and hit save changes, mine is at the top of the page though on top of all the banners. See if that works.

My primary stays after I select it and hit "save changes", but when I select another option after that (turning another banner on or off) my primary becomes another banner.

Also, your suggestion didn't work.

I'm sorry. Maybe just try re selecting your primary after you turn another on.....which you've probably already tried. Lol, so I'm sorry that I wasn't helpful ;|

[The Vines]

Nitpicks! Nitpicks everywhere!

• There's a funny white border around my nation's flag (screenshot). I think the design looks cleaner without it (screenshot).
• The letter spacing in the nation category (e.g. "Civil Rights Lovefest") looks strange, though I'm not sure how to improve that.
• The region/influence bubbles look a bit funny with only the top half filled in (screenshot). Perhaps remove the background on them altogether (screenshot)?

[Muzztopia]

It looks amazing.

[[violet]]

I'm updating the OP with new FAQ items, so check there to see if your question has already been covered!

[Todlichebujoku]

My primary stays after I select it and hit "save changes", but when I select another option after that (turning another banner on or off) my primary becomes another banner.

Also, your suggestion didn't work.

I'm sorry. Maybe just try re selecting your primary after you turn another on.....which you've probably already tried. Lol, so I'm sorry that I wasn't helpful ;|

I just have to reselect it again for it to stick, but it's just a hassle to do it every time I change something. Not to mention the part where the banner that became primary (usually "Hiking" or "Island of Many HIlls" for me) have to be turned back on, or else they'd be off.

EDIT: I'm using Chrome, if it's helpful.

[Krasny-Volny]

The inability to have a TG link while browsing the forums or doing much of anything outside the nation page is rather irritating.

As I sometimes combine forum projects with some serious telegramming back and forth for consultation I find this unacceptable. I'd want them to see my TGs as soon as possible as well, rather than log out while completely oblivious to the fact they've received something.

If Rift is going to eliminate my inbox entirely from the sidebar, it needs to introduce a prompt still visible elsewhere.

[Frisbeeteria]

If Rift is going to eliminate my inbox entirely from the sidebar, it needs to introduce a prompt still visible elsewhere.

Already done. Read the OP, please.

Now the major drawback: currently Rift doesn't translate well to the forums, especially if you use the forum sidebar (which is the default). If you turn off the forum sidebar by clicking the tiny X in its top-right, you'll get a topbar instead, which is somewhat more useful. In time, Rift support will extend to the forums, but for now it's not so great.

[Krasny-Volny]

If Rift is going to eliminate my inbox entirely from the sidebar, it needs to introduce a prompt still visible elsewhere.

Already done. Read the OP, please.

That's exactly what I did. Nowhere do I see any references to telegrams. What did I miss?

[Vanparia]

I'd like to post some ideas for the new Rift theme:

1. How about, when we upload a banner, we have the ability to crop it to our liking? Currently there's no way to do so and trying to upload a custom image can be frustrating at times when the image doesn't fit well.
There's my ideas!

That's a really good idea, Google+ and YouTube has that feature when you upload a pic beyond the dimensions it will pop up a crop box so you can adjust it to get the most of your image.

That's exactly what I was thinking of!

Perhaps even the style used by Facebook, as it gives more liberty on the placing?

[New Pyrrhius]

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