Steven P. Administrators Posted May 7, 2006 Administrators Share Posted May 7, 2006 At the moment we have this on the test site The blue area was intended for Recent news feeds, but our coder Timan says this causes the news to scroll down too far, personally I don't like the 2 areas that much and I agree with everyone that the red doesn't seem to fit in the page. Davelegg coded it so they both collapse, like so: Which is remembered, its kind of a trade-off for people uninterested in what we have there. So, what am I hoping to achieve with this post :p I would like to see some feedback on how to complete the top area so we can finally move over to this new design. Comments are welcome, hopefully people will have some decent ideas and mock-ups to help us out here. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 Well the first question must be asked: 1. Why have two announcements area? Secondly, I think I speak for a large portion of Neowin when I say I'd rather see news category headlines there instead of announcements that almost never get updated to anything all that important. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 7, 2006 Author Administrators Share Posted May 7, 2006 ok I think I got it, after a bit of brainstorming. This is a basic idea of what i mean. The links could be graphics and the right side will need some work so it doesnt appear empty. Thoughts? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I've always liked tabs. Heres my idea: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappy Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I think Neobond's new design looks great. It has all the things we use currently rolled into one neat little box. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiall Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 i would remove the annoucements area also i think it takes up to much space and doesnt look that nice ither Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelob Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I've always liked tabs. Heres my idea: I love that idea! Just have recent topis for each section there or recent news. And the red doesnt fit? wtf who said that. the blue looks too bland Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587483474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 One more from me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 ^ That's awesome Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 Personally I like the scroll over text area that switches to news sections.....when you scroll over it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 One more from me. Excellent! 'cept have the tab text left-aligned like the recent 'tab' is. But, don't you think that's a bit too much room for the headings? Unless you want to add an excerpt beside Topic Title - excerpt text from topic I like Neobond's design too. (attachmentid=157825) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 ok I think I got it, after a bit of brainstorming. This is a basic idea of what i mean. The links could be graphics and the right side will need some work so it doesnt appear empty. Thoughts? Best idea I think :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 ok I think I got it, after a bit of brainstorming. This is a basic idea of what i mean. The links could be graphics and the right side will need some work so it doesnt appear empty. Thoughts? I like it. The idea is simple and I assume those links are rollover links to change the feed right? The only suggestion I have is that it's a little bland compared to the rest of the page. But I also know it's just a concept idea for right now. I think it would work out PERFECTLY. One more from me. I love this idea too. It's simple and clean. The only problem I see is that there are now just too many "tabs". There are tabs on the top of the main window then there are tabs below that. It just seems like there is too many tabs :(. It's beautiful though and would be VERY easy to use. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 Tabs are a little over-used IMHO Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted May 7, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted May 7, 2006 I like it. The idea is simple and I assume those links are rollover links to change the feed right? The only suggestion I have is that it's a little bland compared to the rest of the page. But I also know it's just a concept idea for right now. I think it would work out PERFECTLY. I love this idea too. It's simple and clean. The only problem I see is that there are now just too many "tabs". There are tabs on the top of the main window then there are tabs below that. It just seems like there is too many tabs :(. It's beautiful though and would be VERY easy to use. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted May 7, 2006 Developer Share Posted May 7, 2006 We won't be having tab (at least, not in the current plan) I'm half way through coding the thing at the moment, and it will follow basically what Neobond has posted, but i'm probably going to be adding some images as well so it doesn't look so bland. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pox Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 hmmm, I'm not a fan of the tabs... the rollover things look like a better idea... I like the last one Neobond posted. (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopZ Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) ok I think I got it, after a bit of brainstorming. This is a basic idea of what i mean. The links could be graphics and the right side will need some work so it doesnt appear empty. Thoughts? I like that plan. I'd like to be able to set a default that's remembered per user for startup. Also when you hover over say recent forum posts i'd like the information that pops up to fill the WHOLE of that announcements area. It would be nice if the user would also be able to choose the colour scheme for that new area as well as the colour scheme for the main page. :) Edited May 7, 2006 by SnoopZ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Here's my idea - which IMHO would be the best solution for this, I think everything is in the picture itself - should be self explanatory as well. Hope you guys like it. edit; forgot to mention I downsized the whole from 10 forum posts to 8, somewhat better if you ask me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Tablas Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 ^ Really like that idea. Looks very nice and clean and not too overclutted. The tab idea would be nice if there weren't many tabs in the front page, if not the tabs would be overused ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted May 7, 2006 Developer Share Posted May 7, 2006 I like that plan. I'd like to be able to set a default that's remembered per user for startup. Current method is: hover to view section, click to set it as default. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopZ Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I think we need the Recent Forum Posts section FAR bigger than it is now so we don't have to hover over it to try and see what each recent post says. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587484741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivand Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 I love that idea! Just have recent topis for each section there or recent news. And the red doesnt fit? wtf who said that. the blue looks too bland I think it looks nice, but if you could make it in a shade of green instead of blue it will look better, becuase there's like a blue overkill in the site Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587485210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted May 8, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 8, 2006 I know it's not the issue at hand but I would really like the news tabs on the frontpage if they were also rollover instead of click and wait. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587485238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum0r Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 I based this off of Neobond's design. Neobond, since you seemed unsure of how to fill up the right area, I came up with this. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/458800-need-ideas-for-the-top-area-of-shift/#findComment-587485845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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