Old thread: 2012 Forum redesign

One-Eye

It seems to work OK, but I don't like the massive headings that now accompany each post. This heading has gone from one line to three for every post. Where posts tend to be short you get far fewer posts visible at any one time and you have to do much more scrolling on each page (and I am comparing fixed width with fixed width)

1) The red/green user online button is totally disconnected from the user - it would be better next to the username (to the left of it?).

2) The "Fantastically Fervent MoneySaving Super Fan" text takes up so much space. This could be scrapped, shortened or appear when you hover over a user's stars/rosettes.

3) The join date/posts/thanked data could be moved into a user's signature area (without cutting down on the area available for a signature) and then it could even be switched off in User CP.

Doing all this would mean the data that needs to be displayed in the heading could all be displayed on a single line.

fermi

marleyboy wrote: »

The only irritant I have found with the new design is the heading banner, which (when clicking new posts for example) should my cursor accidentally touch the top banner, a virtual whole page pops up and blocks out main site\forum\logout banner icons.

Once the cursor is removed it re-disappears and you are then free to click on the icons on the logout banner, but it is an irritating unnecessary pop up that serves no purpose whatsoever as you can already click these icons and need no extended banner pop up to do so.

If think that was commented on 3 or 4 times at least in the feedback thread for the previous changes.

It really needs sorting out.

A sensible solution would be to move the breadcrumb trail down so that it is below the "Important - This is an open forum" toolbox.

That would alleviate the problem, and arguably be a more sensible place for the breadcrumb trail anyway.

pitkin2020

Just to add also you can no longer easily see which are new posts when you go to a thread. Before you could see easily where new posts started (as in posts that are new since you last looked at the thread) and where the old posts ended.

--_Adam_--_2

This is actually very clear and readable for me.
A few more tweaks and this'll be my default layout I think.

Kevie192

MUCH better for viewing on a mobile phone so thank you for that

MSE_Martin

Bhamstudent wrote: »

Have tried it and don't like it - have compared the two side by side on the same thread - with the current version I can see 4 posts (plus the start of the next) and in the new version I can only see 3 posts (plus the start of the next).

So I'm not sure that it achieves your basic aim of getting more text on display at any one time - I think the only way to do that is to get rid of the "adverts" down the right hand side...something which I assume falls under the banner of "major re-design".

Can I ask when you say current version are you talking about fixed or stretchy - as I dont see how the new version can show less than the prior fixed version

meher

MSE_Martin wrote: »

We've listened to some of the feedback and made some tweaks which give more post space while still remaining fixed width.

that's clever! :snow_grin

keeping it, thanks

MSE_Martin

important! please remember we've asked for feedback is between the current fixed width version and the new fixed width version. If you've been using the stretchy then feel free to comment but please let us know or it often makes no

geewhiz

Don't like it, far too much wasted blank space at either side of the posts!

meher

if the text in the green ^^^ is in a faded grey, it would be nice; there's no need imo for the title and statistics to have such prominance

other than that loving it

ps: the avis look littel, I suppose we've to come to terms with that