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philbowell · 06-19-2007

I guess I will get used to it, but there is one thing which really hurts me and I don't like to see in websites at all, and thats the fluid design. I don't understand it. It makes line length to long for reading and just is unnerving when you re-size the browser and everything starts to move!

What do you guys think?

**baseballboy828** · 06-19-2007

I like it, but it will definitely take a fair amount of getting used to. Also, I just noticed the arcade. Pretty funny!

philbowell · 06-19-2007

Ha, yup. I am liking the Arcade, set to waste a few hours in there I think! doh!

lonnie · 06-19-2007

Yeah - I generally browse at almost full width of my widescreen monitor so the forums/site look pretty spreeeeeead out to me to. I was really hoping for a defined width on the final site.

**Shpigford** · 06-19-2007

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Originally Posted by lonnie

Yeah - I generally browse at almost full width of my widescreen monitor so the forums/site look pretty spreeeeeead out to me to. I was really hoping for a defined width on the final site.

The cries of fixed-width have certainly been noted.

My plan is to actually offer a snazzy little "fixed width" button that will let you set the entire site to be fixed width if you'd like.

When is that coming? Goooood question.

I'm thinking probably 1-2 weeks.

**Yuiichi** · 06-19-2007

Maybe it's just my glossy screen or maybe it's something else, but my eyes really have to strain to read anything with the new colours. Also, is the font just a little bit smaller (1 or 2 points?)

I do like the new logo thought - I think that's pretty snazzy!

It'll take some getting used to (logged a lot of hours with the old design) but I think I'm going to like it!

EDIT: one thing I'd like to see back is the little button beside the post time (at the top left of every post) that shows if they're unread/read. I rely on that and it's not in the new TAB (as far as I can tell)! Hear my cries Josh!

**Shpigford** · 06-19-2007

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Originally Posted by Yuiichi

EDIT: one thing I'd like to see back is the little button beside the post time (at the top left of every post) that shows if they're unread/read. I rely on that and it's not in the new TAB (as far as I can tell)! Hear my cries Josh!

Ah, I didn't even realized I dropped that. I'll definitely get it added back.

philbowell · 06-19-2007

@Yuiichi, the body copy is certainly a little smaller than on the old TAB.

**Shpigford** · 06-19-2007

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Originally Posted by philbowell

@Yuiichi, the body copy is certainly a little smaller than on the old TAB.

Are you guys referring to the text size in the community or the blog part?

lonnie · 06-19-2007

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Originally Posted by Shpigford

My plan is to actually offer a snazzy little "fixed width" button that will let you set the entire site to be fixed width if you'd like.

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philbowell Mac Genius Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 941	I guess I will get used to it, but there is one thing which really hurts me and I don't like to see in websites at all, and thats the fluid design. I don't understand it. It makes line length to long for reading and just is unnerving when you re-size the browser and everything starts to move! What do you guys think? __________________ My Mac's: 20" iMac Core Duo with 2gb RAM; 14" iBook G4 My Blog

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,223	I like it, but it will definitely take a fair amount of getting used to. Also, I just noticed the arcade. Pretty funny! __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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philbowell Mac Genius Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 941	Ha, yup. I am liking the Arcade, set to waste a few hours in there I think! doh! __________________ My Mac's: 20" iMac Core Duo with 2gb RAM; 14" iBook G4 My Blog

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lonnie Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: -TeXaS- Posts: 284	Yeah - I generally browse at almost full width of my widescreen monitor so the forums/site look pretty spreeeeeead out to me to. I was really hoping for a defined width on the final site. __________________ 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 20" new slim black back iMac with 4 GB RAM \| McKinleyBrown

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Yuiichi Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,006	Maybe it's just my glossy screen or maybe it's something else, but my eyes really have to strain to read anything with the new colours. Also, is the font just a little bit smaller (1 or 2 points?) I do like the new logo thought - I think that's pretty snazzy! It'll take some getting used to (logged a lot of hours with the old design) but I think I'm going to like it! EDIT: one thing I'd like to see back is the little button beside the post time (at the top left of every post) that shows if they're unread/read. I rely on that and it's not in the new TAB (as far as I can tell)! Hear my cries Josh! __________________ My Mac(s): MacBook, white - 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD Cake for you? The Macversity - Mac + School = Love. Last edited by Yuiichi; 06-19-2007 at 08:29 AM.

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philbowell Mac Genius Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 941	@Yuiichi, the body copy is certainly a little smaller than on the old TAB. __________________ My Mac's: 20" iMac Core Duo with 2gb RAM; 14" iBook G4 My Blog

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