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laurie
laurie
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24 Sep 2012 8:32pm
Hi All,

Cleaned up the look & feel of the forums .. check it out, and share your thoughts before it goes live... (...oh .. and let me know of any errors!)

Also, site has been also been upgraded for easy access via iPhone / Android...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/
Clownfeatures
Clownfeatures
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24 Sep 2012 8:44pm
Why do I gotta log in to Quote?
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
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24 Sep 2012 10:04pm
First I was like.. oww my eyes

Then I was like... hmmm well I guess it could be worse

Then I was like.. yup it's ok.

But - I hate how every site is transforming to be phone friendly - ie one thin column down the middle. In the meantime, most of us now have 21" or 24" widescreen monitors. So the new seabreeze has 25% white space on left, 50% content in middle, 25% white space on right. Here is another example, they day they unveiled this look was the day I said "enough, never going back". www.news.com.au/

PS Side shadows need to stretch down interactively, they look a bit silly unless they reach the bottom.
Chris6791
Chris6791
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24 Sep 2012 8:09pm
At first I thought it was a smaller font, but when you compare then side by side they look the same. Had to peek into a few different threads before my brain got the hang of the slightly different format. I didn't think it needed a change, but it's not so bad.
mineral1
mineral1
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4564 posts
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24 Sep 2012 8:17pm
Don't like that at all
Pale blue font on white background that is too vast with no definitions on topic to topic separation. No good send it back to the developer. They are ripping you off with that rubbish.
The iPhone /Android users are what percentage viewer, maybe 20 at best.
Smithy
Smithy
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24 Sep 2012 10:27pm
I mainly use an iPad with Seabreeze, the font size is just a wee bit too big For the iPad and requires constant scrolling to read through a single posting.

Previous version was OK as I could make bigger when my older eyes needed but small enough to read a thread in comfort. IPad cannot reduce this format below a minimum size and it feels like every topic is yelling at me...
Carantoc
Carantoc
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24 Sep 2012 8:28pm
Not sure a facelift was all that urgent compared to some in the Kiters forum that may need Botox and maybe some of those SUPer's need lyposuction, and there may even be some who would benefit from a labotomy ....
Smithy
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24 Sep 2012 10:31pm
Red and green thumbs are missing....
pweedas
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24 Sep 2012 8:40pm
I spose I will get used to it but I didn't think the original needed any change.
In fact I liked it lots better than some of the other crappy forums that are hard to keep track of replies etc.
Be aware that some people here are either old and don't like change,
or worse still,.. are kiters and are of limited intellect,
or worse still, are SUPpers and don't understand anything.

(Thank you. Your opinion is important to us. )
Oh,.. did I say yet??
Sibbo V3
Sibbo V3
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110 posts
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24 Sep 2012 11:27pm
Two points.

A) Could do away with all the buy and sell hyperlinks and just have the one.

B) Why does Seabreeze not have a fishing forum.

Fishing General
Tips and Tricks
Ect.
cisco
cisco
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12365 posts
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24 Sep 2012 11:34pm
laurie said...

Hi All,

Cleaned up the look & feel of the forums ..


What has changed??

If it ain't broke, why would you try to fix it??

Dawn Patrol
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1991 posts
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24 Sep 2012 10:52pm
pweedas said...



Be aware that some people here are either old and don't like change and windsurf,
or worse still,.. are kiters and are of limited interlect,
or worse still, are SUPpers and don't understand anything.



dinsdale
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WA
1227 posts
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24 Sep 2012 11:05pm
cisco said...
What has changed??

It's awful! What's wrong with the present compact setup?

cisco said...
If it ain't broke, why would you try to fix it??

Amen!!

rod_bunny
rod_bunny
WA
1089 posts
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25 Sep 2012 12:54am
kiteboy dave said...

First I was like.. oww my eyes

Then I was like... hmmm well I guess it could be worse

Then I was like.. yup it's ok.

But - I hate how every site is transforming to be phone friendly - ie one thin column down the middle. In the meantime, most of us now have 21" or 24" widescreen monitors. So the new seabreeze has 25% white space on left, 50% content in middle, 25% white space on right. Here is another example, they day they unveiled this look was the day I said "enough, never going back". www.news.com.au/

PS Side shadows need to stretch down interactively, they look a bit silly unless they reach the bottom.



Waaaaaay too much white space. I have it running side by side on my 24"s and its very draining on the eyes. Also lose a lot of space.
On the 10" netbook its a bit better but still losing space on the sides...




I'll still read it though
tightlines
tightlines
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25 Sep 2012 1:35am
Tried it on all 3 devices, looks good on iPhone and iPad but I don't like it on the computer, as others have said, too much white.
GreenPat
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25 Sep 2012 3:54am
No good send it back to the developer. They are ripping you off with that rubbish.


Yeah, who did you get to do this? Some cheap third world developer off a lowest bids site?
gibberjoe
gibberjoe
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25 Sep 2012 4:17am

Sooooookkkkaaaaaaaa i guess, sorta naked looking.
wormy
wormy
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679 posts
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25 Sep 2012 6:59am
Awsome on my android,
Pretty gay on the laptop,
Can't you clever IT nerds work out what I'm using using to view it and make it fit accordingly.
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
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6525 posts
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25 Sep 2012 8:03am
Troll said...
B) Why does Seabreeze not have a fishing forum.


Fishing sucks.
My only interaction with fishers is when they arrive at the patch of lawn I'm mowing and start flinging lead at me like they own the place.
Plenty of fishing forums.

choco
choco
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25 Sep 2012 7:40am
Could you include a feature which they use on the Bigfooty forums where you place the arrow on the forum topic and a window opens up showing a preview of the first post?
bjw
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bjw bjw
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25 Sep 2012 9:01am
I like it, but their could be a little more definition between forum threads in the lists.
bjw
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bjw bjw
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25 Sep 2012 9:03am
Also no fishing, then we'd be expected to invite jet-skiing, motor boating and even SUPs.
windaddict
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25 Sep 2012 9:06am
I must agree with the comments above, no good for a PC, too much wasted space IMO. Can't you have two versions of the web site, after all it should just be a matter of having different CSS...You could have a link from the main site saying if your on a mobile or ipad, click here for the narrow version, link it to something like mobile.seabreeze.com.au and just apply a different set of style sheets, after all it will just be the presentation that will differ.

Wineman
Wineman
NSW
1412 posts
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25 Sep 2012 10:55am

Looks good on android phone & much easier to use without having to scroll across or do the reduce/expand screen.
Graphs better too.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
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25 Sep 2012 11:12am
GreenPat said...

No good send it back to the developer. They are ripping you off with that rubbish.


Yeah, who did you get to do this? Some cheap third world developer off a lowest bids site?


Make that I'd prefer the drop shadow way more subtle. 3px and soft grey, and all the way down the page.

Menu bar looks good.

I don't need to tell you it's more about typography; space and layout and not shine. The fixed width works much better. Padding looks good, perhaps pay attention to the buttons too.

Alas I've no suggestions for the advertisements. They are going to be garish no matter what.

Keep subtly tweaking! Looks better.
NotWal
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25 Sep 2012 2:59pm
Is good. I like it.
laurie
laurie
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25 Sep 2012 5:24pm
GreenPat said...
No good send it back to the developer. They are ripping you off with that rubbish.


Yeah, who did you get to do this? Some cheap third world developer off a lowest bids site?





I spoke with "chief developer", Ralph Wiggum this morning, about all the feedback and I said .. "they're all saying there is too much white!!", his response was a blank stare for 5 seconds, before he uttered

"I can count to potatoe."

Sorry, that's what I'm working with here.



"I'm looking for gold in my nose"
laurie
laurie
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25 Sep 2012 5:33pm
After all the nose mining, here's what's changed, so if you're keen and able, and want to be involved it making it the goodness, do take time to check it out again...

1) iPad fonts/sizing all fixed up

2) Android failing click on menus all fixed up

3) "Try to please all the people all the time fix"

Let me explain this one: I'm in favour of the fixed width in the middle design, as it prevents the "watching tennis" effect, however, do understand others prefer the wider format. So... at the very bottom of the page, you'll find a "Widescreen | Fixed" option where you can choose!! Happy days for all.

Do give the fixed width a go before you dis it, as it has been widened a little.

4) Drop shadow has been lightened

5) Some whitespace dropped, although with all the white, there's still a lot of white.

.. all the other features requested have been logged, but staying focussed on layout for all the devices at the moment.

Lots of testing: Mac Safari/IE, Windows IE7,8,9,/Safari/Chrome/FireFox, iPhone3/4, iPad, HTC Phone, Samsung Phone & tablet .. sometimes just going around in circles .. fix one, the other broke, but we're getting there with your help!

It's all good stuff .. it won't go live, until everybody the majority are happy with where it's headed

Here you go:

www.seabreeze.com.au
Chris6791
Chris6791
WA
3271 posts
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25 Sep 2012 7:37pm
Laurie Buzz, that suit you wear must be flame-proof! Where can I buy one?
FlySurfer
FlySurfer
NSW
4460 posts
NSW, 4460 posts
25 Sep 2012 11:24pm
1.- That drop shadow effect doesn't work. It just looks like some grey crap to either side of the information.

2.- I hate fixed widths... I want to be able to resize the browser window as I want and the table to be using 100% width.

Smithy
Smithy
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859 posts
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25 Sep 2012 11:48pm
Avatars are now displayed in the middle of the page on iPad, not sure about other devices...
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