Re: Upcoming Changes to the Forum

by **Biggsy tv** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 10:16

Sorry, I meant no. My bad Razz

by CQR Jono Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 10:24

Damn you Simon - I was straight on to the DPD website with my tracking number then Laughing

Note To Self - You are a 37 year old father of two, NOT a 11 year old on Christmas morning Embarassed

by LastNewtStandin Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 10:29

lol Jono I have officially renamed friday Xboxmas.

Come tomorrow when friends are picking up midnight releases I will be going crazy having to wait for Shopto.
I hope that tracking number has a 1 hr window otherwise I will be looking out the window all day in anticipation

by CQR Jono Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 10:56

Like it Newt - I may have to adopt that Very Happy

It's shocking though - I've actually had people in the office asking why I'm so giddy, I daren't tell them the truth!!

I'm sure I read somewhere that the ShopTo orders (delivered by DPD) will have a 1 hour window..............as well as being able to actually track the van Shocked

A few of us are already taking bets over who's delivery will be last on the round.

by **Biggsy tv** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 11:33

Yea, I feel all titles and the nav bar NEED to have white text, not dull grey :/

by Guest Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 11:40

Maybe make the title/navbar text 'bold' font too so it's thicker which will make it more readable. Changes look great btw!

by Ax4x Kane Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 12:33

I think it is absolutely fine as it is.

by Guest Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 12:38

It depends on the quality and resolution of your screen (some laptops have poor contrast and it may be difficult to read in that case) - remember not everyone uses the same equipment, or has the same eyesight, websites should be accessible for all (colour blind, disabled, sight impaired etc), it's part of the requirements for complying with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), not just an aesthetic choice.

by TG Wormburner Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 13:43

Well anti-glare usually works like a charm but for contrast when it comes to grey it doesn't. Not had this laptop long and the screen has created as many problems as it has done an improvement. Still on the fence but if you are curious I wouldn't personally do it again.

The contrast is better now up top. I have no other problems with the site itself. It would be nice to limit sig sizes and accomplishments to something like Magic has instead of the ones that take up half a page with smiley's and everything else. I do like the new "online" box that was added a bit ago.

by Guest Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 14:07

great resource for accessibility and general understanding of web standards all round: http://www.w3.org

by Standaman94 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:01

CQR MAGiC wrote:Maybe make the title/navbar text 'bold' font too so it's thicker which will make it more readable. Changes look great btw!

I it bold but it looks crap. I'll make the colour lighter later

It would be nice to limit sig sizes and accomplishments to something like Magic has instead of the ones that take up half a page with smiley's and everything else. I do like the new "online" box that was added a bit ago.

apparently you can't actually limit the text in the signatures more/less than the 1000 character limit. we do have something planned for this though

by Ax4x Kane Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:30

LastNewtStandin wrote:Come tomorrow when friends are picking up midnight releases I will be going crazy having to wait for Shopto.
I hope that tracking number has a 1 hr window otherwise I will be looking out the window all day in anticipation

CQR Jono wrote:I'm sure I read somewhere that the ShopTo orders (delivered by DPD) will have a 1 hour window..............as well as being able to actually track the van

A few of us are already taking bets over who's delivery will be last on the round.

I ordered my PC from ShopTo and it came a day early, albeit at 5:15pm. My delivery driver was called Trevor. I like Trevor, he said he decided to deliver my PC that afternoon as he was passing my address on his way back to the depot. But I have absolutely no idea how to track my parcel. I did it for my computer, but completely forgot how to do it again. It keeps asking for login details on dpd.co.uk but I don't remember ever registering an account with them :scratch:They might have text me the details, but I've been without my phone since Monday the 11th, as it's damaged and is in the Nokia Care Shop being fixed Sad

by Guest Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:47

DPD Tracking link - just enter the Package Tracking Number from your ShopTo Shipping Notice email (probably won't show up until tomorrow evening when it's dispatched):

http://www.dpd.co.uk/forms/track-my-parcel.jsp

by Standaman94 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:47

Can we keep this on topic please...

by Guest Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 15:50

Sorry Stan, not sure how that ended up in here lol

Back on topic:

I like the new coloured background for quoted text, makes it much easier to see what's being quoted.

by **Biggsy tv** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:27

Yay! It's bette... oh no its not.. Sad

White on red that small is still tricky to read Sad

by **Biggsy tv** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:27

Yay! It's bette... oh no its not.. Sad

White on red that small is still tricky to read Sad

by Standaman94 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:30

How? It's exactly the same as this:

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by TG Wormburner Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:41

But it's small, you could read big yellow on white but you can't read it when it's small. I can see the bar though

by Standaman94 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:43

TG Wormburner wrote:you could read big yellow on white

Yellow?

by **Biggsy tv** Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:52

It was an example as yellow on white is near impossibru, but big enough letters would be ok

by Standaman94 Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 21:55

Right, gotcha

The size now is 11.5 regular. Is that ok?

by BG Beanz Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 22:09

Standaman94 wrote:Is that ok?

Upcoming Changes to the Forum - Page 3 Image

by LastNewtStandin Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 22:21

Looking nice stan, Chrome at 800x600

by BG Beanz Wed 20 Nov 2013 - 22:24

I'm on Chrome, Mac, 1440x900, only thing i can notice is the 'quote' and 'edit' button etc. are hard to read. They seemed ok earlier, but i am running this program called f.lux which alters the warmth of your screen for when under certain types of light at night time. I install it on all computers i use now, it's a great bit of kit.

Link: http://justgetflux.com/

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