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== New Skin == | == New Skin == | ||
Pages shouldn't be embedding pictures larger than 854px wide, except as backgrounds. If you see any such examples, add {{code|{{!}}854px}} (or a lower size) to their embed tag (ex: {{code|<nowiki>[[File:Imagename.png|854px]]</nowiki>}}). -- [[User:SirYodaJedi]] 0:28, 6 Jun 2023 | |||
Give an example of such pages. --[[Raccoon]] ([[User talk:Raccoon|talk]]) 19:09, 26 Apr 2023 | |||
The new skin takes on the current wiki appearance with a screen width of 1366 pixels. The article block in the new skin has a maximum width of 1206 pixels. For comparison, in Wikipedia, this block has a width of 960 pixels. --[[THE OWL]] ([[User talk:THE OWL|talk]]) 7:47, 29 Apr 2023 | |||
The new skin takes on the current wiki appearance with a screen width of 1366 pixels. The article block in the new skin has a maximum width of 1206 pixels. For comparison, in Wikipedia, this block has a width of 960 pixels. [[ | |||
I frequently use a 4:3 browser viewport that reports a width 1024 pixels (at 2.0x PPI scale or so; it's a tablet). The wiki already is a narrow column, but the page content ''would'' get formatted differently based on what you say. The current skin is designed for ancient 1024x768 screens, so it works great; please don't make it any smaller. | I frequently use a 4:3 browser viewport that reports a width 1024 pixels (at 2.0x PPI scale or so; it's a tablet). The wiki already is a narrow column, but the page content ''would'' get formatted differently based on what you say. The current skin is designed for ancient 1024x768 screens, so it works great; please don't make it any smaller. | ||
Pages such as [[Valve texture format]], and most 1280px or higher File: pages are already too wide on my screen, for various reasons. Width should absolutely be standardized, but it should keep the least common denominators in mind. [[ | Pages such as [[Valve texture format]], and most 1280px or higher File: pages are already too wide on my screen, for various reasons. Width should absolutely be standardized, but it should keep the least common denominators in mind. --[[SirYodaJedi]] ([[User talk:SirYodaJedi|talk]]) 0:20, 6 Jun 2023 | ||
== New Skin (Mockup) == | == New Skin (Mockup) == | ||
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[[File:mw-vdc-mockup.png|854px|right]] | [[File:mw-vdc-mockup.png|854px|right]] | ||
What do you all think? I know the mockup may not look the best, but I believe the structural layout of it is very solid. [[ | What do you all think? I know the mockup may not look the best, but I believe the structural layout of it is very solid. --[[Mailmanmicky]] ([[User talk:Mailmanmicky|talk]]) 19:17, 18 May 2023 | ||
I like it; it's basically what [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home PCGamingWiki does], and it doesn't do any unnecessary moving of stuff around, unlike what Wikia did when removing Monobook. [[ | I like it; it's basically what [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home PCGamingWiki does], and it doesn't do any unnecessary moving of stuff around, unlike what Wikia did when removing Monobook. --[[SirYodaJedi]] ([[User talk:SirYodaJedi|talk]]) 0:34, 25 May 2023 | ||
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New Skin
Pages shouldn't be embedding pictures larger than 854px wide, except as backgrounds. If you see any such examples, add |854px (or a lower size) to their embed tag (ex: [[File:Imagename.png|854px]]). -- User:SirYodaJedi 0:28, 6 Jun 2023
Give an example of such pages. --Raccoon (talk) 19:09, 26 Apr 2023
The new skin takes on the current wiki appearance with a screen width of 1366 pixels. The article block in the new skin has a maximum width of 1206 pixels. For comparison, in Wikipedia, this block has a width of 960 pixels. --THE OWL (talk) 7:47, 29 Apr 2023
I frequently use a 4:3 browser viewport that reports a width 1024 pixels (at 2.0x PPI scale or so; it's a tablet). The wiki already is a narrow column, but the page content would get formatted differently based on what you say. The current skin is designed for ancient 1024x768 screens, so it works great; please don't make it any smaller.
Pages such as Valve texture format, and most 1280px or higher File: pages are already too wide on my screen, for various reasons. Width should absolutely be standardized, but it should keep the least common denominators in mind. --SirYodaJedi (talk) 0:20, 6 Jun 2023
New Skin (Mockup)
Did my own mockup of what I think a new skin should look like:
What do you all think? I know the mockup may not look the best, but I believe the structural layout of it is very solid. --Mailmanmicky (talk) 19:17, 18 May 2023
I like it; it's basically what PCGamingWiki does, and it doesn't do any unnecessary moving of stuff around, unlike what Wikia did when removing Monobook. --SirYodaJedi (talk) 0:34, 25 May 2023