[SOLVED] Could we have country flags back?

I think the flag would be best placed up top next to the date and time. The way we currently have the postbit set up would kill the minimalism if we were to put it in the lower right again. Also having it near the date and time is good for the local time since you can tell what region they're in and well that particular grouping just makes a whole lot of sense.





I'm also all up for custom flags that you can upload for yourself as well. Yuktobania and whatever fun flags would be great. I'd love to whip out my Grand Dutchery of Barapados Tootswag flag that I made for nationstates.net. It was this sweet flag with a BUCKETSHARK. Fucking rad. Let me go dig it up. =D



Obviously it would be much smaller (max of 30x16, most flags were 21x14) so it would fit but you get the idea. =)



Oh hell yeah, boy. Tootswag represent! Word.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Crash, it makes sense where it is. That's where we have the local time. It helps give perspective.

Putting it back down below the post bit by its lonesome would defeat the purpose of the minimalism in the post bit Blah has achieved. It makes most sense to be placed where it is and it looks cleaner.

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You think you could find a way to make it more aesthetically pleasing in its current location, Crash? Like perhaps if you were to have something behind the flag and for instances where there is a local time expand to there as well?

Perhaps something similar to this?



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I'd totally pay for 5 bucks for a Grand Dutchery of Barapados Tootswag flag. =)

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

It does, Face. =)

Did we have a pirate flag before? I could have sworn we did.

How ya doing, buddy?

Which reminds me. We still haven't figured a good place to put gender icons or gender indication or online status. I did have that dot system. Let me go dig it up and see how it might work now.

I figure up to the left of the flag is probably a good a place as any. Don't wanna go unbalancing the great postbit area we have.

I've come up with two ways of positioning the dots. Vertically and Horizontally.





I'm more of a fan of the horizontal (oh ho!) so I'll demo that out.

Online and Male:
Online and Female:
Online and N/A:

Offline/Hidden and Male:
Offline/Hidden and Female:
Offline/Hidden and N/A:

That's only six different images you'd have to load weighing in at a whopping 83 bytes each. Not bad. Or you could do them individually and have five.

Wha'cha think? I'm up for the vertical positioning if you guys like that more. It's an idea.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I decided to try combining the two using sex symbols and online status creme filling.



Here's another batch.

Male online & offline/hidden:
Female online & offline/hidden:
N/A online & offline/hidden:


I've also came up with a version where the sex symbol is the online/offline color.



And another batch of symbols.

Male online & offline/hidden:
Female online & offline/hidden:
N/A online & offline/hidden:


Which one do you guys like? =o

I think the symbols are pretty dandy and if you'd like to debate where their placement might be best then feel free.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Agreed.

I like the symbols with the dot in the circle that changes color more than the symbols themselves changing color.

Also, can we have the "undeclared" ones being a Prince symbol or something.

=)

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I have a compromise then. Have a setting for normal flags and also have one for custom flags. You can turn custom flags off and still see their normal flag then.

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Originally Posted by Rock

If nobody is currently working on it, I would gladly make the flags be sized uniformly (21x14 pixels seems good). Some big-ass flags are making the postbit look ugly. If someone could make me a nice package of all the flags, I'd be very thankful.

Permission for take-off? (Y/N)

I'd be up for this as well if not just for archival purposes. I have all of our emoticons as well plus a few old ones as well.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'd be all for custom flags if having them turned off by default allowed me to have them.

In your profile it should ask you to select a normal flag as well be it your actual flag or if you're a fun goofball and you select Antarctica. After that it will have an option to upload or link to a custom flag. It will also have a button "Remove custom flag" if you don't want to display a custom flag anymore. After that will be a checkmark for "View Custom Flags" that will automatically be checked if you upload a custom flag. You can uncheck it but people will still see your custom flag if you don't click the "Remove custom flag" button (and if they have "View Custom Flags" checked). If one doesn't have "View Custom Flags" checked then you will see people's normal flag whether they have a custom flag or not. Good?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

See, your idea is rather restrictive while mine isn't. Options, Shin, options. Shoot the core.

Why should custom flags be restricted to two forums people rarely visit? In the future who knows if there will even be a The Place of Laughs and Games. I'd love to see arguments for keeping it. I certainly don't go there for Fun Times threads. That's the place for loool that was a pretty funny flash, yah good episode, loool that's old where have you been, and other such junk replies. Every now and then you get something good otherwise it's usually just a depository of links, and if it's any good it's usually created in The Sewers because then whatever it is will actually have an audience.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

How is it ridiculous if it's off by default, user's have a normal flag selected for those who don't have the feature turned off to see, and have a custom flag for themselves and anyone else who has the feature turned on to see? It's a silly thing people choose to use and view. Everyone else who doesn't want it won't have to do a thing as they'll still see everyone's normal flag as usual. What in the world could you have against that?

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You want to talk about custom usernames feel free. I just finished going on about it not too long ago.

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/sh...850#post442850

The reason custom flags would be off by default is the same reason custom usernames would be off by default. To let those who like these features to actually have them without bothering people who don't.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yes, that's why if you wanted to see or use custom flags you'd have to turn the feature on. You could possibly have it so that those who hover their mouse above custom flags it will show like perhaps for mine "Tootswag" or whatever I name my custom flag as and below that "Also: United States" or whatever I have my regular flag set as. That way you could still have the origin information. I think that's a good thing to keep in mind. Thanks, Mush.

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Originally Posted by Omi-Cron Kenobi

Well, I'm alright with Acer's idea. Or even an idea where you have no control at all over your flag and it just automatically detects what country you're posting from. That possible? Yeah, maybe flags aren't necessary but as the situation currently stands they're sort of irritating.

While that would be awesome there are some odd countries that use proxies that would make pin-pointing them down a bitch or it would display the wrong country. Plus some people might put their nationality or homeland as their flag. Using the ip thing would take that away from them. You could possibly add that to your profile though that would be off by default - a "Display flags by IP location" check box. But like I said I have no idea if it would be accurate for all countries because of some proxy crap. It's a very interesting idea though, OO. =)

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Oh nuh uh! Do you want to start a gang war, Shin?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

Listen I can't follow all this discussion about orientation of dots

YOU WILL FOLLOW THE DOTS AND/OR THE GHOSTS WILL GET YOU!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Speaking of which, there are some folks that don't want to donate because they don't want gold borders. They enjoy the silver borders or want a different color entirely if they were to have a color change.

I say it might not be so bad an idea to create a couple other border choices that donators can choose from.

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I'd love for you to explain that logic.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Wow, because people creating new avatars, sigs, and custom titles all the time and enjoying those things has been detrimental to them creating good posts. Great logic there, Shin. Bravo.

It's not like we're giving them options of putting the post bit on the right side or changing the entire color scheme or letting them have a space below their postbit to automatically play their favorite song at the moment in a HUEG flash mp3 player along with a preview of some of the latest pics they took at yesterday's party. A fucking custom flag and a custom username THAT BY THE WAY you have to TURN ON the ability to view IS NOT the equivalent of GFF turning into Myspace. Good god.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Psh, that's just Ace Combat. You gonna start picking on Dino Team and the Phoenix Wright arms next? It's not like that happens all the time and it's generally within control. Because seriously what you're picking out is the abuse of anything. It can be words, gifs, small static images, youtube videos, ascii characters. Anything at a person's disposal is fair game. Sure avatars and sigs might make it a bit easier to go masquerading as Rogue Squadron pilots or the Red Baron or whatever the fuck you like but if a good amount of people get together to have some good fun who are you to say they can't if they put forth the effort with what's available? Oh no I don't think you should use that avatar and sig to have a caber toss down the hall JUST BECAUSE I SAYS SO.

I like the new flag position. I'd still love the option for custom flags but OH MAN if it leads us down the path to final jeopardy WELL I JUST DON'T KNOW. Gonna write down in scribble cursive "blue". I'm sure that's what was inside Pandora's box. Lots of BLUE.

One curious thing about the online status which I love by the way is the way it displays invisible status. That should be offline.



Gonna go check if that's a staff only thing.

Yup it only displays that for staff. Sorry Kolba, I've exposed you! Gonna have to relocate again. >=I

FELIPE NO

Yeah, Kolba* for example. That's how it shows who is invisible. We all know + means on your buddy list.

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