Newgrounds Classic

New survey, Firefox 4 beta and possible cuts.

Snake-Arsenic — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:40:05 +0000

I’ve been playing around with the Firefox 4 nightly pre-beta versions and realised this is another chance to re-factor Newgrounds Classic to use some of the features of the new default theme and evaluate what features of Newgrounds Classic are actually being used.

This means I might be making some cuts along the way depending on how the theme is being used so if you want to put your two cents in, fill out this survey.

Site update and possible outages soon.

Snake-Arsenic — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:24:56 +0000

I’m going to update the site in the about five to ten days and there may be some outages. Sorry for any inconvenience.

2.2.2 Released & I need a new Mac OS X tester

Snake-Arsenic — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:35:57 +0000

2.2.2 has been released and I was informed of a problem with the back and forward buttons on Mac OS and have been unable to contact my tester.

If anyone feels up for the job and are willing to take direction then I would appreciate it. The sad alternative is to remove Mac downloadability and support.

How to sign up:

Simply post a comment here or use the comment form and supply your email address (like all forms of feedback on this site, it will not be released to the public). I will contact you by e-mail with testing instructions if you are eligible.

To test you must have the following, I will not be sending these links via e-mail:

Edit: The Mac tester position is currently filled.

Version 2.2.1 out of the Mozilla Sandbox

Snake-Arsenic — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:53:20 +0000

A new version has been approved and a new version is already on it’s way. The new version will fix some problems in 2.2.1 such as the line through Personas and will add some extra hover effects. It should be … Continue reading →

Newgrounds Classic 2.2 in the sandbox

Snake-Arsenic — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:43:35 +0000

I didn’t get everything I’d like to have done so there will be another update soon but I submitted early this morning and it is waiting for approval in the Mozilla Sandbox. You can download it from the version history … Continue reading →

Oh the eyes, the eyes!

Snake-Arsenic — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:34:47 +0000

Since I’m changing a lot of images this time around I thought I’d add something fun and the error console gave me the perfect opportunity:

New version due 27th July

Snake-Arsenic — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:13:34 +0000

At the moment I’m pretty sure all the coding for the 3.5 version of Newgrounds Classic is done and if there aren’t any bugs or delay it will be uploaded on or around the 27^th of this month.

The reason it hasn’t been submitted yet is because I’m giving the theme a little more polish by changing some of the icons I’ve neglected in the past. Once that’s or the deadline has been reached I will upload it.

Generator Downtime

Snake-Arsenic — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:08:31 +0000

Generators will be down for the next couple of days so check the FAQ for manual instructions. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Personas

Snake-Arsenic — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:52:56 +0000

Personas are simple skins for Firefox that include a header image, background image and a few basic colours for text and Mac OS X windows. These mini-themes allow the average user to style their Firefox the way they want without messing about with code and upload them to the Personas website for all to enjoy.

Sadly, most themes don’t allow for Personas to be used with them and often result in pure ugly but in NG Classic 2.1 they will be fully supported and here’s the proof using the Gray and Black Persona:

NG Classic 2.1 nearing release!

Snake-Arsenic — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:37:49 +0000

Newgrounds Classic 2.1 still has a bit of work before it’s release but for the most part it is functional. This will mark the first Firefox 3.5 compatible release.

The next version takes on the bullet style approach to displaying security status that is in the newest version of Strata, otherwise known as the default Firefox 3.5 theme.

Bare in mind this is a beta release and while it will reflect most of the final theme for Firefox 3.5 there is no guaranty against any changes or delays and it should be available soon as there are still a few minor bugs to fix.

What is probably the most notable change is that some of the effects have been reworked using Firefox 3.5 specific code and some of the faces will be reworked with shading similar to what they have on Newgrounds, leaving the rest of the more minor images to be updated post release while keeping thier NG Classic 2 counterparts as placeholders.

In this release I hope to keep the theme’s identity the same as in previous releases so it will look almost identical to version 2.0 and besides what I’ve mentioned in this post, you might not even notice what needs changing and in a lot of cases what has been changed. The userChrome.css and userContent.css code for NG Classic 2 will also work with the new version.