Solaris phpBB Template

Manual and Installation Guide

Copyright © Jakob Persson 2002

Table of Contents

Template Information
Installation
Extras
License and Disclaimer


Template Information

This template started out as a template for a customer, Pablo Soler, who runs the French role-playing website alternativeSuns. He wanted a stylish and unique look for his forums (http://forum.alternativesuns.com) and contacted me. He also asked me to release the template to the public.

So, here's the end result. The name of the template is borrowed from one of my favorite books, a novel by Polish science-fiction author Stanislaw Lem (visit his website at cyberiad.info). It's one of the best modern science-fiction novels and I recommend it strongly.

You could call it the sequel to SpacePilot3K and in a sense it is but this is SpacePilot3K taken a step further. This is an attempt at creating a futuristic space science-fiction template with a black oriented color scheme. The colors of Solaris are rather dark, and I've tried to adjust them to fit both flat screens and standard CRT screens. Should the colors be too dark, try increasing the brightness of your screen.

Also note that even though it has graphics as top-right navigation links, this template supports multiple languages. As long as there's a lang_<language name> folder in the images subfolder of the Solaris folder, the images will load automatically when you swap language in your profile. If the template can't find any images for the language you've chosen, it will load the default language which is English (can be changed by modifying overall_header.tpl).
English and French images are included with the template. You can download the image set from phpbb.com to create your own translated graphics.

I've spent quite some time debugging this template so you shouldn't experience any problems using it. But, if you might, feel free to drop me a line. You'll find my contact details at my website.

I listened an awfully lot to M.E. by Underworld while designing this template so there has to be something of it in this...

Details
Template name Solaris
Template version 1.01
Compatible with phpBB 2.0.4
Author Jakob Persson
Template description A space style template in yellow, orange, gray and black.
Localized English and French graphics included. An image set for creating localized graphics is available at www.jakob-persson.com as well as at www.phpbb.com.

Questions
Questions by email will not be answered. Instead I suggest you post your question in the Styles Development forum at http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB. If I am unable to help you, it's likely someone else there will be able to.

Comments
Comments are always welcome. If you find an error, encounter a problem or have general ideas or suggestions, feel free to contact me by email (see my website for contact details) or by sending me a private message at the phpBB.com forums (my nickname is Kail).

Version history
All dates are in European format (yyyy-mm-dd).

v1.01 (2003-04-07)
- Fixed bug: {L_CURRENT_PASSWORD} shown in profile page.
v1.0 (2003-03-30)
- First release.

Installation

If you need help installing it, please refer to this excellent installation guide in the phpBB knowledge base.

If you'd have any problems please post a reply in the Styles Development forum at phpbb.com, in the original Solaris release topic, and I'll reply as soon as I can.


Extras

I've included a blank logo image to help you customize this template to fit your own community forums. The image is a PNG file (non-lossy compression). Click here to see it (or right click on the link and select "Save target as..." to save it).


License and Disclaimer

This template and all files included in the distribution package are copyright © Jakob Persson 2002.

This template is provided to you to use freely, however some exceptions apply (see below), with no warranties what so ever. I do not guarantee the quality of this work nor can I be held responsible what problems it may cause you. May it be a third world war or a dead bird. Use it at your own risk. Be careful, backup the database, backup the files before making any major changes to your phpBB installation, including installing templates.

If you wish to use parts of this template for your own creations, designs, skins, themes, templates or anything else you must receive an express, written consent from the author (Jakob Persson). You may not hire, lease or sell this work, parts of it or works derived from it without an express, written consent.

This template is in no way associated or affiliated with the film by the same name released in 2002, directed
by Steven Soderbergh and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
No trademark infringement intended. Choice of name solely meant as a tribute to the science-fiction novel
by the same name by author Stanislaw Lem (http://www.cyberiad.info).

IMPORTANT: Do not delete any of the notices, including the credit notice and the mini logo at the bottom of the phpBB pages. Removal of any notice or the template credit notice revokes your right to use this template.
Your right to use this template, parts of this template or any template derived from this template may be revoked at the author's (Jakob Persson's) sole discretion.

For questions regarding the license and its terms, email me. See my website for contact details.

Version: 1.01
Last revised: 2003-04-07



Solaris phpBB theme/template by Jakob Persson
Copyright © Jakob Persson 2003