This is something I've been planning on doing for quite some time, but never got around to it for various reasons. But I've finally got the project started, so I'm announcing it now to generate some interest & get some feedback, or something like that (and cuz I'm bored and want something to type).
Template² is the next template project that I'll be publically releasing. It will encompass a customized Compact Headers 2.0, Se7enet's Stuffbox (aka Compact Footers 2.0), as well as a brand new look for
at least the three main forum views. I have only gotten started on those three pages views right now, but I kind of plan on expanding it to the posting pages (topic, reply, edit, pm), the profile page, *and* some hacks pages if I can get permission from the authors. The look will be something of a combination of the current Se7enet templates as well as the ones used on the original 1.0 site. XHTML conformity is also planned. Though I haven't really talked about this with Allen or the other admins, I'm kind of hoping UBBDev will use/demo it.
If it all goes the way I plan it, Template² will have several prerequisite hacks that you have to add first, as well as several of my own custom code changes to make the new design fully integrated into the base code. This is because I feel that many people would like the template mods but using them would break some of their hacks. Thus, I'm going to be creating all the templates with the appropriate hacks in mind so everything works fine and dandy. At this point, the hacks I'm mostly thinking about for prerequisites are Who's Online, the PM notification thingy, MyStyle™, Hit hack, Hypercells, and the last post by on forum_page one. I call these prerequisite hacks because you'll have to have them installed correctly before installing Template² or else things won't work. That hack requirements list is subject to change before release, so don't hold me to that. BTW, if the authors of those hacks read this and want to give me permission to alter the hacks and use them in Template², please pm/email me or just reply here, it's much appreciated!
Any comments or feedback or suggestions for inclusion are encouraged, but don't be offended if I don't use them. I expect some form of public release within a few weeks of me getting my computer back. I may post some screenies before that to make you drool a little, too...
---Skorpion
