# Major bugs in SDMB re-skin fixed. What do you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 6, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663 "2017-09-06T18:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/481 "2017-09-15T01:03:42Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Done. Users may now switch to whatever theme they prefer. I’ll post instructions in a separate stickied thread in ATMB. Excellent. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/482 "2017-09-15T01:16:26Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Done. Users may now switch to whatever theme they prefer. How? I mean, there’s a box that _claims_ to let you choose skins, but it doesn’t have anywhere to click. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/483 "2017-09-15T01:26:09Z")
There’s an invisible block below the “type s t r a i g h t” prompt. Just click around below that line until you stumble on it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/484 "2017-09-15T01:43:06Z")
Hallelujah! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/485 "2017-09-15T01:46:25Z")
Don’t know what you guys are talking about. The theme changer is at the bottom of every page. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/486 "2017-09-15T01:49:06Z")
Yep. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/487 "2017-09-15T02:03:56Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Don’t know what you guys are talking about. The theme changer is at the bottom of every page. I think that’s just per-session. Going through the User CP makes it _your_ default. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/488 "2017-09-15T02:04:02Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Don’t know what you guys are talking about. The theme changer is at the bottom of every page. According to earlier posts, changes made that way go away when you close your browser. If you make the change via your Control Panel, they stick. (Or so those posts said, I haven’t signed out since I made the change.) ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/489 "2017-09-15T02:09:03Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I just want to say that of all the boards I’ve participated in, this is the best example of response to user feedback that I’ve seen. A sincere thank you, Ed, for taking the time and trouble to do this for all us whiners! I really do think the old style looks so much better, and with some agreeing and others disagreeing, this is the perfect solution. Thank you! You’re welcome. Thanks to you all for your patience. For instructions on changing styles, see: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836331](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836331) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/490 "2017-09-15T03:28:53Z")
Oh sweet blessed relief! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/491 "2017-09-15T03:35:44Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > According to earlier posts, changes made that way go away when you close your browser. If you make the change via your Control Panel, they stick. > > (Or so those posts said, I haven’t signed out since I made the change.) That much I understand. What I’m unclear about is your previous post. Where is this “type s t r a i g h t” thing you are talking about? I don’t see it at the bottom of the page, nor do I see it in User CP \> Edit Options. [Here is what I see](https://imgur.com/1MwOvu2), in either theme (with my script disabled). Only the text changes in the bottom dropdown. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/492 "2017-09-15T03:55:13Z")
Thank you, thank you, thank you for providing the option of going back to the former skin. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/493 "2017-09-15T04:04:43Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That much I understand. What I’m unclear about is your previous post. Where is this “type s t r a i g h t” thing you are talking about? > > I don’t see it at the bottom of the page, nor do I see it in User CP \> Edit Options. > > [Here is what I see](https://imgur.com/1MwOvu2), in either theme (with my script disabled). Only the text changes in the bottom dropdown. Yeah, that’s what I see _now_. But at the time I made the change in the CP/options area, underneath the box about selecting the style you wanted, there was another line. It seemed like some sort of ‘prove you aren’t a robot’ thing. It said to ‘Type s t r a i g h t – but without the spaces’ in order for your changes to be saved. And it mystified me at first, because there was nowhere obvious to type the word. So I tried typing it at the end of the line with the type – no letters appeared – and then I hit the ‘save changes’ button. Which took me to another page, where it scolded me for failing to properly type the word, that I should try again and follow the instructions. So I 'back’ed up to that page, and started clicking and dragging around the area hoping it was another case where someone had set the text or box outline to the same color as the background. Which it apparently was, because I found a text entry box a small distance below that ‘type’ prompt. I typed ‘straight’ into it, hit save changes again, and this time got a screen that boiled down to “success.” I’m guessing Malleus, Incus, Stapes got the same thing, which is why s/he asked how to do it, and I guess the second message means s/he’d then managed to get it to work the same way I’d described. Clearly they made another board change since then, eliminating the ‘test’ – if that is what it was - before it would save your change. \ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/494 "2017-09-15T04:14:11Z")
Ah, okay. I think I remember seeing that sort of thing before on other boards. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/495 "2017-09-15T05:03:57Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Oh sweet blessed relief! This! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/496 "2017-09-15T06:21:38Z")
Now we are so happy, we do the Dance of Joy! ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/497 "2017-09-15T06:36:11Z")
Weesa free!!! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/498 "2017-09-15T09:05:52Z")
Seems to me there used to be a way to retrieve threads that fell off the front page of the toplic menu. Can it be done now? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/499 "2017-09-15T09:20:19Z")
oops ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663/500 "2017-09-15T12:20:11Z")
Wow, I’d forgotten how big the changes were, until I switched back. It all looks so familiar and comforting again. Thank you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-bugs-in-sdmb-re-skin-fixed-what-do-you-think/795663.md?page=26)