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Caves Dweller
Rascii Administrator
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5/3/2015 | |
As I'm sure you've noticed... we're in the midst of a revamp.
Apologies if any of the fonts are difficult to read today (May 3, 2015). I'm going to try to have the majority of the revamp done by the end of today.
Feedback/comments welcome, though if you're reading this while index.php looks totally different from the rest of the site, please only provide feedback/comments on what you're seeing on index.php. The rest of the website hasn't been updated yet (ie any page that's dark blue and has a norn waving at the top).
- Rascii |
Sanely Insane
RisenAngel
Manager
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5/3/2015 | |
The home page looks good so far.
It'd be nice if the favicon was the iconic bengal norn rather than the long irrelevant C4 norn, but that's just me. I don't have any suggestions about the actually important parts of the site so far, unfortunately.
~ The Realm ~
Risen Angel's Creatures Blog
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Peppery One
Papriko
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5/3/2015 | |
Marking the text (as for copy/paste) helps with the bad readability on the not-quite-changed-yet pages
And yes, the front page has a good layout n stuff, although I have to admit it is rather... White.
Lets play plants! Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... Photosynthesis... |
Prodigal Sock
Ghosthande
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5/3/2015 | |
Ooh, I like it! Revamp time!
My only possible criticism would be that the light blue background for news posts etc. is mostly invisible on a laptop screen. I love the font and the new footer though.
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punkmogwai
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5/3/2015 | |
is the background going to stay white? I kinda liked it better when it was dark, but that's just me...
Looks pretty good though! I like how the layout is wider now
and whoa the text just turned from white to black. |
Siinamon
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5/3/2015 | |
The text may change colors as your computer updates its local cache. XD I forced mine with ctrl-shift-R to clear the cache.
I agree, a darker background option would be nice, but the white definitely helps it feel roomy! |
the1whoscreams
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5/3/2015 | |
Yay,the text is visible again! I wonder how the site will look when the revamp is done? I might have a hard time getting used to it,though,because I got to know this website and the people that come on it with the dark background. White and blue are my two favorite colors,though! |
Caves Dweller
Rascii
Administrator
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5/3/2015 | |
Grendel_Man wrote: It'd be nice if the favicon was the iconic bengal norn rather than the long irrelevant C4 norn, but that's just me. Thanks for the suggestion! There's a new favicon now, but you may have to clear cache to start seeing it.
Also, the design is open to suggestions and can be changed, so if many people decide the white background is unpleasant I'm open to changing it.
- Rascii |
Patient Pirate
ylukyun
Manager
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5/3/2015 | |
Looking good so far! |
lolitiabear
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5/3/2015 | |
I'm liking the fact that it's larger
a cool sciency bear |
Sanely Insane
RisenAngel
Manager
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5/3/2015 | |
One thing I've noticed: when you get to a forum topic through the Updates feed, it sets the reply form right at the top of the browser screen and makes you scroll up to see the actual replies.
This may just be my browser and/or the computer I'm currently using, though (using Google Chrome on a rather old Windows 7 laptop).
~ The Realm ~
Risen Angel's Creatures Blog
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Leporidae
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5/3/2015 | |
Ooh, are you going for a minimalist design? I'm going to miss the old design, but I'm already getting used to the change and I'm looking forward to future developments!
Would one of those developments be multiple or customizable themes, by any chance? I'm not a big fan of the current bright colors, but assuming we're sticking to this particular design, all that would need to be modified (as far as I can tell) to get a different theme would be the hex codes for the background, text, titles, boxes, etc! |
the1whoscreams
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5/3/2015 | |
The new look is beautiful! |
Rosebrush
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5/4/2015 | |
Ooh, I like!
YouTube | Bandcamp | Carrd |
KittyTikara
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5/4/2015 | |
I'm going to miss the old Bengal Norn banner, but the new site looks good so far. The only complaints I have are all of the white and the text being a bit small. The front page is easier to read then the forum is, probably because of the gray border around it, and the small text might just be me needing new glasses.
The Mobula Ray - My Creatures blog |
GimmeCat
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5/4/2015 | 1 |
Looks great, I too would like a dark background option though. My eyes can't handle bright white. I have a plugin to force overly-bright sites into darker colours, but that would mess with the rest of the formatting. |
Rosebrush
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5/4/2015 | |
GimmeCat wrote: Looks great, I too would like a dark background option though. My eyes can't handle bright white. I have a plugin to force overly-bright sites into darker colours, but that would mess with the rest of the formatting.
This is a good point and would make for much easier night time reading.
GimmeCat, have you tried out software like f.lux? It modifies the colour temperature of your screen and can help to make the brightest whites a little less eye searing.
YouTube | Bandcamp | Carrd |
GimmeCat
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5/4/2015 | |
I have it, lehcarrose! I can't live without f.lux! Such an awesome program. |
jcnorn
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5/4/2015 | |
I too would love a little darker background, otherwise I'm liking the revamp! Everything feels very fresh and new
One thing I've noticed that now when I click to check on my creatchi's friends it only says their names, no owners or level of friendship. I would love to at least see the level of friendship in the little box Though it was still blue, so I'm guessing you might still be working on it |
Tea Queen
Laura
Administrator
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5/4/2015 | |
Looking great so far, Rascii! I could get used to all of the white, although the pale gray background against the white on the homepage looks very nice too. I also love how the notifications count down now as you read them. The bottom navigation menu is definitely the star of the show though. It's so beautiful and useful that I want to marry it. |
The Mossy Shee
Jesseth
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5/4/2015 | |
I concur about the white bg thing if that helps with feedback- I have pretty sensitive eyes to strain and the white is kind of trippy even with flux on. QvQ
I'm glad that the logout and my caves aren't right next to each other as far as I can tell though! That's great, I used to accidentally log myself out semi-often!
The Mossy Shee & Co |
Gumbo
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5/4/2015 | |
I also agree on the too-much-white front. Just logged in and I was convinced my internet was acting up and not loading the page properly. It's a bit jarring to me and I really do enjoy the darker scheme more but I'm sure I'll get used to this! The wideness is refreshing.
in the spring you gotta let the flowers fully blossom
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Patient Pirate
ylukyun
Manager
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5/4/2015 | |
The wideness is great! (Or should I say, the responsive width. ) |
Caves Dweller
Rascii
Administrator
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5/4/2015 | 2 |
Thanks for all the feedback everyone! I believe at this point, the website should be pretty much entirely legible. If you're having issues reading something and clearing the cache doesn't help, please post a note here because it's officially a bug.
I'm aware that some parts of the site are still unpleasant to read (though again, they should be legible). I think these areas are typically pages that have many small repetitive rows (ie the updates feed, profiles, etc.) I'll continue playing with colors, tweaking font sizes, and perhaps adding some cute creatures here and there for the remainder of the week.
- Rascii |
KittyTikara
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5/4/2015 | |
Slight nitpick. but can you tweak the colors on the text boxes a bit, like the ones on the forum reply box and the downloads section? I can tell it's a text-entry thing, but it doesn't really stand out like it used to.
The Mobula Ray - My Creatures blog |
Rosebrush
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5/4/2015 | |
KittyTikara wrote: Slight nitpick. but can you tweak the colors on the text boxes a bit, like the ones on the forum reply box and the downloads section? I can tell it's a text-entry thing, but it doesn't really stand out like it used to.
This might be an OS specific problem as I'm getting navy text on my Windows 7 desktop at the moment but I was on my MacBook last night and it was light grey. Or even browser specific (Chrome vs Safari for me).
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Malkin
Manager
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5/5/2015 | |
Wow! It's looking really nice, Rascii. Is it mobile-friendly?
My TCR Norns |
Patient Pirate
ylukyun
Manager
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5/5/2015 | 1 |
The Creatchi smiley face now disappears when I visit the forums and MyCaves, is it supposed to do that? |
Lollipop Lord
C-Rex
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5/5/2015 | |
Truthfully, I'm not a big fan of this upgrade - the text appears okay-ish on my iPod Touch Safari browser, but on my PC monitor it is nearly unreadable. I think the wider pages is a nice touch though. |
Tea Queen
Laura
Administrator
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5/5/2015 | |
Hm... Have you tried clearing your cache/doing a hard-refresh of the page?
Now that the pages are wider, please would it be possible to make the chat applet a bit wider too? I think that'd be nice. |
Lollipop Lord
C-Rex
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5/5/2015 | |
Actually I haven't, silly me. I'll remember that next time! |
Tea Queen
Laura
Administrator
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5/5/2015 | |
Did it help? |