We are in store

[W.Payne]

We are in store for some big changes here in Kildare!

A new law has been passed in the Seanad, creating an award and the title of Mr. Kildare. Let's see how long it takes me to win this award. My guess: 2 months.

Everyone is trying to buy the Barony of Lumina's Light, but at the moment it isn't clear who is going to come out on top. It appears, however, that many of the bidders left the auction after discovering that they would have to change their ducal residency to be a Baron in Kildare.

And Dutch Jonas has pardoned the Chairman of the KNA and simultaneously thanked his Kildarian subjects who have not rebelled.
I figure that the only reason he let me off the hook was because of me dropping out of the war due to lack of time.
Who knows? Jonas does...

Remember, check back here often for recent developments concerning Kildare.

P.S. I have decided to ask everyone how I am doing now with the news agency. See poll.

[Jonas]

Should I ask Ari to give us a separated newsbox for Kildare? Instead of Malarbor, 'Payne says...'

[W.Payne]

That sounds awesome!
But I like 'Kildare says...' a little bit better. I'm not to crazy about my last name.

[Jonas]

Or 'Lumina says...'. I think it's time that Malarvor's mother gets her own medium to bring news to the Kildarians.

That brings me back by an old plan of me: a new lay-out for the Kildarian subfora. A lay-out with these colours and buttons, but with another newsbox, another banner and probably another background (but what should replace the current picture?).

[Ari Rahikkala]

That's going to cost, in the order of several hundred erb. Especially since I'm probably going to be duplicating the same kind of thing for the SC and then I'll have to actually know what I'm doing .

[Jonas]

We will pay. Okay?

[Ari Rahikkala]

Well OK

I'm not going to be working on this today, though, I'm on a sleep phase shift gambit and would probably end up deleting the whole board or something if I actually touched code today. But feel free to work on a banner, background, etc. while you wait.

[W.Payne]

So what is this new background and banner you had in mind? May I see it?

[Jonas]

So what is this new background and banner you had in mind? May I see it?

If I had them, yes. But I haven't found the time to do anything yet. An idea about the background would be more than welcome.

[W.Payne]

Well just a thought, but the banner that says Dutchy of Kildare looks like it has a flaming forest in the background. How about that as this forum's background? It would be very unique.

[Jonas]

A banner in the same size as the one of Shireroth: see below.

Ari, could you already create this lay-out without our newsbox (so we can see how it looks at the top)? A background is coming.

[Jonas]

And a possible background (instead of the fire, red clouds with the coat of arms).

[Ari Rahikkala]

Sooooo, something like this?

[Jonas]

Yes! It looks good.

[Ari Rahikkala]

Howboot the newsbox?

[Jonas]

Howboot the newsbox?

I like the picture you used, it totally fits with the lay-out!


Thank you very much, Ari! How much do you want to get payed?

[Ari Rahikkala]

Taking into account that I'll apparently have to go through the forums one by one to set the style on each, and that I'll also have to work on the board code a bit afterward to make it nice... let's go with 600

[Jonas]

Your price is my price (if I get enough funds, maybe with a bonus ). Thanks, this will change the face of Kildare!

[Andreas the Wise]

Well, I'll always know I'm in Kildare now ...

[Ari Rahikkala]

I'll have to look into the caching configuration on the background image... it's pretty huge... also replace the background color (currently pure white) with something less bright for the loading period

[W.Payne]

This is amazing... I am in awe.
I knew I chose the right Duchy to be in when I joined Shireroth.


P.S. I think Ari deserves the Mr. Kildare award, so I'll go nominate him in the Seanad.

[Iskander Mirkdale]

Nice work all around.

Any chance of the KNA having its own RSS?

[Jonas]

Nice work all around.

Any chance of the KNA having its own RSS?

I have asked it. One of these days, we will probably be seen in the MNN Newsbox.


So... start writing, William!

[Ari Rahikkala]

Nice work all around.

Any chance of the KNA having its own RSS?

Copypasting makes code grow... more functionality

[Iskander Mirkdale]

More functionality enhances the parasol of civilisation.