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| Topic Started: Jan 6 2012, 07:55 PM (496 Views) | |
| Kestrel Sumner | Jan 6 2012, 07:55 PM Post #1 |
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And then she was gone, her hips swinging as the knives jostled her thighs, passing by guards with her head held high, a haughty smile upon her lips.
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I've been thinking about this for a little while now, but I've been sort of on the fence about it because it'd take a bit of getting used to. It is now possible to have an expand/collapse Cbox (sort of like the twitter, but it would float at the bottom of the screen, be present on each page you visited, and would have to be expanded each time you refreshed or changed pages), which have pros and cons: Pros
There might be more, but those are the bigger ones. Cons
I've also been thinking about turning the seasons box into one that has tabs instead, since that'd make it easier to view. But again, would require testing to see what it does to the forum's loading time, if it makes anything easier, etc. But yes! Would anybody be interested in having floating Cbox(es) instead of what we currently have at the bottom of the forum? Because that's a rather large change as far as Elly's basics go, I don't want to just do it and then be swamped with PMs. Personally I wouldn't mind going that route, as it would definitely be a lot easier to follow/view if I didn't have to scroll to the bottom of the forum, and I wouldn't need several tabs open on Elly to post, watch the Cbox, and possibly run around looking for links and such. I know some people will vehemently resist this idea, but I thought I would put it forward. There is definitely enough space on either side for one (depending on how large your resolution is, but most seem to be above 1024x768 now), so that wouldn't be an issue. And it wouldn't/shouldn't overlap with the actual forum itself. So yes! I am curious as to how people would feel. We can also trial it. Edit: The location of them was poorly explained. The button to expand the Cbox would follow you up and down the page, no matter how far you scrolled. Its position is absolute, it just follows you up and down but would sit probably at the bottom of the screen itself, not the forum. Edited by Kestrel Sumner, Jan 6 2012, 07:59 PM.
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| Matchitehew | Jan 6 2012, 08:15 PM Post #2 |
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I could be nice. Hell! I know I'm nice, but ask yourself, 'What's the fun in that?'
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Personally, I think the floating cbox sounds like a good idea
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| Lilly | Jan 6 2012, 08:20 PM Post #3 |
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Ex Earth High Priestess
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I agree, it does sound like a good idea. At the very least, like you said, we could always do a trial with it and then decide how we like it after that. |
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| Vor | Jan 7 2012, 02:41 PM Post #4 |
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A vampire in control of his urges
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It is an interesting idea, but I'm here to say I'd rather it stay the way it is. I like fixed positions for things, especially the bottom with cboxes; never been a fan of floating stuff. And as a sidenote I also like the seasons box as it is too. But I'm no good at accepting that stuff might change, especially when it comes to anything writing-related. Skins and the positions of all the tabs and forum boards and stuff is a big thing for me on rp sites, and if I like it, I most certainly don't want it to be altered. But if you want to trial it, that's fine too. I might like it, I just like it as it is now. |
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| Shrista | Jan 7 2012, 05:53 PM Post #5 |
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Pariah, Apostate, Heretic
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Usually I hate floating buttons but I think it's a nice idea, especially when typing a post or something and having to flick between windows to see what's going on with everyone else. I'd certainly be willing to see it put to trial, to see how much it slows loading times etc. - I don't really have too much issue with this on the pc so long as my connection isn't exploding when the weather is heavy, tends to be external devices like phone and DS that misbehave - *Thumbs up* |
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| Conrad The Wanderer | Jan 7 2012, 06:02 PM Post #6 |
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Sounds great to me! I have always wanted one in the past, makes responding much easier. |
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| Dirge | Jan 7 2012, 06:23 PM Post #7 |
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good idea, saves having multiple tabs open, when one is replying and chatting. |
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| Kestrel Sumner | Jan 7 2012, 09:08 PM Post #8 |
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And then she was gone, her hips swinging as the knives jostled her thighs, passing by guards with her head held high, a haughty smile upon her lips.
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Yeah, I can be like that too, Nera (I really am not a huge fan of change, but I'm getting better with it... slowly...). Which is a lot of the reason why I decided to throw out the suggestion, rather than just do it; they have been positioned there pretty much since we got them. The seasons box is something we can also trial. I feel tabbing it would improve its readability. But that'd be after the Cboxes, not at the same time. Thanks for your opinions, guys! I'll let this sit for a couple of days and I think we'll give it a go, see how it works for a couple of weeks and if people aren't a fan, we can go back to having them at the bottom of the forum; if they like them, we'll leave them. |
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| Kist | Jan 7 2012, 10:19 PM Post #9 |
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Gaudeamus igitur, luvenes dum sumus!
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I kinda like everything the way it is. x_x |
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