Members daklander Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 I think tis a winner but as nick mentioned, the type is tiny. On this computer I'm running 1600X1200 resolution. Now this forum, along with a couple of others I visit, is very difficult to read and resetting the default browser text size doesn't make a difference. Good thing CTL + functions. The one thing I dislike to this point is the full monitor width of the text. As mentioned it's difficult reading. That feature is great in a spreadsheet but sucks for prose. Moving the avatars and post count back to the left will certainly help. Also, I was knocked out that it actually came back up well within the stated time frame. I gave it a shot last night at 9:00pm Pacific time and found it functional. This is almost as hot an upgrade as the one that recently occured at JPF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Just noticed in the above thread I used the font size set to "1" and it was huge compared to the written text so I edited it out. Hmm.. Like THIS. THIS is set to "1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 But A principal I use in design (and writing, and other things) is not to express something through multiple means if it's not necessary...'less is more', I guess. Since you are a website designer, I'm curious what you think about that. I'm a big fan is "less is more" and I try and use negative space liberally in my designs. Strangely enough, I perceive the new look as being LESS crowded than the old. Interesting, huh? Perhaps your eye is being grabbed by the relative darkness of the contrasting horizontal separators. Like anything that's being judged purely on aesthetic, there's room for taste and interpretaion. But I like it. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaleoPerry Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm a big fan is "less is more" and I try and use negative space liberally in my designs.Strangely enough, I perceive the new look as being LESS crowded than the old. Interesting, huh? Perhaps your eye is being grabbed by the relative darkness of the contrasting horizontal separators.Like anything that's being judged purely on aesthetic, there's room for taste and interpretaion. But I like it.- Jeff I think you are right about the contrasting horizontal separators. I'm looking forward to getting into the new functional goodies...probably not until I get home tonight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Billster Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 I find the blue backround makes the text very diffcult to read, I prefer more contrast, as the old setup was. Actually, pale blue (green) is easier on the eyes than white in the long haul. I've set my MS word to use a pale blue for background for years.Plus my big band chart pads are in eye-easy green. --------------------------As for what's missing, I like the "pm", "www", and other profile link buttons that were in the old format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members franknputer Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Geez...quit yer whining. 21" too wide for your eyes? Easy - click on the lower right-hand corner of your browser window & drag it to the left. Narrow as you like it.Avatars on the top too confusing? Think of it like a letterhead. Personally, I'm glad they're smaller.Admins - can color profile selection be enabled? That would give options to those who don't like blue.Nice to have formatting controls - less typing of tags is nice! Plus, smilies go where you put your cursor, instead of defaulting to the end of the post!Me is happy. Me may start posting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kendrix Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 A number of fields/buttons that should have some graohic or text in them are appearing on my machine as red X's. Right clicking doesnt help. I dont have time to play with this. Im on IE 6.0. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did the colors change ?? I'm color blind ... I see the colors are kinda different (different intensity) but I could not tell what the color WAS and what it is now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Very nice upgrade! My only request at this point is that links be marked differently when followed (as they are at MusicPlayer, for example). Edit: Nevermind. I see that they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 For those having Quick Reply problems, what you need to do is click on the "Quick Reply" icon in the lower right corner of any message (next to the Edit, Quote, Multi-Quote buttons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 How do you do a search. I may be think but I cant' see it!!!!Didn't you read the FAQ? To access the search feature, click on the "search" link at the top of most pages.Just joking. I can't find it either. No search = giant step backwards, regardless of other "features." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Racy Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 How does one access the search function now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 No search = giant step backwards, regardless of other "features." The announcement about the upgrade addresses this: The Harmony Central Forums have been upgraded! We hope you enjoy the updated feel of the forums. Search should be returning sometime tomorrow (January 11th). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 The multi-quote function is really cool!! Now people won't have to put up with my > quote symbols! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did the colors change ?? I'm color blind ... I see the colors are kinda different (different intensity) but I could not tell what the color WAS and what it is now... Gus, it was rather purple/lavendar before and I, personally, freakin' hated it. The new color scheme involves verying shades of blue. Nice and smooth and cool looking.- Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Gus, it was rather purple/lavendar before and I, personally, freakin' hated it. The new color scheme involves verying shades of blue. Nice and smooth and cool looking. - Jeff Oh!Thanks. I actually feel "softer" these new colors. Easier for my eyes.Purple? ... never knew that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted January 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 11, 2007 Did the colors change ?? I'm color blind ... I see the colors are kinda different (different intensity) but I could not tell what the color WAS and what it is now... I happen to have THIS handy which I think still shows the original colors. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members where02190 Posted January 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Actually, pale blue (green) is easier on the eyes than white in the long haul. I've set my MS word to use a pale blue for background for years. Plus my big band chart pads are in eye-easy green. -------------------------- As for what's missing, I like the "pm", "www", and other profile link buttons that were in the old format. I was refering to the lack of any other contrasting colors as was previous. I personally find this very diffcult to read. Agree the lact of the PM, www and other personal links is a drag, and I absolutely HATE that I have to click a button before making a "quick" reply. Call me silly, but the quick reply would be quick if you could just type in the box and hit reply. And someone please tell me there's a way to stop that obnoxious pop up {censored} when you mouse over post titles!!!!!!!!! That is the most annoying crap, who thought that was a good idea? Why can't things just be left well enough alone. I'd have rather seen something like the SEARCH FUNCTION work properly!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 I absolutely HATE that I have to click a button before making a "quick" reply. I just fixed that. And the search function and some other look and feel type things will be addressed over the next few days... please be patient. HC didn't program the forum software from scratch and the upgrade really needed to happen. We are basically on the "default" look and feel right now which can be tweaked to some degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 "We thought you might like the way we redecorated the place..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeon Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thank goodness that HC moved to vbulletin! thanks HC! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thank goodness that HC moved to vbulletin! thanks HC! Ian It WAS on vBulletin before, but the version was so old you probably didn't recognize it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Craig, that's how the new forum looks like in the browser. The browser is all the latest updates and standard figuration, see picture below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudolf von Hagenwil Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 attachement upload didn't work! The harmony central page is full of placeholder where the little icons would be normally . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted January 11, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 That's what I did. I probed the control panel and all sorts of clickable items. I'm still noticing interesting new things here and there. It's different, but I think it's way more user friendly and intuitive.How much more userf friendly does it have to be? How user un-friendly was it before the change? If it's so intuitive, how come I can't figure out what "Multi-Quote" is and does? I click on the button and it doesn't do anything visible. Maybe it doesn't like Netscape. That's not very user friendly - at least not to this user. I think they did a fine job updating and porting the contentsNo doubt there was some labor involved, and it's good that they did their homework. Perhaps the new version makes maintenance easier and that will pay off for the maintainers. But as a user, I don't see any improvements, only changes. It's not a big deal. I can ignore them. But when someone puts something new on my plate, I'd like to know what it is and why it's there. No different than a new version of a comfortable old DAW that no longer comes with a printed manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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