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Forum Topic: Newgrounds Classic Theme Version 2

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Posted at: 4/16/08 11:39 PM

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I've just released the beta version of Newgrounds Classic for Firefox 3 beta 5 and up. The full version will include over 50 new icons besides the ones already there. There are a lot of changes that have been made from the survey I've run and some reviews.

These include the changes with the tank loading pics so they no longer bounce and the tank background smaller so it can be seen on lower rez computers. I've also remade the toolbars and animated background from scratch, so don't trust the preview images on the addons site as they are still for the older version of NG Classic.

The ability to stop the animation (now limited to the main window only) has been improved and so has add-on compatibility. I've also removed the red background in the sidebar that while good at first, was annoying as hell once I got used to it.

One of the major things I've tried to do with this theme is to prove that it could be made for free by using only GIMP, Inkscape and a freeware text editor called Notepad++. The only exception was that the animation had to be done in Flash and Photoshop CS3.

At the moment this version is untested on Mac OS X so if anyone could give me feedback regarding this it would help the theme a lot. Putting bug reports and/orimages in this thread or via PM would also help as I want to do some serious bug testing. Enjoy.

PS: To use the new alternate toolbar add the following line to your userChrome.css before the @namespace line (this is also placed in the version notes under 'Advanced Details') :
@import url("chrome://global/skin/alternate/ngcA ltToolbar.css");

Any updates on version 2 will also be posted in this thread when they become available.

TL;DR:
Newgrounds Classic 2.0b is now available on the Mozilla Addons site for Firefox 3. Yay!

I wonder how long it will take for people to see 'Mad as Hell' face?

Newgrounds Classic 2: An animated theme for Firefox 3
Visit the official site for info and a generator to make customising easy.
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Snake-Arsenic

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Posted at: 4/24/08 08:13 AM

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I know nobody posted in this thread (bastards >:( ) but some people might be interested to why my latest change to the theme was made.

I've now stopped the animation by default to prevent motion sickness which occurred in some people and to make the theme more user friendly by not forcing new users to endure the task of stopping it while they have a bad reaction that can in turn, prevent them from disabling the animation in the first place.

For people who liked the animation, you can reactivate it at any time using instructions provided in the add-on description.

Any thoughts or opinions?

Newgrounds Classic 2: An animated theme for Firefox 3
Visit the official site for info and a generator to make customising easy.
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