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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:04 pm
by uberpolak
You lose a certain element of balance with the new one, and I think anyone who had problems with the existing one will continue to have the same problems. Both look good, both are functional, I just think the existing one is more aesthetically pleasing.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:15 pm
by redhair
Michael 01 wrote:I think Redhair is on to something there. A possible button set may be in the works.
:) reshape the portal...
I'dd love to..

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:30 pm
by Bill H
Any comments on the new proposed portal?
The link to the forums index page is even more obscure than on the existing page.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:13 pm
by Straterra
Why do you need a big button that says "Forums" when there is an existing link for it?

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:41 pm
by McGruff
Strictly speaking you don't. However, people divide up into two camps: ones who assimilate information quickest from written text, and those who think more "visually" and assimilate information better with graphical elements - icons, pictures, diagrams etc.

I'd agree with the original poster that a big button somewhere might be helpful for some people, but that means extra work for someone - and there are other phpdn projects we're working on at the moment. I'm not even sure how easy it is to make such changes - haven't looked at the phpBB code.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:52 pm
by redhair
I kind of like the "realydontuse" theme..

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:06 pm
by Michael 01
Hmm. than we would have to decide which graphics program we would use to make such buttons. Me looks at redhair, and gives him the "Get that bad ass paint program out and whoop some buttons up".
<sarcasm version 1.0>
Of course, the link would be par for the course. I think having redhair's button, and my link together should easily congregate the illiterate into one faculty of faith and deliverance to the promised land of html programming tips and tricks.</sarcasm>

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:40 pm
by redhair
Michael 01 wrote:bad ass paint program
aka Photoshop :!:

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:59 am
by redhair
ok...that was the fun part, but...comming back to your original question....what did you want to ask before you got lost in the website, searching for the forums link?

You never did ask...

ps: good luck on finding the reply button ;-)

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:38 pm
by Straterra
One thing that I HATE is when viewing a multi-page thread, the page numbers at the bottom left of the screen are just plain text, while the ones at the top are links! I would LOVE it if the numbers on the bottom, were links just like the top. If I confused anyone on this, I will take a screenshot and show you.

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:34 pm
by llanitedave
I don't see a need for a major redesign -- but it *would* be nice to see the line "PHP Forums" in larger font size, or something. I do a number of other forums, and this one was at first the least obvious to navigate of them all.
Once I get out of the first page, though, it's just fine.

Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:14 pm
by McGruff
Straterra wrote:One thing that I HATE is when viewing a multi-page thread, the page numbers at the bottom left of the screen are just plain text, while the ones at the top are links! I would LOVE it if the numbers on the bottom, were links just like the top. If I confused anyone on this, I will take a screenshot and show you.
That's strange - they're hyperlinks in my browser.