We know you have an opinion on how things should be run around here. These are suggestions for the forums, and the website.This forum is not a place to ask for suggestions to your own coding (or otherwise) problems.
Re 1. I have to fix the style's just a bit for background colors, and missing images that got messed up when I moved the style sheet, bear with me on that.
Re 2. We are working on that as a completely separate feature.
Re 3. We will see. Personally, I like it. So there's that. I like having all the forums quickly accessible to me at all times. Since we are adding more forums, the list is getting longer, I needed a efficient way to display it.
Oh, and don't take that as me saying I won't take you advice. Rather, it's me saying "Yes, I hear you; however, I would like to try this out." After all, it might grow on you.
LiLpunkSkateR wrote:The links should be aligned with the beggining of the topic (first post).
It looks messy now, but I think it'd look fine if it was aligned.
I actually tried that, and it didn't look as good. Consider that the buttons and what not would have been over the forums list, making the list of forums appear apart of the topic.
As it stands now, the forum list is in the same position on the front page, the forum list page, and the topic view page. It is in the same position, making it a consistant feature.
I am writing a topic up in the new UI Design/Usability forum that covers the how's and why's of what I did, my reasoning behind it, and then a call for help.
LiLpunkSkateR wrote:The links should be aligned with the beggining of the topic (first post).
It looks messy now, but I think it'd look fine if it was aligned.
I was gonna say that but I didnt want to sound more naggy than I already am. I was a bit too vague when I was saying ugly. Out of place seems more appropriate, and I believe some sort of lining-up would fix the issues at hand
What about using a bit of javascript, cookie, or personal setting to make the sidebar "rollout" (either snap or animated) above the thread pane, where maybe there's a button or option in the personal settings to "pin" it like it looks now.. this way, both sides of the sidebar viewing, can get it.