|
camainc wrote: I don't think you are representative of the majority. Perhaps you have trained yourself to read very wide columns of text, especially if you are on this site a lot.
That's possible - as I said in my previous post, I was asking out of curiosity.
camainc wrote: What you guys do on your site is up to you, of course, but I would imagine there are a lot of people who would come here more often (myself included) if your site was easier on the eyes.
I don't work for CP (I used to), so my reply to you was my personal opinion. That said, Chris and his team usually go to great lengths to make the site more usable, and I am sure they'll respect your feedback and suggestions.
|
|
|
|
|
Maybe you are cheating and not using your browser with a maximized window? 
|
|
|
|
|
Nor am I on a 22" screen. What will set me off with site design is having 30-50% of my screen space wasted because the designer hardcoded an 800/1024px wide layout.
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
|
|
|
|
|
Turn your monitor 90° and then you won't have that problem.
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
If I do that, all the text will fall to the bottom of the screen and will get all piled up.
|
|
|
|
|
camainc wrote: If I do that, all the text will fall to the bottom of the screen and will get all piled up.
He was not joking, I think he meant that you try it out in portrait orientation. 
|
|
|
|
|
First, that assumes I have a monitor that swivels (I don't).
Second, why should I turn my monitor around just to view this site? Most of the sites I visit on a regular basis have made the switch to Web 2.0 usability standards, and besides, my monitor setup is perfect for development using Visual Studio, and I don't want to change just to read an article now and then on a site that I rarely visit anymore.
I only posted the original comment as a suggestion to the site owners for how they might adapt this site to accommodate more viewers. It was not a request for suggestions as to how I could change my monitor or website viewing practices to adapt to this site, although I appreciate the helpful intentions behind the suggestions.
|
|
|
|
|
camainc wrote: I only posted the original comment as a suggestion to the site owners for how they might adapt this site to accommodate more viewers. It was not a request for suggestions as to how I could change my monitor or website viewing practices to adapt to this site, although I appreciate the helpful intentions behind the suggestions.
When you replied jokingly that the text would fall down, I assumed that you thought Ed Poore was joking too. And I thought I'd just clarify that perhaps Ed was not joking.
I don't seriously expect anyone to flip/rotate their monitor just for a website.
|
|
|
|
|
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: He was not joking
I was actually...
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
Thanks for the suggestion.
We have a redesign in the works and one of the things I will put in place is a max-width on the article column. I find exactly the same thing.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
|
|
|
|
|
Currently the user's location on the signup page defaults to "United Stated". While I think most of us here are from the US, I get tired of people signing up to ask for their homework to be done for them and when you check their profile, it says United States.  Force them to at least pick something. They could still lie but...
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
|
|
|
|
|
Tim Craig wrote: when you check their profile, it says United States. Force them to at least pick something. They could still lie but
The first signup page can actually do an auto-detect based on remote IP address. Not a fool-proof measure though but a significant gap should be covered anyway.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
Personal Homepage
Tech Gossips
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep!
|
|
|
|
|
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote: The first signup page can actually do an auto-detect based on remote IP address
It does.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
|
|
|
|
|
I had to try that from Antwerp, Belgium.
"Sign up" yields the form with time zone almost correct (it said "+1 GMT: Amsterdam" where "+1 GMT: Brussels" would be more correct).
It also said "Country: United States" 
I have a screenshot if you need one.
|
|
|
|
|
While you're at it, could you try that in Bangalore and Karachi?  
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
|
|
|
|
|
No problem, I'll do that the next time I'm around, assuming my mobile internet will work there as well as it does here.
Do you think those cities got annexed too?
|
|
|
|
|
Luc Pattyn wrote: Do you think those cities got annexed too?
Might as well have. Both would probably have gone belly up long ago except for US foreign aid. 
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
|
|
|
|
|
At the rate things are going, it should default to "India".
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
-----
"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
-----
"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
|
|
|
|
|
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: At the rate things are going, it should default to "India".
I could suggest how the rest of the profile should be defaulted. This would be especially helpful to the one post idiots who create a new ID every time their homework is due. However, I'd probably get censored for being politically incorrect and culturally insensitive and be forced to read Lounge posts to atone for my misdeeds. 
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed. Thanks!
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
|
|
|
|
|
|
All taken care of.
However: we have no problem with members posting logos in their signatures. However, posting articles that contain little value and only serve to promote their business is a no-no.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Maunder wrote: However, posting articles that contain little value and only serve to promote their business is a no-no.
Yes, that was the only bit I was concerned with. There are a lot of members (especially some of the article writers) here who contribute a huge amount for no reward whatsoever, so I don't like to see people trying to gain a financial advantage without paying the requisite entrance fee.
|
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer: This might have actually existed once upon a time & been removed because it didn't work well in practice. Seems like a good idea in my head, but the reality might actually be stupid.
I really like the default CP message board layout & the way it sparks discussion but I sometimes struggle (mostly in the lounge) to see how a reply links back up to a previous reply a few posts up, particularly if one reply spawns a new discussion. It helps if the poster quotes from the reply he is replying to but when there's 5+ or so posts between it gets harder and is just the slightest bit more taxing on the brain than if there were a visual clue of how a reply related to another.
The UI suggestion:
Run a thin, almost treeview-esque line between the replies when the number of posts between two replies exceeds a certain number.
E.g.
The current layout:-
Message
Reply A
Reply A.1
Reply A1.1
Reply A1.1.1
Reply A1.1.2
Reply A1.1.3
Reply A1.1.4
Reply A1.1.1.1
Reply A1.2
Reply A1.2.1
Reply A1.2.1.1
Reply A2
In this case it's not immediately clear that Reply A1.2 is a reply to A1. At first glance one could mistake it as being a reply to A1.1.
The suggestion:
Message
Reply A
Reply A.1
| Reply A1.1
| Reply A1.1.1
| Reply A1.1.2
| Reply A1.1.3
| Reply A1.1.4
| Reply A1.1.1.1
|--Reply A1.2
Reply A1.2.1
Reply A1.2.1.1
Reply A2
A thin line provides a visual clue that A1.2 is a reply to A1. Personally, I don't think that these visual clues should be visible all the time as that would really mess up the UI. They should appear & disappear depending on which reply has focus.
But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
