My Background Design

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

Just to show that that source (forumotion uses different coding then dmon) is capable of using the javascript from resizing images.

this (forumotion) source is not capable of that

So? Were using forumotion, we have it done, and now you want to switch?

Spoiler:

only thing is...
the current background does not show the same on all resolutions, this can be disturbing for some users that play on computers with dimensions of 1200x1080

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

only thing is...
the current background does not show the same on all resolutions, this can be disturbing for some users that play on computers with dimensions of 1200x1080

D:
You forgot my 1600x900, its too big for me!

I've been reading up on this, and it doesn't seem to be plausible to really do background resizing in CSS. There is a way to do it, but it really bogs down your system since it takes a great deal of resources to constantly resize your background image in real time. This seems to be the only way to do it, and it lags the page badly.

^

That is why i suggest using dmon.com

With that forum hosting service you can use resizeable backgrounds (on test forum [url]test123.dmon.com[/url] i coded it. (using java + html and changing the CSS so it wont show the original background).
i also made my own forumotion forum just to look at how you can change the html etc etc, but i coulnt see a way to do the same as on the dmon forums.


as you can see there is hardly any lagg on the dmon forum even tough it uses the javascript for resizeing background

There is a way to disable CSS in the stylesheet. However, that would probably mean recoding the entire forum in HTML + java. If you're knowledgeable enough to do that, perhaps it would be an option.

Another option would be to post a message on the forumotion help site and ask for some assistance in resizing the background. Perhaps someone would be able to offer some clever alternatives.

another thing could be.. that i export the entire template from the dmon forum.. so that the forummotion can import it but i dont know how that works with forumotion

never mind that option, i just looked trough the test forumotion forum but i saw that the template files from forumotion are different than the dmon ones (kinda logic)

I have to go, but I will register on the Forumotion help forums when I get back and send them this question to them. Hopefully they'll be able to help out somehow.

i have been a very bad boy,
i made a example of how the forums would look if they were from dmon,

if you want i can remove this website but please b4 you suggest that, take a look http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com

ok im not gonna keep that v2.0 to myselff,

here you go the v2.0 background without the forum layer ontop (so it can be used here)

http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com/background.png

this is the url:

Code:

http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com/background.png

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

ok im not gonna keep that v2.0 to myselff,

here you go the v2.0 background without the forum layer ontop (so it can be used here)

http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com/background.png

this is the url:

Code:

http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com/background.png

Why are the gunners guns cut off?

because, you dont c em just like the current background =/ (u dont c the guns) and by cutting them out it saves some Kb file size,

if you look here http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com you c the result

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

because, you dont c em just like the current background =/ (u dont c the guns) and by cutting them out it saves some Kb file size,

if you look here http://chaosdeathsquad.dmon.com you c the result

*Facepalm* No, can see the while image there, but why did you erase the gunners guns?

Because if its used as background for this forum then the gray sides:
<---------------------------------------------------->
are placed over the guns, so why leave em there if you cant see them?

also i spend over 45 minutes trying to render the flames, but it dint came out pretty so then i tought wth i remove em

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

Because if its used as background for this forum then the gray sides:
<---------------------------------------------------->
are placed over the guns, so why leave em there if you cant see them?

also i spend over 45 minutes trying to render the flames, but it dint came out pretty so then i tought wth i remove em

BTW in the BFH files you can find a Muzzleflash.dds with the real muzzleflash.

k
a question about pte, is everything free ther e?

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

k
a question about pte, is everything free ther e?

Nope.
Only the stuff their testing is free, and only the stuff they are testing is buyable.
So basicly, yes.

just checked prices from guns in PTE, (count play cuz pte is closed now) and i fell in love with the prices

I have finally come up with a workaround for the resizing issue. I have set the image to be centered at center-top, I have set it to non-repeating, and I have set the background color to gray.

What does this do? 1) The image is no longer left-biased. It will now be horizontally centered at any resolution. This means that it does not matter any longer whether you're using a widescreen or a standard screen monitor. If you're on a widescreen monitor, you just see more of the sides of the picture at any given resolution.

2) The image no longer repeats horizontally or vertically. If your screen resolution is bigger than the image horizontally or vertically, you will now see the image end and a gray background begin below and to the sides of it. What does this mean? It means that we can create a fading effect (a transition) on the bottom and left and right sides of the image to make it look as if the image is transitioning into the gray background beneath it. For those who are using very large resolutions, this will make the image appear natural. It will also mean that there is no resolution at which the image will appear unnatural.

What do we have to do now? We have to redo the background picture to give it fading edges on the left and right sides and on the bottom.

isselman2000 wrote:

I have finally come up with a workaround for the resizing issue. I have set the image to be centered at center-top, I have set it to non-repeating, and I have set the background color to gray.

What does this do? 1) The image is no longer left-biased. It will now be horizontally centered at any resolution. This means that it does not matter any longer whether you're using a widescreen or a standard screen monitor. If you're on a widescreen monitor, you just see more of the sides of the picture at any given resolution.

2) The image no longer repeats horizontally or vertically. If your screen resolution is bigger than the image horizontally or vertically, you will now see the image end and a gray background begin below and to the sides of it. What does this mean? It means that we can create a fading effect (a transition) on the bottom and left and right sides of the image to make it look as if the image is transitioning into the gray background beneath it. For those who are using very large resolutions, this will make the image appear natural. It will also mean that there is no resolution at which the image will appear unnatural.

What do we have to do now? We have to redo the background picture to give it fading edges on the left and right sides and on the bottom.

Thats means I can close this topic, right?

No. It would be useful to have it up so we can post background images.

[CDS]xd35 wrote:

Thats means I can close this topic, right?

you like closing topics??

.|CDS|.:Specialist:.Tom wrote:

[CDS]xd35 wrote:

Thats means I can close this topic, right?

you like closing topics??

Who doesn't?