Metal Storm - Design Update
Hi all!
It's been a while since Metal Storm had a proper update. A lot of layouts were rather outdated and it looked terrible on mobile devices.
I started working on a redesign over a year ago, but due to chronic lack of time and Metal Storm's insane amount of pages, the progress was very slow. Now, while not every page has been redesigned, I feel it's ready for release - I certainly wouldn't want to drag it for another year. The remaining pages can then slowly follow as I complete them.
The biggest improvements are centered around responsive layout, which should now scale nicely all the way down to smartphones. A lot of layouts, some sections and functionalities have been updated, most notably the front page and private messaging. My biggest efforts were directed at the most vital parts of the site, like band pages, the forum and publications.
Due to the increased image sizes, many old album and band images wil appear stretched - please replace them with new ones, they will be saved in higher resolution. I will also work on automatically updating gallery thumbnails, which used to be very small and now will look stretched as well.
Please report any broken layouts and bugs here. Though make sure you clear your browser cache before you complain
Happy New Year!
It's been a while since Metal Storm had a proper update. A lot of layouts were rather outdated and it looked terrible on mobile devices.
I started working on a redesign over a year ago, but due to chronic lack of time and Metal Storm's insane amount of pages, the progress was very slow. Now, while not every page has been redesigned, I feel it's ready for release - I certainly wouldn't want to drag it for another year. The remaining pages can then slowly follow as I complete them.
The biggest improvements are centered around responsive layout, which should now scale nicely all the way down to smartphones. A lot of layouts, some sections and functionalities have been updated, most notably the front page and private messaging. My biggest efforts were directed at the most vital parts of the site, like band pages, the forum and publications.
Due to the increased image sizes, many old album and band images wil appear stretched - please replace them with new ones, they will be saved in higher resolution. I will also work on automatically updating gallery thumbnails, which used to be very small and now will look stretched as well.
Please report any broken layouts and bugs here. Though make sure you clear your browser cache before you complain
Happy New Year!
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| MetalDoomMaster Posts: 566 |
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| Ivan Retired Admin Elite Posts: 8850  |
Written by MetalDoomMaster on 14.01.2017 at 23:33 There's no more left side menu on the front page. On the other hand, it's now present on forum pages.
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| wrathchild Staff Posts: 14090  |
Nice work Ivan, thanks a lot for that!
---- La belleza no reside en lo que puedas crear, sino en lo que eres capaz de transmitir Beauty resides not in what you're able to create, but in what you're able to communicate Txus, Mägo De Oz
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| !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted |
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| Ivan Retired Admin Elite Posts: 8850 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2017 at 23:46 I limited image size to the topic width. It should now be up to users to post images of appropriate size. While such large images might not be appropriate in the topic you linked, I'm sure they will be appreciated in some other cases.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028  |
Who are you and why did you break metalstorm??? My eyes hurt
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028 |
Nevermind, it's actually better
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028 |
But what about real issues like being able to rate with .5 ??
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| !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted |
!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted Written by RaduP on 15.01.2017 at 00:07 Gave you an upvote for that. 
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 15.01.2017 at 00:11 If it were by me you should be able to vote even with .1 but maybe that's too far I work with math a lot I like things to be accurate
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 14.01.2017 at 23:46 Enormous cover arts is all for the better <3
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 9028 |
What's next? A MetalStorm app?
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| Ivan Retired Admin Elite Posts: 8850 |
Written by RaduP on 15.01.2017 at 00:21 I'm not a big fan of apps, and there's no way I can find time for that. But with MS now working on smartphones, there's no real need for an app anyway.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014  |
Is it possible as old v there where are metalstorm community and so on as they stays on top Now each time I need scroll mouse to navigate
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Only negative thing si SB not on main page, but maybe forum will eb active again Its not so big changes as it was V2 to old one when Ellorhir get pissed off a big time I have no I net , borrowed from friend a smartphone, MS indeed looks better on phone, so its good, before it was bad I hope this will rise popularity and ppl will come----- onluy blind did not see ms was dying ;( maybe now ppl can do it on the phone
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Ivan Retired Admin Elite Posts: 8850 |
Written by Bad English on 15.01.2017 at 00:30 Yeah, forgot about it, I'll have to arrange static toolbar later.
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| Karlabos Posts: 5736  |
Written by Bad English on 15.01.2017 at 00:32 In case anyone is wondering...
---- "Aah! The cat turned into a cat!" - Reimu Hakurei
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Karlabos on 15.01.2017 at 00:37 You need to be here before to understands how it was before
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Ivan I cant delete video http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/video_edit.php?video_id=13173&band_id=6365 duplication, I try, but I cant something to do whit new loy out ?
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Is it possible make bigger news text where we type in news?
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989  |
Written by RaduP on 15.01.2017 at 00:17 You really do want the server to crash more frequently, don't you?
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Litvin Posts: 364  |
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
If you go to profile where are friends where are e mail icon/PM, it don't work I need click to profile to send pm or maybe staffers can open bug thread about this version?
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62014 |
Written by Litvin on 15.01.2017 at 01:29 what Ivan said. clean your catche , get CC cleaner(I said it)
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 15.01.2017 at 01:42 
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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| Darkside Momo Retired Elite Posts: 9089  |
Written by Bad English on 15.01.2017 at 01:15 use BB code dude, been there all along
---- My Author's Blog (in French)  "You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you" "I've lost too many years now I'm stealing back my soul I am awake"
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