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Esato's new look |
batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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well the logo needs to be kept as the original. im sure most people will agree...
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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looks like we'll just have to get use to this new look, may take a few days but we'll get the hang of it.
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Coxy
Joined: May 09, 2005
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Is this new style of expanding (or rather not, having to use slide bar) of pictures in posts going to stay?
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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is quite annoying that.
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tonchy
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: 188
From: Bolivia
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what about a logo competition... some help won't hurt.. ppl can post photoshops and members vote... what do u think laffen???
I'm sure there r some very talented members who would love to do it!!!! |
carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Auckland, NZ
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I still like it.
Everything but the logo that is.
I use 1024x768 to view Esato and have the Favourites Menu showing at the same time (IE7) like every website I view.
Clean, simple, ledgible and uncluttered - all Esato hallmarks. 
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shaliron
Joined: Jan 15, 2006
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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Came back to see a whole new Esato. More fresh than the old design, and I like the work that you've put into the overhaul.
But I still reckon that there are some things that could be cleaned up.
The worst part for me is that the area for text on the screen stretches too much. It's fine I guess if people are using a screen with a resolution of 1024x768, but I'm using a monitor with a screen size of 1280x1024, and the text is far too long to read comfortably.
As a result the controls look messy when the screen is maximized, and they don't look ordered.
Also I thing the top navigation bar is a little hard to use quickly. The labels are not in line with each other making clicking a little messy.
Here's a suggestion on how you might want to order the various controls. To me this is more logical.
-In the fixed version the navigation bar is easier to access, i.e. the main areas are clearer.
-The Posts/Accounts controls are reordered a little more logically.
-The Help/Search/Members has moved to the corner; that's just to separate it from the rest.
-The New Topic button has been removed. There is no real benefit of having when in thread view; instead the Post Reply button has been enlarged. In the forum topics view, the Post Reply button could be the New Topic button instead.
-Slight shuffle of labels as well.
-Original Logo!
And if you were to use this version, the layout would look far cleaner when maximized on a monitor like mine (which is becoming increasingly common in resolution. The width of 790px was used for the main body, a bit more may be fine, but not too much).
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-Could you please revert to the old style of viewing images when clicked. The new style is not as useful.
-Some pages do not take advantage of the liquid design of the text body.
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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well this is how it looks on my monitor - 1440 x 900 pixels
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Aivar
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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From: Estonia
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"Latest forum posts" should be in the left side and "news" in the right side. This is my opinion, because for me the forum is number one and news come after that. As we know, people first look at the top of the left side of the screen.
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TeenInvader
Joined: May 13, 2005
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From: South Africa - Jo'burg
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Well well well, at first I thought maybe the stylesheet file didn't download, but then I realised that its a new look.
I think the look is quite cool I'm happy they kept the grey color. I still need to try is at home on a high resolution.
The Logo is kinda wheck, but its a designers choice. |
tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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is someone having problems viewing photos with FireFox? is there a bug? or it's my firefox?
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Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Well, it looks like the top button positioning has been fixed in Safari. Thanks! Although I still don't like the way the 'Search' and 'Help' buttons are offset from the others.
I know its been designed that way, but it looks like a error in the display!
If these two buttons need to stand out in some way, how about tinting them a different colour?
Eyes are drawn to colour - and even a subtle shade would stand out on this otherwise very grey site.
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Coxy
Joined: May 09, 2005
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Press the my posts link to get the old Esato back! 
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mayacesar
Joined: Apr 17, 2006
Posts: 111
From: Belgium
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I don't remember if it was in this thread that I was congratulating ESATO for its new look but now I feel like my screen is too white... and that makes that I can not spend too much time in the forum anymore. It hurts my eyes a bit. And God knows I've no problems with my eyes.
I think Esato should try to reduce or fade the whity background color.
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SloopJohnB
Joined: Oct 28, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: the blue planet
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Trying to update esato´s looks is a good idea but they should listen to shaliron and his suggestions and they should put the forums back on the left
at the main page.E sato is a forum website, news r just a plus and we all know that. |
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