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Started by Jeff, April 30, 2013, 08:35:34 PM

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Jeff

Hi all.

I would've PM'ed this, but wasn't sure to whom to direct.

In the forum skin/appearance, everything seems bigger as of a few weeks ago.  Was this an across the board (no pun intended) change?  If so, I was a little partial to the previous, more compact look, would there be a possibility of having this as a user option?

Thanks.

NumyMufn

But I like puns :D

As someone who keeps her browsers zoomed I'm often caught between being able to read and being able to see the big picture. It does feel like a lot of scrolling with this layout, especially in Chrome. On the plus side I can read what I'm typing right now :)
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crab

Yeah, I'm not a fan of having to scroll more either.  I had to update the theme because it was giving a bunch of errors on the backend.  I'll play with the styles a little bit to see if I can make it more compact again.

crab

I've done about as much as I can to shrink the vertical spacing down.  Is it any better now?  Also, remember you can collapse the header to save a bunch of space up top.

Jeff

I don't see it looking too noticeably different, but thanks for trying.  It's certainly nothing deal-breaking or anything, just figured I'd ask.  Maybe something to keep on the back burner for future consideration.

NumyMufn

#5
What browser are you using? For me Firefox is less up & down scrolling, but still fully stretched across the screen. Chrome is more compact side-to-side, still more up & down scrolling than FF but less so than it was before.

To be fair, I think some of that in my case has to do with my Chrome fonts set to "large" ... it messes with the bump thumbnail displays as well.
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NumyMufn

Side note: I was on an older version of Firefox (14) earlier today. It didn't stretch the board out to the edges.
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Jeff

Firefox 19.0.2 here.  The layout is stretched mostly across the entire screen, with some empty grey area on either side (which I like, personally, rather than completely-completely across).

I'm assuming this is all as intended, but I'll be happy to post a screenshot if anyone's curious how it looks in this version of the browser.  Again, it's nothing deal-breaking, and I have actually always been very fond of the color and font scheme of this iteration of the forum.

Nourie

#8
I think i like the bigger set up o.o...post a screenie im curious to see what your seeing.
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                         I'm pretty messed up.

Thats ok. c:

Jeff

#9
Here's a screenshot, but for the record, the new format has grown on me and I wouldn't want much adjusted at this point.


Nourie

Thats good.Yeah it all looks pretty good to me!<:

     Btw,your continued use of xp i find adorable.Lmfao. Keepin it retro :3!
Yeah.....
                         I'm pretty messed up.

Thats ok. c:

NumyMufn

I don't know why that's funny  :| I spend most of my time on an XP comp.
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I'm awake.

Nourie

Its not a bad thing x3. Its just once of those things that makes me smile.Its an older os and it still gets the job done i know but its just one of those things for meh i guess x3.DUN BE SAD I MEAN NO HARM D:! :|
Yeah.....
                         I'm pretty messed up.

Thats ok. c: