User talk:HumbleX

Re: The Wiki's Background
Well, I must say—although I was startled to see changes had been made independently, I hadn't realized changes were made until I saw your notice on my Talk Page from earlier today. This is because I have actually been experimenting with full-coverage backgrounds via a live CSS editor this past month or so, i.e.:

body.skin-fandomdesktop { background: var(--theme-body-background-image) fixed center 0 / cover var(--theme-body-background-color); } .fandom-community-header__background { background: none; }

The 'experimenting' part, mind, involved substituting possible background images via url(image link) in place of the first var(...-image)—including higher resolution versions of the current background. However, since the code was most recently as you see it above, I thought the live CSS was simply enabled. Imagine my surprise when I disabled it.

Well, then. I see now via MisterWoodhouse's blog announcement from twelve days ago that they added a fullscreen option to the Theme Designer last week. So much for the CSS route. I admit I am amused by your kind instructions on how to access the Theme Designer, its History, and your advice to familiarize myself with its capabilities; if one accesses its History, one may perhaps notice the four previous entries were authored by a certain @Revriley; one may also simply observe the wiki's existing theme customizations with the naked eye. Thank you, nonetheless, for permission to revert your changes, regardless of whether I do so.

(Note: I do realize the access instructions were likely a matter of protocol, much in the same way Level 1 "helpdesk" I.T. personnel will adhere to basic questions/procedure regardless of the user's technological literacy or own troubleshooting conclusions. I am, also, aware that most FANDOM users are not, ah, wiki-literate, so I understand the precaution.)

I notice that the image (c.f. first version) I had been using for the Dark Mode banner is no longer in use. Did you intentionally remove it, or was its removal an accidental byproduct of your edits? Either way, this is an opportunity for further experimentation, as you mentioned—in this case, experimenting with other background options for Dark Mode. (My aforementioned CSS experimentations were mostly concerned with Light Mode). ...Although, Theme Designer's limitation of 1 MB does, indeed, limit my options. I want to say "back to the CSS drawing board," and shirk the limit, but overkeeness may add extra weight to the page's load (time), so to speak; I shall reign myself in.

Thank you, also, for informing me of your actions, even if after the fact. I appreciate the courtesy.

Revriley (talk) 01:38, 25 August 2021 (UTC)


 * What happened was the new dark mode image that you uploaded replaced the old one.


 * Er, I'm aware of how file replacements work. It seems there's been a misunderstanding.


 * What I meant was that, at the time I was writing, the first image (the anime banner) was no longer active, full stop. It was not displayed when I switched to Dark Mode; it was missing from Theme Designer's Dark Mode menu when I checked. That is why I asked. I uploaded the replacement file after the fact; notice that the new Site-Background-Image was uploaded at 10:46 PM, 24 Aug (2:46 AM, 25 Aug), a little over an hour after I posted the above message. It was during that hour that I was trying out possible alternatives.


 * Of course, my re-implementation of a Dark Mode image meant that, by the time you read my message, Dark Mode's background was already up and running. No wonder confusion ensued! The fault of the misled interpretation is mine; I should have edited my message after I uploaded the replacement file with an explanation that I'd gone ahead and experimented, and that the new Dark Mode background was live. Clearly I thought of it, since I so-helpfully thought to write "(c.f. first version)" in advance. They'll know what I mean, I thought, recklessly, gesturing vaguely in the direction of the timestamps. The trouble with gestures in an online context, naturally, is that the other party can't see them. An edit would have kept me from looking too foolish—which I am, mind you, but not in the way I implicated myself as. God in heaven.


 * Well, that still leaves me scratching my head over why the original image was no longer registering / registered after your edit. Eh, we can probably chalk it up to a bug; I've gotten the impression, from Staff blog posts' comments and Discussions, that the new Theme Designer has had quite a few...


 * Cheers,


 * Revriley (talk) 21:16, 25 August 2021 (UTC)