New site design discussion

[John R]

Is it just me?

Layout's the same, but things seem a little more slick. Smoother. When did we move to 3.7.0? What are some of the more pronounced changes?

[John R]

And the tweaking continues. The other font was better and now the splash image of the trees is framed.

[Miss Kitty]

SoWal.com went all bluey...like signs and balls! This blue font makes me squint.

[kathydwells]

Daddy-O. I don't mean to be critical but....the framed photo up there does not look very good, I liked it the other way. The font is really bad. Hard to read. You need to go back to the old one. The blue hue around everything is a nice touch. This of course is just my humble opionion on the changes.

[Miss Kitty]

...this is making me crazier than I already am!

[John R]

...this is making me crazier than I already am!

es possible?

[John R]

i liked it at the time of my first post. looks thin now.

thanks for your work on this kurt

[DD]

I like it too--except for the screen names being so small. I have to really look for them.

[kurt]

Work in progress. I'm working on the navbar and will tweak all the colors and fonts. I was wanting to do it late last night until my brain and then my eyes gave out on me.

I'm trying to sync main site and forums - check out www.SoWal.com and other pages.

A proper thanks coming soon to all the new advertisers. Will be adding more ASAP.

[Mermaid]

I don't like skinny print that I can't see. (arial)

I can see this but it's overkill. (arial black)

Tall and little and skinny doesn't do it either. (arial narrow)

This is more elegant but I feel like I'm being invited to a wedding. ((book antiqua)

Okay, this is primo size-wise but still squinting over skinny letters. (century gothic)

I can see this but it's not serious enough. (comic sans MS)

We're getting better but this harkens back to type-written college essays...no no no (courier new)

"We are robot!" (fixedsys)

Beefier letters but still too tall and lanky for me. (franklin gothic med)

Is this a disclaimer because it sure looks like fine print to me. (garamond)

This meets all the visibility requirements; trust Georgia to deliver. (georgia)

I can see this but it's too in-my-face and squished together for me to like. (impact)

Middle-aged eyes see this but it's kinda spacey, like waaay spacey. (lucida console)



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Alright Kurt, now I totally appreciate your efforts in fiddling with the fonts. There must be a zillion of them out there to try! But could we go back to what we had before? I don't want you to fix what ain't broke.

[kurt]

I haven't changed fonts - just colors. Interesting huh? What says you now Mermaid with the eyes of hawk?

[Mermaid]

I haven't changed fonts - just colors. Interesting huh? What says you now Mermaid with the eyes of hawk?

I say you're a wisecracker to mess with Mermaid with the eyes of a bat.

But as you know I am ever anxious to be helpful, so I've found this for you as you tweak the day away:


http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/Colo...tyProgram.html

[Miss Kitty]

It looks like SoWal.com went over and read the SoWell on SoWal thread and lost weight.

[Gypsea]

SoWal.com went all bluey...like signs and balls! This blue font makes me squint.

I'm right there with ya MK. I have to either squint or push my chair further away from the computer in order to read. On a totally depressing note, this morning I had breakfast next to eighty year old man and he still does not need to wear glasses even for reading!!!! What' fair about that?

[Mermaid]

I'm right there with ya MK. I have to either squint or push my chair further away from the computer in order to read. On a totally depressing note, this morning I had breakfast next to eighty year old man and he still does not need to wear glasses even for reading!!!! What' fair about that?

Merman's mother was like that and I was totally envious until I realized that she only read the tabloids.

[Miss Kitty]

I'm right there with ya MK. I have to either squint or push my chair further away from the computer in order to read. On a totally depressing note, this morning I had breakfast next to eighty year old man and he still does not need to wear glasses even for reading!!!! What' fair about that?

...I think it is a Lenscrafters conspiracy! I hardly ever need my reading glasses (near sighted) , but this might just put me over the edge...I am now doing that pulling my chair back thing you talk about!

[Gypsea]

...I think it is a Lenscrafters conspiracy! I hardly ever need my reading glasses (near sighted) , but this might just put me over the edge...I am now doing that pulling my chair back thing you talk about!

Maybe Lenscrafters is one of Kurt's new advertisers!!!

[Rita]

Daddy-O. I don't mean to be critical but....the framed photo up there does not look very good, I liked it the other way. The font is really bad. Hard to read. You need to go back to the old one. The blue hue around everything is a nice touch. This of course is just my humble opionion on the changes.

What Kathy says! My eyes are crap and it's been hard reading this morning. I'm having to scroll down more than usual too! Will anxiously wait for the tweaking to get finished though..




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[joho]

I'm jumping on the bus and getting my two cents in................
I think the color scheme should lean more on the green or turquoise side.
A color more pleasing on the "ole" eyes.
It's true this color reminds me of the monster signs....................
sorry

Does this comment take me off the Christmas present list?

[T Cline]

I like the changes...no I love the changes...everything has a cleaner presentation!!

I like the fonts too.

[T Cline]

I haven't changed fonts - just colors. Interesting huh? What says you now Mermaid with the eyes of hawk?

very interesting fact Kurt....how color effects what people think they see!

[avalon]

Work in progress. I'm working on the navbar and will tweak all the colors and fonts. I was wanting to do it late last night until my brain and then my eyes gave out on me.

I'm trying to sync main site and forums - check out www.SoWal.com and other pages.

A proper thanks coming soon to all the new advertisers. Will be adding more ASAP.

I want to advertise too! Let me know when you have a catagory for me (beach photography). Maybe "Services". avalonphoto@hotmail.com

[hnooe]

I like the changes...no I love the changes...everything has a cleaner presentation!!

I like the fonts too.

Yes. Very modern, very sophisticated and clean--yea, I wanted to whine at first, but I am already used to it! Good job!

[LuciferSam]

Work in progress. I'm working on the navbar and will tweak all the colors and fonts. I was wanting to do it late last night until my brain and then my eyes gave out on me.

I'm trying to sync main site and forums - check out www.SoWal.com and other pages.

A proper thanks coming soon to all the new advertisers. Will be adding more ASAP.

So then is the profile page being worked on too, because I can't seem to find the "about me" tabs and the other tabs. Disclaimer: I am of bifocal age. I might try switching my retinas over to 1080i and see if that works.

[kitlit]

Well, I think it's marvelous! Dunno whatcha did, Kurt, but it comes up much cleaner and easier to read on a small screen (I have an HTC Touch, and do much of my SoWalling on the go...)

I do agree with Joho about the color, though--a little bit greener on the frames would be more aesthetically appealing IMO.

Thanks for all the hard work you've put in.

[Gypsea]

Looks great Kurt!!!

[Cheering472]

Kurt shouldn't you be outside enjoying the sunshine??

[Andy A]

Amen to the old one!

[chrisv]

Kurt, does the software allow users to choose an older version-view? I know of other boards that give the user the option to choose between versions. This particular one makes it very hard to know who the poster is, unless you know them by their avatar.

But thanks for all the work you put in to it

[NotDeadYet]

I am finding it hard to read the fonts, whatever you did to them, color or size, they are making my brain hurt.

[Johnrudy]

it all looks nice and clean; sleek. Just the user names could be bigger (for me anyway. )

[Mango]

I likey the new board.
username could be larger. Not sure if that is possible with new fonts. All the blue is making me a sleepy though. I miss the white background. I guess it will just take some getting used to. Who needs blue smilies.

[scooterbug44]

I only know people by their Avatars anyway, so no worries for me!

[Miss Kitty]

I likey the new board.
username could be larger. Not sure if that is possible with new fonts. All the blue is making me a sleepy though. I miss the white background. I guess it will just take some getting used to. Who needs blue smilies.

...my background is white and the print is back to black. Lots of new things to look at!

[Mango]

...my background is white and the print is back to black. Lots of new things to look at!

I meant the other background where the tars are, and outside of that. Wasn't it all white?

[Mermaid]

I only know people by their Avatars anyway, so no worries for me!

Here, have a beer on me.

[scooterbug44]

Here, have a beer on me.

You laugh, but I almost bought that t-shirt in an airport! Went for t he John deere green/yellow one that says "nothing tips like a cow" instead!

I'm a visual person - Miss Kitty is cat w/ beehive, Jdarg is washer w/ stickers, Tootsie is mom/kid art, SWGB is a gay airbrushed hottie.....

[Beachbummett]

Dear Daddy-O,

Much better! I'm loving it now. Please stop.

Much love,
BB

[Miss Kitty]

...holy cow! I think we can read the names now!

That's it...I am going to bed!

[cp]

I'm going to bed too,I just got home and can't tell nothen about nothen! The font size on the listing of threads is too pale and small for me to see without moving my head all around!
Other than that its all good!well as long as folks don't run around changing their tars everyweek..

[Miss Kitty]

Now the poster info is going horizontal and it is light blue for Mango.

[Beachbummett]

Miss Kitty is HUGE! (she is even funnier now! I forget about her sticking her tongue out at us.)

[TreeFrog]

I preferred having the user info ('tar, name, rep, thanks, online green light, etc.) on the left side. It keeps the thought continuity going as you follow a thread by not having to jump over the user info to read the next post. Also requires less scrolling.

Tiny blue user names kind of disappear, too.

Maybe a personal preference, but I'm not terribly interested in seeing the photo sampler every time the forum opens, and it slows it down some, too.

B#tch, b%tch, b$tch.

Thanks for the effort, Kurt. I know you can't make everyone happy.

[Beachbummett]

I preferred having the user info ('tar, name, rep, thanks, online green light, etc.) on the left side. It keeps the thought continuity going as you follow a thread by not having to jump over the user info to read the next post. Also requires less scrolling.

Tiny blue user names kind of disappear, too.

Maybe a personal preference, but I'm not terribly interested in seeing the photo sampler every time the forum opens, and it slows it down some, too.

B#tch, b%tch, b$tch.

Thanks for the effort, Kurt. I know you can't make everyone happy.

You rang?

I'm with ya on this one. It takes too much time to scroll through the posts and makes it harder to follow the thread because I have to stop and look at the pretty pictures.

[Miss Kitty]

Miss Kitty is HUGE! (she is even funnier now! I forget about her sticking her tongue out at us.)

...and the rep and triangle have moved to the top! It is nice to see the tongue sticking out, though.

[Beach Runner]

Right. Too much vertical scrolling.

B*tch, b*tch, b*tch. Sorry, Kurt -- speaking for myself, we old folks aren't amenable to change.

[kurt]

Right. Too much vertical scrolling.

B*tch, b*tch, b*tch. Sorry, Kurt -- speaking for myself, we old folks aren't amenable to change.

We're going to try out the modern way. They say after the resistance to change that people prefer it.

There should actually be less scrolling because most posts are short.

Let me know of any other requests or bugs and I'll get the staff on it.

[cp]

Its all better today! thanks for making our names bigger !!

[Beach Runner]

We're going to try out the modern way. They say after the resistance to change that people prefer it.

There should actually be less scrolling because most posts are short.

Let me know of any other requests or bugs and I'll get the staff on it.

LOL.

The corners on your "slide" header look correct now. I like the larger font and names. Thanks.

[kurt]

Is it just me?

Layout's the same, but things seem a little more slick. Smoother. When did we move to 3.7.0? What are some of the more pronounced changes?

I hope you like the new style. We moved to 3.7.0 back when the profile pages were enhanced with messaging system and friends.

i liked it at the time of my first post. looks thin now.

thanks for your work on this kurt

You're welcome. the staff has been working hard.

I like it too--except for the screen names being so small. I have to really look for them.

Fixed now.

While were asking, Miss Greenroom want to know how much one of those little 125 x125 Ads cost? LIke Murrs

I will get with you guys on that. I am making deals with long-time members and high-count posters. Multiple ads are free for posters with over 20,000 posts.

For those that are interested in advertising they can send me a PM, email, or form - http://www.sowal.com/advertise.html

I'm right there with ya MK. I have to either squint or push my chair further away from the computer in order to read. On a totally depressing note, this morning I had breakfast next to eighty year old man and he still does not need to wear glasses even for reading!!!! What' fair about that?

Let me know of any areas you might still be having trouble.

Maybe Lenscrafters is one of Kurt's new advertisers!!!

I don't know if they have the vision for that.

What Kathy says! My eyes are crap and it's been hard reading this morning. I'm having to scroll down more than usual too! Will anxiously wait for the tweaking to get finished though...

Still having trouble?

I'm jumping on the bus and getting my two cents in................I think the color scheme should lean more on the green or turquoise side. A color more pleasing on the "ole" eyes. It's true this color reminds me of the monster signs....................sorry Does this comment take me off the Christmas present list?

I will always have gifts for you.
I tried out some green but the staff convinced me to keep it simple. Maybe a few green highlights here and there.

I like the changes...no I love the changes...everything has a cleaner presentation!! I like the fonts too.

Thanks! A satisfied custimer.

I want to advertise too! Let me know when you have a catagory for me (beach photography). Maybe "Services". avalonphoto@hotmail.com

Thanks, i have your info. I will be adding a photographers' page. and we also have banners and buttons available.

So then is the profile page being worked on too, because I can't seem to find the "about me" tabs and the other tabs. Disclaimer: I am of bifocal age. I might try switching my retinas over to 1080i and see if that works.

Bug fixed.

Kurt shouldn't you be outside enjoying the sunshine??

YES!!!! The staff is doing most of the work while I fish.
Posted from the gulf from my blackberry.