Page Comparison

 I was contacted by a few people who asked me to give them a hand in translating the static designs into a working theme and skin that would replace the older 2.x theme and skin currently being used in UP3.

Since I'm not a programmer by trade, the only help I was able to offer was to produce a few more screens and other design elements (icons, etc.) that would illustrate how the design could be applied to other views in the portal.

It was actually [Shawn Lonas|~shawnlonas] who did all the heavy lifting by wrestling with the code and making the whole thing come together.  _I've been promised that a link to the source code will be provided soon, so stay tuned.

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As for the details, I'm hoping Shawn will be able to fill you in when he gets the chance.  I will just say that as for a general approach, we chose not to revolutionize the theme at this point.  While I would love to see a new and exciting theme that takes advantage of modern conventions in usability, rich AJAX functionality, and innovative design features, the goal of this theme and skin was to release a visual update rather than a functional one.

I've included a slideshow for those interested in seeing how the other screens will look once the new theme and skin are made available for download.  Enjoy.

{gallery|title=UP3 Skin Preview}