LOL Bistro :D
BTW, I've started a poll regarding the advertisements to see the numbers in black and white. The poll is here:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=184452
LOL Bistro :D
BTW, I've started a poll regarding the advertisements to see the numbers in black and white. The poll is here:
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=184452
The comments about all of the ads on top referred to the http://www.virtualdr.com/ homepage. Maybe I was immune to it but I do not remember any ads on the actual discussion pages. Were there ads in Ver 2 on the discussion pages?
I think most VDR members will be frustruated with either white space or RSS or anthing else that VDR might put into this blank space.
Just on reading this thread, I find that it is taking longer because there are not as many comments on a page.
I think that ads should be put at the bottom of the discussion page.
Just as a personal reference, I unsubscribed to ZDNet newsletters because they would have teaser headlines but it would take 4-5 clicks (webpages) before I would reach the article. Frequently, there would be very limited substantive content, so after a while, I felt like I was being taken for a ride.
I am mentioning this because I think that VDR needs to be very conscious of not intruding on the VDR member's ability to get content. I know that ads are necessary but as has been discussed before, the current ads need to be redesigned, so that they are productive but not over-bearing.
If I am reading a discussion thread, the last thing that I want to see is links to other webpages or RSS. From VDR's point of view, why would they want to send their members to another website.
Again, just my thoughts.
Cheers,
Linda
:rolleyes: :o ;)
In your user CP, you can set the number of posts per page as high as 40. I can also increase the limit, if that's not enough.
Thanks Joe.
Welcome. I just increased it to 40 for myself.
puterfixer wrote:
"The only thing I'd like to point out is that the horizontal bar on top of each post, containing the username, avatar, title, location, join date and number of posts, is adding up to the page height making scrolling annoying. Also, since the posts now stretch from one window margin to the other, sentences are reheheheheeeaaaally long and difficult to follow when jumping from the end of one row to the beginning of the next, on high resolution monitors (like mine). Please take into consideration making the user info a column at the left of the post, to both shorten the page and slightly decrease the width of the sentences."
I agree with puterfixer.
Hi Usil,
You did not misunderstand. The whole issue of the ads taking up 2/3 of the home page; i.e., http://www.virtualdr.com/ referred strictly to the homepage.
I did not have any complaint to the design layout of the discussion pages.
In the version 2 discussion format, a VDR member could read the content straight down with the only interruption being member's signatures.
The frustration level is so high because in addition to seeing member's signatures, we are also seeing the member's sign-in information and the width of the reading area is shortened by 1/3.
I would urge VDR to recognize that frustration is not in the best interests of VDR or its loyal members.
Just my thoughts.
Cheers,
Linda
That suggestion will only make the readable part of the posts even narrower than it is now. It won't change anything else. If the posts are narrow now, as members have been saying, putting their member info to the left would only worsen it.
The suggested change to move the member's info to the left was with the assumption that the ads on the right hand side would be relocated to the top or to the bottom of the discussion.
IMO, this is a usability issue. The current layout interupts the member's ability to read the comments in a coherent fashion. I think that if VDR were to contract for a usability study, these same issues would be pointed out.
Another problem:
I also notice that the post count is not being incremented.
Linda
The posts counts are working Linda. :)
Past poster here. I don't like whats happened here either. However, back in 2000 Virtual Dr went through some big changes and and a big white space on the left of the posts bothered everyone. We all griped together and eventually the empty space was gone and ads were moved to top and bottom of the page.
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=87135
I'm sure in time the look will improve. Good Luck.
Shey
Ahem... (takes deep breath)
aberro cadabro efelex combino nyquina tecur
Translation: May all the forces combine and bring back the Hardware Cental look-alike!
I asked that about 100 posts back in this thread and was seconded by Usil but have yet to see a reply. Is it possible?Quote:
Can some sort of wrap effect be used so that the post width at the level of the ad is narrow but below the ad it is at screen width?
Not possible, sorry.
The forum uses tables for layout, so I suspect it is not doable. It would require starting a new table below the ad, or using <colspan> below tha ad, and there's no way to be sure where the ad leaves off.
Thanks JP and Bill. Just wondering. Would sure answer a lot of concerns though. :(