Let's Design the Index Page: Good?

[Legend]

Just a question... I checked and the Hot Topics shows the actual post icon and not the thread icon... I can change that if you wish.

IMO I do like the old text size and the icons at 30px but that is me

Yeah it shows the icon from the last post instead of the first post.

Changing that would be great. As long as you're just in sources than nothing I've changed matters.

[NeverDies]

I'm not really liking the yellow icons on the left that show if there's unread posts in a thread. I'm on a smartphone so I zoom in to read the posts, and the icons are too far off to be on the screen. I'd rather they were in the position of the old New tags. I'm also colorblind, so a change in shape or something would be really helpful on the icons as well.

[Legend]

I'm not really liking the yellow icons on the left that show if there's unread posts in a thread. I'm on a smartphone so I zoom in to read the posts, and the icons are too far off to be on the screen. I'd rather they were in the position of the old New tags. I'm also colorblind, so a change in shape or something would be really helpful on the icons as well.

Better?

[Legend]

Just a question... I checked and the Hot Topics shows the actual post icon and not the thread icon... I can change that if you wish.

IMO I do like the old text size and the icons at 30px but that is me

As you can see, that might not be needed.

[BananaKing]

i dont understand this new design. why cant we just be like the old design but when ever somebody quotes you you got a blew color on the "new" tag next to the thread name? its subtle but effective.

[7H3]

i dont understand this new design. why cant we just be like the old design but when ever somebody quotes you you got a blew color on the "new" tag next to the thread name? its subtle but effective.

yeah i kinda like that idea... without a key new members aren't going to know what's going on... also just a simple color change to the bg is fairly effective i think

[7H3]

also I think it would look better if the b/g color behind the thread title and image were the same

[BananaKing]

yeah i kinda like that idea... without a key new members aren't going to know what's going on... also just a simple color change to the bg is fairly effective i think

yeah its background color would be the same. just change the yellow "new" icon that used to appear next to the thread to blue. keep the changes they have now which look good, but arent all that understandable.

[7H3]

can you add the "alt" tag to the images? so when you mouse over the icons it says what it means
ie: alt="sticky" alt="new post" alt="new reply" etc...

[ethomaz]

This new way is making me post less... I agree with Banana... I miss the new icon

[Legend]

yeah its background color would be the same. just change the yellow "new" icon that used to appear next to the thread to blue. keep the changes they have now which look good, but arent all that understandable.

Yeah the new changes are "universal" but have a steep learning curve.

I'm going to turn back on the "new" image, then move over to the dev build and work on finetuning the design.

[7H3]

Yeah the new changes are "universal" but have a steep learning curve.

I'm going to turn back on the "new" image, then move over to the dev build and work on finetuning the design.

would it be possible to create a beta version of the site that the public could utilize and give input while still actually having all the stats be cumalitive.
ergo a separate area for the testing or an ...\beta\index.php that would be the same forum yet compile all stats and data together

[Legend]

would it be possible to create a beta version of the site that the public could utilize and give input while still actually having all the stats be cumalitive.
ergo a separate area for the testing or an ...\beta\index.php that would be the same forum yet compile all stats and data together

No.

[ethomaz]

New is back... thanks.

I guess people didn't posted in most threads due this lack.

[BananaKing]

Yeah the new changes are "universal" but have a steep learning curve.

I'm going to turn back on the "new" image, then move over to the dev build and work on finetuning the design.

fyi, i know your putting a lot of hard work into this. i appreciate that and thanks. and for all your trouble i am going to smite you :-)