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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 28, 2008 9:45:26 GMT
It's very nice but the novelty is beginning to wear off - makes me go cross eyed and it takes up half my screen. Time to dump it?
It says Woodwork UK Forum at the top anyway - what about just doing that but bigger, and pink or something? Perhaps a few discrete brass knobs here and there?
cheers
Jacob
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Post by jfc on Sept 28, 2008 10:04:53 GMT
I dont think its the banner thats effecting your eyes ;D
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Post by andy on Sept 28, 2008 10:11:05 GMT
 And have you seen the size of those ears ;D |
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Post by andy on Sept 28, 2008 14:29:24 GMT
Is that any better for your eyes
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 28, 2008 15:22:37 GMT
Is that any better for your eyes Er, what? Have you changed something? Is it 'spot the difference'? Anyway - the answer is no, so far  cheers Jacob |
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Post by andy on Sept 28, 2008 15:34:14 GMT
Reduced the physical size of it so it take up less of the page
Reduced the file size so it loads faster
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Reduced the speed
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Post by ''The village idiot'' on Sept 28, 2008 17:09:45 GMT
For once I agree with Mr grimsdale the Logo is crap
To big
To in your face
It says look at my new toy or look at what I have learnt to play with.
With the advertising banner its taking up to much space. Why not do a smaller one each side of the banner that way you don’t use up valuable space.
Better still produce a graphic / logo which says quality not something my old dad would say; its not good enough to be a prize at a penny arcade.
Not even a blind man would be pleased to see it while on a double decker bus on the way to Blackpool
Come on Andy this is a quality forum not something that you would put wheels on to take to the carnival
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Post by wizer on Sept 28, 2008 18:05:51 GMT
part of the problem is the free forum software, seems like it limits any real opportunity for a good design.
I'd be happy to setup a fully designed site for WWUK but then that might go against the general ethos.
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Post by jfc on Sept 28, 2008 18:32:55 GMT
If we took it away from a free forum then we would have to have paid ads to run it rather than now when just the staff are dipping in to thier pockets and calling in favours .
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Post by wizer on Sept 28, 2008 18:59:57 GMT
and if it wasn't a free forum then someone would own it and I think the idea of this place was to be owned by it's members.
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Post by 9fingers on Sept 28, 2008 19:10:01 GMT
I understand the need for the advertising to keep the forum economics sensible but this heading just takes up useful space.
On my 16 x 9 laptop, the index page only has space for the first 5 items and only the first three lines of this message.
Please get rid of this space waster.
Bob
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 28, 2008 19:44:05 GMT
Better. Just needs to stop swinging, then get a bit smaller, then smaller again til you can't quite see ...
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 28, 2008 20:37:32 GMT
B***r me its getting bigger!
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Post by andy on Sept 28, 2008 20:46:08 GMT
B***r me its getting bigger! You been on the beer mate ;D or do you need to go to SpecSavers size is the same since 3.30 this afternoon |
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Post by jake on Sept 28, 2008 20:49:19 GMT
Put a small version of the swingy thing in the header, instead of or under the existing name.
It is a waste of space, google-ads are a necessary evil, and allow us to laugh at the likes of Jaco every now and then, which is right and proper.
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 29, 2008 7:24:37 GMT
Oh gawd its still there this morning Come on chaps, enough's enough. Difficult to type this with that thing wobbling about just above. Wossit made of MDF? Whatever it is its rubbish! cheers Jacob |
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Post by rascal on Sept 29, 2008 9:43:20 GMT
Come on chaps, lighten up!
This isn't a Brain Surgery forum, I am sure I could find something more important than complaining about a 'MDF constructed, swingy thing'
I rather like it. It's rather soothing, gently swaying in the cool breeze, reminds me of lazy summer evenings, sitting on a deck chair, working out my next project in 'Grained MDF'.
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Post by engineerone on Sept 29, 2008 11:18:20 GMT
obviously having had my brain softened by using mdf ;D i quite like the new title however can't we make the gap between the header and the listings smaller?? there does seem to be a large amount of wasted family. paul  |
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Post by dunbarhamlin on Sept 29, 2008 13:06:06 GMT
Unfortunately it just reminds my manager that I'm supposed to be working...
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Sept 29, 2008 14:41:48 GMT
Unfortunately it just reminds my manager that I'm supposed to be working... Mrs G notices too "yer not lookin at that rubbish are yer go an do some work" etc etc |
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Post by pauldavidthomas on Sept 30, 2008 16:50:51 GMT
I have to admit... That sign, whilst a wonder of GIF animation - or what ever it is, is as bad as web page design gets... Now, if you play some music in the back ground or a little .wav when you go to the home page... then you'll really be throwing those design rules out of the window !!
Paul
p.s. I've had 18 years of user interface design
p.p.s. I hadn't really noticed that banner before... But now... It's following my eyes...
p.p.p.s. god I am complaining on my 2nd post - this is not good :-)
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Post by thallow on Sept 30, 2008 18:13:05 GMT
p.p.p.s. god I am complaining on my 2nd post - this is not good :-) ......welcome, seems to me you will fit in just fine ;D |
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Post by Alf on Sept 30, 2008 18:34:47 GMT
p.p.p.s. god I am complaining on my 2nd post - this is not good :-) You're telling me; what was wrong with the first post?!  Welcome ;D And I hate the banner/heading/swinging thingy, fwiw. I'm on a damp string connection here, y'know. |
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Post by dom on Sept 30, 2008 18:59:06 GMT
I don't like it either, so I'm emmigrating.
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Post by lemonjeff on Sept 30, 2008 18:59:57 GMT
If your using Firefox use Adblock, no more crappy gifs.
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