SITE BUGS/REQUESTS: Consolidation Thread

[Lt Major Burns]

i have to say, after a good few hours, my visual training is still telling me that there is far too much horizontal stuff. the eye has to search the page much more intensively for the content that is relevant (the post) and seperate it from the content which is a lot less relevant (the user info) than the standard way. the bars drew the eye to the post, letting you actively decide if you want to see the member's post count etc, whereas now you have to conciously ignore it.

[nixgeek]

The previous layout of the threads before this seemed to flow much better when reading through them. Now with the user information on the top taking up most of the page it seems to break up that flow. Personally, it's quite obtrusive and I'm hoping that it does go back to the previous state.

[ScottW]

You can now decide if you want the horizontal format or vertical format. horizontal is the new default format, vertical is considered a legacy format.

It's in the "Edit Profile" bottom option in the UserCP.

While I agree, vertical is much better on the wide-format... I am preparing to do away with the current wide format in favor a thinner view. I hate having two themes to support and so I just decided it was best to go thinner.

(see I listen)

Anyhow, obviously, some folks will be upset at this, but whatever. Down the road maybe run two. But not now.

[nixgeek]

Ahhh..much better. Well, I'll enjoy it while it lasts. Thanks Scott!

[Lt Major Burns]

no, that's still not good, it's still got the inherent visual literacy problems, but now it's awkwardly squashed, too!

please, scott, please put the user information back in the left side bar, like every other forum of the net! the width is not the problem, it's just difficult on the eyes, the eye physically has to 'search' down the page for the posts. it's awkward, and backwards. forums default like they do for a reason, it's the way it works, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

i'm not ungrateful, you keep this site on top form, but you need to stop modifying it. it works! really well! and then it changes and doesn't work properly for a couple of weeks.... and then it's back to normal, and then a month later it changes again! it really doesn't need changing. (well, at the moment, it needs changing back ¬_¬)

why do you want this 'wide format' anyway? can't you just make the old style go wide as well without it being really horrible?

[ScottW]

Changed back to what? I am confused.

[Lt Major Burns]

sorry. i'd not found the right checkbox.... ¬_¬

thank you! it's fine now. please don't delete this setting though.

<3

[Mikuro]

I'm glad to have the old way back. I think you ought to move the option into the "Options" section. The first thing I did when I saw the new way was look for an option, but I never would have found it under "profile", because...well, it has nothing to do with my profile!