old school Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Wow. What ever you did to the site really makes it pop. Nice upgrade. Hard to believe that I have spent 9 and a half days of my life here. I like this version of jwsound, but if you return to the last look, hey it's yours...., but I think this one is some how cleaner. My 2 cents... CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I think YOU look better with this new theme --- your avatar with the "Fifi on your head" mohawk --- looks great! - JW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Great theme jeff, I really like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWsoundservice Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I agree. this looks good. I hope you keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I find this look harder to read than the white BG we had in the last version. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Brandon Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Does this mean we are going to have to start paying dues now? I like the look. Very sharp. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I find this look harder to read than the white BG we had in the last version. Philip Perkins I have to agree. The new look got less contrast and that feels like a filter or something in front of everthing. Although the look itself resp. layout looks funky. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 FWIW: Move the number of posts column to the right as the last column. Make the main headings smaller and increase the size of the topic column. Make the read/not read icon more defined so you can easily see which is which. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 my 2c's, I like the layout at the top, it is more "defined" but the grey background it is a bit "harder" on the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izen Ears Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I like it, only thing I miss is on the home page how easy it was to see which post had been replied to last. I see it's there but before when it was in bold it was easier to scan down the topics. Go Mercury! Dan Izen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 While we are discussing the look and layout, there is a feature I would like to see changed. Presently (and in the earlier layout as well) when I open a topic with new posts, I see the most recent addition at the top of the page and must scan down the page to come to where I left off when I last visited. I would prefer to have the page open with the original post so I can scan the newer posts in chronological order. Or, is this already available and I just don't know how to configure my browser? David Waelder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Or, is this already available and I just don't know how to configure my browser? David Waelder I don't know if this will make things display the way you describe, but here is one thing you can figure: under PROFILE (yours) LOOK and LAYOUT PREFERENCES, "Show Most Recent Posts at the Top" you could check, or uncheck, and this might help. Regarding changes to the look (and sometimes more importantly its functional operation) of this forum, I am pretty much at the mercy of the published templates, some of which do provide some tweaking, because I am not a programmer. If I had more knowledge of php, html, css and so forth, I could really design things myself. I am not able to do this (sorry Eric) and we'll just have to settle for one thing or the other. We all know it is the people we have here that counts and the good content and discussion, but I still like to experiment with things just to see if we can improve the whole experience. Regards, Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Regarding changes to the look (and sometimes more importantly its functional operation) of this forum, I am pretty much at the mercy of the published templates, some of which do provide some tweaking, because I am not a programmer. If I had more knowledge of php, html, css and so forth, I could really design things myself. I am not able to do this (sorry Eric) and we'll just have to settle for one thing or the other.<<<<<<<<<<<<<< I guess it's kind of like a first date thing. Not exactly heart stopping but interesting none the less. Perhaps as time goes on a "relationship" can develop if our host can stop "tweaking" with this......oh wait, he's an Aries......never mind. Eric We all know it is the people we have here that counts and the good content and discussion, but I still like to experiment with things just to see if we can improve the whole experience. Regards, Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Sanmiguel Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Jeff, Is it possible to change hyperlinks to a different color? Like a different shade of gray or something to that effect, so that you don't actually need to move the mouse around on top of words in order to find "hidden" hyperlinks... Other than that is looking great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Jeff, Is it possible to change hyperlinks to a different color? Like a different shade of gray or something to that effect, so that you don't actually need to move the mouse around on top of words in order to find "hidden" hyperlinks... Other than that is looking great! Thanks! I am sure it is possible but I don't have the knowledge to do it myself. I will do a little experiment right here to see if this routine helps. I am going to post a link (URL) again to my blog, but after pasting the text that is the link I will use the button "Insert Hyperlink" --- let's see if that makes the link show up as a different color. http://jwsound.net/WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 So, it does show up, GRAY, but not too prominent. Let's see what it looks like when I just put the text in: http://jwsound.net/WP Now this is when I apply Change Color to the text: http://jwsound.net/WP and this uses Insert Hyperlink button AND Change Color http://jwsound.net/WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 So, any way I do it, a URL is identified as a link and it is shaded GRAY... oh well. - JW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Sanmiguel Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hey, you tried... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel McIntosh Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I predominantly browse with Safari 3.0.4. The hyperlinks used to be bluish as opposed to black text- now they're black like the rest of the text. They are not difficult to see (hidden)- they just no longer stand out and show as obvious hyperlinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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