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Can we get a direct link to "All Unread Topics" along side the top (Unread Posts & Updated Topics) ?

How does this differ from the content on the Updated Topics page?  I'm pretty sure I just relabelled the page in the previous version.

PS: Also, what happened to the direct links to the website? Namely to the Games page and Manual?
Can we get them back as well?

I'll do this eventually.

I think it's for special chars such as ! and ' etc.

Yeah, this issue comes up every now and then.  I just need definite examples so I can do a find and replace to fix it.

the lifetime achievement, the little heart, disappeared from the avatars!

It's meant to be there, will fix!

[I Can Help With:]

There's a few things with the text on I Can Help With: that after ' it's adding #codes 

Those need to be fixed individually.  Can you please give exact examples?

The new design (light and dark themes) is now live!

I'll take a look at the highlighting thanks, morganw!

If you give me a link to the files in the repo, I'd expect I can implement them.  I wouldn't worry about any warnings you see, SMF (and its mods) isn't particularly well maintained, and it hasn't historically been an issue.

I rolled back to the previous version, as the upgrade was unsuccessful.  I'll try again at the weekend when I have more time.

Hy guys I would love to help testing the new forum 

I've added you to the relevant feedback forum, you should find a post there with all the details.

I was planning to put this live very soon.  Ponch and Kastchey, I just replied to your posts in the test forum about how to use the YouTube tag.  Aside from that there doesn't seem to be any actionable feedback, so I think we might be good to go soon?

The remaining volunteers should now have access to a sekrit "AGS Site Testing" forum.  There's a thread there that gives all the details.  Please head over and give it a go!

My issue with the  font awesome cup is that it is an existing design. I think a logo should be uniqe to what it represents. Rather use the logo cup for the rest of the page.

Ideally we'd then have an SVG version of whichever cup ends up in the logo, so we could then use this throughout the site.

I've changed the poll to max three votes per user, and edited cat's post to also include links to the each of the logos in the context of the new site's light and dark themes.

I edited your post to add IDs for each image, and added a poll to the thread!

One thing we could use help with, testing aside, is setting up the code syntax highlighting.  The plugin used currently to do:

Code: ags

this

is no longer supported.  Instead I've installed PrismJS, which seems like a suitable option.  However, it needs the help of someone who can both do coding, and who knows the AGS language well, to implement a new language template.  If anyone is willing to help, instructions are here: https://prismjs.com/extending.html.  Perhaps one of the AGS engine or editor coders could help?

I was quite obviously referring to the style of the character, which I'm not too fond of, not the person who is representing. I don't know why you have to chide me about the fact that he's Chris Jones, so far as putting "the guy" in quote-marks. If it's some sort of retort for me quoting your feeling uncomfortable, that was just to avoid adding a direct quote, Jesus...

The whole thing about people being more used to western media seems weird to me, as if a lot of western countries didn't air Japanese cartoons or sell manga for decades. There was even a thread about suggesting anime to watch on this very western-centric site, some time ago...

But, hey. You don't like Japanese-style characters? Fine, don't use the images. I'm sure someone else on the site will make something better for it.

I certainly won't waste more time pointlessly discussing these things.

Okay, I think there's been a misunderstanding here, and if so I apologise unreservedly.  It feels like I've managed to offend you personally, and that definitely wasn't my intention.

I honestly only put "that guy" in quotes because I was quoting what you said.  There was really no sarcasm intended.  Everything I said was intended as just an infomative aside, no hidden message intended!

The only point I'm trying to make is, as the administrator of this site, and someone who's been here almost 21 years now, I am trying to take our user base into account.  Nothing I've said is meant as a criticism of the art you actually drew, or of anime / manga in general.

EDIT: and I've just realised the character in the banner is actually Larry Vales anyway, so...  I think the CJ in the navbar on the home page confused my brain!

Also, I don't see what's so "uncomfortable" about anime, it seems a bit like an exaggeration to me, but whatever. Myself, for example, I never liked the guy who is at the centre of the current main page (and is the first thing newcomers see), but I would never say that it makes me feel uncomfortable despite not liking the style. What does, however, make me feel uncomfortable is the image of the editor on the left, which looks really fake

Just to clarify, it isn't the artwork, or anime, itself that makes me feel uncomfortable, it's having it front and centre on the AGS site.  The vast majority of our users are likely to be more used to western media, and will have to have found AGS when they were looking to either play or make games similar to those from the 'golden age' of Sierra, LucasArts, Revolution etc.  (For reference, not one of the top ten countries from which our site is accessed is in Asia).  We don't want to risk making AGS look even more niche than it already is, and to turn off (or at least avoid attracting) new users.

And for info, "the guy" in the logo is Chris Jones, the creator of AGS.  That's just a little nod to the community though, by no means something we'd necessarily need in the new design!

Of course, she would also look great in a less anime and more European comic style (like Clotilde) - would this make you feel less uncomfortable, AGA?

In theory, sure!

I do like the blue cup hair idea though, it's a nice touch!

While I appreciate the artistry that's gone into it, the anime styling of these makes me feel a bit uncomfortable...  Anime isn't to everyone's tastes, so it feels like it could be a bit divisive to have it so visible on the site.  Something more mainstream might be better?

cat, Kastchey, Pax Animo, Ponch and Stupot, you should all be able to see a SEKRIT "AGS Site Testing" forum in the list.  Please do head over to find a link to the new version, and give any feedback you may have!

I've just tried, and it worked fine for me.  Are you sure you've filled in all the fields?

Please send me a PM with exactly the form data you're trying, and I'll see if I can reproduce it.

I'm guessing it was loominous, but not sure.  He hasn't been active in the last couple of years though...

One thing I noticed: While the logo colours and fonts are totally fine, the gradient around it looks terrible in dark theme. Also on light theme it might look better (at least more modern) without that glow. Can you link to the highest available resolution of this logo? Someone (worst case me) could have a go at cleaning it up.

Of course, we could also make a thread for creating a new logo (that uses the same colours to fit the new page design).

As tampie85 mentioned, we'd welcome some new artwork.  I did my best to remove the glow for use on the dark theme, but it's far from perfect as you've noticed.

I've given those who volunteered access to a new subforum for testing.  Please let me know if you can't see it!

We now have a new version of the forums (SMF 2.1) that's ready for testing.  As well as a lot of new features and bug fixes, we have new responsive (mobile-friendly) light and dark themes that should blend in well with the design of the work-in-progress new site's design.

Is anyone interested in helping us to test this?  Please post here if you are, and I'll send you the details!