Announcing a new look for SMF 2.0: Curve

[HR]

LOL I Just noticed.. Category headers in all those shots are rounded except for the one in topic view

[bloc]

LOL I Just noticed.. Category headers in all those shots are rounded except for the one in topic view

Work in progress. Mind you, there have to be a bit of a balance, it can't all be round lol.

[Kenny01]

SMF simply the best.

[Tristan Perry]

Hi there !

All cool! But I want to know at which time I could convert and use SMF 2? Together with Tinyportal? Are there days? Weeks? Month?
Today i use ikonboard, I just test the convert from iB to smf 1.18, but maybe I should wait and just step up to 2.0 ... if I know which time we talk.

Hello there
Currently, release dates are never given out (well, to be more accurate, there aren't any release dates set - things will be released when ready ) - and so, unfortunately, a time frame can't be given.

However if you are happy with running beta software on a live site (which can be a bit risky since it may contain a few bugs) then upgrading straight to 2.0 should be no real problem, especially since 2.0 RC2 (the one with curve in) will also be an easy upgrade to do.

[ictboy]

That look nice

[hartiberlin]

Very nice new default theme.
Will it work with the Mods, that are made for only the default theme now in RC1 ?
By the way, how many Release Candidate Version will there be,
before SMF 2.0 final will be out ?


Many thanks.
Regards, Stefan.

[Tristan Perry]

Very nice new default theme.
Will it work with the Mods, that are made for only the default theme now in RC1 ?
By the way, how many Release Candidate Version will there be,
before SMF 2.0 final will be out ?


Many thanks.
Regards, Stefan.

It really depends on what the mods actually modify, although modifications written specifically to change some part of the current SMF default theme (i.e. core) may not work with curve since curve is pretty different (in parts) to core. Although it really depends on the mod itself

And there are no plans as to how many RCs there will be before a final release - it depends on developement of curve, bug fixes, if any features need changing/adding etc.

[c23_Mike]

Hi there !

As course no correct date, just a frame ;-)
And as long there is the Simple Portal for SMF 2.0 is not given to public I will wait :-(

[Stallyon]

Not bad. Looking forward to getting my mits on it. I hope the RC1 -> RC2 wait isn't as long as some have been.

[Gary]

By the way, how many Release Candidate Version will there be,
before SMF 2.0 final will be out ?

Usually, in the past, it's been planned for two. However it doesnt always work out that way since for example, 1.1 had three Release Candidates. So remember, there will be at least two, but there can always be a third.

[Kenny01]

I hope there will still be an option for us to keep our old theme?

[shadow82x]

I hope there will still be an option for us to keep our old theme?

As some of our members may remember, some time ago, we posted a topic inquiring which of the bundled SMF themes our members use as their default.  After evaluating these numbers, we have decided to bundle both "Curve" and "Core", the current SMF Default Theme, with SMF 2.0.  The older default themes, "Babylon" and "classic" will still be maintained by the team and will be made available via our Theme Site, but will be removed from the SMF download package.  This will help minimize the size of the SMF 2.0 download archive in the future

[dewdrinker19]

Does anybody know if the CSS for the new curve theme will have unique names for properties?

It would be really nice to be able to also load a css and header from different software (Joomla, Wordpress, etc.) and not have the css conflicting with each other! 

[Antechinus]

It has unique names all over the place. It's unique.

[paulthai]

cool

[orelanic]

I want it now, nowwww!!! gime gime gime 

OK in normal mode, I think it looks really cool and I can't wait for the RC2

[Kenny01]

I hope there will still be an option for us to keep our old theme?

As some of our members may remember, some time ago, we posted a topic inquiring which of the bundled SMF themes our members use as their default.  After evaluating these numbers, we have decided to bundle both "Curve" and "Core", the current SMF Default Theme, with SMF 2.0.  The older default themes, "Babylon" and "classic" will still be maintained by the team and will be made available via our Theme Site, but will be removed from the SMF download package.  This will help minimize the size of the SMF 2.0 download archive in the future

Good idea.

[Yigal]

Great Job!

[NHWD]

Cool looks pls make themes for support all mods ............................

Thats actually one of the reasons we are rewriting the templates - not just doing a new look, but also using much more CSS. You can then in many cases leave the templates alone when you make a custom theme and only change the stylesheets.

Which means most mods will work and install easily on custom themes as well.

thats badly needed hopefully it works

[michelangelo]

Oh NOES, the admin panel is a drop down menu? You guys better stick to the sidebar navigation since moving boards and setting permissions requires lots and lots of clicks. Using a drop down menu will just cost time and decreases efficient navigation. Please keep the sidebar navigation!