View Full Version : Make forum wider and less bulky
SuperTyphoon
08-21-2005, 02:53 AM
I noticed that the forums for TBF2 are narrow and all the fonts, titles and graphics are huge, making space limited, a messy appearance, and hard to navigate around. Could you make this more friendly to those who use 1600x1200 resolution? I mean i have like 2/3 of the screen on both sides with nothing but grey, and everything is so big and crowded. I think this is a very big issue. (Unless there is some way to change it, but i don't know).
Yea lets cater to the 1600X1200 resoultion that nobodys uses!
SuperTyphoon
08-21-2005, 06:08 AM
There should be an option to go from 1280x1024, 1024x768, and 1600x1200. Its not just me but i am sure other people are at that resolution. I never knew peopel could be so close minded around here...
Well, vbulletin was good a year ago, then it started to suck.
GameWizard
08-21-2005, 06:22 AM
Well, vbulletin was good a year ago, then it started to suck.Actually it's much better now I think, with 3.5.
Anyway, I'm aware of this problem and im working on making the forums wider.
taco-man
08-21-2005, 08:36 AM
Yea lets cater to the 1600X1200 resoultion that nobodys uses!
hey i use 1600x1200, and i have 2 monitors, i just need the space and like to be able to read more than a few lines of text before having to scroll down. and how else would i fit my ~600 desktop icons across my 2 screens? there wouldnt be room at a smaller resolution.
if you ever program you will almost instantly be using 1600x1200 so that you can read your code and see what its doing. its also nice for doing research if you only have 1 monitor you can have MS word on half and internet browser on the other half. its also goo dfor bf2 cause when you run bf2 at 1600x1200 you can see more easily.
exocet
08-21-2005, 08:40 AM
GW - 90% variable width is nice :)
Got3n™
08-21-2005, 08:45 AM
yeha 90% would be best i suggest.
And i know LOTS of people who use 16x12. I use it on both of my monitors and my laptop, so sush!
GameWizard
08-21-2005, 09:45 AM
Like I said, I'll look into it and see which way works better. Either a fixed size or 90%.
taco-man
08-23-2005, 01:40 PM
if you would like help making into 90% i would be glad to help just let me know.
CrimsonBlaze
08-23-2005, 04:37 PM
90% would be better.... this way it would look good any any resolution and not just 800 x 600. It should be that hard to code, the main forum table width could just be changed and the banner would be cut into 2 images with a 'spacer' image inbetween (spacer images can get really annoying to get right on complex images though)
GameWizard
08-23-2005, 09:28 PM
The problem isnt the forums, it's the logo. Because unless you want the logo to look off, im trying to make it "dynamic".
taco-man
08-23-2005, 10:32 PM
what about just doing something like this. where you just round the bottom edge a little, it looks pretty good imo.
http://www.kastechnology.com/forum.jpg
link above is to picture for what it looks like @ 1600x1200...its about 340kb so if you have dialup prepare to wait a while..if you have cable it will only take a second or 2
GameWizard
08-23-2005, 10:38 PM
No, I don't like it that way. I have something planned that's much better. I'll update the forums soon.
taco-man
08-23-2005, 10:54 PM
awesome! looking forward to seeing it.
SuperTyphoon
08-24-2005, 03:06 AM
Great teamwork you guys. I am looking forward to a much better design and less space wasted.
taco-man
08-26-2005, 12:57 AM
can you let us know when you change it? theres no rush. i decided to write a plugin for my browser to make the forum wide until you do. i just want to know when you do so that i can remove the plugin once the forums are wide.
GameWizard
08-26-2005, 01:13 AM
Well, you'll notice it. I will most likely also make a post.
taco-man
08-26-2005, 08:57 AM
ok thanks!
taco-man
09-01-2005, 08:40 AM
Well, you'll notice it. I will most likely also make a post.
not to bug you, but i was just wondering if you are still working on this, or if you decided not to do it?
GameWizard
09-01-2005, 09:24 PM
We made the forums wider, if you use the default style we have. You should notice it.
SuperTyphoon
09-03-2005, 02:15 AM
I don't notice any change. I still have about 1/3 of the screen on both sides of the forum. It is still huge font (like 800x600) and doesn't use space wisely. Look at these forums for example: http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=38&flcache=2702300&entercat=y
Notice how big and roomy they are, and how much space is utilized, and it is still not cramped and bulky!
GameWizard
09-03-2005, 04:05 AM
We currently use 900 pixels in width, not a huge change. Should be enough for now. I will most likely increase this in the future.
SuperTyphoon
09-03-2005, 12:32 PM
Why not make it a customizable option for those using high resolutions? It's just that everything is so cramped and big in proportion to the small width of the forum, it looks messy and is hard to navigate.
taco-man
09-04-2005, 06:44 AM
well for anyone that uses maxthon as thier web browser you can use the simple plugin i made for it that forces the forum for totalbf2 to be wider.
heres the code for makewide.htm:
<script language="JavaScript">
// written by Taco-Man
if(location.hostname == "www.totalbf2.com") {
tables= document.getElementsByTagName("table");
tables.item(1).setAttribute("width","95%");
tables.item(1).setAttribute("background","http://www.kastechnology.com/images/background.jpg");
tables.item(13).setAttribute("width","95%");
tables.item(14).setAttribute("width","95%");
}
</script>
and for plugin.ini:
[General]
Name=TBF2 Wide
Author=Taco-Man
Version=1.0
ModuleType=SCRIPT
FileName=makewide.htm
Comments=Makes the totalbf2 forum a decent size
Type=M2Plugin_BUTTON
HotIcon=tbf2.ico
Icon=tbf2.ico
StartAfterPageDone=1
EDIT: just to be clear this is in no way an official change provided by totalbf2, i simply made it for myself and figured anyone else who happens to use maxthon may find it usefull.
SuperTyphoon
09-04-2005, 11:17 AM
WTF is "Maxthon?" I have never heard of that in my life! Can't you make one for Firefox?
DrunkenPirate
09-04-2005, 01:21 PM
Maxathon is the browser that used to be called "MyIE2" afaik.
SuperTyphoon
09-04-2005, 04:45 PM
Who uses that browser? I mean its all about Opera, IE, Netscape and Firefox. No one uses Maxthon.
taco-man
09-04-2005, 06:38 PM
Who uses that browser? I mean its all about Opera, IE, Netscape and Firefox. No one uses Maxthon.
i dont want this to turn into a which is the best browser flame war, but the main reason i use maxthon is because i do web design and since it uses Internet Explorer's rendering engine i can see what it the page looks like in IE since thats still what the most people use (therfore what i need to make it look like the best in) while still having tabbed browsing, lots of useful plugins(and the ability to write my own if i need to), and all that other good stuff.
SuperTyphoon
09-04-2005, 06:43 PM
Well i don't think most peopel use it and it would be wise doing it for the popular browsers. Popularity rules over usefullness/features.
Well i don't think most peopel use it and it would be wise doing it for the popular browsers. Popularity rules over usefullness/features.
Look, the guy was just trying to help those people that do use Maxthon. :hmm:
SuperTyphoon
09-04-2005, 09:17 PM
Yeah i know, but i was just saying it won't do much good and is not worth the effore due to the number of people using it. Let's focus more on fixing it for the rest of us then talking about Maxthon now.
Yeah i know, but i was just saying it won't do much good and is not worth the effore due to the number of people using it. Let's focus more on fixing it for the rest of us then talking about Maxthon now.
Okayyy...I don't think you understand. He made that modification for himself. That's not an 'official' change. He went out of his way to help people that do use Maxthon. I suggest you re-read the thread.
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