[!] New Forum Features!!

[Resonance]

Sounds like a bit of a headache for you.

What about narrowing the width the topic lists a bit. Putting politics list on the left hand side of the forums, general list on the right and then shifting some of the stuff presently on the left somewhere else?

You could leave the politics list about the same length as now, so the image galleries could stay. Maybe get rid of the 'who's online' bit (as we have that at the bottom) and shift the external links, politics, videos etc box somewhere else, to the top maybe??

Either that or just shift everything on the left downwards to make space for the politics list?

Not sure if it would look very pretty though. Just kicking a few ideas around.

[smeggypants]

Sounds like a bit of a headache for you.

What about narrowing the width the topic lists a bit. Putting politics list on the left hand side of the forums, general list on the right and then shifting some of the stuff presently on the left somewhere else?

You could leave the politics list about the same length as now, so the image galleries could stay. Maybe get rid of the 'who's online' bit (as we have that at the bottom) and shift the external links, politics, videos etc box somewhere else, to the top maybe??

Either that or just shift everything on the left downwards to make space for the politics list?

Not sure if it would look very pretty though. Just kicking a few ideas around.

I did think about having two columns side by side for the top topics lists. Wouldn't be hassle for peeps with 1600 wide monitors, but the forum column would look too squashed for most people.

There is a way to find out the browser size of the client ( user ), so you could tailor the view for different monitor sizes but it requires a lot of interactive code and being complex you've got the added higher probability of bugs etc.

Keep kicking ideas about

[diablo]

My monitor (17", 1280 x 768) is under the TV and about 7 to 11 feet away depending on where I'm sat, so the screen is magnified a bit so I can read it. I can only see eight of the general topics. Though if I make it fullscreen I see 12, but that would be 16 if they didn't wrap around to use two lines for long titles.

So making the listings narrower might actually reduce the number seen if more wrapped round.

Would it be possible to cut the titles to the column width to get more in. Plus have two tabs at the top of the column, which could be swapped to display either general or politics ?

I usually use the 'View active topics' screen anyway, so don't bother me.

[Lord Gumble]

I have 2 17" screens side by side in a dual monitor setup. Suits me fine!

[smeggypants]

Evenin folks.

Just wondering how everyone is getting on with the new split top topics list, 'Top General Topics' at top and 'Top Politics Topics' further down, underneath. ?

Bump for those who haven't seen it

[wotsit2]

no problems here smeggy

[smeggypants]

just added a Liveleak BBCODE

See here

viewtopic.php?f=52&t=245&p=443981#p443981

[hackenslash]

And fo course, the greatest new forum feature, hackenslash.

This looks like hubris, but we'll see.

Incidentally, the latex plugin for php will make life easier...

[smeggypants]

Yakkiti Yak is now Bollocks!

[diablo]

Yakkiti Yak is now Bollocks!

Wotsit's new home.

[Mr Squirrel]

Yakkiti Yak is now Bollocks!

Heh... Class!

Although, you should have named it 'Smeggys bollocks!'.

[diatribe]

I thought this was going to be an announcement that we could now view Scott's literature in 3D

[Mr Squirrel]

I thought this was going to be an announcement that we could now view Scott's literature in 3D

If you ask him nicely, im sure he would oblige.


Personally though, i really dont desire to witness his mighty bollocks.

[wotsit2]

Yakkiti Yak is now Bollocks!

Wotsit's new home.

[SNARF]

Alright Smeggy, didn't know where to put this but how do you put peoples posts in my reply?

[Resonance]

Just click quote on the post you want to appear Snarf. It's next to people's usernames in their posts (top right).

[Unfortunately]

Howard Spencer never knew how to use the quote button! Whatever happened to him?

I ate him!