Please Help Me Test a New Skin

This next issue is being evasive, and won't let me figure out how to fix it.   😕

If the Categories panel is displayed on the index, the link for Category 1 is

 http://archive.starwarschicks.com/browse.php?type=categories&catid=1 

That takes you to the category browse page, because the correct link for Category 1 should be

 http://archive.starwarschicks.com/browse.php?type=categories 

EDITED:  The issue is actually that the category browse pages are incorrectly named.  The browse page for category 1 should be

 http://archive.starwarschicks.com/browse.php?type=categories&catid=1 

However, it is actually named

 http://archive.starwarschicks.com/browse.php?type=categories&id=1 

I assume it's just a deprecated code issue, but I haven't found it yet.

The above is actually a bug with eFiction.  Had I searched the bug reports prior to posting here, I'd have known that.  🙄  It's actually been an issue for a very long time.  But I solved it!  See: https://efiction.org/forums/index.php?topic=6872.0

So rest easy, it's not an issue with your skin!

From style.css:

/* On the story page, there's a jumpmenu at the bottom. It looks better centered, so this will replace the declaration above for that
drop down list ONLY */
#pagelinks .jumpmenu {
text-align: center;
}

However, the code in viewstory.tpl is

<div class="jumpmenu2">{jumpmenu2}</div>

(which I think explains why the jumpmenu is not actually centered.)

Weird. I pulled both parts of that equation from the default skin. That'll teach me to read better.

I hope you don't feel like I'm nitpicking!  I'm just trying to be helpful, especially since I'm using all of your hard work as my base point.

I found another typo that wasn't working:

style.css line 219 -  #alphabet #current_letter, #pagelinks #currentpage {

It's actually "currentletter" without the underscore.

(And I think there's a reason no one uses the default skin...)

New one for you:

Demo: http://www.made-by-kali.com/eFiction30/index.php?skin=superstar
Download: http://www.made-by-kali.com/eFiction30/skins/superstar/superstar.zip

Again, not really ready for a live site. I originally created this skin for a specific site, so I'm mainly concerned about getting rid of all site references.

I know you said it's not ready for a live site... But I just LOVE it to death! I have done a few bits of modifications to where it suits me, and set it as my default template.
http://www.tgfiction.net/eFiction30Beta/index.php?skin=superstar

I'm not fully done with the header yet, I just needed to get something in there.

-HuGgLeS- Kali, I love all your work!

-P/KAF

I know you said it's not ready for a live site... But I just LOVE it to death! I have done a few bits of modifications to where it suits me, and set it as my default template.
http://www.tgfiction.net/eFiction30Beta/index.php?skin=superstar

I'm not fully done with the header yet, I just needed to get something in there.

-HuGgLeS- Kali, I love all your work!

-P/KAF

Thanks!

Don't worry, it won't make anyone's site explode, it just needs a little tweaking. When I release the skin, it will have all 3 columns on all parts of the site.

Another skin to test.
I hesitated to release this one publicly, since it's hardly a masterpiece, but it does have it's worth. Basically it's meant for refugees from fanfiction.net who are having trouble adjusting the eFiction. The menus and basic layout mimic ff.net without directly copying.

Demo - http://www.made-by-kali.com/eFiction30/index.php?skin=dotnet
Download - http://www.made-by-kali.com/eFiction30/skins/dotnet/dotnet.zip

As far as I can tell it works in the latest version of Firefox, IE8, Chrome, Opera and Safari.

Small thing: Not being logged in, up in the top right there's the || between login and home looking like there might be something in there, like 'admin' or something else that doesn't appear to me.

Actually, it's Register | Login | Logout | Home

I'm guessing it's between logout and home

Ah, when you log in as admin there is no admin link. It takes you to Account Info and the only links found are ... account info.

Looks nice otherwise.

Wait, the admin link takes you to the account info link?

And I just realized that I put the wrong code for the admin link, which is why it's not showing up in the footer.

It should be {adminlinks} instead of {admin} yes? I tried that and the link wouldn't appear.

(adminarea) actually.

Coolness. 😉 This is why I don't design skins. Thanks. The link is now appearing.

barb