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I was wondering, should we have a (small) section dedicated to SilverHawks and/or TigerSharks? The three shows are so inter-linked from a production standpoint that it just seems kinda natural to me to include them and I don't believe there are any big fan-sites dedicated to these two. We could have their sections as detailed or as brief as we like. It's not something that we have to do right now. Maybe something for the future? :)

"Wilycub, post: 122399, member: 25043" said:

I was wondering, should we have a (small) section dedicated to SilverHawks and/or TigerSharks? The three shows are so inter-linked from a production standpoint that it just seems kinda natural to me to include them and I don't believe there are any big fan-sites dedicated to these two. We could have their sections as detailed or as brief as we like. It's not something that we have to do right now. Maybe something for the future? :)

100% agree. Love both shows! Maybe do to the toys, episode guide and a cast&crew type deal. Where would they go in the menu?

"thunderianroyalguard, post: 122401, member: 524" said:

100% agree. Love both shows! Maybe do to the toys, episode guide and a cast&crew type deal. Where would they go in the menu?

We could put a "SilverHawks" and a "TigerSharks" page under "Cartoons & Movies". Then on each of those two pages could be something like:

* A logo/title text of the show
* A brief introductory paragraph/production history of the show
* Icons/links to the "Toys", "Episode Guide" etc. pages

"Wilycub, post: 122403, member: 25043" said:

We could put a "SilverHawks" and a "TigerSharks" page under "Cartoons & Movies". Then on each of those two pages could be something like:

* A logo/title text of the show
* A brief introductory paragraph/production history of the show
* Icons/links to the "Toys", "Episode Guide" etc. pages

Agreed. So, you wanna tackle this, Wilycub? :)

"thunderianroyalguard, post: 122405, member: 524" said:

Agreed. So, you wanna tackle this, Wilycub? :)

Happy to do it :). SilverHawks shouldn't be much a problem, but I'll need a little help with TigerSharks as there is very little information available about it and even all its episodes aren't available anywhere. I will start creating its page with as much info as I have, and if any of the team members have more info, please feel free to add it.

"Wilycub, post: 122408, member: 25043" said:

Happy to do it :). SilverHawks shouldn't be much a problem, but I'll need a little help with TigerSharks as there is very little information available about it and even all its episodes aren't available anywhere. I will start creating its page with as much info as I have, and if any of the team members have more info, please feel free to add it.

Sounds good, I'll see what I can find. I do think we should keep both sections small in the number of seperate pages. A couple of longer "link<>anchor" pages wil do fine, right?

"thunderianroyalguard, post: 122409, member: 524" said:

Sounds good, I'll see what I can find. I do think we should keep both sections small in the number of seperate pages. A couple of longer "link<>anchor" pages wil do fine, right?

That sounds fine. I think an "Episode Guide" page and a "Toys" page for each (SH and TS) should be sufficient for now. We can always add more pages if we feel like it. I'll get to work on the main SilverHawks page ASAP. Then I'll post the link here so the rest of the team can chime in with suggestions/comments before we add it to the menu and make it live.

Howz this? http://thundercats.org/silverhawks/

I made all the icons and title bars in dark blue instead of the maroonish-red to distinguish the SilverHawks section from the ThunderCats section.

Howz this? he says.. That looks FANTASTIC! Really cool, looks so vibrant and fresh = AWESOME! I took the liberty of adding a Silverhawks/Tigersharks splash to the C&M section... :rolleyes:

"Wilycub, post: 122421, member: 25043" said:

Howz this? http://thundercats.org/silverhawks/

I made all the icons and title bars in dark blue instead of the maroonish-red to distinguish the SilverHawks section from the ThunderCats section.

Fast work! Great job. Mind if I copyedit a bit? [emoji51]

Also—and this is a larger conversation that also affects TC pages—the colored title bars are rather low res and look especially pixelated on mobile. I'd love to go on a retina rampage and pixel-double elements like that.

"thunderianroyalguard, post: 122422, member: 524" said:

Howz this? he says.. That looks FANTASTIC! Really cool, looks so vibrant and fresh = AWESOME! I took the liberty of adding a Silverhawks/Tigersharks splash to the C&M section... :rolleyes:

Thanks buddy! Glad you liked it. :biggrin I noticed the SH and TS icons that you added in the "Cartoon & Movies" Section. Great choice of pics! :thumbsup Should I link the SH icon to the SilverHawks page?

"thezaxfactor, post: 122423, member: 362" said:

Fast work! Great job. Mind if I copyedit a bit? [emoji51]

Please, by all means! Your writing is always oodles better than mine. :)

"thezaxfactor, post: 122423, member: 362" said:

Also—and this is a larger conversation that also affects TC pages—the colored title bars are rather low res and look especially pixelated on mobile. I'd love to go on a retina rampage and pixel-double elements like that.

Really? I have never actually opened the site on a mobile so had no idea about the pixelated look of the title bars. Ya I think we can surely, one-by-one, replace the bars with higher-res versions over time. I'll try and see if I can find an easier method of doing that.

"Wilycub, post: 122424, member: 25043" said:

Thanks buddy! Glad you liked it. :biggrin I noticed the SH and TS icons that you added in the "Cartoon & Movies" Section. Great choice of pics! :thumbsup Should I link the SH icon to the SilverHawks page?

Yes, please! :)

Also, I added/edited the Cartoons&Movies menu, but, again, it doesnt work on the forums. Can you work your HTTP skillz again, buddy?

"thunderianroyalguard, post: 122433, member: 524" said:

Also, I added/edited the Cartoons&Movies menu, but, again, it doesnt work on the forums. Can you work your HTTP skillz again, buddy?

Your wish is my command! It is done. :)

I was also thinking about the issue of the poor resolution Title Bar that Zack had mentioned. Now I can create a higher resolution version of the blank bar and then we could replace all the bars on the site with this new one. It would involve saving the blank bar to one's computer, then using an image editing software like Photoshop to add the desired text in the bar, then uploading the bar to the site and finally adding it to the page.

This is how we have been doing it all this time but I was thinking if I could come up with an easier way of doing it. So, just as a trial, I uploaded a higher res Panther head image and then used HTML designing to "create" the bar and the text on the website itself. Here is what it looks like (The bar at the top is the HTML bar that I created while the one at the bottom is the image file that we have been using all this time).
http://thundercats.org/sporcle-quiz-test/
You can try to edit the page and type in whatever title you want just to test it out. :)

Now the great thing about this method is that if any of us team members want to create a new page and needs a title bar at the top, they just need to copy this HTML bar that I created and simply type in the text in the editor itself. No need to save the image and make changes in Photoshop and then upload again. I haven't tried how this HTML looks in mobile phones but I don't think it should create any problems. [USER=362]@thezaxfactor[/USER] can you please try opening it on your phone and let us know?

So far the only downside of this method is that for some bizarre reasons, Firefox does not display the "Arial Black" font. So it replaces the font with some other font. But I'm trying to see if there is a workaround for this.

So what do you guys think?

EDIT: I think I have figured out how to make Firefox display the Arial Black font! :biggrin For those using Firefox as their browser, please check and confirm.

This is the exact right solution! I'm getting what looks to be plain old Arial, though—Arial Black isn't a system font on iOS. Also, the height of the cat's head and the bar aren't quite matching up on mobile:

"Wilycub, post: 122424, member: 25043" said:

Please, by all means! Your writing is always oodles better than mine. :)

Don't sell yourself short!

That said, I did make a few edits. [emoji854]

"thezaxfactor, post: 122436, member: 362" said:

This is the exact right solution! I'm getting what looks to be plain old Arial, though—Arial Black isn't a system font on iOS. Also, the height of the cat's head and the bar aren't quite matching up on mobile:

I adjusted the height of the bar a bit. Hopefully it should look a bit better on mobile now. Since the head and bar are two separate elements, it's a little bit tough to get them exactly aligned on different screen sizes/resolutions as the browser re-positions them itself. :(

Ya you are right. I believe Arial Black isn't one of the default fonts installed on iOS. But even the plain Arial doesn't look too bad. :) I'll still keep searching to see if there is a workaround for this.

"thezaxfactor, post: 122437, member: 362" said:

Don't sell yourself short!

That said, I did make a few edits. [emoji854]

:thumbsup

[USER=524]@thunderianroyalguard[/USER] - awaiting to hear your views on the banner. :)

"Wilycub, post: 122439, member: 25043" said:

[USER=524]@thunderianroyalguard[/USER] - awaiting to hear your views on the banner. :)

Yep, agreed and liked and thumbed-up and all that jazz :) In regard to the Font, if we add the words/titles in Photoshop, why would it matter what a device does and does not recognize?