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Posted by imec on Jun 5, 2009, 1:31am

I started with Streamline Moderne, moved to Transportation and now use Very Plain.

Posted by traveler63 on Jun 5, 2009, 1:58am

I am using Lotus, but I am a new poster, so I will probably jump around for a while. 8-)

Posted by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2009, 3:14am

I'm back with Streamline Moderne, although I've had my flings with most of the others.

Posted by casimira on Jun 5, 2009, 3:16am

I am currently using kimono black but I switch around and I found I went into a "skin mood mode" for a while. My favorite is Streamline Moderne Dark probably for nostalgic reasons as it was the first one I believe. But I really love Lotus and the Kimono's too. I should try some of the others.

Posted by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2009, 3:33am

Just a note about Streamline Moderne & Streamline Moderne Dark -- the Dark version was in response to the regular one showing up "faded" on certain monitors. Streamline Moderne is the default skin.

I really enjoy changing the skin I use from time to time.

Posted by casimira on Jun 5, 2009, 3:56am

Becoming more familiar with the board makes a big difference too,if you change skins alot it can be a little disorienting at first ,then, it's more fun to switch up.

Posted by happytraveller on Jun 5, 2009, 6:40am

Canvas I think it's called.

Posted by rikita on Jun 5, 2009, 9:20pm

still using hte one i was born with. well in the forum the one that i got automatically.

Posted by kerouac2 on Jun 5, 2009, 9:26pm

Me too.

Posted by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2009, 11:13pm

You could have this put on the skin you were born with: [image]

Posted by distantshores on Jun 9, 2009, 2:58am

Skin???

Yikes!!!

Posted by kerouac2 on Jun 9, 2009, 4:41am

Didn't you ever see 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' distantshores?

Posted by deyana on Jun 14, 2009, 10:02pm

I'm using boilerplate.

Posted by bixaorellana on Jun 15, 2009, 2:33am

Funny you revived this thread, Deyana -- I just changed to "here come the tugs" today. I like the way the window colors mirror the colors in the sky.

Posted by Don Cuevas on Feb 18, 2011, 11:28am

Big Buttons.

Posted by rikita on Feb 19, 2011, 2:13pm

i have no idea. i might have changed it at some point but now i have it for ages and i don't know what it is called.

Posted by bixaorellana on Feb 19, 2011, 2:48pm

I've used Transportation for a while because I love the colors & the feel of it.

In case anyone doesn't know, the skin catalog was updated less than three months ago:
http://anyportinastorm.proboards.com/ind....play&thread=731

Posted by foreverman on Mar 15, 2011, 1:03pm

Boilerplate with no background, its easier to see...............

Posted by bixaorellana on Mar 15, 2011, 4:15pm

For anyone who finds the default font size too small, you might want to try the Big Buttons font. All of the writing on it is bigger, it's in soft, eye-friendly tones, and has no background picture.

Big Buttons regular font is almost identical, except with regular text sizes.

Posted by rikita on Mar 15, 2011, 8:24pm

oh, i replied twice to this thread without realising.

Posted by hwinpp on Mar 16, 2011, 8:36am

I've got this yellow/ beige one. Not that great but can't be bothered to change it.

Posted by foreverman on Apr 4, 2011, 11:20am

I use the main one now without a background picture, its not bad on the eyes................

Posted by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2011, 6:35pm

Out of curiosity, do people notice the "new" buttons when they're showing on the main page of whatever skin being used, or are those buttons too subtle?

Posted by kerouac2 on Sept 3, 2011, 6:40pm

I certainly see them, but perhaps I am trained to do so.

One thing I was thinking was that it might be a good idea to rotate the default skin, at least for the sake of the outside visitors -- not too often, because that could be annoying, but perhaps once every 4 months. Registered members, as they know (I hope) can keep whichever skin they prefer at all times.

Posted by cheerypeabrain on Oct 6, 2011, 2:05pm

I really like 'faerie windows'...that's the one I'm using...

Posted by bixaorellana on Oct 27, 2011, 8:19pm

Yes, that one is pretty. I like all of the skins that have larger, fancier "new" and "not-new" buttons. It's easy to run my eyes down the page to see which boards have some new posts on them.

Right now I'm using "Motor Court". It's comfortable on the eyes, has the big n/n-n buttons, & the link color is >red<, so easy to see. It is currently the default skin, so the one introduces visitors to the forum.

Posted by bixaorellana on Mar 28, 2012, 7:29pm

"Kimono" now has big on and off buttons, & I'm enjoying its almost decadent color scheme.

Posted by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2012, 3:12am

Reviving this out of nosiness. I had gone to a different skin just to check it for something after using Motor Court for quite a while. Somehow I accidentally clicked on Lotus instead of returning to Motor Court & am still in Lotus mode. I just love the fade from lighter to deeper pink on the heading bands.

Posted by kerouac2 on Dec 15, 2012, 9:04pm

And I still think that the default skin should be changed from time to time, just to wake up unregistered visitors.

Posted by bixaorellana on Dec 16, 2012, 2:06am

I agree with you. We've had the same default for months now, I believe. Which would be your preference for default? I think it should be something port-y, such as Here Come the Tugs (which would wake the dead) or Telescope, which is very subtle, almost mysterious.

If it were only up to me to choose, I'd go for Transportation. It's bright, but not glary, has super nice Moderne graphics, and there is good contrast between the linked and non-linked text.* In fact, I just changed to that one.

Any suggestions from other people?

*I do think Transportation would benefit from nice big new/not new buttons -- possibly the same great compass ones that grace some of the other skins.


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