Calum Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 It looks way to narrow! The content should fill most of the screen, not just 1/3 of it. I've just checked it with the current front page and forums and the content is exactly the same width. Not only that but it also happens to be perfect for the size of my monitor and the width of my windows. If it was any wider I'd have to maximise my windows in order to see all the content. The developers do have to cater for all of us you know ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova_00 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've just checked it with the current front page and forums and it is exactly the same width. Not only that but it also happens to be perfect for the size of my monitor and the width of my windows. If it was any wider I'd have to maximise my windows in order to see all the content. The developers do have to cater for all of us you know ;) True but it doesn't need to be done with fixed widths. As long as it has the resize thing like the current thing does I won't mind. BTW, the theme looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 On my 30" 2560x1600 it's almost unbearably narrow, it's only a very small fraction of the screen - surely you could "widen" it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 True but it doesn't need to be done with fixed widths. As long as it has the resize thing like the current thing does I won't mind. BTW, the theme looks awesome! This was already discussed earlier in the thread, go back read why they are doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 looks great (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldiers33 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 i like it, when will it be released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 True but it doesn't need to be done with fixed widths. As long as it has the resize thing like the current thing does I won't mind. [...] I agree that fluid websites are better for all, but this has been discussed earlier in the thread, as Phantom Helix? said, so if you read up on what was said and then post any opinions/suggestions, I'm sure a developer will respond to anything you have to say on the matte:):) On my 30" 2560x1600 it's almost unbearably narrow, it's only a very small fraction of the screen - surely you could "widen" it a bit. How many pixels is "a bit?" Very, very few people have a screen your size and as I say, the width of the front page is currently perfect for me. If the developers made it much wider, it would be annoying for me to use. I rarely maximise my windows and I don't need to for any other website I visit, so why should Neowin be an exception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 REALLY looks clean and sharp. Great job can't wait to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think I'd miss the News Archive at the bottom, since I sometimes check that after not being able to check Neowin for a few days. Otherwise, it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 Really looking great however the font does seam a bit odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshie Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think my eyes might scan right past Latest Editorials due to them looking just enough like a block of Google Ads. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think I'd miss the News Archive at the bottom, since I sometimes check that after not being able to check Neowin for a few days. Otherwise, it looks great. That seems to be there for me still and it even displays the number of pages, which is more information than is shown on the current front page. I have attached a screenshot; is that what you are referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm guessing there is a live version being tested ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted September 18, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted September 18, 2009 Looking great fellas! My suggestions are - please use the logo as was mentioned in the first page, it looks waaay better and more refined then the one used in the Infinity theme. I I think the mouse-out's for the main menu are too dark. Lastly, please center the bottom footer :) Made a mockup myself using Tom W's pic to explain what I mean. Original Mockup All I did was changed the logo to the better looking one, and added a 50% brightness to the menu links. I think it looks better :) Content wise, its looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainer82 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I like the layout, but the colors are a little too gray for my tastes; I love the blue of the current theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 I like the layout, but the colors are a little too gray for my tastes; I love the blue of the current theme. No promises, but color themes are controlled via css. So we could do a Finity color scheme in a matter or minutes. We'll prob launch with 3~ colors, then add some later after all the bugs/tweaks are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridlas Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't like the boxes on the left, they look kinda ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacik Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Looks ok IMO, but to be honest i stopped using the front page since everything became squashed on one side like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subject Delta Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Looks sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't like the font in many places :/ but colors are good. The "baby blue" is not that bad. :p A comment about wrapping content to the width of the window as opposed to a static size:I could be wrong, but perhaps that static size is there to minimize the amount of horizontal scanning done by our eyes. Less eye work = we're able to read articles faster without the possibly of losing your spot in the article. On the forums, it's probably less of a big deal as most of the time, forum posts don't contain a lot of text. :rofl: at the checkmarks and crosses on logos Pfft...haven't you seen Audioboxer's posts? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Is there a live version we can test out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted September 18, 2009 Developer Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't understand everyone's comments about the font. It's the exact same font we're using on the site at the moment, and there have been no complaints about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 it looks good.. will the forums be redesigned too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Will there be an option for a "lite" or classic version? I'm not feeling the new one, it looks generic and heavy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Lookin good! -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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