Board index › Administration › WrongPlanet.net discussion

Any chance of having the old WP back please?

Page 4 of 8 [ 113 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next

Previous topic | Next topic

skibum
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 18 Jul 2013
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,494
Location: my own little world

23 Nov 2014, 11:05 am

EmeraldGreen wrote:
skibum wrote:
My blown up fuzzy snow bunny hurts my eyes. But at least I can see her pink nose.


In technical terms, what started out as a low-res image has now been scaled to a larger size. Scaled larger, you can now see the sharp edges of each individual pixel that makes up the image....your icon is kind of hurting my eyes too, my snow bunny friend! :P
Thanks for the explanation. Sorry it's hurting you too. I will see if I can change it soon.


_________________
"I'm bad and that's good. I'll never be good and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."

Wreck It Ralph


babybird
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 11 Nov 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 88,948
Location: UK

23 Nov 2014, 11:24 am

Well, the more I'm posting on this newly developed site, the more I'm liking it.

What's all this about mod approval? Where does it say that?

The part I like best is the "Friends and Foes" bit in PM area. Not that I have many friends or foes, but I just thought it was a nice little touch. :lol:

My biggest worry about the change was that the sight would be too complicated for me to use, but I think Alex has done his bit to keep it a simple as poss.

I can't really grumble.

You can't go back! :wink:


_________________
We have existence


1024
Sea Gull
Sea Gull

User avatar

Joined: 13 Dec 2013
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Posts: 231

23 Nov 2014, 11:39 am

One disadvantage (imho) of the new layout is a decreased content/space ratio, caused by the bigger avatars, and bigger buttons and spaces. Even if posts are just one line, on the new layout only around 2.5 posts are visible at a time on a 20" screen. On the old layout more than 4 posts could be visible, while on other forums (with more compact layouts, without avatars) it can be as much as 8.

Layout/color issues could be solved by offering alternate stylesheets, no need to bring back the bugs. :)


_________________
Maths student. Somewhere between NT and ASD.


Skilpadde
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 7 Dec 2008
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Posts: 27,019

23 Nov 2014, 12:07 pm

skibum wrote:
Thanks for the screen shots Skil.

That shot wasn't mine, it was Emerald Green's. I just commented how nice it was to see.

skibum wrote:
That post should be a sticky so that we can always remember how it looked. :D

Agreed!


I've already gotten used to the new look, which might say something about how much time I spend here, but I still prefer the old blue and green.


_________________
BOLTZ 17/3 2012 - 12/11 2020
Beautiful, sweet, gentle, playful, loyal
simply the best and one of a kind
love you and miss you, dear boy

Stop the wolf kills! https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3091429765


bguimaraes
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

Joined: 23 Jun 2014
Gender: Female
Posts: 131
Location: Mars

23 Nov 2014, 12:09 pm

WHY THEY CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF A FORUM ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T LIKE CHANGES o.o

I'll miss the old wp layout



Skilpadde
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 7 Dec 2008
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Posts: 27,019

23 Nov 2014, 12:19 pm

babybird wrote:
What's all this about mod approval? Where does it say that?

It was a bug that has been fixed. Posters were told their posts had to be approved by mods, but it's been hours since the last time that message came up.


_________________
BOLTZ 17/3 2012 - 12/11 2020
Beautiful, sweet, gentle, playful, loyal
simply the best and one of a kind
love you and miss you, dear boy

Stop the wolf kills! https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeact ... 3091429765


babybird
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 11 Nov 2011
Gender: Female
Posts: 88,948
Location: UK

23 Nov 2014, 12:22 pm

Skilpadde wrote:
It was a bug that has been fixed. Posters were told their posts had to be approved by mods, but it's been hours since the last time that message came up.


Oh ok, thanks for that.


_________________
We have existence


NiceCupOfTea
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 15 Aug 2014
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Posts: 644

23 Nov 2014, 12:58 pm

Hate it, and what's with the oversized, pixellated avatars?

Don't see why the bugs couldn't have been fixed without radically changing the forum's appearance. It's just rubbish.



AspieUtah
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 20 Jun 2014
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,118
Location: Brigham City, Utah

23 Nov 2014, 1:10 pm

I am sure the web site will be tweaked and twisted over the coming weeks to improve it. Meanwhile, I like the new coat of paint. I especially like that the mascot, "Al Ian" (or whatever its name is) is still with us! Thanks, Alex!


_________________
Diagnosed in 2015 with ASD Level 1 by the University of Utah Health Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic using the ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment instrument [11/30] -- Screened in 2014 with ASD by using the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre AQ (Adult) [43/50]; EQ-60 for adults [11/80]; FQ [43/135]; SQ (Adult) [130/150] self-reported screening inventories -- Assessed since 1978 with an estimated IQ [≈145] by several clinicians -- Contact on WrongPlanet.net by private message (PM)


AspieUtah
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 20 Jun 2014
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,118
Location: Brigham City, Utah

23 Nov 2014, 1:14 pm

NiceCupOfTea wrote:
Hate it, and what's with the oversized, pixellated avatars...?

It appears that the new code expects an avatar size of exactly 130 pixels by 160 pixels. The old avatars were various sizes and, as a result, are now bigger (and more pixelated) than before. I simply re-PhotoShopped my avatar to fit the code's dimensions.


_________________
Diagnosed in 2015 with ASD Level 1 by the University of Utah Health Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic using the ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment instrument [11/30] -- Screened in 2014 with ASD by using the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre AQ (Adult) [43/50]; EQ-60 for adults [11/80]; FQ [43/135]; SQ (Adult) [130/150] self-reported screening inventories -- Assessed since 1978 with an estimated IQ [≈145] by several clinicians -- Contact on WrongPlanet.net by private message (PM)


LoveforLoki
Deinonychus
Deinonychus

Joined: 2 Mar 2012
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Posts: 356
Location: Scandinavia

23 Nov 2014, 1:20 pm

NiceCupOfTea wrote:
Hate it, and what's with the oversized, pixellated avatars?

Don't see why the bugs couldn't have been fixed without radically changing the forum's appearance. It's just rubbish.


If you reselect your avatar again it will resize itself to the size it was before.


_________________
I am an artist! Here is an example of some of my art:
http://instagram.com/Darby_Lahger


Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,157
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

23 Nov 2014, 1:32 pm

AspieUtah wrote:
NiceCupOfTea wrote:
Hate it, and what's with the oversized, pixellated avatars...?

It appears that the new code expects an avatar size of exactly 130 pixels by 160 pixels. The old avatars were various sizes and, as a result, are now bigger (and more pixelated) than before. I simply re-PhotoShopped my avatar to fit the code's dimensions.


What do you mean? even before the upgrade images had to be 130 by 160 pixels or less and under what 16kb or something. Or with the new one it can't be smaller then that? that would suck since not all images will go to 130 by 160.


_________________
Metal never dies. \m/


FMX
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 2012
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,319

23 Nov 2014, 1:39 pm

Kuribo64 wrote:
The option to use a classic theme on the new site would be nice.


It's not exactly the "classic theme", but I've created a custom style that makes the post backgrounds the same as before and the whole thing less bright. See link in signature.


_________________
CloudFlare eating your posts? Try the Lazarus browser extension. See https://wp-fmx.github.io/WP/


Lumi
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 7 Sep 2012
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,513
Location: Positive-minded

23 Nov 2014, 1:41 pm

Looking for the desktop site option...
I enjoy some of the bigger buttons, and are there separators from post to post?


_________________
Slytherin/Thunderbird


Last edited by Lumi on 23 Nov 2014, 2:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.

RichardJ
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 19 Jul 2013
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Posts: 536
Location: USA

23 Nov 2014, 1:46 pm

I want the old version back too, the new one hates internet explorer 5.0 and windows 98 SE. I had to copy the reply link maneuly. The now one is also horrable on the eyes. :(


_________________
******************************************************
-Richardj / richard3700hz


alex
Developer
Developer

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jun 2004
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Posts: 10,216
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

23 Nov 2014, 1:55 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
AspieUtah wrote:
NiceCupOfTea wrote:
Hate it, and what's with the oversized, pixellated avatars...?

It appears that the new code expects an avatar size of exactly 130 pixels by 160 pixels. The old avatars were various sizes and, as a result, are now bigger (and more pixelated) than before. I simply re-PhotoShopped my avatar to fit the code's dimensions.


What do you mean? even before the upgrade images had to be 130 by 160 pixels or less and under what 16kb or something. Or with the new one it can't be smaller then that? that would suck since not all images will go to 130 by 160.

Avatars from the old site have been scaled up to fit the maximum width. The scaling didn't screw up the aspect ratio however and you can undo the rescaling by reselecting the avatar in your profile settings apparently so this is not at the top of our list of things to fix.


_________________
I'm Alex Plank, the founder of Wrong Planet. Follow me (Alex Plank) on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexplank.bsky.social