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blue storm 1337 · 11:24 AM

I have no complaints, but I know that some people will have things to whine about, so I've made a thread for it. Do you dislike the buttons? Do you hate teh quick reply feature? Is your favourite site Thalo?

brapper · Apr 14, 2005, 04:48 AM

apparently the theme is temporary, so no real need to have a hissy.

Goldfinger · Apr 14, 2005, 04:49 AM

So much for effgee's proposed look

blue storm 1337 · Apr 14, 2005, 04:55 AM

****

blue storm 1337 · Apr 14, 2005, 04:55 AM

i guess the censorship works

Spliff · Apr 14, 2005, 05:01 AM

Whoa . . .

That's a whole lotta white space I'm seeing. Is the spacing supposed to be that extreme? Looks like triple-spacing to me. Seems like an inefficient use of space. I hope it's temporary.

Cody Dawg · Apr 14, 2005, 05:16 AM

Wow.

This looks really weird.

I feel like I'm looking at a teeny-bopper high school blog.

skalie · Apr 14, 2005, 05:20 AM

................it's seems to be a lot quicker than the old board.

*thumbsup*

nredman · Apr 14, 2005, 05:21 AM

only thing that sticks out for me is that every post has a blue header, before it was blue then gray etc etc - i think

Thorin · Apr 14, 2005, 05:27 AM

I'm liking it at the moment

Will look forwards to seeing the new theme.

macintologist · Apr 14, 2005, 05:36 AM

I like the quick reply box.

But comon, can't we make the text size by default smaller? Like it was before?

Cody Dawg · Apr 14, 2005, 05:51 AM

Quick reply is cool, yes. But the font and text size seems fine. I just think this looks...more...amateur...or something.

willed · Apr 14, 2005, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by Spliff

Whoa . . .

That's a whole lotta white space I'm seeing. Is the spacing supposed to be that extreme? Looks like triple-spacing to me. Seems like an inefficient use of space. I hope it's temporary.

Quoted for emphasis.

Also, two of the smilies seem to have turned gay:

Is this also temporary or are they all heading that way? I like the oldskool MacNN smilies!

Other than these little things: well done guys. Good stuff.

willed · Apr 14, 2005, 05:53 AM

hey! I didn't see this quick reply thing! That's rather good. No excuse not to make inane comments such as this!

vexborg · Apr 14, 2005, 06:42 AM

Hey, what happened to our stars?

Lancer409 · Apr 14, 2005, 07:00 AM

i think the peripherals page is messed up. i posted in the feedback column. wonder what the new look will be...

aqua influenced? tiger influenced?

Zimphire · Apr 14, 2005, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by vexborg

Hey, what happened to our stars?

I stole them all.

chrisford · Apr 14, 2005, 07:09 AM

Ooh. I'm not sure about the new design. It looks a little loose to me. A few too many outlined boxes, which makes it harder to concentrate on the content of each post (information designer in me coming out). The blue bars above each post in particular is distracting.

But - as I always tell clients - users don't generally like change, so it may be that may perception is coloured by the fact that this is new...

Goldfinger · Apr 14, 2005, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by chrisford

Ooh. I'm not sure about the new design. It looks a little loose to me. A few too many outlined boxes, which makes it harder to concentrate on the content of each post (information designer in me coming out). The blue bars above each post in particular is distracting.

But - as I always tell clients - users don't generally like change, so it may be that may perception is coloured by the fact that this is new...

It's temporary...

macintologist · Apr 14, 2005, 07:40 AM

Could we also get rid of those annoying text boxes that fall under the cursor when you point to a thread?

ManOfSteal · Apr 14, 2005, 07:45 AM

My 1st vB3 post.�

ManOfSteal · Apr 14, 2005, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by ManOfSteal

My 1st vB3 post.�

And 1st vB3 reply.�

demograph68 · Apr 14, 2005, 07:54 AM

<<< I hope that is temporary too.

Scifience · Apr 14, 2005, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by ManOfSteal

And 1st vB3 reply.�

Which is really just a convenient way of saying "Double Post"

faragbre967 · Apr 14, 2005, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Wow.

This looks really weird.

I feel like I'm looking at a teeny-bopper high school blog.

I would have to agree. Something needs to change here, everything is too big and brightly colored. I do like quick reply though.

effgee · Apr 14, 2005, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by faragbre967

I would have to agree. Something needs to change here, everything is too big and brightly colored. I do like quick reply though.

I'll just keep posting Demonhoods reply in another thread until everybody has seen and read it ...

Originally Posted by Demonhood

"it appears that we'll likely be upgrading to vb3 very soon to get away from these db errors. and to give you all those spiffy new features, of course.

then, a short time later, we'd roll out the revamped theme. so you'd all have to put up with a hacked together theme for a little while. sound ok to everyone?"

chris v · Apr 14, 2005, 08:14 AM

Yeah, those mouse-overs are totally annoying.

:XI: · Apr 14, 2005, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Wow.

...

I feel like I'm looking at a teeny-bopper high school blog.

Well, if we're honest... We probably are!

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 08:18 AM

I don't like the font on the main forum page, at least on Windows/IE. I haven't looked at it on a Mac yet.

Mike

Cody Dawg · Apr 14, 2005, 08:20 AM

Yeah, you're right.

TOO

MUCH

WHITE

S P A C E

ManOfSteal · Apr 14, 2005, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Scifience

Which is really just a convenient way of saying "Double Post"

Why yes....yes it is.

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 08:23 AM

Ugh...why am I subscribed to every thread I post in? I can't find an option to not do that.

Mike

mdc · Apr 14, 2005, 08:24 AM

quick reply box is cool, i've always like these, the yellow reminds me of BeOS though.
otherwise, not _too_ bad. we'll see what's coming.

ManOfSteal · Apr 14, 2005, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by starman

Ugh...why am I subscribed to every thread I post in? I can't find an option to not do that.

Mike

Can you turn it off from your User CP?

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by mdc

quick reply box is cool, i've always like these, the yellow reminds me of BeOS though.
otherwise, not _too_ bad. we'll see what's coming.

True. I got so used to it in other forums I didn't realize it was new here. I like it!

Mike

effgee · Apr 14, 2005, 08:29 AM

"User CP" (at the top of the page) > "Unsubcribe"

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 08:33 AM

I found it. It was a drop-down option. I was looking for a checkbox.

Either way, this should be off by default.

Mike

Oneota · Apr 14, 2005, 08:33 AM

I realize this is a temporary, hacked-together theme. But still; the old appearance was much more space-efficient and the text was easier to read. While designing the new theme, bear in mind (please) that there wasn't much wrong with the old one.

Thanks for your hard work!

vexborg · Apr 14, 2005, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Zimphire

I stole them all.

Hehe... I knew this would happens someday

Captain Obvious · Apr 14, 2005, 09:09 AM

Search page can not be opened in a separate tab or window like before with right mouse button, or Apple + click. Same goes with the advanced search link that drops down. Makes it a pain when you want to keep the window in front of you open without having to go back to it after a search.

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

Search page can not be opened in a separate tab or window like before with right mouse button, or Apple + click. Same goes with the advanced search link that drops down. Makes it a pain when you want to keep the window in front of you open without having to go back to it after a search.

Yes it can. It's pretty OBVIOUS that you can do that.

Mike

Captain Obvious · Apr 14, 2005, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by starman

Yes it can. It's pretty OBVIOUS that you can do that.

Mike

No, it can't. You have to use the control key as where the Apple key worked before but does not now. I do not want to remap my mouse buttons just for MacNN.

starman · Apr 14, 2005, 09:19 AM

Well, it worked for me *shrug*.

Mike

ghporter · Apr 14, 2005, 09:22 AM

Remember folks this particular appearance is temporary. Also note that a lot of users (me included) asked for a more readable default font size. Yes, there are a lot of space-eating items on the page, and a lot of white space that isn't necessary, but I hope we keep some of it because it makes for easier reading of all of the jewels posted here.

Since the thread began, the stars have been restored, and I think the smilies have been refreshed too.

I want to have fun with the current appearance and feel out all of the new ways to do things, but I am NOT planning to get really used to any of it until the final appearance is implemented.

Feedback is good!

RAILhead · Apr 14, 2005, 09:35 AM

Well I'll be dang.

RAILhead · Apr 14, 2005, 09:36 AM

Crap. When you "quick replay", it doesn't take you back to your post so can see if someone snuck-in a comment while you were posting yours. You have to scroll ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN!!

THE HUMANITY!!!!

Maury
(This ginormous font is making my head hurt!)

jasonsRX7 · Apr 14, 2005, 09:37 AM

I would like it a lot better if the fonts were smaller. Especially the thread listing font (the actual link you click to open a thread)

The Mick · Apr 14, 2005, 09:38 AM

I like it.

cruciarius · Apr 14, 2005, 09:43 AM

whats going on? this new forum is ugly looking. pleeeaaase revert it back to what it used to be quickly.

Angus_D · Apr 14, 2005, 09:43 AM

Aww it's gone all huge and ugly