NeoRequest Public Preview

[+chorpeac MVC]

The Beta has been returning some good comments and suggestion and bugs, and many changes have been made that were recommended.

Jmann and I are pleased to annouce the public preview of the Neowin Graphic Request system. For those of you who are not familiar, the previous graphic request threads worked, but there are many things that the new system does for the process.

Requests will no longer get lost in all the jibber jabber that filled the current threads.

To start, login with your Neowin credentials.

NeoRequest allows someone who is looking for a graphic the chance to submit a request. The request must include certain information to be submitted. Once it is submitted an artist can accept to work on it. The requestor will know who is working on the request. The requestor, artist, or a normal person logging in can post comments/Questions on the request. Once an artist is finished, he/she will submit a URL to a graphic or a zip file containing the graphics.

The artist has the option to track their work and all work completed in the past in the artist workdesk. This is also where the artist submits their finish products for a request. An artist can also edit previously submitted URLs for any reason.

A basic search function is available for a quick search of historical requests.

We hope you enjoy the system, see the benefit of it, and continue to make your graphic requests through it.

Once again, this is a public preview, not a final product. It is almost a final product. The risk of data loss is possible. Also, changes can and are still being made, so please be patient. Access the system to become familiar with it, test it out, or make a live request!

Have fun, if you find errors, have a suggestion, or have a question about it, PM Jmann or chorpeac!

The address to access the system is NeoRequest

[Mokano]

Could you make an aero glass theme?

(or some longhorn type theme) :shifty:

[JMann Veteran]

Yeah ok. But you try coding it! Toxikk to the rescue! :) I wish.

[+chorpeac MVC]

So, how's it going?

Hey my buddy Donuts! lol....I can't believe this is still an issue....I am totally sorry for this man...Redmak and I have been hashing this issue trying to get the login to work....

[Bluetooth]

So, how's it going?

Its going great. Nice to be home.

[hava333]

On the lite version you should use some css like this for the buttons:

.navBar
{
background-color; #ffffff;
font-size: 12px;
color: #000000;
padding: 10px;
}

.navBar a
{
background-color: Transparent;
color: #000000;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 0px 4px 0px 4px;
border: solid 1px;
border-color: #ffffff;
}

.navBar a:hover
{
background-color: Transparent;
color: #000000;
border: solid 1px;
border-color: #000000;
}

Im not sure all of that is syntactically correct, as i just wrote it off the top of my head. But i think you get the idea. Its similar to the Microsoft hover style.

Also the colors arent what should be used, there just the

Edited August 17, 2004 by hava333

[JMann Veteran]

Yeah, I have liked those types of buttons for a long time, look very neat and professional. I will definately take these into consideration, as they are very good buttons. :)

[+chorpeac MVC]

OK we have been updated. I streamlined some of the code, and styles in preparation for skins. The current source should be much easier to skin now jmann...check out the stylesheet.

I have added a total for each of the sections in Request View.

I'm still working on figuring out the email and Donuts login problem.

Please post any further comments or problems.

[JMann Veteran]

Checking it now, cheers dude. Once I get my Router working I will work on the skins later. Also I am in a proposed skin mode of malking a longhorn style, but huge work in progress at the moment! :)

[+chorpeac MVC]

Should I add a texbox to the requesting procedure to allow the requestor to offer money for the end graphic?

Just thinking...I have seen these requests on neowin.

I wasn't thinking of placing the payment process in NeoRequest, that would have to be arranged by the requestor and the winning artist. Ideas?

[JMann Veteran]

Yeah, good idea. No skin working today. No router is working, pain in the ass. Working on it though, then I will be in full flow. :)

[drewthefoo21]

that sucks

[JMann Veteran]

Well, its working now. I should be able to work on some of it today, depending on coding, and if I can be bothered to sit here and code pages! :)

[+chorpeac MVC]

I'm working on some internal things to automatically place hyperlinks when you type a http:// address. If this works, I may even be able to put the emoticons in there :D

Edit:Oh and I think the email is working. Jmann, can you go in there and accept the request I have, and add any url to it?

[JMann Veteran]

Done it dude. Emoticons yay! :)

JMann

[JMann Veteran]

This is one, I am currently testing people. I thought I would try this from a basic idea of Longs, Longhorn theme for NeoRequest, it looks amazing in Photoshop and keeps getting better by the second but its putting the code in, but I am sure I could try it. :) So here is a teaser picture for you.

JMann :)

Edit: I am trying to darken the logo at the moment.

Edited August 19, 2004 by JMann

[+chorpeac MVC]

oh man! I like that UI.

[+chorpeac MVC]

Alright! The email worked!!

You should receive and email from "[email protected]"

Subject: "Graphic submission has been received."

Message Body:

A graphic has been submitted by JMann.

click here to see this request.(where the text is a link to the Request. If you are still logged in, you will go directly there, but if you are not logged in, you must log in first and then you will be taken there.

[JMann Veteran]

Nice work Chorpeac, with the emails. Its been updated the Visual Style. (Skin) Might have more previews later, and you never know I might start coding it! hehe. :)

JMann

[JMann Veteran]

Last preview. I am going to start trying to code it in about 10 minutes. Comments on it please.

JMann :)

[matt74441]

Sexy :woot:

Damn, now I need to make a spiffy interface for Neomap :(

[+chorpeac MVC]

I love it, the only change would be to put the "cookie crumb" down above the main layoutsection like it currently is now. Only reason is because it is a standard position for it.

[JMann Veteran]

I thought it looked better there. :( Can be moved though, as its you.

[bartsimpson]

i dont understand... what is that

[hava333]

Where do the ads go. I also think the buttons are totatlly in the wrong place at the top. I would put them under the stats area.

Hava

[JMann Veteran]

Where do the ads go. I also think the buttons are totatlly in the wrong place at the top. I would put them under the stats area.

Hava

Its only an image at the moment, it can and will change, but the butons probably wont. They are staying there probably. They do not look right under the stats box. Anyway, I was the themes to be different from each other.

JMann