New Feature and Graphical Update: Consolidate Search [Archive]

bryantq

11-19-2007, 01:05 AM

Greetings all! As we continue to make improvements to the slickdeals.net website, we present to you the newly added consolidated search feature.

Due to popular demand, we added a search box in the main menu to help facilitate ease of searches. At the same time we took the opportunity to redo how search works on SD! Now when you search you will be presented with a results page that consolidates searches.

This new result page breaks it down into three well defined sections: frontpage deals, forum threads or posts, and pricegrabber products or merchants.

Also, you may have noticed we updated our logo and some other minor graphical updates :)

As a result, many users browsers may contain stale data. It would be advised that if you are experiencing any unusual glitches or if anything looks out of place, that you clear your browsers cache

We hope you enjoy this feature, and would love to hear what you think in this thread :)

benjie

11-19-2007, 03:28 AM

I can't believe that we would have such an overtly racist statement on a public website in 2007. The new thumbs up hands are clearly Caucasian, while the thumbs down hands are clearly African American. It doesn't take a lot of thought to realize that this is an obvious reference to white = good and black = bad. This is ridiculous and I demand that you change them immediately, or I will call the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and the whole Rainbow Coalition on you.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Sorry, it had to be said, and I figured I might as well get it out there before somebody was enough of an idiot to be serious about it. Interesting new look - I think I could get used to most of it.

trancer_84

11-19-2007, 03:30 AM

Looks nice. the "real-looking" thumbs up scares me though.

random.

11-19-2007, 03:31 AM

This whole thing is very strange looking I think.

Brynn

11-19-2007, 03:33 AM

It's actually messed up for me. The forum and other links up top are missing, and there are misplaced links and buttons all over the top of the page :confused:

random.

11-19-2007, 03:34 AM

It's actually messed up for me. The forum and other links up top are missing, and there are misplaced links and buttons all over the top of the page :confused:
Try clearing your cache.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:36 AM

Try clearing your cookies and cache :)

Try clearing your cache.
Jinx!

random.

11-19-2007, 03:36 AM

Try clearing your cookies and cache :)

Jinx!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 you owe me a pop?

sarahhummel

11-19-2007, 03:38 AM

its beeing jacked up 4 me as well

persian_mafia

11-19-2007, 03:39 AM

The search function doesn't work for me. does it work for you guys?

random.

11-19-2007, 03:41 AM

The search function doesn't work for me. does it work for you guys?
Yes and it's very strange looking.

D'oh?

11-19-2007, 03:41 AM

Um... Wow.

What's going on?

It looks like changes are currently being made live, I swear that the logo was different a minute ago.

I like the placement of the new search box (convenient, and is in an intuitive spot), and I'm still digesting the different features of the search results.

I'm not so sure about the other cosmetic changes...
I see that the Home/Coupons/Forums etc menu bar is now aligned to the left. I assume this was to balance the new search box? It seems to feel a bit... off, but I suppose that it will just take some getting used to.

I'm not sure I see how the changes made to the user-information box on the left of each individual post is an improvement. It makes it stand out more, and makes it easier on the eyes to be drawn to the different bits of information... But is having a whole new "console" there (and diverting attention from the actual post contents) a good thing?

The removal of the frame around the "Page x of x" links in the top (or bottom) right corner of each page of a multi-paged thread has something of an opposite effect -- it makes the information stand out less, which again I'm not so sure is a good thing. When my eyes go to the top right of a page looking for the "Next" link, it takes me an extra moment to find it.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:41 AM

They arent black! :( lol.

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 03:41 AM

I dunno.. but it's weird..

:covereye:

sarahhummel

11-19-2007, 03:41 AM

i dn but i dont like it lol

uscpsycho

11-19-2007, 03:42 AM

I can't believe that we would have such an overtly racist statement on a public website in 2007. The new thumbs up hands are clearly Caucasian, while the thumbs down hands are clearly African American. It doesn't take a lot of thought to realize that this is an obvious reference to white = good and black = bad. This is ridiculous and I demand that you change them immediately, or I will call the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and the whole Rainbow Coalition on you.
I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but you do make a good point. Some people are very sensitive to this stuff and you can't just blow those people off because they are sensitive. SD may want to consider a different color scheme to avoid accusations.

EDIT: Scratch that. Upon further review the TD are clearly red. Perhaps offensive to Native Americans, but who cares.

JUST KIDDING!!!!

On a different note, the new UI seems to have broken search. No matter what I search for there are no results.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:44 AM

The update was still in process :) The search should be working now.

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 03:44 AM

I hope there's a way to shrink the user info stuff
<<< (on the left)

anyone found an option for that ?

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:45 AM

The update was still in process :) The search should be working now.

Brynn

11-19-2007, 03:45 AM

Try clearing your cache.

I hate doing that :( I lose all of my info on other sites... *sigh*

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:45 AM

I hope there's a way to shrink the user info stuff
<<< (on the left)

anyone found an option for that ?

Its funny you should say that because the width has not changed at all. There are no such options however. Let us know what you dont like about it.

persian_mafia

11-19-2007, 03:46 AM

The update was still in process :) The search should be working now.

Yeah it's working now, thanks

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:47 AM

Try clearing your cache.

I hate doing that :( I lose all of my info on other sites... *sigh*

If you clear only your cache, it shouldnt destroy your data.

slickdeals

11-19-2007, 03:48 AM

I hate doing that :( I lose all of my info on other sites... *sigh*
Try pressing Ctrl-R or the F5 key.

trancer_84

11-19-2007, 03:48 AM

I hate doing that :( I lose all of my info on other sites... *sigh*

try a hard refresh: ctrl+F5

Brynn

11-19-2007, 03:49 AM

Okay, it started working on it's own :woot:

Wow, yeah, it's different. Not sure what to think about it. Not liking the "Home,"Coupons," "Forums" and other links being left-aligned. I think I hate change.

Try pressing Ctrl-R or the F5 key.

:eek: He spoke to me. :thud:

benjie

11-19-2007, 03:50 AM

I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but you do make a good point. Some people are very sensitive to this stuff and you can't just blow those people off because they are sensitive. SD may want to consider a different color scheme to avoid accusations.
I know where you're coming from, but if they're that sensitive, they might be better off finding their deals elsewhere or just getting over themselves.

The update was still in process :) The search should be working now.
So you're the bryantq. Nice to meet you.

random.

11-19-2007, 03:50 AM

Okay, it started working on it's own :woot:

:eek: He spoke to me. :thud:
:lol:

Schooby

11-19-2007, 03:50 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D

random.

11-19-2007, 03:51 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D
I thought that was cute too. :teehee:

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:52 AM

I thought that was cute too. :teehee:

You're welcome :D

Brynn

11-19-2007, 03:53 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D

I didn't even notice that... How cute! (But it's almost time for winter ;) )

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 03:54 AM

Its funny you should say that because the width has not changed at all. There are no such options however. Let us know what you dont like about it.

:hide:

maybe it's my settings ???

on my screen, the new width and length are a little larger..

here's a pic.. the new is on the left, and the old is on the right.. (I got the old from one of my old tmobile thread backups)

(I like the smaller one 'cause then more of the post body is displayed :) )..

trancer_84

11-19-2007, 03:54 AM

i like the drop down menu on the 'Forums' tab. :nod:

Brynn

11-19-2007, 04:01 AM

i like the drop down menu on the 'Forums' tab. :nod:

:secret: That's been there :)

D'oh?

11-19-2007, 04:01 AM

Nice to see you again, Bryant. For some odd reason, you only seem to show up when SD is going through another round of updates... Weird, that. Well, it did make more sense when you still had your nice unique "developer" rank instead of that generic "Admin" tosh.

My edited post responds to your request, btw.

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 04:11 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D

yeah, that's cute :)

benjie

11-19-2007, 04:16 AM

maybe it's my settings ???
on my screen, the new width and length are a little larger..
here's a pic.. the new is on the left, and the old is on the right.. (I got the old from one of my old tmobile thread backups)
(I like the smaller one 'cause then more of the post body is displayed :) )..
Anybody reporting layout issues, I'd imagine it would be helpful if you would include which web browser you're using.

I like search being right there for me, but I have to agree with D'oh about all the links being moved in the main navigation bar. It seems that every time anything changes on SD, the "Forums" link (most clicked on the site, I'd assume) moves, and I'm left clicking blank space or the wrong link. It's such a habit to move my mouse right there and click. I'm not saying that the new placement is any better or worse, but I'd appreciate it if at some point we could pick a place and stick with it.

I've attached my new and old left panel (IE7). They're the same width, but you're right, the horizontal lines and boxes make it look significantly wider.

Also, I do like the user online notification being higher up. Not really sure if I like it before the name, but moving up is definitely a step in the right direction.

HUGE_M00bs

11-19-2007, 04:20 AM

Try clearing your cookies and cache :)
I had the same problem. Just a manly suggestion but maybe you should add that note in your announcement because I don't know if everyone will know what to do.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:20 AM

It seems that every time anything changes on SD, the "Forums" link (most clicked on the site, I'd assume) moves, and I'm left clicking blank space or the wrong link. It's such a habit to move my mouse right there and click. I'm not saying that the new placement is any better or worse, but I'd appreciate it if at some point we could pick a place and stick with it.

Sorry! We decided it would be best to move it to help balance the new search box. We promise we'll try not to move it anymore :)

HUGE_M00bs

11-19-2007, 04:20 AM

BTW, I like it the update

random.

11-19-2007, 04:20 AM

We hope you enjoy this feature, and would love to hear what you think in our feedback thread here. (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=659926)

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bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:23 AM

No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

My thread got merged here :) Sorry! I updated the OP.

benjie

11-19-2007, 04:23 AM

So you're bryantq. Nice to meet you.
Hmm. Guess I wasn't supposed to say that.

Also, this is a fun game we're playing. I've always enjoyed "find the thread." I type up a reply, the thread is invalid when I submit it, I hastily go back in hopes my reply is still in the cache, all the classics. :lol: :lol: No, it's really not a big deal. I just have perfect timing to catch 2 threads being moved/consolidated in a row.

And to everybody reading this - yes, you may not be happy with some of the updates at the moment, but most of them will grow on you as you get used to them. I have to remind myself of that every time. If there's one thing that can be said about updates to SD, it's that they never make the site anything less than very useable. And, unlike many sites, the people here actually listen to our feedback. So give your opinion, but don't whine too much if it doesn't happen.

random.

11-19-2007, 04:26 AM

My thread got merged here :) Sorry! I updated the OP.
I forgive you! :teehee:

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:26 AM

Hmm. Guess I wasn't supposed to say that.

Also, this is a fun game we're playing. I've always enjoyed "find the thread." I type up a reply, the thread is invalid when I submit it, I hastily go back in hopes my reply is still in the cache, all the classics. :lol: :lol: No, it's really not a big deal. I just have perfect timing to catch 2 threads being moved/consolidated in a row.
Nice to meet ya :) Sorry about that, I'm still a mod noob so mr sd had to fix my actions haha.

I have been around though. And regarding your post, that can be our secret :)

SP33DFR34K

11-19-2007, 04:30 AM

Bleh moved the position of the quick lines thread force me to move my mouse 300 px that way. But with this setup, can't really center it. Everything looks good, but I'm not a big fan of the thumbs up/thumbs down icon. Seems like the popular tags in the Hot Deals forum is a little messed up.

SlamDancinMoogl

11-19-2007, 04:44 AM

anyone else notice that at the bottom of the site while browsing threads that the 'popular tags' is populated by about a bajillion tags?

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:47 AM

anyone else notice that at the bottom of the site while browsing threads that the 'popular tags' is populated by about a bajillion tags?

Yeah we're definitely investigating this :) Thanks for the report.

new-bee

11-19-2007, 04:50 AM

uscpsycho

11-19-2007, 04:52 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D
I don't like it at all. Looks like a weak attempt to copy Google when they do their themes.

I also don't like the new TU/TD icons, especially the "half thumbs" that are fainter than a full thumb. But I suppose I'll eventually get used to it.

I don't mind any of the other changes, but I don't think they make things any better. I'm not sure it was worth the effort on your end to make these subtle cosmetic changes. If it ain't broke why fix it?

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:53 AM

Some comments:

1) I don't like the new "thumbs up - thumbs down" icons. I prefer the old ones.

2) I don't like the way "search" results are displayed now - looks a lot like FatWall_t, and I detest the way their "search" results display. I would prefer "search" results to be displayed the way they were previous to this "upgrade".

-Thanks.

I would say give it a chance to settle in :) The new search, in my opinion (although of course im biased) presents you with more options and features than previously available.

Now you can filter your results by forum, and if you search for a product you will get either a list of products that you may have been searching for, or even if you specify a unique product a list of prices!

Give it a shot and try out "logitech" or "q6600" to see how we've integrated price searching to help streamline the users process.

techbear

11-19-2007, 04:56 AM

Thumbsup/down feature looks kinda ugly. Another thing, may be we could have thumbs up/down (like Green/Red on FW) for each post as well else folks get carried away by others comments..

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:57 AM

I don't like it at all. Looks like a weak attempt to copy Google when they do their themes.

I also don't like the new TU/TD icons, especially the "half thumbs" that are fainter than a full thumb. But I suppose I'll eventually get used to it.

I don't mind any of the other changes, but I don't think they make things any better. I'm not sure it was worth the effort on your end to make these subtle cosmetic changes. If it ain't broke why fix it?

The new logo simply has a drawing because one day i got bored :) I got another one lined up for after thanksgiving :)

There have always been "half" thumbs that were fainter than a full thumb. The reason the thumbs were updated was to present a cleaner image that streamlines the site and to remove the old blurry image.

I'm sorry to hear that you think the search doesn't provide any additional functionality. If you are so inclined, please feel free to make suggestions to help make it more useful.

mach vii

11-19-2007, 05:06 AM

My thread got merged here :) Sorry! I updated the OP.
:lmao:

Took me a moment to say WTF as I had half rendered pages coming up, I thought maybe we were hacked :D I want to say that I like most of the changes, going to use it a bit before I get specific.

new-bee

11-19-2007, 05:08 AM

I would say give it a chance to settle in :) The new search, in my opinion (although of course im biased) presents you with more options and features than previously available.

Now you can filter your results by forum, and if you search for a product you will get either a list of products that you may have been searching for, or even if you specify a unique product a list of prices!

Give it a shot and try out "logitech" or "q6600" to see how we've integrated price searching to help streamline the users process.

O.K. I am getting more used to the new thumbs icons. As far as the "search" functionality, I'll have to play with it for a while to know if it will work for me.

When I perform a search, I am looking for user submitted (ie: non-commercial)"hot deals", and not commercial advertisements (since the whole point of this site is that it has user submitted content, and is thus "non-commercial" in that sense).

What I would prefer not to see in "search" results are little pictures of a product (let's say an Acer notebook, for example) with a link that takes me to some website for the product at a "not so hot" deal price.

I browse the hot deals forums here for deals, rather than browsing the rest of the internet, since there is so much power in the consolidation of so much user submitted content. When a site becomes too "commercialized" (which FW is in danger of doing), I think users turn off to the site. Please, please don't turn this site into another FW.

:hug:

happysmiley

11-19-2007, 05:11 AM

New search features? Now if only the n00bs would use them and cut down on the reposts! :)

bryantq

11-19-2007, 05:13 AM

What I would prefer not to see in "search" results are little pictures of a product (let's say an Acer notebook, for example) with a link that takes me to some website for the product at a "not so hot" deal price.
:hug:

The idea with the product prices is so that users can do their price research all in one fell swoop. Normally (at least I do), when I search for something on SD and find a hot deal, i end up searching the web to compare prices. This is especially useful for people who are posting deals and want to search for reposts and prices! Now users posting deals can do both at the same time. We think it as a time saver :)

We have also retained the original search results, but added functionality that allows you to filter it by forum, and help you find what you're looking for faster. We just tried to present it in a cleaner format that is, hopefully, easier to read.

I do completely understand your concern however and we have definitely kept that in mind.

new-bee

11-19-2007, 05:14 AM

New search features? Now if only the n00bs would use them and cut down on the reposts! :)

Reposts are the least of our problems; it is the "shotgun-style" posting of a user who shall remain nameless, and whom I love dearly, but is non-discriminating in his/her choice of posts.

new-bee

11-19-2007, 05:16 AM

The idea with the product prices is so that users can do their price research all in one fell swoop. Normally (at least I do), when I search for something on SD and find a hot deal, i end up searching the web to compare prices. This is especially useful for people who are posting deals and want to search for reposts and prices! Now users posting deals can do both at the same time. We think it as a time saver :)

We have also retained the original search results, but added functionality that allows you to filter it by forum, and help you find what you're looking for faster. We just tried to present it in a cleaner format that is, hopefully, easier to read.

I do completely understand your concern however and we have definitely kept that in mind.

So are the "search" results at the bottom (with the little pictures) Pricegrabber results? That would make sense, and I can see the value in that.

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 05:17 AM

I definitely don't like the TU/TD, but the rest of the changes are OK. I actually like the idea of the TU (green) TD (red) myself.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 05:17 AM

So are the "search" results at the bottom (with the little pictures) linked through Pricegrabber? That would make sense, and I can see the value in that.

This is correct. These are results from pricegrabber.

uscpsycho

11-19-2007, 05:32 AM

There have always been "half" thumbs that were fainter than a full thumb. The reason the thumbs were updated was to present a cleaner image that streamlines the site and to remove the old blurry image.

I'm sorry to hear that you think the search doesn't provide any additional functionality. If you are so inclined, please feel free to make suggestions to help make it more useful.
I know there have always been half thumbs, what I mean is that I don't like the new ones. I don't know if they're too faint, or too similar to a full thumb. They just don't "read" well to me.

Why the change? What was wrong with the old thumbs?

As for the new search, I don't know if you've always had a global search or if this is new, but I don't have much use for it myself. I can usually find whatever I need by searching in specific forums for specific title words. My searches tend to be very focused (usually just checking to see if a deal I'm about to post has already been posted, or if there's already a better deal).
Reposts are the least of our problems; it is the "shotgun-style" posting of a user who shall remain nameless, and whom I love dearly, but is non-discriminating in his/her choice of posts.
AGREED! And it seems to be getting worse. Hmpf!
When I perform a search, I am looking for user submitted (ie: non-commercial)"hot deals", and not commercial advertisements (since the whole point of this site is that it has user submitted content, and is thus "non-commercial" in that sense).

What I would prefer not to see in "search" results are little pictures of a product (let's say an Acer notebook, for example) with a link that takes me to some website for the product at a "not so hot" deal price.

I browse the hot deals forums here for deals, rather than browsing the rest of the internet, since there is so much power in the consolidation of so much user submitted content. When a site becomes too "commercialized" (which FW is in danger of doing), I think users turn off to the site. Please, please don't turn this site into another FW.

:hug:Agreed!

new-bee

11-19-2007, 05:51 AM

Noob question: How do I clear my browser's cache, and what does the cache consist of? I am getting an occasional "internal server error" now, when I click on the forum link for "hot deals".

KrogerShopper

11-19-2007, 05:57 AM

wow there are a lot of changes today!

Did the font change for our usernames? They seem bigger and the font looks different.
the boldness at the bottom where it reads Page 1 of xx (results 1 - xx of xx).

I liked the way it was arranged before under our avatars -- with rep being last.

haven't checked out the smilies yet...did you upgrade them?

I think I need coffee.

OAKside

11-19-2007, 06:10 AM

Changes look great on all levels, great stuff guys!

SlickDealio

11-19-2007, 06:10 AM

I like the new logo. :)

wuzzy

11-19-2007, 06:20 AM

looks pretty good. I laughed when I saw the thumbs

callpocket

11-19-2007, 06:21 AM

Everything looks bigger, more clear -- easier to read. Nice!!

Haven't tried search yet and the thumbs DO look a little odd, but I think we will get used to it pretty quick. Thanks bryantq :nod:

Technologist

11-19-2007, 06:37 AM

Nice changes.....

Wammer

11-19-2007, 06:46 AM

Works for me. Thanks!

Melmo

11-19-2007, 06:51 AM

this is really weird.... it's loading up funny sometimes too. I guess you all might still be messing with it..or at least were earlier this morn.

bausch

11-19-2007, 06:56 AM

Old graphics were better .. :(

quaff

11-19-2007, 07:10 AM

Not that my opinion matters a whole lot :) - but, I agree with other posts that I think the old thumbs were more visually appealing and also easier to see and work from. Nice job on the other touch ups...

Kamyl

11-19-2007, 07:36 AM

I like the updates, except the new thumbs up/down images. The old one kind of "pop-out" at you, these ones don't :(

Schooby

11-19-2007, 07:40 AM

awww I like the little fall scene :D

I thought that was cute too. :teehee:

You're welcome :D

Fine, reply to her and not to me...I see how ya are. :rolleyes:

misternapps

11-19-2007, 07:45 AM

Here's for honesty:
New search feature = cool, and nice to have where it is.
New Thumbs UP/Down = very unpleasing, do not like it at all. (yes, i've cleared my cache and no, I dont think it looks good....)

Nattefrost

11-19-2007, 07:48 AM

i'm using firefox and the first,next,previous icons at the bottom are clustered along the number pages.Also on top FAQ and user CF are on top of each other.Otherwise nice layout. just those 2 bugs so far.

devil899

11-19-2007, 07:50 AM

:disagree: with the new thumbs up/down... :(

Schooby

11-19-2007, 07:52 AM

Maybe I'm missing something here but, I thought I used to be able to collapse the "who's in the forum" section. I know we can turn them off all together in options...but I like to have it on in most forums but when I go to hot deals it takes up too much room and I like to collapse them.

Also, add me to the people who don't like the new TU/TD as much a s the old ones. Sorry.

Otherwise, I like the updates. :thumbup:

ScreaminChicken

11-19-2007, 07:56 AM

The new TU/TD SUCK! WTF did you change them!?!? The old ones were very clear and they jumped out at you. These are bland and FUGLY!

BTW, you forgot to change the voting thumbs for individual threads. They're still good-looking. If you're gonna change the TU/TD you should've changed 'em all. It looks extra-sucky to have half one way and half the other:mad:

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

~Kimber~

11-19-2007, 08:17 AM

The new gray letters are very hard to see when using the midnight skin. :(

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 08:20 AM

When I rep someone, the rep count doesn't update until I refresh now :(

JoshPowell

11-19-2007, 08:23 AM

Overall I don't mind the update, BUT,

TU/TD icons are fugly as hell. Don't like them one bit and don't think I'll ever get used to them.

The font used for usernames is too big!

The logo looks kinda half-assed. I don't mind the concept but the execution isn't so great IMO.

phistyle

11-19-2007, 08:31 AM

everything working fine so far...it was messed up at first and then I just refreshed the page a couple of times and it worked...looking good looking good...keep up the good work

javaFlower

11-19-2007, 08:33 AM

1) the info under the avatars is just too wide...too much space between the title and info on each line...ie.
posts:..............................15,0000
posts: 15,000

this leaves the info too close to the body of of the post...
Basically...there is too much air inside the user info...pushing it all too close to the body of the post....imho.

2) the small italicized style of the user title is off...

3) Reputation is easier to use when it is the last item

4) I don't care for the 'they are on or not guy' being in front of my screen name

5) the thumbs up/thumbs downs look too feathery, and the coloration is off ...
maybe things should be thumbs up or red flagged....I don't know...but these new ones just aren't right.

Thanks for all the efforts to make SD better. :nod:

I haven't used the new search yet...but have already gone to FAQs a couple times looking to move to another forum :coverlaf:

addendum: I am using firefox....

RulingCzar

11-19-2007, 08:37 AM

I hate the new thumbs up/down things

sportsdoll

11-19-2007, 08:37 AM

When I rep someone, the rep count doesn't update until I refresh now :(

Same here. Why doesn't it update w/o refresh?

slickdeals

11-19-2007, 08:43 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions & constructive criticism so far. Keep them coming. :)

When I rep someone, the rep count doesn't update until I refresh now :(
Looks like it's a bug. I'll fix it later today.

dabomb

11-19-2007, 08:45 AM

i was going to say that the page thing was messed up but then i cleard the cache and it is fine now

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 08:45 AM

:faint: SD responded to a post of mine! :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

JoshPowell

11-19-2007, 08:48 AM

Oh, one more thing. I just 'viewed new posts' and I didn't like the layout that was shown.. the forum was in front of the topic (and maybe that's how it was before but I think it was after) and the column is way wider than the text inside of it. It makes it harder to read the actual topic titles.

Kristin

11-19-2007, 08:53 AM

I'm with the others on the thumbs... I definitely liked the old ones better. Change can be good, but there seems to be a lot of change for the sake of change. :down:

It's nice to have the search box up there though. :thumbsup:

PhoebesMeow

11-19-2007, 09:10 AM

afusinatto

11-19-2007, 09:13 AM

My slickdeals does not work at all now in my firefox. I refuse to use IE to access slickdeals. I DID clear my cache, ran ccleaner even all that but the problem is with my screen settings. If I keep it on what I'M GOING TO KEEP IT ON, slickdeals doesn't work.. All the new crap is floating above my toolbars that I click regularly (user cp) for example. When I change my screen settings to I guess whats normal, it works fine but, I CAN'T SEE A DAMN THING... this sucks, was this not test at all before it was unleached? ugh..
When I loaded SD this morning, the page was all jumbled and I couldn't even click on the boxes to log in. I just pressed F5 and everything went back to normal. It seems that it works for nearly everyone, so maybe this is a problem on your end.

BTW, I lovvvvveeeeeeee it!!! Everything's so purdy now! And I lol'd at the thumbs :lol: The thumbs down doesn't look like an "African American" (:rolleyes:) hand to me, it looks red.

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 09:16 AM

OK, I've been doing my normal site navigation this morning and I gotta say.... the font on the username's are too big. Is the emphasis on who posted or what they posted?

Also, with the new layout there's a LOT more scrolling to reach the bottom of the page, I think each post has got to take up 25% more space (if not more). The way you have the avatars spaced, you could put the post count, rep and join date to the right of the avi and save some space that way.

sportsdoll

11-19-2007, 09:18 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions & constructive criticism so far. Keep them coming. :)

Looks like it's a bug. I'll fix it later today.

thanks

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 09:44 AM

Nice to meet ya :) Sorry about that, I'm still a mod noob so mr sd had to fix my actions haha.

Wouldn't that make you a Mo0b....:whistlin:

BTW I actually like the new set up. Might take some time to get used to, but all things do.
I just hope my Cheetos avy isn't smaller..:eek:

Thanks Bryantq and Mr.SD for all the great work and changes. SD just keeps getting better.

PhoebesMeow

11-19-2007, 09:51 AM

When I loaded SD this morning, the page was all jumbled and I couldn't even click on the boxes to log in. I just pressed F5 and everything went back to normal. It seems that it works for nearly everyone, so maybe this is a problem on your end.

BTW, I lovvvvveeeeeeee it!!! Everything's so purdy now! And I lol'd at the thumbs :lol: The thumbs down doesn't look like an "African American" (:rolleyes:) hand to me, it looks red.

I have 800 by 600 screen settings with the magnifer. I cannot put my settings different. Look it doesn't matter how many times I refresh or clear temp or cache, the problem is on my screen size settings. Since my screen cannot hold as much, it jumbles it all up so the buttons are overlapping. It works fine if I switch my screen but then I can't see anything. This is NOT the original problem everyone was talking about that clearing cache, etc fixes. Try it yourself, load firefox, with screen settings at 800 by 600 and u won't be able to click the toolbars such as user cp because the FAQ button is floating over it, etc.

This sucks. :(

BlooQKazoo

11-19-2007, 09:54 AM

Is it just me or is the background brighter than it was before on the classic style? I could have sworn that it used to have a "softer" look to it. When I signed on this morning I thought maybe I had accidentally switched to the hybrid look but that wasn't the case.

Also, I would have to agree that there is too much space in the user name/avatar area to the left. I think if there is going to be that much space then maybe allowing larger avatars would be ideal in order to take up more space and make it less "empty feeling". And this is just nitpicking I know, but what is the point in adding the "date joined" to the info displayed? Just seems very random to me.

BrownEyedGirl

11-19-2007, 09:55 AM

It was weird at first, but I like it! Thanks for all the hard work (including the graphics :-) )

PhoebesMeow

11-19-2007, 09:59 AM

Hey i really don't care what the site looks like as long as it works. *sigh*

AngryPirate

11-19-2007, 10:00 AM

--I do not like the new TU/TD. Iprefer the old yellow cartoonish looking one. As someone mentioned earlier, they "pop-out" at you more.
--I also think the avatar and member info on the left of each post is too big/too spread out looking. I preferred the old look. It takes up more of the screen and draws the eye over to the left, rather than focusing on the post itself. Do you see all the extra blank space left underneath some of the posts due to the fact that the avatars are sooo big now? (see above post for perfect example)

my $.02

Phil Mack

11-19-2007, 10:06 AM

The thumbs up and down are not as distinct from each other as they used to be; especially the faded versions.

The intensity of the previous colors allowed me to distinguish between threads at a glance rather than looking at each thread individually to see how the icons point, but I can't do that anymore.

~Phil

SiloSmashers

11-19-2007, 10:17 AM

The thumbs have got to go. The old ones were easily readable. Now the thumbs up are close to the beige background, it makes it difficult to just scan through pages.

Bring back the yellow (asian) thumbs!

ScreaminChicken

11-19-2007, 10:23 AM

Definitely need to kill the size of our names. Need to put "Posts" and "Reps" on the same line to conserve space. Put the date joined to the right of our user title (without the words "date joined").

Ex:

UserNameALotSmaller
L(20) Super SDer...Jan 2000
Extra Crap goes here (Location, etc.)
Posts: x,xxx Reps: xxx

The User Name should be the same size as all the other text but BOLD (at most one size bigger). Posts and Reps go last so giving Reps is easier and so these two are more easily seen (since they're last).

These things will considerably lessen the insane height of our posts. Don't know why the SD mods think we want to see our names so big and have our posts take up 5-20 times more space than needed.

The extra space and crappy new thumbs have ruined SD :(

*JeanGrey*

11-19-2007, 10:28 AM

I like the new look. In general I agree with everything javaFlower says below though, and especially the user title... it doesn't look good italicized.

1) the info under the avatars is just too wide...too much space between the title and info on each line...ie.
posts:..............................15,0000
posts: 15,000

this leaves the info too close to the body of of the post...
Basically...there is too much air inside the user info...pushing it all too close to the body of the post....imho.

2) the small italicized style of the user title is off...

3) Reputation is easier to use when it is the last item

4) I don't care for the 'they are on or not guy' being in front of my screen name

5) the thumbs up/thumbs downs look too feathery, and the coloration is off ...
maybe things should be thumbs up or red flagged....I don't know...but these new ones just aren't right.

Thanks for all the efforts to make SD better. :nod:

I haven't used the new search yet...but have already gone to FAQs a couple times looking to move to another forum :coverlaf:

addendum: I am using firefox....

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 10:32 AM

:hide:

maybe it's my settings ???

on my screen, the new width and length are a little larger..

here's a pic.. the new is on the left, and the old is on the right.. (I got the old from one of my old tmobile thread backups)

(I like the smaller one 'cause then more of the post body is displayed :) )..Anybody reporting layout issues, I'd imagine it would be helpful if you would include which web browser you're using.
ooops ! You're right !

I'm using IE :)

also..

I do like the new search box.. though the dropdown box cuts off halfway through the letters of "show posts"

and.. I miss the cute old thumb pictures :sadwalk:

GeminiiGirl

11-19-2007, 10:34 AM

to put it the shortest way, i dont like these changes at all.

the longer way:

what i really dont like is how all our info is listed inder our username. i like how it looked before. i also dont like that out Username is such a large font now. it's too big for my eyes to look at!!! i dont like that the User Title is in italics either.

i dont like the thumbs up anymore :(. the old one is much better quality!!!

the way the page numbers are written, bothered me at first look, but it may be i just need to get used to that.

RugratsGalore

11-19-2007, 10:34 AM

I dislike everything about the update. I especially dislike the thumbs up/thumbs down. The other things I could live with but the TU/TD is horrible.

PhoebesMeow

11-19-2007, 10:35 AM

So is this ever going to be fixed for those using 800 by 600 screen settings? I mean I realize that's probably just me, but my SD is broken.

Killerz

11-19-2007, 10:37 AM

TU/TD really bother me for some reason. I like the old ones much better.

The usernames do seem to be a tad too big.

With the page numbers on the bottom there is a litte _ after the last page. I don't know if that is an accident or if it is to signify end of pages but I think it looks dumb.

Finally did the background color change at all. It seems less yellow than it used to. If it isn't that, then it is something else that I can't put my finger on.

daisee

11-19-2007, 10:53 AM

I don't like the changes at all. The user names are too big.. I don't like the User title in Italics either. The whole user info box looked better before.

And I really really hate my signature being in the middle of the page... I want it to sit at the bottom.

benjie

11-19-2007, 10:53 AM

I only have a couple comments about the search feature.

1. Forum results should come before front page results. It's incredibly rare that I (and I would assume most others) search for a deal that's been on the front page recently enough to still be valid. So front page results should not be the top result, if you feel you have to include them at all.

2. We're gonna need way more than 5 thread results in that view. 5 threads is pretty much useless. Honestly, the best search view we've got right now is the one you get when you click "view more posts (http://forums.slickdeals.net/sdsearch.php?&search=dell&mode=forum&perpage=20&pagenum=1)". Although I don't know what to think about the pricegrabber thing at the bottom. It could be somewhat useful, but it really really commercializes the look of the site.

Also, the search bar on the left - I don't know, it just makes everything else look cramped. Maybe try it on the right? Maybe even across the top. I'm having a tough time visualizing.

sportsdoll

11-19-2007, 10:54 AM

I have decided I definitely DO NOT like the T/U, T/D.

Kristin

11-19-2007, 10:55 AM

Any other Vista users having problems with SD in IE? IE is known to crash from time to time in Vista, but it's crashing constantly today with SD - which it has never done before. :dontknow:

benjie

11-19-2007, 10:57 AM

The reason the thumbs were updated was to present a cleaner image that streamlines the site and to remove the old blurry image.
That's funny. I never thought the old one was blurry at all. But the new (racist :lol:) ones look like a step back to 1997.

hathor

11-19-2007, 10:59 AM

I was very confused at first as well too. I have had my browser flake out on me before and make SD look all goofy and then I noticed it again this morning. :lol:

I am on Firefox.
1. I honestly didn't even notice the TU/TD at ALL, until I wondered where they went and had to consciously look for them. I don't like them because they blend too much and make it much more difficult to see a good deal at a glance.

2. I do not like the way the username section looks. It's all wide and looks too space hoggish.

3. I don't know if it's me, but I tried to post and include a link and change the name for the link, I was unable to add the link under the "Insert Link:" button. Does that make sense? I could only paste it in the message window. The insert link button did not add my link to my post like before.

4. I like the search box on top and easily accessible.

I don't really venture out of my "comfort forums" :lol: but I will have a look around and see what it looks like. Thanks for all the hard work! :)

Kristin

11-19-2007, 11:00 AM

That's funny. I never thought the old one was blurry at all. But the new (racist :lol:) ones look like a step back to 1997.

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

The Kev Master

11-19-2007, 11:03 AM

The Kev Master likes the developments and welcomes them.He thinks if you're not moving forward, you're moving backwards.

Landers

11-19-2007, 11:07 AM

Looks good Bryant!

Ok.. had to pop in here just for that... back to being an Apple slave ;)

benjie

11-19-2007, 11:09 AM

The Kev Master likes the developments and welcomes them.He thinks if you're not moving forward, you're moving backwards.
I don't think anyone here would disagree. The only quesion is which changes are a step forward and which are a step backwards.

JLater

11-19-2007, 11:09 AM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

I was thinking the same thing:nod: . C'mon SD, lets stay original.

Also, agree that the whole side box with username, reps, location, etc. is way too big. The other size was just fine. Our posts just seems to darn big (height wise) and I feel that the site looks more cluttered, and less streamlined. Waste of space IMHO.

Search page is fine, just gonna take some time to get used to. I don't like the navigation bar on the side, just too big, but the idea is good. Kudos for putting the search bar up top without having to make the additional click.

either way though, I can only say thank you to SD and the SD community for once again, improving the site.

daisee

11-19-2007, 11:11 AM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

:iagree:

.DC.

11-19-2007, 11:12 AM

This is weird...I had to switch to ALASKA Time for the posts to show the proper offset from Greenwich....

I should be -8 not -9 hours....

:scratch:

Qaid

11-19-2007, 11:13 AM

I think there should be some kind of notice for everybody to refresh their cache
I had to google "slickdeals forums" to get here and find that out because I wasn't able to click the links originally

the left side where all the user info is...it seems too spaced out
the new thumbs...don't really look like thumbs. maybe that's just me. black and white thumbs aren't really that racist, but I just feel like yellow and red thumbs did the job just fine

I like the search being available, I wasn't aware it was popular demand but I'm glad it was

hathor

11-19-2007, 11:17 AM

This is weird...I had to switch to ALASKA Time for the posts to show the proper offset from Greenwich....

I should be -8 not -9 hours....

:scratch:

I had that problem after the time changed. I figured out that my settings were set to not adjust DST automagically or some such thing. That fixed it for me. :nod:

likesaving

11-19-2007, 11:19 AM

hathor

11-19-2007, 11:19 AM

Something else I noticed. The TU/TD changed, but the "Rate this thread" TU/TD did not change and are still yellow and red. Seems inconsistent. Best to change them back to the old TU/TD. :wink5:

emmie110

11-19-2007, 11:21 AM

I like most of the changes - at least I can get used to them. That being said...
1 - The new thumbs up really freak me out - what was wrong with the yellow ones?
2 - The username area to the left does seem longer to me - so if you just post a short sentence there is a lot of space taken up because the posts/reps/date joined/location and for some the Yahoo/MSN/AIM links is taking up a lot of room. Seems to me this is going to require either more pages to go thru in a thread or a lot more scrolling to read all the posts.

And I like the new cute logo at the top. :nod:

wuzzy

11-19-2007, 11:21 AM

Is it me, or does SD seem slower after the new upgrades

daisee

11-19-2007, 11:25 AM

Is it me, or does SD seem slower after the new upgrades

Yes... its going slow for me too... I thought it was just my computer.

luckygirl24

11-19-2007, 11:26 AM

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I don't like that the user information is so huge, lengthwise, that a one sentence post takes up 3 inches of my screen. So much unnecessary scrolling... :(

squeaks

11-19-2007, 11:29 AM

hm... not digging the new thumbs... can we change them back in the CP? other than that (after i had to clear cache) it looks good.

.DC.

11-19-2007, 11:31 AM

I had that problem after the time changed. I figured out that my settings were set to not adjust DST automagically or some such thing. That fixed it for me. :nod:

So did I, I didn't expect to have to muck with the settings again!

Is it me, or does SD seem slower after the new upgrades

You had to clear your cache, so now all the little graphics and icons, etc...are having to download from SD rather then your hard drive....give it time and it will catch up.

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 11:32 AM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

:worthy: I SO wanted to post this, but I don't wanna get slapped again. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

It's EXACTLY what I thought of when I saw the TU/TD.

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 11:34 AM

I don't like that the username is so big. I don't like the new thumbs up/down. I don't like how close the pages links (like page 12345) are so close at the bottom - I liked the space between them before. I don't like rep not being at the bottom. I don't like all the space between Posts:..............postcount, etc. SD's is also going slower.

I do, however, like the new fall banner in the top left. :)

When you upgrade windows, they have an option to switch back to the previous windows style. Any chance that would be a possibility for users with the site look on SD?

All that said, I probably just hate change.

.DC.

11-19-2007, 11:35 AM

SD is going slower as it has to re-cache all the icons and graphics to your pc...as those catch up...it will be quicker for you again.

CarolinaBlue

11-19-2007, 11:38 AM

SD is going slower as it has to re-cache all the icons and graphics to your pc...as those catch up...it will be quicker for you again.

Thanks for the explanation. I thought something was wrong with my computer.

crice

11-19-2007, 11:50 AM

2cents:

It's slightly harder to see the "thumbs-up" now. The color of the hand is very similar to the background color of the thread. The previous yellow color had higher contrast. The current fleshy color seems to blend in for the worse.

Also, since the icons are smaller, it's harder to catch the eye. For slickdeals, the old layout had a bigger SD symbol. Now, both the SD symbol and hand symbols are smaller and harder to see.

RugratsGalore

11-19-2007, 11:51 AM

Any other Vista users having problems with SD in IE? IE is known to crash from time to time in Vista, but it's crashing constantly today with SD - which it has never done before. :dontknow:
I'm using IE and Vista and it is working ok (but I still don't like the changes!)

Joe Davola

11-19-2007, 11:52 AM

I'm not feeling the big blue box. :shake:

CarolinaBlue

11-19-2007, 12:17 PM

I'm using IE and Vista and it is working ok (but I still don't like the changes!)

I'm also using IE and have Vista and the only problem that I seem to have is that it's quite slow sometimes but someone said it was probably because I had to clean everything out earlier. :confused: I was wondering about the Vista part too though.

iconian

11-19-2007, 12:21 PM

dzap

11-19-2007, 12:29 PM

ahh!! How do I change it back!! :shocking: :bigeye: :chairbas:

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 12:42 PM

here are my thoughts:

1. avatar space a bit too wide. you probably had to specify speficial size in order to allign everything properly, so unless you guys want to allow larger avatar size, shrink it say by 10-12 spaces and it should be ok.

2. icons are a bit bright/beige kinda liked what we had before, bright orange

3. the whole layout kinda too beige, i dunno but old was a bit darker and nicer for the eyes

overall, nice work and this is not meant as a criticism:)

I think we should get larger avatars to fill the space...:whee::whee:

And the tu/td do look stooopid.(although if there not so "In your face" looking maybe less people will complain...:lmao: (jk of course):shake:

EDIT...OMG just as I posted this the background went back to the old color. MUCH BETTER.

dzap

11-19-2007, 12:53 PM

Looks nice. the "real-looking" thumbs up scares me though.
:hide: it does for me too.
I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but you do make a good point. Some people are very sensitive to this stuff and you can't just blow those people off because they are sensitive. SD may want to consider a different color scheme to avoid accusations.

EDIT: Scratch that. Upon further review the TD are clearly red. Perhaps offensive to Native Americans, but who cares.

JUST KIDDING!!!!

On a different note, the new UI seems to have broken search. No matter what I search for there are no results.
I find that racist and offending to my Native American heritage..:lol:
awww I like the little fall scene :D

Some comments:

1) I don't like the new "thumbs up - thumbs down" icons. I prefer the old ones.

2) I don't like the way "search" results are displayed now - looks a lot like FatWall_t, and I detest the way their "search" results display. I would prefer "search" results to be displayed the way they were previous to this "upgrade".

-Thanks.
:iagree: I'm not sure what's with all the pricegrabber search thing..doesn't seem to show up for me..which I'm happy about if you guys decided to remove it while I was asleep. I never use pricegrabber anyway except for those $5 rebate every now and then.
I think we should get larger avatars to fill the space...:whee::whee:

And the tu/td do look stooopid.(although if there not so "In your face" looking maybe less people will complain...:lmao: (jk of course):shake:

EDIT...OMG just as I posted this the background went back to the old color. MUCH BETTER.
yes :iagree: I believe the larger space should attribute to larger avatar space...I mean maybe at least 128x128 like most other forums? And my background color is always kept to SD ice so I didn't really notice a difference there.
So far..search is fine, the overhaul is a bit overwhelming at first, but I suppose I'll get used to it. I like the little autumn pumpkin thing and the the more refined SD logo..it's nice. So far my only gripe is
a.) the TU/TD...it scares the freaking heck outta me. IT's so...flat..not 3-dimensional like the old one, which mikes it look more refined, not like um..2D paper.
b.) ahh..I see what the new search is about...upper right-hand corner. Very nice. but I'm already accustomed to the pull-down search box, so it won't affect me..but nice touch anyway :)

daisee

11-19-2007, 12:55 PM

I still don't like it :nono2:

dzap

11-19-2007, 12:56 PM

oh can't believe I missed that one...on the main page the "Home Coupons Forums Research FAQ" etc,..can't that be spaced out more a little? at least on the home page? It doesn't look so bad on the forum view, but it just seems way out of place on the main page..

dzap

11-19-2007, 12:58 PM

:lol: I like when SD jumped to web 2.0 layout..this looks like it's kind of 2.2..not really 2.5 yet..:lmao: years from now when Web 3.0 is out, is SD going to be completely flash-based? :lol: that would be murder on my comp....

uscpsycho

11-19-2007, 01:15 PM

i'm using firefox and the first,next,previous icons at the bottom are clustered along the number pages.
Same problem here. They are fine at the top of the page, but at the bottom they overlap with the numbers. Sometimes they overlap each other. Weird.

Kristin

11-19-2007, 01:16 PM

Same problem here. They are fine at the top of the page, but at the bottom they overlap with the numbers. Sometimes they overlap each other. Weird.

:iagree: Same here in FF.

daisee

11-19-2007, 01:20 PM

Change it back :please:

SLickCate

11-19-2007, 01:20 PM

I agree with others about the thumbs up/down. They are not pleasing to the eye. That outline around the edge makes them look much too busy. The original image is much easier on the eyes and stands out more.

I also dislike the user info. area, seems so big now. So much scrolling for a one sentence post seems a waste of space too. I don't like the status indicator in front of our names.

crimgirl

11-19-2007, 01:32 PM

i like the new look

Streetsmart

11-19-2007, 01:38 PM

Questionable timing (tweakwise).
TU/TB - horrible.
My opinion of course, I could be wrong.

benjie

11-19-2007, 01:44 PM

I was actually thinking the same thing when I saw the new colors, I would like to see "blue thumbs up" maybe the same blue as the SD logo.
Come on. If you're gonna quote me like that, at least include the part that showed I was joking. I can't believe anyone would actually think that.

hathor

11-19-2007, 02:00 PM

The larger username space kind of reminds me of my mom's computer. She is legally blind and has her screen set to super duper magnification and everything is HUGE. :lol:

JoshPowell

11-19-2007, 02:04 PM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

me too! :lol:

hathor

11-19-2007, 02:10 PM

Thank you for changing the color of the TU! :)

bryantq

11-19-2007, 02:11 PM

Thanks for all the feedback. We'll continually work with you all to try to update the site :) We gave the thumbs another shot with a new color, but if you all really still hate them after a week or so we can always go back (i saved them just in case).

Someone mentioned that they thought the thumbs were smaller and that the sd logo next to it was smaller too! In fact the thumbs (pixel by pixel) are pretty much the same size, and we didnt touch the little sd logo that signifies a FP deal.

Regarding the user profile stuff, i do see the concern and we'll tweak it a little more to make it feel less wide, and we'll definitely reduce the height since that is an issue.

There was one user who reported the wrapping of the main menu at small resolutions. We will try to fix this issue for you as promptly as possible. In the meantime you may want to use the "fixed" width option (ie at the bottom of the forum you are presented with the user interface controls where you can pick : theme, increase font, decrease font and then an icon with " <>" press that to go to fixed width and that should resolve the wrapping for now until we can get a fix in for you.

For the user who stated that the search wasnt very useful with so little results, please note there is an option at the top right of the page "show: 5 10 15" and this will set your default number of results returned!

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 02:13 PM

nafetsnafets

11-19-2007, 02:14 PM

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 02:16 PM

:wave2: I like the colors of the TU/TD better, but they're still too FW-y for my taste. :vomit:

Bring back the old ones!!

PhoebesMeow

11-19-2007, 02:16 PM

bryantq

11-19-2007, 02:17 PM

:wave2: I like the colors of the TU/TD better, but they're still too FW-y for my taste. :vomit:

Bring back the old ones!!

I dont know how they can look FW-y :( They dont even use thumbs lol. That and you know how mangled their smilies and stuff look :(

JoshPowell

11-19-2007, 02:19 PM

:wave2: I like the colors of the TU/TD better, but they're still too FW-y for my taste. :vomit:

Bring back the old ones!!

I semi-agree.

I think they look worse.. bring back the old ones!

:lol:

mmv

11-19-2007, 02:19 PM

is it just me, or do the thumbs look out of place against the Midnight theme?

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 02:20 PM

After looking again...the TU/TD color is way too bright..no likey.

SO can we have bigger avays?:lol:

Kristin

11-19-2007, 02:30 PM

I dont know how they can look FW-y :( They dont even use thumbs lol. That and you know how mangled their smilies and stuff look :(

It's the whole color/black outline design I think. They look kinda silly :tomato: much like FW's smileys.

Just my $0.02. :blush:

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 02:34 PM

I dont know how they can look FW-y :( They dont even use thumbs lol. That and you know how mangled their smilies and stuff look :(

I think it's that hand-drawn kindergarten art project kinda look http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

It doesn't fit with the look of the rest of the site.

I'm sure you put a LOT of work into it, but I'd rather have the old TU/TD back, if you don't mind :)

bellasin

11-19-2007, 02:37 PM

I agree with the whole thumbs issue the old ones are more visually appealing, and I too think the huge space occupied by user names should be condensed, I dont really see the search changes yet, one thing that is bugging me is it looks like all the font is paler and changed somehow like what I am typing right now, I am really having a tough time reading everything now.

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 02:41 PM

Is there anyway this could be spaced out more?:

Page 11 of 12 (Results 151 - 165 of 171) First Prev 9101112 Next

It's okay when it's that low, but when it's like page 2582592602612622632642652677, it gets a little confusing.

The TU/TD are better, but I still really prefer the yellow ones.

soonerfaninks

11-19-2007, 02:46 PM

Could the avatars be centered instead of left justified? I think that would look better. anyone else?

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 02:48 PM

GeminiiGirl

11-19-2007, 03:02 PM

After looking again...the TU/TD color is way too bright..no likey.

SO can we have bigger avays?:lol:

:thumbsup: to BIGGER avatars :woot2: i've always wanted that!!!

Smilinstar16

11-19-2007, 03:03 PM

Hmmm still don't know... yeah and I like the old thumbs up/ down looked better... maybe it's just because people don't like to accept change... even me.. it will grow on me I think...

Kristin

11-19-2007, 03:05 PM

Yay, thanks for moving the reps down. :worthy:

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 03:06 PM

I also just noticed how when you hover over a thread the background is a lot darker. I like that. :)

Yay, thanks for moving the reps down. :worthy:
YES, thank you! :):):)

bryantq

11-19-2007, 03:08 PM

Yay, thanks for moving the reps down. :worthy:
No problem :) Without the feedback from our users it wouldnt have happened :)

GeminiiGirl

11-19-2007, 03:10 PM

i still dont like the thumbs :sadwalk: they dont fit it with the rest of the look.

redtrak

11-19-2007, 03:17 PM

:iagree:

Majakat

11-19-2007, 03:31 PM

does work right 4 me in firefox

pam1289

11-19-2007, 03:34 PM

I can't seem to get the filters to work on the Hot Deals page...the tags, work fine, but not the filters. Everything else worked fine after I cleared everything this morning

UTR

11-19-2007, 03:35 PM

I want it back the way it used to be... I hate change! :ranting:

benjie

11-19-2007, 03:54 PM

Yay, thanks for moving the reps down. :worthy:
:iagree:

And don't listen to the people who want huge avatars. If they were much bigger, the place would look really crappy.

-a person who used to ask for larger avatars all the time.

Edit: I take that back. No extra pixels for the avatars, but more storage would be nice.

javaFlower

11-19-2007, 04:13 PM

Schooby

11-19-2007, 04:26 PM

Actually I don't think the user names are bigger but smaller than before. I think the layout of that personalized box is just different and makes you think it's bigger. I'm not crazy about the text being smaller and having so much space between the categories and the info. Such as: reputation_____________383.
The rest is fine except the silly thumbs.
Thanks for all of your hard work.

Hot Sauce

11-19-2007, 04:31 PM

Is it just me or did the thumbs symbols just change from peach-colored, human hands to yellow, Simpsons hands?

I swear they were peach colored a few minutes ago, now they're Simpsons colored :lol:

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 04:38 PM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

:lol: same here.. and I didn't think that the old ones were blurry either :no:

oh, and about your last post.. I'm using IE, but with Windows XP pro.. no crashes for me..
sorry to hear about all the crashing for you :comfort: that must be driving you nuts..

aclays

11-19-2007, 04:42 PM

I'm not fond of how the box with screen name, join date rep etc. is almost the same color as the posting area. I have cleared my cache, and I am using the sd classic style. They almost seem to overlap. It almost seems like the avatar / info box is less efficient than it used to be too.

edit: I don't understand the point of having the new search bar up there? it's not any more convenient than the search bar we already had, and it's got less functionality.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 04:48 PM

edit: I don't understand the point of having the new search bar up there? it's not any more convenient than the search bar we already had, and it's got less functionality.

What do you mean less functionality?

JoshPowell

11-19-2007, 04:52 PM

Reps look much better on the bottom.. that hole posting area looks a lot better now :) Nice work.

I would also like bigger avatars.. not HUGE.. 100x100px would be good :)

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 04:56 PM

What do you mean less functionality?
I like it where it is now. This way there is no wait on it to load when you click for the drop menu thing. :)

aclays

11-19-2007, 04:58 PM

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 05:00 PM

I think the Avatars represent a persons personality. If there pointless then why have them. Now look there tiny. It is going to stay this way? Because since the space was fixed the avatars shrunk...:sadwalk:

ajskhan

11-19-2007, 05:18 PM

awesome, thanks

slickdeals

11-19-2007, 05:24 PM

http://www.imageviper.com/displayimage/102239/0/search.JPG

All you can do is just enter something in and search. I dont' understand what's different from the original one that we had. But with the original we had other search options. More options are always cool, but it just seems like misc stuff that could slow down the website.

I only have one other gripe really, that's that the threads in forums seem to have the same color box, you can't really differentiate them as easily anymore. With the lines on the bottom and top of each one it's easier to tell who started which thread and whatnot since the title is bunched up with others on the left, and the names and times are bunched up together on the right side.

Have you tried clicking on that little drop down button next to the search box? It shows the same options. I'll get bryantq to make it a little more visible. :)

As for the box color for the thread listing, they are the same color as before. The only changes were the highlight box when hovering over a thread and the lines between the thread.

I think the Avatars represent a persons personality. If there pointless then why have them. Now look there tiny. It is going to stay this way? Because since the space was fixed the avatars shrunk...:sadwalk:

Avatar sizes have always been 66x66. If we ever add another rank above boldies, we might increase the avatar size for those people. For now, there arn't a whole lot of boldies compared to regular users to add another rank yet.

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 05:38 PM

I actually think the avatar size is fine -- after all, I realize this is slickdeals, with the emphasis being on deals. Avatars just make it cooler :)

Oh, and thanks for fixing the spacing on the left :) Threads are now a lot shorter. Maybe it could be a little less wide, but that could also be my settings :)

BostonGirl

11-19-2007, 05:41 PM

Avatar sizes have always been 66x66. If we ever add another rank above boldies, we might increase the avatar size for those people. For now, there arn't a whole lot of boldies compared to regular users to add another rank yet.

Thanks Slickdeals. I think maybe seeing the space for so long it made them look smaller. Maybe my eyes just got bigger.:eek:

I can understand not adding bigger Avatars for everyone as it would just take up space on the servers. So guess I will have to get bolder in case that times comes..:whee:

Thanks again for the great site, and changes. I love that the admins value our opinions and work with us on these issues. SD is the best.:hug:

I actually think the avatar size is fine -- after all, I realize this is slickdeals, with the emphasis being on deals. Avatars just make it cooler :)

Oh, and thanks for fixing the spacing on the left :) Threads are now a lot shorter. Maybe it could be a little less wide, but that could also be my settings :)

I thought they shrunk but it was just my eyes playing tricks on me because the space was there for so long..:lmao:

quazywong

11-19-2007, 05:43 PM

change the farking Thumbsup/Down.

Too much fatwalletness in those.

SD FTW!

the old ones were true SD

scout101

11-19-2007, 05:46 PM

can we get some spacing on the page numbers (bottom right of page)? They all are too close together, so you can't get at the difference between page 1, 2, 3, 10, etc. They're all underlined with no spacing, making it appear just as one big number 12345101120...

quazywong

11-19-2007, 05:49 PM

Oh yea, the #
Change that back too, the boxes take up too much room.

slickdeals

11-19-2007, 05:49 PM

WingsTown

11-19-2007, 06:21 PM

It'll take a little getting used to, but I'm down.

sportsdoll

11-19-2007, 06:25 PM

Please fix the T/U and T/D the different colors are killing my eyes. thanks

joshs328

11-19-2007, 06:25 PM

I like the changes, I think that it makes the site look a little more clean, I like the page jump buttons. The user info area is nice imo.

Thanks

hns

11-19-2007, 06:39 PM

Killerz

11-19-2007, 06:50 PM

EDIT...OMG just as I posted this the background went back to the old color. MUCH BETTER.
I agree! Thank you for listening to me and changing the color back. Now what about that stupid _ which shows right after the last page number.

njf

11-19-2007, 06:51 PM

i'm using firefox and the first,next,previous icons at the bottom are clustered along the number pages.
Same promblem with me in Firefox. cleared cache and everything any suggestions?

benjie

11-19-2007, 07:11 PM

I would say the thumbs up hands are clearly Simpsonian.
Now they are. The color's been changed, and it's better than it was. I still think the hands look like something out of 1997, though.

Lace

11-19-2007, 07:31 PM

Looking great here!! Nice work SD staff :)

GeminiiGirl

11-19-2007, 07:36 PM

I would also like bigger avatars.. not HUGE.. 100x100px would be good :)

:iagree: or even just a little bigger than 66x66 would be nice :wink5:

SimplyDABulous

11-19-2007, 07:46 PM

I think the post bar should end at the same point our name/online status bar does.

I strive for symmetry :)

ubblue

11-19-2007, 08:05 PM

I don't like the TU & TD graphics. The old ones showed up better, especially if there is only 1 TU.
I don't see where the OP info arrangment is better - it just takes up more space.

BeIIe

11-19-2007, 08:09 PM

Okay, it started working on it's own :woot:

Wow, yeah, it's different. Not sure what to think about it. Not liking the "Home,"Coupons," "Forums" and other links being left-aligned. I think I hate change.

:eek: He spoke to me. :thud:
1st of all, I LOVE the new look, it looks "Cleaner" 2nd of all, I do agree w/the above post...No left-aligning..Center is much better. :)

SpinDizzy

11-19-2007, 08:20 PM

don't like the new SEARCH at all. :vomit: :yuk: :thumbdow:

widgit

11-19-2007, 08:52 PM

I only have one other gripe really, that's that the threads in forums seem to have the same color box, you can't really differentiate them as easily anymore. With the lines on the bottom and top of each one it's easier to tell who started which thread and whatnot since the title is bunched up with others on the left, and the names and times are bunched up together on the right side.

:iagree: It's harder to tell the separate threads now, without the lines between the threads. Especially if the thread title is more than one line long. Please put the visible lines between the thread titles back.

Other than that, I think I can get used to most of the changes :). The search results page, I think, will be the hardest for me to get used to. With the extra options/filters down the left side, the font size of the actual results now looks smaller (and seemingly smaller than the font on the rest of the site, also?) and it's harder for me to read. Is there any way to fix that? Or maybe some way to make the filter options column collapsable, like other modules on the site are? (and hopefully make the results font size larger while doing so).

Whether it can be done or not, thank you to all of you that are constantly working so hard to make the site better for us. This is why SD is the best site out there :)

cnct_agl

11-19-2007, 09:05 PM

Something else I noticed. The TU/TD changed, but the "Rate this thread" TU/TD did not change and are still yellow and red. Seems inconsistent. Best to change them back to the old TU/TD. :wink5: :lmao: fabulous idea :thumbup:

I dont know how they can look FW-y :-( They dont even use thumbs lol. That and you know how mangled their smilies and stuff look :-( :comfort: you're right.. it's not FW-y.. but I've seen a similar thumb-up/down somewhere (Since SD beats all the others hands-down, it's really not all that surprising that I can't remember where I saw them)..

Yay, thanks for moving the reps down. :worthy:
iagree ! :woot:
or even just a little bigger than 66x66 would be nice :wink5:

How about an option to click on an avatar to see a bigger version (if you wanted it)

Or, a general user option to display either large or small avatars ?

It's harder to tell the separate threads now, without the lines between the threads. Especially if the thread title is more than one line long. Please put the lines between the thread titles back.

Other than that, I think I can get used to most of the changes :-). The search results page, I think, will be the hardest for me to get used to. With the extra options/filters down the left side, the font size of the actual results now looks smaller (and seemingly smaller than the font on the rest of the site, also?) and it's harder for me to read. Is there any way to fix that? Or maybe some way to make the filter options column collapsable, like other modules on the site are? (and hopefully make the results font size larger while doing so).

:iagree: Could we also have an option to "hide" the 5 frontpage results that pop up :bounce:

Whether it can be done or not, thank you to all of you that are constantly working so hard to make the site better for us. This is why SD is the best site out there :)

absolutely ! Thank You SD :-)

alayna

11-19-2007, 09:25 PM

don't like the new SEARCH at all. :vomit: :yuk: :thumbdow:
agreed...can't really find much when I type in surveys...maybe it's a glitch for right now? Other than that...I think the new look is good.:)

anudewalrus

11-19-2007, 09:36 PM

Old hands were better!

SLickCate

11-19-2007, 09:47 PM

Same promblem with me in Firefox. cleared cache and everything any suggestions?

Also using Firefox and the page numbers at bottom are clustered funny, see screenshot. Have cleared cache several times, no change.

Quadrille

11-19-2007, 09:48 PM

Haven't tested stuff yet but looks nice. /me looks for kinks.

bryantq

11-19-2007, 09:52 PM

don't like the new SEARCH at all. :vomit: :yuk: :thumbdow:
Perhaps a criticism of the search that we can work on :) what exactly dont you like?

Also using Firefox and the page numbers at bottom are clustered funny, see screenshot. Have cleared cache several times, no change.
Thanks for reporting this, we'll take a look.

:iagree: It's harder to tell the separate threads now, without the lines between the threads. Especially if the thread title is more than one line long. Please put the visible lines between the thread titles back.

Which theme are you using?

Edit: Fixed this :)

hathor

11-19-2007, 10:30 PM

I left and just came back. Thank you for make the Rep button on the bottom again. :)

Hoseman666

11-19-2007, 11:02 PM

When I rep someone, it doesn't automatically refresh the page with the new rep score - is that coming back or gone for good?

Also, I have problems with the font/sizing of the user info. All of it is too small, and the username letters need additional letter spacing, and the user title could be darker.
kthx

matt_annie

11-19-2007, 11:18 PM

When I rep someone, it doesn't automatically refresh the page with the new rep score - is that coming back or gone for good?

Oh, I was wondering that too. :)

bryantq

11-19-2007, 11:45 PM

When I rep someone, it doesn't automatically refresh the page with the new rep score - is that coming back or gone for good?

This bug has been confirmed and we'll work on fixing it :)

widgit

11-20-2007, 12:02 AM

Which theme are you using?

Edit: Fixed this :)

Thank you for putting the lines between the thread titles again. Much better :).

However, there now seems to also be a line along the bottom of every post, just above the Mod Alert/Reply/etc buttons, which I don't think was there before. I noticed it just after I saw that you'd put the lines between the thread titles back.

(Of course, that line could have been there all along and it's just more noticeable to me now because I'm looking at the new changes. If so, ignore that last paragraph ;))

tripleBargain

11-20-2007, 12:05 AM

Is there a way to find my posts by thread & not by post when I drill down on my ID?

widgit

11-20-2007, 12:20 AM

Is there a way to find my posts by thread & not by post when I drill down on my ID?

If you're talking about threads that you started, you can go to your profile and on the right hand side look for the "Threads Started" link. That shows the results as threads, but only for ones where you were the OP.

Otherwise, I think the only way to find all of your posts, and also have the results show as threads, is to do so from the advanced search page. Search for your own username, and on the 'show results as' option at the bottom left, make sure that 'threads' is selected.

fillygirl

11-20-2007, 12:34 AM

I don't like any of the so called updates, if its not broke don't fix it,.....why change the rep line? why change the fonts? none of the changes are comfortable for me,.....I came here because I could function here,....I will leave ..........

SpinDizzy

11-20-2007, 12:35 AM

Perhaps a criticism of the search that we can work on :) what exactly dont you like?
Where to begin... ok;

Frontpage Deals: I don't care for the FrontPage deals or whatever to appear in my search-results. If I want to know what's on the FrontPage, I'll go to the FrontPage.

Forum Thread View: Yea, so every thread which has the word I searched for is listed, but limited to 5... gee-whiz! At least give us an option to display more via a setting, if you're gonna limit us by default. Also, what about just searching thread-TITLES only?!?!

Products: Gee... I'm not looking for "Products" - I'm looking for thread topics and discussions!

...but just my opinion; a verified and listed Coder/Designer on vB.org for several years now and owning several of my own forums. :)

tripleBargain

11-20-2007, 12:41 AM

Otherwise, I think the only way to find all of your posts, and also have the results show as threads, is to do so from the advanced search page. Search for your own username, and on the 'show results as' option at the bottom left, make sure that 'threads' is selected.

Yeah, I was looking for this in a one click like the 'New Posts' link @ the top of the page.

bryantq

11-20-2007, 12:56 AM

Where to begin... ok;

Frontpage Deals: I don't care for the FrontPage deals or whatever to appear in my search-results. If I want to know what's on the FrontPage, I'll go to the FrontPage.

Forum Thread View: Yea, so every thread which has the word I searched for is listed, but limited to 5... gee-whiz! At least give us an option to display more via a setting, if you're gonna limit us by default. Also, what about just searching thread-TITLES only?!?!

Products: Gee... I'm not looking for "Products" - I'm looking for thread topics and discussions!

...but just my opinion; a verified and listed Coder/Designer on vB.org for several years now and owning several of my own forums. :)

Note that at the top right of the search results page there is an option to increase the default number of results displayed in each section.

http://a.slickdeals.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=63184&stc=1&d=1195545517
The idea behind the pricegrabber results section at the bottom allows you to do price research at the same time :) Should you not need it, it is below and out of the way.

So lets say you are searching for a deal for a q6600 processor, you search for it, you see thers one or two fp deals in the past and what that price is, you look int he forums, you see some there, at the same time you can see what it is retailing for currently.

RulingCzar

11-20-2007, 07:07 AM

I still hate those freak hands

uscpsycho

11-20-2007, 07:56 AM

The idea behind the pricegrabber results section at the bottom allows you to do price research at the same time :)
Isn't it really an attempt to get more affiliate sales $$$?

I can't vote for threads. When I hover over the TU/TD icons I get the "hand" cursor but when I click nothing happens.

Still like the old thumbs better. Why so determined to change them?

ripcurl

11-20-2007, 09:16 AM

I like the new search box. Graphically, IMO,I think the rest of it stinks.

SpinDizzy

11-20-2007, 10:57 AM

Note that at the top right of the search results page there is an option to increase the default number of results displayed in each section.

http://a.slickdeals.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=63184&stc=1&d=1195545517
The idea behind the pricegrabber results section at the bottom allows you to do price research at the same time :) Should you not need it, it is below and out of the way.

So lets say you are searching for a deal for a q6600 processor, you search for it, you see thers one or two fp deals in the past and what that price is, you look int he forums, you see some there, at the same time you can see what it is retailing for currently.
I see the option to display more threads... just prefer to have a preset choice prior to searches that i can set it and forget it. you're just creating extra steps for users which is commonly frowned upon. as for the PriceGrabber... as I mentioned, I'm not looking for prices, I'm looking for threads discussions. Why not just have a link for PG results at the bottom rather then the 5 inches of wasted space on my screen for something I don't want to begin with... or maybe an option of what users want to have displayed on their search result pages. Yea, I think that would be best all around. I mean, is this a discussion forum or Amazon?

Isn't it really an attempt to get more affiliate sales $$$?
That's exactly what it is... and it pisses me off too. AS I mentioned before, this is a discussion forum, not Amazon or PriceGrabber.

metoday

11-20-2007, 11:27 AM

they're still too FW-y for my taste. :vomit:

Bring back the old ones!!

:iagree:

I dont know how they can look FW-y :( They dont even use thumbs lol. That and you know how mangled their smilies and stuff look :(

That's exactly it, though. The thumbs look mangled and like a very low-fi version of the old ones.
Keep 'em for a day or a week, I don't see myself getting used to a downgraded version of what we used to have, regardless of how long they're here.

I think it's that hand-drawn kindergarten art project kinda look http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

It doesn't fit with the look of the rest of the site.

:iagree:

I'm sure you put a LOT of work into it, but I'd rather have the old TU/TD back, if you don't mind :)

:please: :please:

metoday

11-20-2007, 11:41 AM

The new thumbs make me think of FW for some reason. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

:lol:

:highfive:

That's exactly what I said! (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=8776182&postcount=18)

ScreaminChicken

11-20-2007, 01:20 PM

Thumbs are good again...thanks!

Movin' posts and reps to bottom looks much better....thanks!

metoday

11-20-2007, 02:28 PM

Thumbs are good again...thanks!

They still look like we stole 'em from Fatwallet. Did we go back to the better ones and I can't see 'em? :crying:

MadisonAlexa

11-20-2007, 02:36 PM

the extra "air" in the user info area...leads one's eye there...
making it seem like a more important area than the message.

I don't think filling the space (larger avatars) is the answer...but rather removing the space.

I really think that how the user area used to be was more appropriate in how the space was used.

imho :rolleyes:

I agree. And wasn't the old user name underlined? :unsure: It needs to be 'anchored' and less 'floating'. Not a great graphic design, imo. The 'online or not' thingy in front of the user name just looks BAD. It throws everything off.

I HATE the sigs being italicized. :thumbdow: Change it back. :please:

But, the SD logo looks great. Much improved.:cool2:

daisee

11-20-2007, 02:38 PM

The page numbers on the bottom keep overlapping each other. Its very annoying. :annoyed:

tsuperwanker

11-20-2007, 03:05 PM

On Windows, the website looks fine. On Ubuntu, I've tried 2 versions of Firefox (2.0.0.9 and 3.0 Beta 1) and 2 versions of Opera (9.24 or the latest stable one, and 9.50 Beta 2). None of them display the site right. The search bar is always to the right side at the end. It's hard to explain, so I've attached an image.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f33/tsupersonic/Screenshot-1.png

You're looking at the site rendered in Opera 9.50 Beta 2, but this is how it looks in the other browsers.

bryantq

11-20-2007, 03:06 PM

Isn't it really an attempt to get more affiliate sales $$$?

That is not the driving factor for the addition of pricegrabber to the search. One: we want people who are posting deals to simultaneously be able to search for reposts and do product research as well. Two: we want people searching for deals to be able to see if its a good price by seeing comparison shopping.

I see the option to display more threads... just prefer to have a preset choice prior to searches that i can set it and forget it. you're just creating extra steps for users which is commonly frowned upon.

I assume you actually have not tried using this feature as it is a persistent one (ie it remembers your settings). Secondly if you use the search bar from inside of the forum, it actually directs you to a result page that lists forum threads first, and in great quantity.

I agree. And wasn't the old user name underlined? :unsure: It needs to be 'anchored' and less 'floating'. Not a great graphic design, imo. The 'online or not' thingy in front of the user name just looks BAD. It throws everything off.

I HATE the sigs being italicized. :thumbdow: Change it back. :please:

But, the SD logo looks great. Much improved.:cool2:

Perhaps we'll move it to the end. But you should know that nothing has changed with the sigs period.

Kristin

11-20-2007, 03:09 PM

Perhaps we'll move it to the end. But you should know that nothing has changed with the sigs period.

:secret: I think she's referring to the user titles. :)

bryantq

11-20-2007, 03:12 PM

On Windows, the website looks fine. On Ubuntu, I've tried 2 versions of Firefox (2.0.0.9 and 3.0 Beta 1) and 2 versions of Opera (9.24 or the latest stable one, and 9.50 Beta 2). None of them display the site right. The search bar is always to the right side at the end. It's hard to explain, so I've attached an image.

You're looking at the site rendered in Opera 9.50 Beta 2, but this is how it looks in the other browsers.

Huh thats highly unusual that it would change because of the operating system. We'll have to look into that. Thanks for the report.