Post by ShockHelix on Feb 12, 2019 20:35:13 GMT -5
I probably shouldn't have waited on doing the previous news until I had some updates to bring, just to show we're keeping up with things, but whatever.
So, I've essentially given up on figuring out GIMP, since all of the functionalities come as third party things. This is largely because I had difficulty figuring out tutorials that not only list those plugins but then show how to use them. At least in comparison to CS5. Good news is, I've got CS5 now, so after I take care of a few things this week it shouldn't be too long before design is flowing properly.
More good news is that Zen has had some time to code, and if you haven't already noticed, he's starting to get things we needed implemented as we work towards finishing the layout. Each of the categories can now be minimized to collapse the category, just like we used to have, and it seems like it saves what you last had collapsed/expanded. He's also in the process of figuring out things for the sidebars, which you can also see on the right and left. These can also be expanded/collapsed, and on the left we're probably going to put a section with a welcome message, Quick Links, and maybe the usual disclaimer.
Haven't decided yet, but either on the right or at the bottom of the forum, we're going to put the discord general channel once I have it up and running. We discovered it's possible to insert one of those on to a page just like with a cbox, shoutbox, etc.. I'll have a version of the discord server up and running by this point next week, that way people can join as they slowly filter back in. Which by the way, glad to see everyone is slowly!
That's all for this week, so stay tuned for more!
So, I've essentially given up on figuring out GIMP, since all of the functionalities come as third party things. This is largely because I had difficulty figuring out tutorials that not only list those plugins but then show how to use them. At least in comparison to CS5. Good news is, I've got CS5 now, so after I take care of a few things this week it shouldn't be too long before design is flowing properly.
More good news is that Zen has had some time to code, and if you haven't already noticed, he's starting to get things we needed implemented as we work towards finishing the layout. Each of the categories can now be minimized to collapse the category, just like we used to have, and it seems like it saves what you last had collapsed/expanded. He's also in the process of figuring out things for the sidebars, which you can also see on the right and left. These can also be expanded/collapsed, and on the left we're probably going to put a section with a welcome message, Quick Links, and maybe the usual disclaimer.
Haven't decided yet, but either on the right or at the bottom of the forum, we're going to put the discord general channel once I have it up and running. We discovered it's possible to insert one of those on to a page just like with a cbox, shoutbox, etc.. I'll have a version of the discord server up and running by this point next week, that way people can join as they slowly filter back in. Which by the way, glad to see everyone is slowly!
That's all for this week, so stay tuned for more!