Posted by tonchy
I figure Esato finally listened to those complaining about its looks... what do u think now? Do u like it?
i personally feel violated
, i guess it is just a matter of time getting use to the new layout
jizzz i can't find anything hehehe
[ This Message was edited by: tonchy on 2007-03-02 04:51 ]
Posted by OluYom
I like the new look! It looks cool and makes optimal use of the screen. Kudos.
Posted by brix25
I can't peep the new look, I'm on html lite. But will check it out as soon as I get onto my pc.
Posted by Tehy03
New look is messy. I don't like it :/
Posted by god1_jason
terrible with a capital t, that rhymes with b that stands for boring. my 2 cents...
Posted by faseeh_sm
I liked the new look
Posted by macdid
looks weird.need time to get use to it
Posted by lazarini
This is just bad ... sure we will get used to it ... also looks like it has been done in a hurry ...
laz
Posted by SE4NICK
Finally no ads on left side of Esato
a bit of SE green wood make it look better though cause its looking a bit empty with grey.
Posted by Rifqi_Aziz
I missed my old esato.
Posted by JK
Its ok, very big takes up alot on the screen, i have to move my head when read
Maybe just need time to get used to it!
Posted by Kryptik
I've never had the honour, dubious or otherwise, of viewing Esato on anything but my phone's screen. Html lite has always looked good, so as far as the new look goes i wouldn't know, lol
Posted by fatreg
yeuck.
http://www.esato.com/board/stats.php
stats is still the old forum
fatreg
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Posted by Jowi
i prefer the old layout
Posted by simpsons
Must admit... bit different (and a suprise this morning !)
Probally ok...although like people have siad, will take time getting used to.
There are quite a few 'free' bulletin packages running under PHP. Some are very good and offer the abaility to allow ueach user to choose the Skin they want to use. Any chance this 'feature' might make it here ?
Posted by techboy69
I really like the look! But the absence of color makes it a bit monotonous though.
Posted by fatreg
nah the simpsons..
theres too many addons to this phpbb forum..
its not your bog standard forum
fatreg
Posted by Oco
Wow I saw new Esato's look after formating my PC... thought it was me or my new system!!! lol
I'll always say thanx to esato admins for all their work... just dont make it so ugly
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Posted by lastikcizme
@786KBR, i agree, the screen is too wide to read comfortably. it was a bit narrow in the old version, so now feels way too wide..!
Posted by Indiandawg
prefer the old layout...but will get use to it..!!
Posted by Davo_169
my neck hurts
....strange going aaaaaaalllllllllll the way to the right......never the less at least the burning folders is still there...
Posted by Nanu
Laffen has stated in another (new esato?) thread that it is going to take a couple of days to completely finish the transformation!
so i will reserve my official opinion until then!
at the mo though i do agree it is a bit harder to read but surely all the neck turning could be considered exercise!
and the forum still has its cleanliness, no dark colours, and you can still read post after post!
and it still works! (apart from a few teething problems!)
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Posted by remo74tg
It looks ok ,I think it'll just tak some time getting use to.
Posted by himlims_nl
great design
love it
very clear to read
there are still some minor pixel issues, but those are just a mather of time before that will be fixed i guess
i think you did a very very well job
Posted by Delta 9
mmm, kinda hate is. (WHY CHANGE THE LOGO!)
Posted by Nanu
I have just started a new topic here for people to post any glitches on the new forum!
just to help Laffen.
so please only post glitches and not gripes!
cheers!
Posted by leeboy13
i like the general look....
not a fan of the logo atall tho - i think there could of been soemthing a tad more imaginative there
buit defo, nice new layout - will take some time getting used to but its growing on me every second!
Posted by Nyb
looks great.. i like the new look.. it's fresh.
Posted by goldenface
I don't, at the moment see whats been gained, with the new format.....
.....but I suppose we'll have to get used to it.
However, whoever designed that new logo - 0/10 SEE ME
Didn't we have a thread for new logos a while back?
[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2007-03-02 10:21 ]
Posted by senninha
i think it has a very clean look and i find it easier to read...
Posted by The Lostprophet
very nice, wide enough on my small monitor, i dread to think what it looks like for people out there with 19/20" widescreens lmao
Posted by PeterKay
Google ads look massive!
Posted by Dale_jeffs
i have a 20" and it looks good!
i like it
Posted by goldenface
I can't see any. I'm so glad they kept the same text boxes that adjust to the size of the post - thats the best thing.
Still can't get used to that logo
Posted by PeterKay
whats with the design in the letter "o" in Esato??
Posted by brix25
Overall I like the changes to the forum. For one, it still loads relatively fast. I also like the fact that we've not been bombarded with all sorts of bandwidth-heavy items like flash animations.
The buttons to reply and start new threads are a bit tiny and I guess a lot of people who log on for the first time today will have difficulty finding those buttons.
Posted by Nanu
@PK
is it not a joystick??
I have 19" monitor with no google ads and the text boxes fill the screen all the posts seem dead skinny!
Posted by PeterKay
Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't the Forum list on the right hand side a few years back!! reminds me of the old days..
Posted by xan K
I like it. more space is used in my monitor and things are more organized. the forums on the right side of the main page (and not to the bottom) it's a nice touch. thanks. and now we have new logo too.
Posted by tonchy
as i said before i am sure we will get use to it but i miss the old layout.
it was more dynamic because since the post space was narrower u had to scroll more now in just a screenshot u can see like 4 posts
wich takes away the dynamism of scrowling and the excitement of not knowing what's next.
in my opinion it also looks too white!
Posted by tonchy
look what i found...
i miss u
Posted by Oco
@Peterkay about ads, just use firefox with adblock plus
This message was posted from a WAP device
Posted by Adi23
Dont really like it, would prefer the new look of vbulletin.
Ill get used to it though.
Posted by SaLiH
My Posts is still the same!
Posted by x_lucy_x
I thought I was on the wrong site!! lol, thats soo weird x
Posted by haynesycop
How do you look at your pm messages i cannot see a link anywhere? Also on my laptop in the left hand corner there is my posts, search, members and account but only the first two links work and they overlap the others which don't work.
Posted by batesie
feels like a different forum. ill miss the old esato.
anyone have any screen shots of thee old one to post on here to compare side by side???
Posted by PeterKay
i'm missing the old esato too!
doesn't feel the same.
Posted by laffen
This post has attached an image of the old layout compared to the new one. Much of the planed changes is still to be carried out. It is mostly the "shell" (head and footer) of each page that has changed. the viewtopic.php page is very close to, if not completely like the final result will be. The rest of the forum will be adjusted some more. The missing menu in OS-X Safari is of course being investigated. In contrast to what one of our members wrote earlier, have we tested the new design in all the most used browsers before releasing the new pages. The new design follows the W3 standards. BTW. Please take the time to look at a couple of pages on the w3.org site. They use a floating width layout just like you see here. You are not supposed to view such pages fullscreen on a 1900x1200 pixel monitor.
I'll try to explain what and why we have done here:
The old Esato was designed for 800 x 500 displays which was a common scree resolution back in 2001 when Esato was born. The design was fixed in width and I (the designer) told you how I wanted the site too appear in your browser. The new design is more flexible giving more power to the viewer. Those of you interested in web design and such should take a look at this page or maybe particular the article by usability expert Jacob Nielsen named Screen Resolution and Page Layout (Summary:
Optimize Web pages for 1024x768, but use a liquid layout that stretches well for any resolution, from 800x600 to 1280x1024.) The new Esato design is stretchable from 800 to 1200 pixel in width.
The menu elements on the old design was ordered almost by random. We used the same ordering as the original phpBB forum setup. The new navigation is divided into post/topic related links, and links related to your member account. I'll only go into the viewtopic.php page which you most likely are looking at right now. All the links and info about the poster is moved to the left of the page. The center has the main content; the post itself, and you will find the post data and post related links on the right side of the page. It should now be easier to follow the left margin of the post text without bumping into signature ads and forum link icons.
If you actually compare how the information is organised in the image below, I really don't understand what some of you are complaining about.
I am reading through the feedback given, but can't respond to them all. Yes, the logo change might not be final.
thanks folks
[ This Message was edited by: laffen on 2007-03-04 03:45 ]
Posted by *Jojo*
@laffen - This is your SITE and we as MEMBERS just have to ADHERE what is SEEN here . . . everybody will get USED to the new lay-out I'm sure . . . The Esato-logo I think must really be changed (since you said that it's NOT final) . . . it's all BOXED as I see it . . .
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