Community Site changes
I'd prefer the Industry News section to be somewhere else, it reminds me too much of Google AdWords. If they got moved/removed, then the Community News entries could span the full length, which would look a lot better IMO. Less to look at on the page, and it gives more free-flowing text.
The tabs on the top should be a bit of a stronger colour, they look too washed out how they are.
It looks like the design is set to a specific px width, or is that just a result of the screen resolution the screenshot was taken on? I'd much prefer it being a specific width from left and right rather than it's own set width. If need be, then a percentile width set so it sits better in larger resolutions.
Will the new design and layouts incorporate the ability for theming? Would be a nice feature that's been asked for a while, and if this change is coming then PlusNet might as well move forward by moving all style information to a stylesheet rather than keeping it how it is with some styling hardcoded.
How would this theme integrate with the SMF theme for the forum?
If I can think of anything else, I'll let you know
The tabs on the top should be a bit of a stronger colour, they look too washed out how they are.
It looks like the design is set to a specific px width, or is that just a result of the screen resolution the screenshot was taken on? I'd much prefer it being a specific width from left and right rather than it's own set width. If need be, then a percentile width set so it sits better in larger resolutions.
Will the new design and layouts incorporate the ability for theming? Would be a nice feature that's been asked for a while, and if this change is coming then PlusNet might as well move forward by moving all style information to a stylesheet rather than keeping it how it is with some styling hardcoded.
How would this theme integrate with the SMF theme for the forum?
If I can think of anything else, I'll let you know
Quote from: jwing ... community site layout
....I have redesigned the front page taking into account some of the feedback we have had on previous designs. Have a look and give us some feedback before we go any further with it.
Very brief reply (for lack of time) but it does seem a vast improvement. The links are (generally) much easier to see and the overall impression is "clearer and cleaner" - as well as lateral rather than linear, with lots of different areas being visible "at a glance". The darker background/borders give much better definition overall.
Not sure about the "brown" - and "Catergories" needs to lose an R, but overall it seems significantly better
Regards,
Penny.
Quote from: MikeWhitehead I'd prefer the Industry News section to be somewhere else, it reminds me too much of Google AdWords. If they got moved/removed, then the Community News entries could span the full length, which would look a lot better IMO. Less to look at on the page, and it gives more free-flowing text.
We need the news on the front somewhere, but don't want to mix it in with the PlusNet news. hence that direction. Any suggestions for how to do that?
Quote from: MikeWhitehead It looks like the design is set to a specific px width, or is that just a result of the screen resolution the screenshot was taken on? I'd much prefer it being a specific width from left and right rather than it's own set width. If need be, then a percentile width set so it sits better in larger resolutions.
It will expand with the resolution (as Jonny stated
). it will leave a slight gutter on the edges for contrast.
Quote from: MikeWhitehead Will the new design and layouts incorporate the ability for theming?
As best we can manage.
Quote from: MikeWhitehead How would this theme integrate with the SMF theme for the forum?
yep.
Tablecloth
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... or swap the columns as Barry suggested and shade the left and right hand columns leaving the centre white.
Quote from: Jameseh Tablecloth
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Does that mean we are going to have a little vase of flowers somewhere on the front page?
Is it going to be changed so that only one EOD (the latest) appears on the front page? This would stop EOD reports pushing other items off the front page too soon.
Quote from: Jameseh I'm not a massive fan, but that mainly down to me not liking the colour scheme and how I feel it looks like a hardback book.
Influence them to make it fully CSS-driven for the styling, then the world is your oyster