What is it?: A set of templates that reduce the size of the post, reply, and edit pages.
Why would you care?: You can almost make a post without touching the scroll bar at 1024 x 768 resolution. These templates will definitely reduce the amount of scrolling that you have to do to make or change a post.
Instructions: Go to your ubbthreads/templates/default directory and back up newpost.tmpl, newreply.tmpl, and editpost_nopoll.tmpl. Then copy the templates I've provided in the file attached to this post.
Enjoy
Version 1.1 attached. I have a pull down menu for post icons, but most people do not so I moved them.
On my site I've moved the Instant boxes to the right of the textarea and put them horizontally, which saves some space. I don't have the post icons either and it fits nicely into my 1600x1200 screen with room to spare, so maybe it fits in 1024x768 as well, I'm not sure.
Maybe I should release my posting page template. But I think it requires a little hacking as well, to make the Instant-boxes show horizontally. My templates also includes Help links going to relevant areas of the FAQ.
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