Comments on: Site Feedback http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/ Geektime Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Diablo http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Diablo Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:24:34 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-431 Looks better now. Good job. As for us authors, eh, I guess so. Not sure what I'd choose, though. Hmm, what goes good with "Diablo"... Looks better now. Good job. As for us authors, eh, I guess so. Not sure what I’d choose, though. Hmm, what goes good with “Diablo”…

]]> By: Sandstone http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Sandstone Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:30:30 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-430 I don't think I wanna blow away the moons, or change its color. However, I did increase the density of the white grid over the pic and under the text, so that the moons should be dimmer. Does that help? I noticed a big difference, while still being able to see the moons. So do you article authors want author images? I don’t think I wanna blow away the moons, or change its color. However, I did increase the density of the white grid over the pic and under the text, so that the moons should be dimmer. Does that help? I noticed a big difference, while still being able to see the moons.

So do you article authors want author images?

]]> By: Diablo http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Diablo Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:51:10 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-429 Well, if the moon is a permanent fixture here (which is fine), then change it to some other color than grey, since the text is grey as well. Other than that, everything looks good for my needs. Well, if the moon is a permanent fixture here (which is fine), then change it to some other color than grey, since the text is grey as well.

Other than that, everything looks good for my needs.

]]> By: Sandstone http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Sandstone Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:39:05 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-425 Several Changes: ~Added a political Category. ~I have also made the date more specific directly under the post name. ~Added the author's name underneath a post, and made it <b>bold</b>. ~Added Author Images. On the byline beneath a post title, the site lists a pic, instead of your name. Since I'm the only one with a pic uploaded to the site, I'm the only one with a pic. Everyone else shows their name. I can also set it to show both the pic and the name, if you like that better, or simply ditch the author images idea altogether. If you want a pic, send me an image of size 90x18, and I'll format it. Note that the border will become blue, and another pixel in will be white, so you really only have 96x14 to work with. :) Use Paint to make the image, and google's Image search to help find images. You can start Paint by going to Start -> Programs -> Accessories. Or, use your own graphics editing program, if you like. Several Changes:

~Added a political Category.
~I have also made the date more specific directly under the post name.
~Added the author’s name underneath a post, and made it bold.
~Added Author Images. On the byline beneath a post title, the site lists a pic, instead of your name. Since I’m the only one with a pic uploaded to the site, I’m the only one with a pic. Everyone else shows their name. I can also set it to show both the pic and the name, if you like that better, or simply ditch the author images idea altogether. If you want a pic, send me an image of size 90×18, and I’ll format it. Note that the border will become blue, and another pixel in will be white, so you really only have 96×14 to work with. :) Use Paint to make the image, and google’s Image search to help find images. You can start Paint by going to Start -> Programs -> Accessories. Or, use your own graphics editing program, if you like.

]]> By: Sandstone http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Sandstone Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:32:11 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-415 Sharpie: the e is still there - it only appears if you're logged in. Are ya? I'm seeing it right now on the post above as I type this... I updated several more visual aspects - I removed the funky blue borders, and added a red sidebar to delineate articles. I also added categories as images, instead of just text. IE should look the same. Let me know what you think! <strong>EDIT:</strong> Oh, and you did know articles could be under multiple categories, right? ;) Sharpie: the e is still there - it only appears if you’re logged in. Are ya? I’m seeing it right now on the post above as I type this…

I updated several more visual aspects - I removed the funky blue borders, and added a red sidebar to delineate articles. I also added categories as images, instead of just text. IE should look the same. Let me know what you think!

EDIT: Oh, and you did know articles could be under multiple categories, right? ;)

]]> By: hed http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-412 hed Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:18:30 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-412 meh, i think the moon is fine as it is now... you can never extend it enough because the length of the page will always depend on article length or the number of replies. there is no one-size-fits-all unless you tile, and that would be, as sharpie said, kinda 1995 :) meh, i think the moon is fine as it is now… you can never extend it enough because the length of the page will always depend on article length or the number of replies. there is no one-size-fits-all unless you tile, and that would be, as sharpie said, kinda 1995 :)

]]> By: Sharpie http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Sharpie Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:19:30 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-411 Hey, what happened to the little "e" next to the posts? Now we have to enter Wordpress through the menu bar? Sup with that? And I hate to play devil's advocate here but am I the only one that feels a solid background color w/ a darker shaded menu bar would be preferable to any graphical background? I'll shut up if I'm riding alone on this one but the whole picture-for-a-background thang just seems kind of 1995 to me. Hey, what happened to the little “e” next to the posts? Now we have to enter Wordpress through the menu bar? Sup with that?

And I hate to play devil’s advocate here but am I the only one that feels a solid background color w/ a darker shaded menu bar would be preferable to any graphical background? I’ll shut up if I’m riding alone on this one but the whole picture-for-a-background thang just seems kind of 1995 to me.

]]> By: Sandstone http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Sandstone Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:52:51 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-410 Fixed the slow scrolling - it was because I had set the background to not scroll with the text. Apparently, this means that whenever you scroll, the page has to be re-rendered for each new position as the scroll occurs. This takes noticable time. I've changed the background to "scroll" now - it's much faster. It's also not as cool, as you quickly scroll past the cool moon pictures. I'll try reduce the quality of the image and extend it's length at some point. I had to turn in my nice laptop for a Windows reinstall, and I'm stuck on this weak loaner laptop for now - specifically, it lacks my graphics editing proggies. Fixed the slow scrolling - it was because I had set the background to not scroll with the text. Apparently, this means that whenever you scroll, the page has to be re-rendered for each new position as the scroll occurs. This takes noticable time. I’ve changed the background to “scroll” now - it’s much faster. It’s also not as cool, as you quickly scroll past the cool moon pictures. I’ll try reduce the quality of the image and extend it’s length at some point. I had to turn in my nice laptop for a Windows reinstall, and I’m stuck on this weak loaner laptop for now - specifically, it lacks my graphics editing proggies.

]]> By: nathan caulder http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-407 nathan caulder Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:33:13 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-407 Uh, okay, my apologies to the, uh, hed. I have shunned off mulling- no hard feelings, eh? (Or at least, I would not think so considering there are not many hard parts left on your hed.) Uh, okay, my apologies to the, uh, hed. I have shunned off mulling- no hard feelings, eh? (Or at least, I would not think so considering there are not many hard parts left on your hed.)

]]> By: hed http://www.stonesand.net/2005/07/31/36/comment-page-1/#comment-406 hed Mon, 01 Aug 2005 21:54:11 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~brewsteb/2005/07/31/36/#comment-406 <b><i>nathan caulder Says: </i></b> <i>I’ll continue to mull this over in me hed!</i> hey! i prefer not to be mulled over... inside.. of... er.... whatever. ~hed~ nathan caulder Says:

I’ll continue to mull this over in me hed!

hey! i prefer not to be mulled over… inside.. of… er…. whatever.

~hed~

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