THE FORUM IS DIFFERENT

[adarqui]

ok im going to sleep, hope everything is at least working for every1 now.

GN FOLKS.

[seifullaah73]

I can see the scroll bars, menu at the side but like i am also on the fence about it. There's something about it, i.e. the menu is too short people can't read it.

How about, i have an idea, i don't know whether it will work or not.

Can you make the menu width larger to see the whole writing, bare with me, but also have a arrow looking button which can open and close the menu so it don't get in the way and, yes i have more, make those different menus be expandable e.g. click on the arrow next to Boxing, this would create a small list underneath with new posts made on that forum or can just click on the name to direct to that subject.
keep the color for new posts made.

what do you think?
the one thing that i can't seem to like it is the size of the menu width, can't read.
that scroll bar at the side of the options menu tricks me into clicking and dragging that down which causes the menu to move up lol.

its taking shape

peace

[adarqui]

I can see the scroll bars, menu at the side but like i am also on the fence about it. There's something about it, i.e. the menu is too short people can't read it.

ya i need it to be narrow initially.. otherwise it would just take up too much space. like you mentioned, i've been thinking about allowing it to be expanded etc..

i'm pretty sure eventually it'll have some buttons on top to control it & also a setting in each user's profile to completely hide it if you so choose.

How about, i have an idea, i don't know whether it will work or not.

Can you make the menu width larger to see the whole writing, bare with me, but also have a arrow looking button which can open and close the menu so it don't get in the way and, yes i have more, make those different menus be expandable e.g. click on the arrow next to Boxing, this would create a small list underneath with new posts made on that forum or can just click on the name to direct to that subject.
keep the color for new posts made.

what do you think?
the one thing that i can't seem to like it is the size of the menu width, can't read.
that scroll bar at the side of the options menu tricks me into clicking and dragging that down which causes the menu to move up lol.

its taking shape

peace

thanks for the ideas man..

ya i like the idea of allowing you to get unread posts etc from that left scrollbar...

here's what i'm thinking..

when a board has new unread posts, you can click on the arrow (or another one), and a popup will show up on the screen.. this popup would be all pretty, kind of like the calculator ones.. fixed to the upper right... it will contain a simple list of the unread posts, clickable as links... so you can even keep that popup on screen while checking out new posts that were listed in the popup.

i dont want to put the list of new threads etc WITHIN the navbar, it just wont ever been wide enough to handle that.. but i def need that functionality, just seems a clean popup is the way to go, imo.

currently, if you hover over the 'subforum categories' in the left navbar, itll show the full title.. being able to fully expand it temporarily might be a good idea.

peace

[adarqui]

found something to help me create color schemes for the site...

http://www.adarq.org/forum/lets-nerd-the-f-out/httpcolrd-comimage-dna-coird-image-dna-sick/msg77850/#msg77850

i mean right now i've just been winging it.. but very soon i'm going to try and create my first layout..

check that link out, it has a cool website which has color palette's/schemes for various pictures that were submitted.

pc

[Dreyth]

i actually typo'd on purpose, kind of like when i say 'lets meat up'.

lol i always say this to girls.

"so where can i meat you?"

[adarqui]

i actually typo'd on purpose, kind of like when i say 'lets meat up'.

lol i always say this to girls.

"so where can i meat you?"

you mean when you text them? lul

nyce.

[LBSS]

scrollbar still not working, or, rather, it goes up and down but so does the rest of the page. it's not dissociated, is what i'm saying.

also, that light blue...

i like it on principle, though.

[adarqui]

scrollbar still not working, or, rather, it goes up and down but so does the rest of the page. it's not dissociated, is what i'm saying.

that scroll bar on the left is 'different', you have to 'click and drag' etc.. you try that? if you hover over it with your mouse and use the wheel it'll do both scrollbars etc.. it's a "touch scroll" thing... try a real quick click + move mouse up or down.. the scroll bar should fly & move real smooth.. maybe eventually ill just turn it into a normal scroll bar if people have issues.

also, that light blue...

i like it on principle, though.

ya ill fig all of that out eventually.. ;/

[LBSS]

yup, clicking and dragging worked. not intuitive though.

[adarqui]

yup, clicking and dragging worked. not intuitive though.

ok cool least it worked.. ya maybe ill just put a regular scrollbar and get rid of iscroll.. just need to do custom scrollbars because i hate the default ones.. never did that, dont even know if it's 100% possible.

pC

[seifullaah73]

yup, clicking and dragging worked. not intuitive though.

ok cool least it worked.. ya maybe ill just put a regular scrollbar and get rid of iscroll.. just need to do custom scrollbars because i hate the default ones.. never did that, dont even know if it's 100% possible.

pC

The drag menu thing would have been cool on a touch screen, i guess.

what if we got rid of the menu as a whole and keep the forum style navigation you had in the old forum ..  ... maybe.

how about a drop down menu like in windows explorer, file, but it says menu, click on it, a list of all the topics and then you hover mouse over one topic i.e. progress and journals which has an arrow next to it and that will display another menu to the right with the list of all the threads in order of most new to most old like in the forum and click on that to direct to it. we want an internet style look to it and not a windows explorer look to it.
if you get what i mean.

i will try and create an example if possible.

edit: i found something a bit like what i was talking about, looks nice but you can adjust to suit this site. 

http://www.webdesigndev.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/fancydropdown.html

but in those options you can expand to sub-options and have whatever colour you like for new and old posts)

[adarqui]

yup, clicking and dragging worked. not intuitive though.

ok cool least it worked.. ya maybe ill just put a regular scrollbar and get rid of iscroll.. just need to do custom scrollbars because i hate the default ones.. never did that, dont even know if it's 100% possible.

pC

The drag menu thing would have been cool on a touch screen, i guess.

what if we got rid of the menu as a whole and keep the forum style navigation you had in the old forum ..  ... maybe.

how about a drop down menu like in windows explorer, file, but it says menu, click on it, a list of all the topics and then you hover mouse over one topic i.e. progress and journals which has an arrow next to it and that will display another menu to the right with the list of all the threads in order of most new to most old like in the forum and click on that to direct to it. we want an internet style look to it and not a windows explorer look to it.
if you get what i mean.

i will try and create an example if possible.

edit: i found something a bit like what i was talking about, looks nice but you can adjust to suit this site. 

http://www.webdesigndev.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/fancydropdown.html

but in those options you can expand to sub-options and have whatever colour you like for new and old posts)

hello.

great idea.

thanks.

:F

ya that sounds alot better than the touch scroller I have.. good stuff.. then the forum width will go back to normal (so to not compensate for the scroller)..

love it.

i can picture it, hover, menu displays with forums, then hover specific forums to see latest/unread posts.. sounds diesel as f*k.


shit.

the only advantage that the scrollbar has on the side, is that as i'm navigating i can see which boards have new unread posts without me having to go out of my way to 'hover a menu'.. hmm.

how to compensate for that? i mean I could just change the color of the dropdown menu tab when there's new posts, which would alert you of new posts.. as soon as you hover it, you'd get the big menu etc..

peace man

[seifullaah73]

how to compensate for that? i mean I could just change the color of the dropdown menu tab when there's new posts, which would alert you of new posts.. as soon as you hover it, you'd get the big menu etc..

peace man

That's not really a problem, when i said hover over the menu and it should drop down, the menu at the sides are the different forums that will be on the menu, then you can have those different menu's with different colours to indicate new post, then you would go to the sub topics, which will also have colours to indicate, which topic has new posts in them and which don't.

Example

if progress journals has new posts in them it would be as follows.

                ADARQ   \/  - Arrow
                                                         
 | Adarq.org Special Content >|
 | Performance Training Blog > |
 | Adarq & LanceSTS - Q&A   > |
 | Progress Journals & Expe > | a fast and explosive donkey |
 | ....
 | and other options

and clicking on the threads could create a pop up box like you did with the conversion tools, which displays the latest unread posts, in order and also an option to go to that thread.

Also i can see the list is long, you could make the Options be the options you have used in the forum i.e. Introduction Area, Blog Section, Members Area

and then a sub option would like in Members area would be journals, call em out, quitters, etc.

and then a sub sub option would be the threads in that sub sub option in order of new to old, with colors indicating if you it is new and wether you have read it or not as when you log in and accidentally log out the new posts are gone only the ones you have posted in.

 ADARQ.org v2.0    \/ - blue is just an example anything,
|
| Introduction Area  >|
| Blog Section          >|
| Members Area      > | | Adarq.org Special Content >|
| Performance Area  >| | Performance Training Blog > |
| ...                             | | Adarq & LanceSTS - Q&A   > |
                                  |  | Progress Journals & Expe > | a fast and explosive donkey |
                                     | ...
so what do you think

[adarqui]

how to compensate for that? i mean I could just change the color of the dropdown menu tab when there's new posts, which would alert you of new posts.. as soon as you hover it, you'd get the big menu etc..

peace man

That's not really a problem, when i said hover over the menu and it should drop down, the menu at the sides are the different forums that will be on the menu, then you can have those different menu's with different colours to indicate new post, then you would go to the sub topics, which will also have colours to indicate, which topic has new posts in them and which don't.

Example

if progress journals has new posts in them it would be as follows.

                ADARQ   \/  - Arrow
                                                         
 | Adarq.org Special Content >|
 | Performance Training Blog > |
 | Adarq & LanceSTS - Q&A   > |
 | Progress Journals & Expe > | a fast and explosive donkey |
 | ....
 | and other options

and clicking on the threads could create a pop up box like you did with the conversion tools, which displays the latest unread posts, in order and also an option to go to that thread.

Also i can see the list is long, you could make the Options be the options you have used in the forum i.e. Introduction Area, Blog Section, Members Area

and then a sub option would like in Members area would be journals, call em out, quitters, etc.

and then a sub sub option would be the threads in that sub sub option in order of new to old, with colors indicating if you it is new and wether you have read it or not as when you log in and accidentally log out the new posts are gone only the ones you have posted in.

 ADARQ.org v2.0    \/ - blue is just an example anything,
|
| Introduction Area  >|
| Blog Section          >|
| Members Area      > | | Adarq.org Special Content >|
| Performance Area  >| | Performance Training Blog > |
| ...                             | | Adarq & LanceSTS - Q&A   > |
                                  |  | Progress Journals & Expe > | a fast and explosive donkey |
                                     | ...
so what do you think

nice pseudo-design!@... ya i was starting to not like the idea of getting rid of the left nav column.. so i think the way you propose is best.. we'll have the nav on the left, with easy expansion like you mentioned.

i really love refreshing and seeing boards highlighted as new posts & being able to click through real fast.. with your idea of expanding menus, it's going to be really sick.

off to lunch! ;d

[adarqui]

literally 1.5 hours of manually mods and now i think GOOD POST BAD POST is working..

i just need to re-position it like it used to be etc.. it's in the right hand corner now of each post.

works for everyone?