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Upens Web wrote: Maintaining the current features but enhancing the look. And look means layout,
color, font etc...
That's easy to say, but a lot harder to achieve. The font is fine as it is - it's a standard web font. Colour - well, that's not too bad either. As to layout, I agree that it can seem a little schizophrenic at times, but it actually serves a purpose, which is to get the articles and questions/answers to the fore as easily as possible.
Rather than just come up with some vague terms, why don't you mock up how you think it should look for Chris and the team? They are reasonable people - but don't mess with the colour scheme too much as this is now part of the CP brand.
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I understand it isn't an easy job but something that should be done.
I do have a good plan provided I am given a chance to work with. As far as color are considered, I didn't mean to change colors but to use them appropriately. I am sure you must have walked throught several big brand's sites who have changed their sites time to time without loosing any color or brand.
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Upens Web wrote: something that should be done
I remain to be convinced of that, but I haven't seen your grand plan for the site. If you could mock something up, then perhaps we could all get a clearer idea.
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Upens Web wrote: . I am sure you must have walked throught several big brand's sites who have changed their sites time to time without loosing any color or brand
I have[^]
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The UI has changed quite dramatically over the years, but I guess not enough for everyone's tastes. If you're interested in what's changed then you can read my blog[^].
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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It's the mobile version that lags behind. The desktop version is nice enough as it is.
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The site's forums are the best out there (usability is better than MSDN forums, reddit, digg, and slashdot). Of course it's been this good for years now, so that explains why there haven't been many major UI changes. It's way harder to improve things once things get really good.
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Right On!
And I like stability, why change for the sake of change?
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but things can always be 'Better'. And I don't want any features to be removed, just enhance the look.
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Upens Web wrote:
but things can always be 'Better'. And I don't
want any features to be removed, just enhance the look.
"Better" is relative. So what may seem "better" to one person may not to another.
That said, why don't you mock up a few screenshots/design-diagrams of what you have in mind? That'll be sure to help.
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Agree, but there are several things that are liked by more people. Anyways, I am on way to do that.
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You've been a user for all one day, and you have the temerity to recommend a change to the web site? You have monsterous hairy balls, don't you?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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So he signed up today. Does that mean he's never visited before?
Pull ya head in mate. Unnecessary.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I hope you know that we can go through several pages of this website without having any account. Please eat good foods to improve ur mind & language.
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Heck no, it changes too much already.
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This comment on a comment on an article by Marc Clifton[^] is now listed in the Rep history as "Post a Programming Forum Answer" with a credit of +10.
However, my comment of general praise for Marc's article, directly as a comment on the article itself, receives, as expected +1.
Of course, it would delight me to find that CP had a new AI-neural-net comment scanning algorithm, running on a loaner "Watson," from IBM, that was able to judge erudition and wit, upgrade comment status, and reward appropriately 
best, Bill
"For no man lives in the external truth among salts and acids, but in the warm, phantasmagoric chamber of his brain, with the painted windows and the storied wall." Robert Louis Stevenson
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Points are awarded based on the comment type. The original comment by Unruled Boy was marked as a question, and your post was marked as an answer. Since Watson is busy playing chess or something we have to rely on what we get. It's an imperfect science.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Fascinating, Chris, I had no idea comments could be marked as questions !
Wonders never cease
best, Bill
"For no man lives in the external truth among salts and acids, but in the warm, phantasmagoric chamber of his brain, with the painted windows and the storied wall." Robert Louis Stevenson
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Why does CP support Flash but not Silverlight (or even - GAK! - HTML5)?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
modified 12-Dec-11 16:04pm.
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You can post silverlight videos within articles using the "Insert video" dialog in the article editor, but for dedicated video articles we only support Flash because the video article feature was implemented by us for our Tech Summit archives and we only needed to support flash.
I'm more than happy to add support for Silverlight and HTML5 but there hasn't been any demand. If you have a video you'd like to post then we'll definitely improve support.
Our biggest challenge right now is finding a video hosting service that caters to what we need. That's a different problem though...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I was just curious.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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They've gone on holiday with the weekly survey. 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Well I do see a survey. But the competition should have been up last week.
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Christmas celebrations mean we need a little more slack at this time of the year. They'll be up by the end of the day.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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