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Hi Brett, Jordan, thanks for your comments on this! First: (...) I'm not working on LUGNET to ignore people, but to listen to them :-) (...) I haven't considered them as important as they seem to be. Well, I guess I have to place them to the front (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ted, I'm just curious: Do you use a very wide screen solution (more than 1280px wide or no sidebars in your browser) or an individually set font size (less than default font size as defined by hitting STRG+0 in Firefox)? In each of these (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Here's a big 'me too' post (I know how annoying those can be, but I think it seems relevant here), but this last post summed things up for me well :) (...) Me too! (...) Me too. The 2 things I currently use the most are 'Top Stories' and the (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Rene- In my version of Firefox (the most current one, I believe), the SCLTC story still photo drops through the divider bar into the story below and forces the next story headline to the right. -Ted (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Rene Hoffmeister wrote: (was too lazy to convert also "Links" at the moment ;-) :-) HTH: (URL) Also, check this out: (URL) I adjusted the spotlight slightly and I really don't think it looks too bad at all. JOHN (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Done>. I sampled the colors from the front page logo. JOHN (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) You know, in theory, it is supposed to let the eye find and locate the individual stories better, but I have to agree with you Jason-- for some reason, it seems to confuse my eye rather than help it. I find it easier to read the stories in a (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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I haven't yet commented on the new design, but now I must say I that I like the most recent revision (#6?). I miss the quick links to deeper levels of the newsgroups, however -- they're on the current site in the lower left corner. I hadn't (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) The popup preview get cut of by the bottom of the screen when you mouse over the stories at the bottom of the top stories box. -Orion (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Looking nice! I agree that the alternating background colors in the top stories section is not needed, and that the boxes on the left and right should all have the same background color. I also think the vertical spacing in the center column (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) no complaints. looks fine to me. ondrew (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I quickly snapped a version with the line backgrounds matching the box: (URL) I agree with Jason, I think with the gap between lines, this looks more pleasing, although there might need to be a line above the "More top stories", or something (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Rene, this is really coming together nicely. My few personal nits... The alternating background colours on the top stories links seems to just add clutter and detract from actualy reading the links. Is it really necessary? The text for the (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hey, no need. Just LMK what size you want it and I can send it to you. Todd: I'll sample the colors from the homepage logo. Glad you liked them, René! JOHN (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi Rene, I think the principal is that a list should look the same for all elements. If you want some to be different you should make two layers of lists or a list followed by a span or div. Tim (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim, but formatting UL would apply on all LI elements, I just would like to format the LI elements with a specific class. If you like, have a look at (URL) and (URL)* to see what I mean (div#boxlinks) Regards, Rene * This file is messy, I (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi all, please see former discussion here: (URL) Thanks to all who were contributing ideas and suggestions. So here is -without much fuss- the 6th draft of a new homepage: (URL) Known bugs: Upper header section isn't displayed correctly in some (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !
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(...) From memory you have to put the list spacing on the UL rather than the LI elements. I know you can control just about everything but it has to be done in the right spot. Tim (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ted, is this still the case here? (URL) Anyway, thanks for pointing this out! Leg Godt! Rene (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi David, thank you very much for your comments and ideas! (...) I've made the date smaller in draft #6, IMO it should be enough, but I could be wrong. (...) At the moment, this list is -um...- a "list" (actually HTML element "UL"/"LI"). I tried to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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