Steven P. Administrators Posted August 9, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 9, 2011 Some people found the items too cramped, so we tweaked it, I think we nailed it now! Added padding and tweaked the headline and byline. Be sure to CTRL+F5 to ensure you're not loading a cached CSS file. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted August 9, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2011 Looking good! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 well done guys! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted August 9, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2011 working well :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebor Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Keep up the good work, I didn't like the original change to this layout but its starting to grow on me now :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 much better ;-) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 9, 2011 Member Share Posted August 9, 2011 Looks good. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordofangels Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (Y) (Y) (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594222870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpus Veteran Posted August 9, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 9, 2011 Subtle change but it works really well. :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594223612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted August 9, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted August 9, 2011 Subtle yet very effective. Nice work. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594223638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
therat Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Looks good, nice job. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594225680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysphoria Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Was there an actual reason for changing the main page? The old design was clear, concise and it looked good as much on desktops as on mobile devices. New design is full with useless images which make the whole interface cluttered, confusing, and plain ugly. Don't meant to offend anyone, but I find myself avoiding Neowin... and I've been a long time follower/reader... Cheers Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auroka Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Awesome, I find it easier to read already! :) Was there an actual reason for changing the main page? The old design was clear, concise and it looked good as much on desktops as on mobile devices. New design is full with useless images which make the whole interface cluttered, confusing, and plain ugly. Don't meant to offend anyone, but I find myself avoiding Neowin... and I've been a long time follower/reader... Cheers I agree about the images. I liked it when articles just had an icon next to them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think there needs to be more contrast between the main content, sidebar and background. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysphoria Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Awesome, I find it easier to read already! :) I agree about the images. I liked it when articles just had an icon next to them. Well that's the first thing that hits you, when you load the main page. I dont even want to load it at work, since it looks like I am on a gaming website. Another remark is for the news articles. I know that the authors should get some credit for the job they are doing but the "About The Author" box is getting annoying... A link to a site with more info about the author would be a better solution. It feels like somebody got a high-school project "Design a website" and here we are trouble shooting and tweaking .... Here is a hint: Try using "simplicity" as a guide to a good web design. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted August 17, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 17, 2011 Another update, main page should be faster to load images. Seemed we didn't have image compression on for news logos / promos. So we're talking about 300-500kb savings (newb on our part) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpus Veteran Posted August 17, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 17, 2011 Might want to tone down just a bit on the compression (if possible now) as there are fairly noticeable artifacts Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted August 17, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 17, 2011 Another update, main page should be faster to load images. Seemed we didn't have image compression on for news logos / promos. So we're talking about 300-500kb savings (newb on our part) Images look awful now :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Veteran Posted August 17, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah Tim... ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594240498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted August 17, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 17, 2011 We've bumped the quality. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594242062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted August 17, 2011 Developer Share Posted August 17, 2011 Seemed we didn't have image compression on for news logos / promos. So we're talking about 300-500kb savings (newb on our part) Well, we had it, just whoever wrote it (naming no names) didn't read the comment that the function x doesn't actually work, and the correct function to use is function y :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594242078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmak Administrators Posted August 19, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 19, 2011 Well, we had it, just whoever wrote it (naming no names) didn't read the comment that the function x doesn't actually work, and the correct function to use is function y :p function x did work on the dev site :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594246214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sranshaft Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 The front page is looking great but the text in the header is looking horrible. I only just noticed it but I'm almost positive it didn't look this bad before. Viewed on Chrome 15.0.854.0 dev-m. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594246340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted August 20, 2011 Reporter Share Posted August 20, 2011 The front page is looking great but the text in the header is looking horrible. I only just noticed it but I'm almost positive it didn't look this bad before. Viewed on Chrome 15.0.854.0 dev-m. Was probably an update within Chrome, or just the font itself having rendering issues on your OS. I know for a fact that a few are best on OS X. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594249548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted August 20, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted August 20, 2011 Was probably an update within Chrome, or just the font itself having rendering issues on your OS. I know for a fact that a few are best on OS X. Sranshaft is using Segoe UI - which should look better on Windows 7 than on OS X. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1017616-more-tweaks-main-page/#findComment-594249570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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