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[Speed Racer]

"Clean Cut" SKin is GREAT!!! Should be the DEFAULT skin for IPB 3.x!

Everyone can check it out in the lower left of the board (can select it from the drop down). It is very clean and nice. It fits MUCH closer to the previous IPB 2.x and yet seamlessly integrates the new IPB features into it. I will wait until it is released to upgrade my IPB 2.3.6 boards. I was having a hell of a time making the new skin work and look anything like my old board. This new skin will do the job and require less tweaking to accomplish this. I hate having to make radical changes as it complicates future upgrades. This will solve this issue.

I also want to point out than from a "user GUI ease of use" the CLEAN CUT skin just seems to make more sense to me on where things are placed. I can find things faster and it just seems to work well. I hope IPB sees it this way to and can consider making it THE default skin.

[bfarber]

It will be included by default, but I don't think we intend to make it *the* default skin.

[Speed Racer]

It will be included by default, but I don't think we intend to make it *the* default skin.

Will you officially support updates to this skin as you release revisions of 3.x?

[Lindy]

We will keep the skin updated just as we do the default skin, yes.

[Quillz]

We will keep the skin updated just as we do the default skin, yes.

Does this mean you will also provide a GDK? There are a few images in the skin set that I would like to modify.

[BirdieG]

If you are saying we will all be able to have this, that would be great. I like it much better

[dvancouver]

Put a bow around this skin and call it Christmas! Now when do I get my present

[Jan35]

I prefer it too, much easier to find things

[Speed Racer]

Yeah the usability (ease to find things) in the "clean cut" skin is much better IMO. I was contemplating a massive amount of work to redo the old skin and now this may make that not as big a deal. When will this be released? I will be waiting to upgrade to 3.x from 2.3.6 on this one.

Oh and to IPB. Please do not take it as bad if some of us find the new skin better than the one IPB, Inc made. If anything be proud that you have a community that is willing to provide back to you such great ideas and work.

[Mesmer]

well I find the IP.Board skin better, and I have more than 100 posts! (something with oil and water..)

[sparc]

Oh and to IPB. Please do not take it as bad if some of us find the new skin better than the one IPB, Inc made. If anything be proud that you have a community that is willing to provide back to you such great ideas and work.

i'd say IPS is pretty happy with the CleanCut skin....considering they paid $2k for it.

[Speed Racer]

well I find the IP.Board skin better, and I have more than 100 posts! (something with oil and water..)

I only post here when I am passionate on an issue I guess. Mostly I save my time for the forums I work with outside of here. I am glad that IPB will be officially supporting the skin. I hope that they release it soon.

@IPB: Any idea on when you will be releasing it?

[Fast Lane!]

well I find the IP.Board skin better, and I have more than 100 posts! (something with oil and water..)

I forgot! When IPB did some upgrade I ended up with two accounts. Here is my above 100 post account . Note it is me above.

[bfarber]

I am not positive exactly which version CleanCut will be available for.

[Quillz]

Could someone from IPS please let me know if CleanCut, being an officially maintained skin, will have a GDK available for some of the images it uses?

[bfarber]

It would be kind of hard to guarantee anything at this point I'm afraid. Hopefully, we should have a GDK available for it when it's ready to be released. I'm not sure if anyone can really give you a straight yes or no at this stage, however.

[Speed Racer]

It would be kind of hard to guarantee anything at this point I'm afraid. Hopefully, we should have a GDK available for it when it's ready to be released. I'm not sure if anyone can really give you a straight yes or no at this stage, however.

Can you tell us if you expect Cleancut to be released withni 1-3 months. 3-6 months. I do not mean this to be a disrespect, but the default IPB 3.x skin is just too difficult to "mod" into the look I want without massive modifications. Cleancut will require not only less modifications but additionally just "makes more sense" from a layout and ease of use perspective. Knowing a "release date range" for this is important to me because I have three boards I am holding off on (2.3.6 now) upgrading until this happens.

[Zero5854]

(late to the party)

I like it except the topic Icons Good job though!

[sparc]

Can you tell us if you expect Cleancut to be released withni 1-3 months. 3-6 months.

get bug testing and it will be out even sooner

CleanCut Skin Bug Reporting

[bfarber]

I'm afraid I don't know when it will be released. I know our customers like some sort of timeline for the things we do, but realistically it's very hard to give you a timeframe. As sparc suggested, the sooner the bugs are sorted out and cleaned up, the quicker we'll be able to include it.