Flowz Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I'm not sure if this has already been addressed, but most of the site banners seem skewed or stretched in some way.Most of the text seem fine, but the characters looked squished. :xThought I would just mention this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouhai Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Ahah. Kametsu Forums should be changing to just simply "Kametsu" soon, so I would assume a new batch should come sooner or later. I think it's less skewered and more bloated, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Haha well I wouldn't know the difference between the two, but sometimes it hurt my eyes to look at the banners. I was like, "what am I looking at :S"Thanks for the reply, glad to know I wasn't going crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
†LimitLess Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 These banners are 1600x160. So unless you have a screen with this size, you're gonna feel the effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 The banners don't accomodate various screen sizes? I just saw the Asuna and Kirito one, it's so cute (and also looks right to me!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
†LimitLess Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 The banners don't accomodate various screen sizes? Apparently not  They might fix this in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouhai Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Oh really? That's the first I've heard of that, though I probably missed the post somewhere. Haha.Learn something new every day I guess. :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 The banners don't accomodate various screen sizes? Â I just saw the Asuna and Kirito one, it's so cute (and also looks right to me!). The banners are responsive. This means they condense/stretch depending on your screen resolution up to 1080p. So obviously if you're using an extremely tiny resolution it will not appear optimal. The reason for this being the case is we use a fluid design which changes width depending on resolution rather than using a fixed width. We do this to accommodate all resolutions. This way users with larger resolutions don't have half their screen being unused for example. Â The banners appear fine for me on every resolution I checked, but I can understand why there would be complaints on anything less than like 1440x900. Unfortunately there isn't really any other options to take while retaining the fluid nature of the design. Â We tried transparency fade on the right to have a set size for banners but I thought the result was pretty ugly myself. Alternatively we could have a pattern in the background then have the character renders separately load on top so that it appears as a full banner but then that basically comes down to the banners being nothing more than the exact same thing with just characters thrown together on transparency with text. Â We will likely be changing our default theme to something else within the next year; especially with the software upgrade that is due to be out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenshiKeizu Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I cropping would look better rather than stretching the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I cropping would look better rather than stretching the image.No it wouldn't/didn't. When you end up with nothing but a background and some text that says "Ka" because it cropped 70% of the banner off due to small resolution; that's not a viable option in my book. I'd rather the full title "Kametsu" be visible. We're handling responsiveness the same way all "2.0" web functions handle responsive design. If you don't like it you can basically blame the web for not coming up with a different solution. Also; at no time is the banner stretched, it's at 1600 width naturally and it's scaled down for smaller resolutions. So it either displays at full resolution or it gets condensed to fit your screen. It'll never stretch/upscale the image larger than it's native resolution. The forum has a max width and min width set in place so while the design is fluid, it can never be smaller or larger than what is specifically set. It can only adjust itself between those two settings based on your window size / resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa X Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just sayin if Flowz looks anything like their avatar then  princess might just have some competition! Like if you know what i'm referring to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Do you guys still have the original images? @professaI'm not a blob you know... ): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa X Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 What's a blob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Like my avatar right now, it's basically two blobs put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
†LimitLess Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Do you guys still have the original images? I believe so  Some of the banners displayed are made by users, I'm pretty sure they still keep their stuff Edited August 20, 2014 by LimitLess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I don't believe this is a big issue, and I kind of just brought it up off handedly, but I don't believe there is anything wrong with my screen. I think the characters are stretched because that was how they were put in.It seems I was/am the only one to take notice though so it isn't really a problem since everyone seems to enjoy the banners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouhai Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) These are the exact banners being used: *Edit: Â but I don't believe there is anything wrong with my screen.It's not your computer nor the original images, haha. The banner's natural size is quite large, so it can only be seen in it's natural form with a large resolution. If your computer resolution is smaller than the banner, it would be bad if it showed you a HUGE banner, so the script will make it smaller to match your resolution. I'm guessing that skewered-ness you're talking about is it losing it's quality during this step? At least this is my understanding of it. Edited August 20, 2014 by Kouhai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowz Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I think you're right about all of what you're saying. Anyways, sorry to cause a fuss, I was just wondering if I was the only one that noticed. (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
†LimitLess Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Nope. it's not just you The AoT banner does not come as sugoi on my computer as I would like it.  This basically how I see the banners Edited August 20, 2014 by LimitLess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenshiKeizu Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Isn't there a way to have multiple images for multiple resolutions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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