facebook Facebook Testing New Profile Look You Might Hate (Again!)

[Calum Veteran]

The boxes underneath the cover photo (Photos, Map, Likes etc.) started to make Timeline look cluttered and messy, after the recent changes to the Activity and Friends boxes (changes which I like), so I was happy to see that they're looking to make changes similar to this. I believe the changes in the screenshot look much better, and I'm looking forward to seeing what else they chang. For some reason, I think the screenshots in the following article look better than the one in the Gizmodo article: http://allfacebook.c...eak-test_b89347

[Calum Veteran]

It's not really a timeline is it, it's more like a time-zig-zag.

I see why you think that, but it is actually a line. The line is that long, thin, blue thing down the middle :) The posts attach to that line from either side.

[-Alex-]

I like the new tweaked look.... and what's with the negative topic title? It could just have easily been "Facebook testing new profile look you might love".

I just copied the title from Gizmodo's article verbatim. Personally, I agree.

[Buttus]

the white text over the picture, i wonder how they determine what color it will be? what if the pic is mostly white, or a light color?

[-Alex-]

the white text over the picture, i wonder how they determine what color it will be? what if the pic is mostly white, or a light color?

I believe there's a function in GD (if not, there will be another way in PHP somehow) to determine the background colour, and decide whether to use a light or dark colour text.

[ShMaunder]

the white text over the picture, i wonder how they determine what color it will be? what if the pic is mostly white, or a light color?

I think the black gradient under the text but overlaying the picture helps with that. Though I don't know how transparent it is.

[SiCKX]

Oh well, simply install NewGenBook 3 and you should not have to deal with this mess.

Link?

[BoneyardBrew Member]

I was about to say it was a step in the right direction until I saw the white text and drop shadows.

Yuck! :x

[Ghost5525]

since timeline the facebook app is slower then ever and it's painful on wifi,let alone 3g!!! arrrg

I noticed that too... hoping they update the facebook app because at times i want to just stop checking it on my phone since it takes forever to load...i've actually been using Seesmic

[remixedcat]

Nope they updated it last week I think and it made it worse!!! glad I didn't update mine my sis did and hers is slower then mine!!!! and mine is almost painful to use..

I just use m.facebook.com for now but even then it's slow as hell!!! arrrg. ... painful on a phone...

[(Spork)]

new layout it better imho

[sundayx Veteran]

Points awarded for good use of screenspace, deducted for bad use of style.

[Noir Angel]

I'm not a massive fan of timeline, but these revisions look quite good. Especially so having key things such as "Likes, Summary" at the top rather than buried somewhere on the page.

[grik]

I prefer the new one, the information on top, with no picture or example of the group. Its easier to click that way and access it.

[AJerman]

Yeah, the new timeline refresh does look better than the current one. Less cluttered. That was the annoying thing about the timeline is that it takes up so much space before you even get to status updates.

[techbeck]

I wont use Timeline until they force the change. I just dont care for the Timeline look.

[Xilo]

I wonder why I still don't have most of the Facebook changes that have happened within the past year or two. Not that I'm complaining since I don't want them, but still kind of odd.

[Raa]

Dislike. (N)

As always.

[qdave]

People will complain if you dont change UI, and people will complain if you change UI. So might as well change it for the better,