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Layout improvements at AfterDawn.com
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30. August 2006 @ 09:59 |
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i'm not sure the tabs are too huge as i only use 1024x768 on all my home PC's unless i'm at work where i use 1280x1024 (where they'd surely be smaller) (am not at work this week so can't check), will however try this out on my LCD TV (resolution of 1366x768 i think) very shortly..
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30. August 2006 @ 09:59 |
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Auslander
i just checked using Firefox the tabs are there
The improvements:
[ quote ] will now also include an option to add a nick of the person you're quoting: [ quote=dRD ]text here[ /quote ] (the =dRD part being the improvement)
[ url ]http://linkhere.example[ /url ] works as always, but now you can also have text labels for links, using them like this:
[ url=http://linkhere.example ]An example of a link[ /url ]
And one, weird, experimental case:
You can use color red now in your posts, by using
[ color=red ]the text here you want to have in red[ /color ]
No other colors are supported as of now and trying to use other colors wont render the tag at all :-)
Some examples:
This is strikethrough.
This is bold.
This is underlined.
This is italics.
This is in red.
This is A new type of link
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/386881
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. August 2006 @ 10:12
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Auslander
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30. August 2006 @ 10:10 |
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yeah, it was an updater extension for Adblock Plus...all taken care of, as i can now see the site properly.
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30. August 2006 @ 10:22 |
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Auslander: Your AdBlock is blocking our image server (i.afterdawn.com, which doesn't even serve ads..). Some "smart" person has apparently added that server to the default AdBlock block list, as couple of people on our Finnish site have reported this issue as well.
In addition to the new tabs and the top thingy, the right-hand sidebar is now 40px wider and its font is 2px larger, to make it clearer. After all, our users' most common screen size is nowadays 1280x1024 -- the pages work fine under 1024x768, but the changes made should make lives of people with larger resolutions easier. Furthermore, the search box at the top bar is now wider and clearer, hopefully making it to stand out as well. And, the old tab system didn't have any additional room whatsoever, so in order to accommodate stuff like "Profiles", we had to do something anyway..
Sure, the "curvy" look on tabs doesn't exactly fit to the original "blocky" layout, but you get used to it -- I've seen and used the new layout for 3 days now and I still have to stop at times to get used to it :-)
But, as stated in the news article, the whole point was to highlight the fact that yes, we do have news section and yes, we have software section as it seems to be problematic for some people to realize that AfterDawn is much, much more than just forums or news site or software site -- we're all that and bit more :-) Thus, the more prominent placement of main sections.
As far as the rest of the site's layout -- we have "next gen" layout (basically not to leave any existing element on the site and to build the whole site again from the ground up layout-wise) on our to-do list, but its scheduled to happen, at earliest, early 2008. So, don't hold your breath waiting for it.
Anyway, thanks for all the feedback and we will most likely continue tweaking the existing layout during the next couple of months -- meanwhile, send us all your improvement ideas via our competition form, located at http://www.afterdawn.com/general/innovate.cfm
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Auslander
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30. August 2006 @ 10:36 |
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yeah, thanks, drd...all fixed :-)
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ripfuel
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30. August 2006 @ 11:38 |
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The site looks awesome guys! Keep up the good work!
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30. August 2006 @ 11:55 |
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I dont like this new look, it just spoils the feel of AfterDawn.
Can we please either go back to the old style or give registered users a choice of what style they want to use.
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30. August 2006 @ 11:57 |
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I find it's very ambitious, and change is always a positive thing.
However, I think it is needs a little more touchups for it to be perfect.
Good job afterdawn!!
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30. August 2006 @ 12:04 |
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i only have one complaint
Now i cant see who was the last poster without having to move the slider to the right.
call me lazy but i prefer to see The thread title, Posts Number, Started By, and Lastest Post all in one window without having to move the slider bar to the left. Agh!
Guess i am toooo lazy heres a pic
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30. August 2006 @ 12:45 |
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The only thing i can see that needs to be removed or change is the black up the top i find it doesnt flow with the rest of the page it looks like advertising.
Mayb it can be blended with the blue not the black.
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30. August 2006 @ 12:51 |
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I just read the article well speed read the bullet points. There are something i like and there are others I will grow to love i am sure. I can't wait for some of these things to move out of beta and become part and parcel of the main layout of the page.
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30. August 2006 @ 13:08 |
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I just want the old feel back.
Either that or an option that lets you toggle between the old look and new look, if there was that option, I most certainly know I would have the old look on.
I dont think the new look will be appealing to new would be members.
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zridling
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30. August 2006 @ 13:42 |
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Love it, great job! Except please consider placing the login at the top right side of the page. Hate scrolling down and hunting for it, and the tabs are freakin' huge. Knock them down a couple of point sizes. This ain't Office 2007's ribbon.
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30. August 2006 @ 14:15 |
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I also have a few complaints with the new layout. The new tabs are a welcome change but are too big and seem out of place. The updated logo looks great but the black bar with the user info is out of place and some-what of an eye-sore. I personally prefer a login/account button along with the other ones.
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30. August 2006 @ 14:19 |
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many are complaining about the little black box but thats the only new thing i actualy like.
I realy still think that AD should have an option to switch between the old layout and the new layout, I realy hope someone takes that idea seriously, either that or someone just changes AD back to the way it was before.
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flyingv
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30. August 2006 @ 14:22 |
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Good look guys! We all know how much hard work you put into this site keeping it up. Thanks!!!
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30. August 2006 @ 15:52 |
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dRD: Good to know you are getting some help. I love this new look.
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30. August 2006 @ 18:05 |
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dRD, glad you found some help, but I think it would look alot better with smaler tabs at the top, every thing eles looks good.
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klassic
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30. August 2006 @ 18:24 |
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Websites change. People in general dislike change. IE many will dislike the changes. They will take time getting used to. Now onto my feelings...
I agree to make tabs a bit smaller. I think they stand out too much. I don't mind the rounded corners, but the problem is the whole site is squared off except the tabs. It just doesn't flow. Same problem with the black bar. The flow of the page has disappeared. I know for new users you want things to stand out.
I hope you will tighten things up over time.
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30. August 2006 @ 18:28 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. August 2006 @ 18:32
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klassic
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30. August 2006 @ 18:41 |
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30. August 2006 @ 19:29 |
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hey these improvmets are quite good and are growing through out afterdawn servers :)
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30. August 2006 @ 19:45 |
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when I first say this I said wth, but im good now, still the black bar has to go, the tabs a wee bit smaller and as klassic said Quote:
I don't mind the rounded corners, but the problem is the whole site is squared off except the tabs. It just doesn't flow. Same problem with the black bar. The flow of the page has disappeared.
omg, thought older layout is HORRIBLE
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30. August 2006 @ 20:03 |
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@klassic
them links are amaysing they have all the links aswell :O is the whole website on there server then ? (of when it was taken)
ogm afterdawn used o have popups :S
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30. August 2006 @ 20:41 |
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i think that the tabs being big is a good thing especially for noobs and first timers that come to AD, as the Tabs really standout more then the old layout(well of course becuz there bigger now, i know that)
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