Comments on: Live Redesign April 2005 http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Derek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21709 Derek Wed, 06 Apr 2005 06:40:43 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21709 Well Ok, so it is World of Warcraft. But when I actually do get around to looking at bloglines, it's the information overload that keeps me from paying attention to anything. Honest! :) Well Ok, so it is World of Warcraft. But when I actually do get around to looking at bloglines, it’s the information overload that keeps me from paying attention to anything. Honest! :)

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21708 Scrivs Wed, 06 Apr 2005 02:03:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21708 Damn, JC came out of the woodwork as well to complain? Now if only I could you get guys to write something I have this whole game figured out. Damn, JC came out of the woodwork as well to complain? Now if only I could you get guys to write something I have this whole game figured out.

]]> By: JC http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21707 JC Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:54:02 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21707 yeah, derek, nothing at ALL to do with World of Warcraft, not in the slightest. I'm with derek, scrivs.. it's hard to read, much harder than the old one. It looks extremely cluttered and unpleasant. A 3 column layout seems to work better if the narrow columns are on the extreme left and extreme right and the actual content is in the center, and preferably the center is flexible so the content can flow based on your window size yeah, derek, nothing at ALL to do with World of Warcraft, not in the slightest.

I’m with derek, scrivs.. it’s hard to read, much harder than the old one. It looks extremely cluttered and unpleasant. A 3 column layout seems to work better if the narrow columns are on the extreme left and extreme right and the actual content is in the center, and preferably the center is flexible so the content can flow based on your window size

]]> By: Mason http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21706 Mason Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:27:21 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21706 Might it be possible to hide the right side content when viewing a single full post? Similar to the default theme in Wordpress 1.5. [ http://binarybonsai.com/playground/ ] Might it be possible to hide the right side content when viewing a single full post? Similar to the default theme in WordPress 1.5. [ http://binarybonsai.com/playground/ ]

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21705 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:51:28 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21705 Is all the content necessary? Maybe not all of it, but most of it is, otherwise I wouldn't have changed the layout. I know it's in every reader's best interest to just have the entries in a single column with maybe a list of archives, but things just can't workout like that. Hope this doesn't effect anyone's decision to stop coming here. Is all the content necessary? Maybe not all of it, but most of it is, otherwise I wouldn’t have changed the layout. I know it’s in every reader’s best interest to just have the entries in a single column with maybe a list of archives, but things just can’t workout like that.

Hope this doesn’t effect anyone’s decision to stop coming here.

]]> By: Mason http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21704 Mason Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:31:16 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21704 I agree with 'Derek', right hand side overpowers the page. Removing or darkening the boarders may help. Also, is all the content really necessary? I agree with ‘Derek’, right hand side overpowers the page. Removing or darkening the boarders may help. Also, is all the content really necessary?

]]> By: Derek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21703 Derek Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:15:53 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21703 Well I suffer from information overload now. I got a little overzealous with my bloglines subscriptions, and now I get over 1,000 unreads every morning. And then I get overwhelmed and just start marking shit as read to get it off my screen, so some stuff slips through the cracks. :) I'm sure you'll fix it all in time, but I like to point out problems that you are already aware of. You know, just to make sure you are aware of them. Well I suffer from information overload now. I got a little overzealous with my bloglines subscriptions, and now I get over 1,000 unreads every morning. And then I get overwhelmed and just start marking shit as read to get it off my screen, so some stuff slips through the cracks. :)

I’m sure you’ll fix it all in time, but I like to point out problems that you are already aware of. You know, just to make sure you are aware of them.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21702 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:38:51 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21702 Hey I didn't even know you still read this site. See this who entry and redesign were just a ploy to get you out of the woodworks. Tweaking with colors and what not still needs to occur so hopefully that improves readability for everyone in Tennessee. Actually Gawker Media had three columns before WIN, so maybe this site looks like them now. In any case the 3 columns gives me more flexibility so it must be done. After more design tweaks and whatnot it shouldn't even come close to looking like a WIN site. Hey I didn’t even know you still read this site. See this who entry and redesign were just a ploy to get you out of the woodworks.

Tweaking with colors and what not still needs to occur so hopefully that improves readability for everyone in Tennessee.

Actually Gawker Media had three columns before WIN, so maybe this site looks like them now. In any case the 3 columns gives me more flexibility so it must be done. After more design tweaks and whatnot it shouldn’t even come close to looking like a WIN site.

]]> By: Derek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21701 Derek Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:34:10 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21701 Hm... I find it really difficult to actually read the content now. All that stuff on the right completely dominates the page. Even when trying to read the content on the right the white borders around everything make it hard to read. Maybe if you made the borders darker color than the text or something so the text stands out instead of the lines. Not to mention with the double right columns it looks like a Weblogs, Inc. site now. :( Hm… I find it really difficult to actually read the content now. All that stuff on the right completely dominates the page. Even when trying to read the content on the right the white borders around everything make it hard to read. Maybe if you made the borders darker color than the text or something so the text stands out instead of the lines.

Not to mention with the double right columns it looks like a Weblogs, Inc. site now. :(

]]> By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21700 John Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:40:54 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21700 Sorry Must have been a hickup on my end(proxy server or somthing)... as soon as I submited the comment and refreshed the page it fixed itself. (the side bars and header had been missing, this was at about 8 am) I feel kind of silly for having posted that now... Looks good so far. Sorry Must have been a hickup on my end(proxy server or somthing)… as soon as I submited the comment and refreshed the page it fixed itself. (the side bars and header had been missing, this was at about 8 am)

I feel kind of silly for having posted that now…

Looks good so far.

]]> By: astrasoul7 http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21699 astrasoul7 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:31:21 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21699 maybe we can choose skins, like differnt colors, same layout and everything, but colors differnt per skin. just a thougt :) btw thanks for changing the layout its really neat :D maybe we can choose skins, like differnt colors, same layout and everything, but colors differnt per skin.

just a thougt :)

btw thanks for changing the layout its really neat :D

]]> By: Nicole http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21698 Nicole Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:17:33 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21698 You know me too well. :) Also, I would be happy with more color of any sort, dear benevolent FG overlord. I'll take what I can get. You know me too well. :)

Also, I would be happy with more color of any sort, dear benevolent FG overlord. I’ll take what I can get.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21697 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:55:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21697 I was wondering when you were going to chime in Nicole about the dark grey. Yes, I am looking into it, but unfortunately I think the dark grey has become sort of the FG brand. I will see what I can do for my favorite author (shh, don't tell anyone I said that). I was wondering when you were going to chime in Nicole about the dark grey. Yes, I am looking into it, but unfortunately I think the dark grey has become sort of the FG brand. I will see what I can do for my favorite author (shh, don’t tell anyone I said that).

]]> By: Nicole http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21696 Nicole Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:50:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21696 "...in the future there will be a bit more graphical splash and color added here and there." Excellent. And by "color added" you mean lose the dark grey, right? “…in the future there will be a bit more graphical splash and color added here and there.”

Excellent. And by “color added” you mean lose the dark grey, right?

]]> By: Brandon Martus http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21695 Brandon Martus Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:49:05 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21695 Oh wow. I was like 'dang, this redesign either sucks or is still in progress'. Then I hit Shift+Refresh, and it looks great. I just needed a new CSS. Nice job. Oh wow. I was like ‘dang, this redesign either sucks or is still in progress’. Then I hit Shift+Refresh, and it looks great. I just needed a new CSS. Nice job.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21694 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:35:20 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21694 What do you mean it doesn't render in firefox? That's what I use. Mike: I like the Submission form in the footer idea, let me see what I can come up with there. But then again if you are stealing my idea then it might just be working. What do you mean it doesn’t render in firefox? That’s what I use.

Mike: I like the Submission form in the footer idea, let me see what I can come up with there. But then again if you are stealing my idea then it might just be working.

]]> By: Griffith http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21693 Griffith Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:31:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21693 It's different... I still haven't fully adapted myself to it. It’s different… I still haven’t fully adapted myself to it.

]]> By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21692 John Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:48:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21692 I truely hesitate to coment but... this page is not at all rendering correctly in firefox. Not that it won't be fixed. I truely hesitate to coment but… this page is not at all rendering correctly in firefox.

Not that it won’t be fixed.

]]> By: Mike P. http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21691 Mike P. Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:46:43 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21691 <em>"Let's see if that submission form on the right increases reader's submissions."</em> Looking good, Scrivens. I may nip your idea here, I have mine on the bottom for suggestions to my resources (and it does quite well), but I gotta fill up some space over on the right... *nip* - sound of idea being stolen ;-) Ahem - comment handler template. “Let’s see if that submission form on the right increases reader’s submissions.”

Looking good, Scrivens. I may nip your idea here, I have mine on the bottom for suggestions to my resources (and it does quite well), but I gotta fill up some space over on the right…

*nip* – sound of idea being stolen ;-)

Ahem – comment handler template.

]]> By: Matt H. http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21690 Matt H. Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:10:28 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21690 new cool new cool

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21689 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:14:30 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21689 5:12am...nap time. Hope you feel better in a bit Dylan. 5:12am…nap time. Hope you feel better in a bit Dylan.

]]> By: Dylan Bennett http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21688 Dylan Bennett Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:08:51 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21688 Oh god my eyes! It keeps CHANGING! Make it stop! Let me off this ride... *hurk* Oh god my eyes! It keeps CHANGING! Make it stop! Let me off this ride… *hurk*

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21687 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:26:52 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21687 Heh, I think I might have over-complicated things. Let's see if that submission form on the right increases reader's submissions. Let's see it's 4:30am right now, good time for a beer. Heh, I think I might have over-complicated things. Let’s see if that submission form on the right increases reader’s submissions. Let’s see it’s 4:30am right now, good time for a beer.

]]> By: Scrivs http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21686 Scrivs Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:20:14 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21686 ack! Liquid?! Damn, haven't toiled in that direction in a long time. I will look into it Brian. Thanks for the suggestion. ack! Liquid?! Damn, haven’t toiled in that direction in a long time. I will look into it Brian. Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Brian http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/live_redesign_april_2005/#comment-21685 Brian Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:13:48 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1439#comment-21685 I'm a little reluctant to suggest this, but it just seems the design could really benefit if the left content area were fluid. Trust me I didn't want to suggest it (a fluid layout is kicking my ass literally as we speak), but I think it would really improve things. As it is right now, even just at 1024 width, the right third of the screen is empty. The middle column is actually even left of center. The categories and "free stuff" are the focal point. It's difficult to read the column of content way over to the left. Just my two cents. I’m a little reluctant to suggest this, but it just seems the design could really benefit if the left content area were fluid. Trust me I didn’t want to suggest it (a fluid layout is kicking my ass literally as we speak), but I think it would really improve things.

As it is right now, even just at 1024 width, the right third of the screen is empty. The middle column is actually even left of center. The categories and “free stuff” are the focal point. It’s difficult to read the column of content way over to the left.

Just my two cents.

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