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(...) horizontally like that, not sure if that's what you intended. I dunno how easy it is to get the multiple columns with CSS like the current page does with a table - that format does look much better though, and doesn't use up too much space. Is (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) --snip-- (...) I like this one very much. Tim (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Happy New Year! We had warm discussions about a new homepage for LUGNET last year, and I would like to show the next provisional result, draft #8: (URL) reference, please see also: Initial post by Todd: (URL) by Tim: (URL) discussion: (URL) (latest (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions) !
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| | Re: New homepage for LUGNET part 4
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My thoughts: Define what the LUGNET acronym stands for (Lego Users Group NETwork) somewhere on the homepage. It's a familiar word for us veterans - but for newer visitors, a definition would very helpful to add context/completeness. Either make it (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi Orion, I thought over the title-attribute in the top stories links which were hiding parts of the popup preview in earlier versions. Since they were only duplicating the actual link text, I removed the attribute and now the popup is at (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Oh, hey! I just realized that you managed to squeeze in the Search feature by putting the label "Search LUGNET" inside the search box. I think that's a great solution. I guess it seemed so natural I didn't even notice at first. I still think (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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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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| | Re: New homepage for LUGNET part 3
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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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