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Old Fossil:
Marking as solved for now.
Ya not nicking my hair.
Antechinus:
--- Quote from: movedgoalposts on May 07, 2012, 07:28:07 PM ---That will make sense for the future, but we are stuck with the present as computers are upgraded. At present I suspect too many people have older browsers that they won't or don't know how to update. Even myself from my workplace I have to use IE8 as IE has to be used for active-x compatibility and the PC is stuck on Windows XP until replacement.
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Usage of IE8 and lower isn't all that high in global terms and is falling all the time. The vast majority of users will get the full effect if you use css3. For minor aesthetic details like rounded corners I wouldn't necessarily worry too much. Often it will still look quite acceptable without them. Use your own judgement. :)
--- Quote ---Ah thanks, now a bit of a glimmer of hope in my befuddled brain. The pixel numbers are actually identifying the bit of the image used. So the challenge now is identifying the pixel space and getting GIMP to edit just the specfic bits.
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Yup. Unfortunately we don't have a copy of the image in .xcf format. It shouldn't be that hard to make one and we probably should, but me hatez GIMP. :D
MovedGoalPosts:
--- Quote from: Antechinus on May 07, 2012, 07:48:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: movedgoalposts on May 07, 2012, 07:28:07 PM ---That will make sense for the future, but we are stuck with the present as computers are upgraded. At present I suspect too many people have older browsers that they won't or don't know how to update. Even myself from my workplace I have to use IE8 as IE has to be used for active-x compatibility and the PC is stuck on Windows XP until replacement.
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Usage of IE8 and lower isn't all that high in global terms and is falling all the time. The vast majority of users will get the full effect if you use css3. For minor aesthetic details like rounded corners I wouldn't necessarily worry too much. Often it will still look quite acceptable without them. Use your own judgement. :)
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Looks like I haven't got to grips with CSS2, and you want me to do CSS3. Trying to run before I can walk again. ???
--- Quote from: Antechinus on May 07, 2012, 07:48:51 PM ---
--- Quote ---Ah thanks, now a bit of a glimmer of hope in my befuddled brain. The pixel numbers are actually identifying the bit of the image used. So the challenge now is identifying the pixel space and getting GIMP to edit just the specfic bits.
--- End quote ---
Yup. Unfortunately we don't have a copy of the image in .xcf format. It shouldn't be that hard to make one and we probably should, but me hatez GIMP. :D
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I'm not exactly enamoured with GIMP myself (but that may in part be because I haven't really got into it) but, at the somewhat extortionate pricing of over £650, Photoshop is not going to happen. Infact, given that SMF is freely licenced with a view for users to adapt edit and enhance, perhaps files it relies upon should be as compatible as practicable with other open source software.
Antechinus:
Yes it's a good point about the files. At the moment we only have them in Adobe formats.
Jade Elizabeth:
You can get free trials for Photoshop, and I'm pretty certain there are free alternatives that open and edit the files. I think GIMP is one of those.
If you're too lazy to scribble lines of colour over each bar to see where they're used then there's no help for you.
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