Forum:Monobook styling continues

Though those users who still use Monobook might disagree, we haven't forgotten about them. Styling does still continue on that skin, though it is, admittedly, of lower priority than other maintenance issues. Still, in the past week we've:
 * implemented italic titling (through the use of title
 * moved section edit buttons to the left, so they stay with the section titles, rather than bunch up at the bottom of the page
 * removed the massive white borders that used to appear around image thumbnails
 * returned the left-column links to your current Game of Rassilon scores and our chat room (though tinkering still continues on this one; they don't load on every page load, and seem to prefer to show up when you're editing a page)

Users from other wikis may wonder why we're talking about styling Monobook as if it's a new thing. Well, that's because it is. On this wiki, we had only very minimal CSS styling until long after the Oasis/Wikia skin became Wikia's standard. Thus we're having to go back and create something we should've done in 2006. However, because Wikia have by now moved on themselves from Monobook, we're offering Monobook on only an "as is" basis. Some things just won't look as good/the same in Monobook as they do in Oasis. And you'll always be devoid of certain features, like the Game of Rassilon, the ability to fully use blogs.

However, Monobook retains the true advantage of being a much faster skin in which to edit, because it doesn't use (that much) javascript. You may find it enjoyable to edit in the skin, particularly if you have a number of very repetitive, minor edits to perform.

That said, all users are reminded to at least occasionally edit in Wikia so that you can understand what your edits look like to 95% of the users of this site. Monobook is definitely the "second control room" of the site. It is really only meant for editors, because the average user won't — or in the case of un-logged-in or mobile users, can't — switch to it.

Also, please be aware that any community messages are not relayed to the Monobook skin. If you mainly use Monobook, please occasionally switch to Wikia so that you can keep up with community news.

Please feel free to use this thread to note any changes you'd like to see in Monobook. 16:42: Fri 02 Mar 2012


 * Is it at all possible to make it so that images in Monobook aren't forced under the character box in their vertical alignment? It's a bit messy how images do not align with their intended paragraph, but rather are pushed down. In particularly short articles or articles with a very short intro, but pictures towards the top, it can be particularly awkward. NileQT87 talk to me 02:33, March 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * Your request is unclear. What's a "character box"?  Please give concrete examples of the problem.   14:26: Tue 06 Mar 2012
 * For example, if you look at Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (and many other pages with pictures), you'll notice that the topmost image in the body of the text (this is only a problem in Monobook) is pushed down level with the character info box on the left-hand side, even though it would better if it were in-line with the text the picture relates to. For example, on the Brig's page the child!Brig comic image and the mustachioed soldiers image are pushed down far into the lower paragraphs because of an image backup, though they wouldn't be if the top picture were allowed to sit in the Early Life section. Do you see what I'm saying? NileQT87 talk to me 00:10, March 7, 2012 (UTC)