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(...) I think what bothers me (and maybe this is the case for others) is that these alternating colors are too disimilar--the contast between them is too much. I would suggest replacing the white color with the same light blue as the background of (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Rene, I like the direction you are going with this as well as the openness of the process. The one thing I think is missing the the set reference popup in the search. I find it a handy tool when looking for a set. I have always preferred it to (...) (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Change <label for="query">Search for: </label></span> <input type="text" name="query" value="Search LUGNET" size="16" maxlength="200" id="query" /> to <label for="query" accesskey="s">Search for: </label></span> <input type="text" name="query" (...) (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Uh, yes, is this the party to whom I'm speaking? JOHN "Make mine a Lebatt's" :-d (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Yes, operator, I would like to place a call. Sorry, couldn't resist that lame joke. Janey "Lets have some more eggnog! Red Brick" (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) "Information". JOHN (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Rene, great work so far. I am 'REALLY' gonna miss the old homepage of LUGNET. Honestly, I don't know why or how much change needs to be done? I know the new look will not please everybody. So far, I have compared each draft and the current (...) (19 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) This could be something that is easily configurable by the user - so I would still keep the 2 different styles, but give them the same colour in the default page style. ROSCO (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi Jason, (...) I will try without them in #7. (...) Normally, me too. And though it is against WCAG, I also will try without it in #7. (...) Thank you very much! -Rene (19 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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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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