Author Topic: Slick New Look (Read 15255 times)

Sean Locke Photography · « **on:** September 09, 2008, 10:06 »

Nice, shiny look!

epantha · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:07 »

Very good! Looks professional and contemporary

CofkoCof · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:08 »

Looks great.

zymmetricaldotcom · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:11 »

Yes easier on the eyes. Did I precipitate this at all with my link back to the SMF mods section yesterday?

Looks like (in case you missed it) the main logo image is being cut off on the right side and the RMI section overflows it's column.

leaf · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:14 »

does it still overflow the right collumn? I think perhaps i fixed.. and yes zymmetrical this is all your fault

I went to check out that blog thing and it said it was for smf 1.5 ... mine was out of date so i thought it was time to update it... .. but that is never as easy as it sounds since i have changed a lot of files here and there over time :S

anyhow, please let me know if you find any errors.

vonkara · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:15 »

That's so cool LOL

digiology · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:21 »

Its seems to be evolving everytime I refresh the screen. It looks good. I didn't mind the red for thread titles but that may be too hard to read. The chat disappeared for a while but I see its now back.

one thing:
"a meeting place for microstock photogra..." is cut off (in both Safari and Firefox)

Otherwise very nice work Leaf.

EDIT - fixed now

leaf · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:23 »

Quote from: digiology on September 09, 2008, 10:21

one thing:
"a meeting place for microstock photogra..." is cut off (in both Safari and Firefox)

Otherwise very nice work Leaf.

is it fixed now.. yeah, i am trying to get the kinks worked out still... so it will probably change a little in the next 24 hours ... hopefully for the better.

zymmetricaldotcom · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:25 »

Oh cool I feel so pivotal!

I know the feeling, our message forum system on Zymm came up with a new version recently and unfortunately it's a big pain to do the upgrade for exactly the same reason: little customizations here and there and then you come in with a new theme and everything is overwritten .. but once you see all the new features you get sucked in.

leaf · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:27 »

Quote from: zymmetrical on September 09, 2008, 10:25

Oh cool I feel so pivotal!

I know the feeling, our message forum system on Zymm came up with a new version recently and unfortunately it's a big pain to do the upgrade for exactly the same reason: little customizations here and there and then you come in with a new theme and everything is overwritten .. but once you see all the new features you get sucked in.

EXACTLY!

oboy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:40 »

Very nice change. Excellent job!

jsnover · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:40 »

It does look good.

Couple of glitches: the green "New Posts" folder is appearing for forums (like Gimmestock) that haven't seen a post in over a year, and not (the gray folder) for those that have posts today. The Quick Pick create new topic list boxes run over on the right into the forum names.

A complaint/change request is that the tab with the Home/Forum etc. buttons is now way up and to the left of where the forum posts get displayed. What I've always done after reading a post is click the Home button to get a refreshed list of what's been posted. That's now much farther away than it was. All works fine, but just feels less convenient than before.

Edited to add: Firefox 3.x Mac OSX 10.5.x

astrocady · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:15 »

Leaf -- A few comments on the new skin.
Overall it looks great and the text is a lot crisper and easier to read.

However, there a few things that I'm noticing that you may wish to check into. I'm at work (the dull job) and only have a 17" monitor. A lot doesn't fit properly. About 3/4 of the avatars get cropped with scroll bars on both the side and bottom. Likewise on the center frame, where the messages are. If someone uses the "quote", that pane won't fit and causes one to have to use scroll bars to read the entire message.

None of this, I'm sure, is a problem for those lucky to have a larger monitor.

kosmikkreeper · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:17 »

Looking good Leaf, looking good!

PenelopeB · « **Reply #14 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:28 »

NICE !

Good job Leaf.

Peter · « **Reply #15 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:31 »

good job. nice looking.

CvanDijk · « **Reply #16 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:42 »

I really like this new look. very nice

thomasw · « **Reply #17 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:53 »

I love the new look but I have a question. I'm using IE7 and when I view a thread the post section is no wider than the "view the results" column down the right side making posts a little hard to read other than that looks great!!!

Pixart · « **Reply #18 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:58 »

I'm on ie too. Yes, the column I am reading from is only 4" wide. Okay for brief posts I guess - but the long ones are tiresome. And the premium members no longer stand out in the user online list.

Editing the third time... and on my screen I see less than 1cm of peoples avatars (with a arrow bar).

Hehe, Beta2Microstockgroup.

Thanks Tyler.

faber · « **Reply #19 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:18 »

Looks nice, I like it!

Good job Leaf.

yingyang0 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:51 »

Me likey.

leaf · « **Reply #21 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:08 »

Ok, thanks for all the feedback. The errors have been noted and the chipmunks (that I got cheap from luckyoliver) have been fed and are now back at work....

grp_photo · « **Reply #22 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:10 »

Yeah nice look but i'll second this:

Quote from: jsnover on September 09, 2008, 10:40

A complaint/change request is that the tab with the Home/Forum etc. buttons is now way up and to the left of where the forum posts get displayed. What I've always done after reading a post is click the Home button to get a refreshed list of what's been posted. That's now much farther away than it was. All works fine, but just feels less convenient than before.

The main menu should be bigger and closer like it was in the old layout (functional wise)

RT · « **Reply #23 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:25 »

Quote from: Pixart on September 09, 2008, 11:58

I'm on ie too. Yes, the column I am reading from is only 4" wide. Okay for brief posts I guess - but the long ones are tiresome. And the premium members no longer stand out in the user online list.

Editing the third time... and on my screen I see less than 1cm of peoples avatars (with a arrow bar).

Exactly the same for me, is there a way to make it wider? Remember I'm no internet geek so simple instructions please

melastmohican · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:32 »

Frankly, it looks cluttered. This new skin wastes a lot of space on a top and sides so there is no advantage of having higher resolution.

leaf · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:34 »

yeah, i agree that it looks cluttered.

but how about now?

I have done away with the left side boxes all together to try and free up some screen real estate...

vonkara · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:39 »

I find it great that way. If the micros poll results was up and the premium chat and Istock lightbox down it would be better I think. My tought

MikLav · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:44 »

Is there a way in the new forum to see all new messages from different categories in one common list, as was shown by default in the old version?

Karimala · « **Reply #28 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:44 »

Lookin' good! This is so much easier on the eyes. Thank you!

astrocady · « **Reply #29 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:45 »

Big improvement now. I like this.

leaf · « **Reply #30 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:46 »

Quote from: MikLav on September 09, 2008, 13:44

Is there a way in the new forum to see all new messages from different categories in one common list, as was shown by default in the old version?

yeah, just click the 'home' button or the 'microstock group...' thing at the top... I should change the default page people are brought to when they log in. It confused me to!

melastmohican · « **Reply #31 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:49 »

Better. Can you somehow reducing spacing below "main menu" and below oval frame?

zymmetricaldotcom · « **Reply #32 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:49 »

I think the vertical screen real estate is a bit stretched: on 21" at 1680 x 1050 res the top 1/3rd of the site is 'non active' content such as the logo, main menu, inch-high white space etc. Since people are here 99.8% of the time to check the message area IMO you gotta squish it all up as high as possible to keep the eye and scrolling activity down..

MikLav · « **Reply #33 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:51 »

the new forum is notably slower

epantha · « **Reply #34 on:** September 09, 2008, 14:24 »

I like those new quote boxes, nicer looking and easier to read

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2008, 14:29 »

Ilike the look as well although I missmy little penguin

Good work Tyler!

takestock · « **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2008, 14:52 »

I'm not sure about the font.
Not that comfortable with it.

I suppose it takes the eyes a little time to adjust.

leaf · « **Reply #37 on:** September 09, 2008, 15:02 »

Quote from: takestock on September 09, 2008, 14:52

I'm not sure about the font.
Not that comfortable with it.

I suppose it takes the eyes a little time to adjust.

me too actually. It does seem cripser, but it also seems a bit squished together. perhaps i have just been looking at the computer too long

Kngkyle · « **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2008, 15:26 »

I like the changes, haven't found anything I don't like. Good job Leaf.

jsolie · « **Reply #39 on:** September 09, 2008, 15:47 »

Looks good!

madelaide · « **Reply #40 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:00 »

I thought I had entered the wrong site.

I like the new look, just need to get used to it. But where is the chat area?

Regards,
Adelaide

leaf · « **Reply #41 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:04 »

Quote from: madelaide on September 09, 2008, 16:00

I thought I had entered the wrong site.

I like the new look, just need to get used to it. But where is the chat area?

Regards,
Adelaide

look lower on the right hand side

leaf · « **Reply #42 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:16 »

Quote from: jsnover on September 09, 2008, 10:40

It does look good.

A complaint/change request is that the tab with the Home/Forum etc. buttons is now way up and to the left of where the forum posts get displayed. What I've always done after reading a post is click the Home button to get a refreshed list of what's been posted. That's now much farther away than it was.

ok... i added a home button for you!.. if you found it

Hopefully that lets us scroll a few less kilometers in a day

Peter · « **Reply #43 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:21 »

Now it's even better. I like new layout. Cool!

CofkoCof · « **Reply #44 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:24 »

Support link isn't working

oscarcwilliams · « **Reply #45 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:26 »

I like the old one better.

leaf · « **Reply #46 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:36 »

Quote from: CofkoCof on September 09, 2008, 16:24

Support link isn't working

fixed, thanks

madelaide · « **Reply #47 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:43 »

In the Forum page, I would like smalle fonts and icons, so navigation is faster/easier.

Also the chat area ould appear at the top, as it is (might be) updated during a session. I don't check the poll results everyday.

Regards,
Adelaide

le_cyclope · « **Reply #48 on:** September 09, 2008, 17:05 »

Cool!

leaf · « **Reply #49 on:** September 09, 2008, 17:37 »

Quote from: leaf on September 09, 2008, 16:16

Quote from: jsnover on September 09, 2008, 10:40
It does look good.

A complaint/change request is that the tab with the Home/Forum etc. buttons is now way up and to the left of where the forum posts get displayed. What I've always done after reading a post is click the Home button to get a refreshed list of what's been posted. That's now much farther away than it was.

ok... i added a home button for you!.. if you found it Hopefully that lets us scroll a few less kilometers in a day

made even better now. That home button goes to the top of the recent threads now, and not the top of the main page.

litifeta · « **Reply #50 on:** September 09, 2008, 17:39 »

where did the penguins go?

leaf · « **Reply #51 on:** September 09, 2008, 17:42 »

Quote from: litifeta on September 09, 2008, 17:39

where did the penguins go?

i couldn't keep up to their high demands, wage increases, time off.. etc. etc..

lathspell · « **Reply #52 on:** September 10, 2008, 17:17 »

Sorry, but: IMO the font absolutely sucks.

Especially the quotes in italic are a pain for my eyes, and the plain white background plus a neon green left border don't help at all. Certainly not every designer's first choice ...

Perhaps Arial or Tahoma or Georgia are oldschool, but at least they are easy to read.

Oh, and a dark grey background with a black font ain't good for the posting previews ...

zymmetricaldotcom · « **Reply #53 on:** September 10, 2008, 17:32 »

http://editcss.mozdev.org/installation.html

This is a plugin for Firefox that let's you modify CSS on any website to suit your own desires. You could proto the exact specs you'd like to see and send them on to everyone. I don't think we have a lot of CSS experts on hand here (i'm sure Leaf isn't by trade) so if you say what you want instead of don't want it would be a pretty easy sell I think.

astrocady · « **Reply #54 on:** September 10, 2008, 18:00 »

Quote from: lathspell on September 10, 2008, 17:17

Sorry, but: IMO the font absolutely sucks.

Especially the quotes in italic are a pain for my eyes, and the plain white background plus a neon green left border don't help at all. Certainly not every designer's first choice ...

Perhaps Arial or Tahoma or Georgia are oldschool, but at least they are easy to read.

Oh, and a dark grey background with a black font ain't good for the posting previews ...

Wow, one of out monitors is way out of calibration. The green left border on the quote box is quite subdued on my screen, ant the "dark grey" background elsewhere is a soft bluish/gray for me. And, the line in your message where you specified arial font, looks the same as the others on my screen.

Strange.

lathspell · « **Reply #55 on:** September 10, 2008, 18:36 »

Quote from: astrocady on September 10, 2008, 18:00

Wow, one of out monitors is way out of calibration. The green left border on the quote box is quite subdued on my screen, ant the "dark grey" background elsewhere is a soft bluish/gray for me.

Ok, agreed - it's not neon. But in a pretty-close-to-all-kinds-of-gray context it's still quite disturbing.

Here's a snapshot of the article preview:

And the dark gray behind the "Ok, agreed ..." line is ~R67G67B67 which is ~75% black, not bluish but simply dark gray ...

Quote

And, the line in your message where you specified arial font, looks the same as the others on my screen. Strange.

Then either your browser cannot handle Arial or your monitor is broke.

digiology · « **Reply #56 on:** September 10, 2008, 20:13 »

I guess we are all seeing something different? My background reads 235/235/235 (from screenshot)

lathspell · « **Reply #57 on:** September 10, 2008, 20:26 »

Quote from: digiology on September 10, 2008, 20:13

I guess we are all seeing something different? My background reads 235/235/235 ...

Quote from: lathspell on September 10, 2008, 17:17

Oh, and a dark grey background with a black font ain't good for the posting previews ...

Perhaps that solves the miracle.

leaf · « **Reply #58 on:** September 11, 2008, 01:17 »

Quote from: lathspell on September 10, 2008, 18:36

Quote from: astrocady on September 10, 2008, 18:00
Wow, one of out monitors is way out of calibration. The green left border on the quote box is quite subdued on my screen, ant the "dark grey" background elsewhere is a soft bluish/gray for me.

Ok, agreed - it's not neon. But in a pretty-close-to-all-kinds-of-gray context it's still quite disturbing.

Here's a snapshot of the article preview:

And the dark gray behind the "Ok, agreed ..." line is ~R67G67B67 which is ~75% black, not bluish but simply dark gray ...

Quote
And, the line in your message where you specified arial font, looks the same as the others on my screen. Strange.

Then either your browser cannot handle Arial or your monitor is broke.

yeah, i'll try and work on this a bit today. That dark grey bacgkround an black text was a mistake when i was trying to fix the CSS a little. I also didn't like the green and white quoting colors - which is what i was trying to fix when i introduced those bad preview colors:)

leaf · « **Reply #59 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:09 »

Ok, fixed a few more things, including the font in quotes. Let me know of any more problems.

lathspell · « **Reply #60 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:53 »

Ahh, this is much better! Thank you!

leaf · « **Reply #61 on:** September 11, 2008, 05:55 »

Quote from: lathspell on September 11, 2008, 04:53

Ahh, this is much better! Thank you!

testing.. testing the quote

mantonino · « **Reply #62 on:** September 12, 2008, 00:23 »

So knowledge base is gone?

leaf · « **Reply #63 on:** September 12, 2008, 01:11 »

Quote from: mantonino on September 12, 2008, 00:23

So knowledge base is gone?

well no, not neccesarily. It was just built off the last template and then when i switched things got really messed up... so i will have to fix it first.

Joyce · « **Reply #64 on:** September 12, 2008, 20:42 »

Looks much better than before!

I do wish that threads by default opened up with the first post instead of the last post though. Most of the time I'm reading threads for the first time, not keeping up with old ones so ... Like this one I clicked it and started on the third page.

digiology · « **Reply #65 on:** September 12, 2008, 22:41 »

Quote from: lathspell on September 10, 2008, 20:26

Quote from: digiology on September 10, 2008, 20:13
I guess we are all seeing something different? My background reads 235/235/235 ...

Quote from: lathspell on September 10, 2008, 17:17
Oh, and a dark grey background with a black font ain't good for the posting previews ...

Perhaps that solves the miracle.

Sorry Lathspell....I totally missed you were talking about previewing your posts! Mystery solved!

Secretariat · « **Reply #66 on:** September 13, 2008, 12:16 »

Newby should be newbie ;-) I was thinking "Newby discussion?!"

madelaide · « **Reply #67 on:** September 13, 2008, 12:46 »

Quote from: Joyce on September 12, 2008, 20:42

I do wish that threads by default opened up with the first post instead of the last post though.

Maybe because I am a frequent reader, I prefer newer posts on top.

Regards,
Adelaide

Peiling · « **Reply #68 on:** September 13, 2008, 22:39 »

cool

thought i entered a wrong site and was a bit confused for a few seconds...

leaf · « **Reply #69 on:** September 14, 2008, 02:44 »

Quote from: madelaide on September 13, 2008, 12:46

Quote from: Joyce on September 12, 2008, 20:42
I do wish that threads by default opened up with the first post instead of the last post though.

Maybe because I am a frequent reader, I prefer newer posts on top.

Regards,
Adelaide

Yeah they to to the last unread post I'd are at least suppsed to. If they went to the first post you would have to reposition the thread every time.

Clivia · « **Reply #70 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:53 »

Very nice new look. I have been away on holiday, and had a lot of catching up to do. Its a pleasure to browse here!

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