Goodbye Classic Skin - PF Prime Now Available

[Greg Bernhardt]

PF Classic Skin went into retirement late last year. However the time has come to put Classic to rest. Later tonight PF Prime will replace Classic as the alternative skin.

 

[mattmns]

I really like PF Prime, good job on it!

 

[z-component]

This is a sad day! Another milestone for PF. I have to say that I do like Prime a lot. Thanks again. :)

 

[Evo]

Plays "Taps".

go to "click here for a sound file of taps"

http://www.tapsbugler.com/TapsPDFandsound.html

A moment of silence please.

 

[devious_]

Nooooooooooooooooooo...

 

[mathwonk]

i do not like the two options. in fact i cannot stand them. they are really unusable, hard on the eys and slower loading. hence i am also in retirement for the time being, until i grow a new thicker skin.thanks for the memories. and good night missus calabash...(explain it to them, reaaally old guys.)

 

[Evo]

Oh come on, you can't have any complaints against prime.

 

[Garth]

I agree with mathwonk, I for another cannot stand Prime and miss the Classic skin. Why did it have to go? Cannot it be kept as an option?

Garth

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

If you two could be more descriptive on what things you don't like. I can see someone being indifferent to the skin, but it's a neutral skin with "cool" colors with no flash and less intensive graphics. How can you "hate" that?

 

[Lisa!]

Come on guys! You get to like this new skin even more than the classic. You know at first I couldn't stand the new skin and thought the colors are intolerable. But now I really get used to it. Anyway I guess you miss the classic skin because of your PF memories!

 

[devious_]

The new skins are too flashy and hard on the eyes. The old one was infinitely better.

 

[Garth]

If we have a selection of skins with different personal preferences for each, why delete one option that some find easiest on the eyes?

Garth

 

[matthyaouw]

I wasn't too keen on the new skin when it first came out, but after a week or two it'd really grown on me. Give them a while to get used to them, and then see what you think.

 

[Monique]

I do like Prime, it is not as grey and dark as Nexus

 

[cronxeh]

If we have a selection of skins with different personal preferences for each, why delete one option that some find easiest on the eyes?
Garth

My sentiments exactly. When my page loaded today I couldn't believe that there was no Classic skin

 

[theCandyman]

It is the same for me, I just switched to using Opera as a browser and was looking all over for how to change back to classic. I suppose I just have to say I am not a fan of everything trying to appear chrome.

 

[Monique]

At least all the contrasting lines have gone, this is much easier on the eyes. I especially like the low-profile edit/quote buttons. Sleek I do agree it the chrome is still dark, I wouldn't mind for the light grey to be a tone lighter (even though it is already lighter than the Nexus).

 

[Astronuc]

Prime is acceptable, but I am one of those who stayed with the older classic.

I prefer simplicity and I like the blue - or rather my visual cortex prefers the neurological response associated with the Classic scheme.

But I will adapt.

 

[physmike]

Indeed! Seconds, to that.
Where is the spectrum of choice for color options? ...


Quote:
Originally Posted by Garth
If we have a selection of skins with different personal preferences for each, why delete one option that some find easiest on the eyes?
Garth

My sentiments exactly. When my page loaded today I couldn't believe that there was no Classic skin

 

[Evo]

Most forums don't even offer a choice and you people are complaining that you have two to choose from! How about thanking Greg for going out of his way to create a second "no frills" skin?

 

[quantumdude]

That's it, I'm out of here.

 

[physmike]

Now we are like most forums, in terms of color choice.
And thanks to Greg, for the creativity, now and in the future. :-)


Evo Quote:
Most forums don't even offer a choice and you people are complaining that you have two to choose from! How about thanking Greg for going out of his way to create a second "no frills" skin?
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I have Golden Mouse ears. °o°

 

[Garth]

I wasn't complaining about the Prime skin, and thank you Greg for being creative; many people like it.

It's just as I happen to prefer the old Classic why did it have to be deleted?

Garth

 

[Monique]

Because it is a lot of work to integrate the new features as they get added, when the two skins are too different.

 

[Garth]

Because it is a lot of work to integrate the new features as they get added, when the two skins are too different.

OK, thank you, that is all I wanted, an explanation.

Garth

 

[shmoe]

Hmm, I hadn't tried Prime before now. It's simpler than nexus, very good! Would it be hard to allow users to customize their own choice of colours, or to just allow a few different options with the same layout? I'd expect this could satisfy some of the 'hard on the eyes complaints'. A choice of this simpler skin is very much appreciated though!

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but the columns in the forum index page aren't lining up with Prime. I mean between the "Science Education", "Physics", etc. categories, each seems to adjust the widths of the "forum", "last post", "threads", etc. columns separately. (I'm using Firefox if it matters)

 

[Astronuc]

Most forums don't even offer a choice and you people are complaining that you have two to choose from! How about thanking Greg for going out of his way to create a second "no frills" skin?

Evo's right! Where are my manners!?

I am certainly thankful for the effort Greg and Warren (and Mentors) put into the forum.

I provided feedback without the appropriate acknowledgment of gratitude.

Thanks Greg!

 

[pervect]

I just noticed today that when I logged in, my "classic" skin was gone. Here is yet another vote for keeping it (the old "traditional skin") around if it is technically feasible.

If it is just a matter of not deleting some old files, _please_ keep the old skin availabe for us die-hards who like it.

 

[scott1]

Well there ever be any more skins created in the future?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Well there ever be any more skins created in the future?

Maybe in 2-3 years.