Widescreen Option

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 2:34 PM EDT Comment 24 comments

This isn't really diary (oh crap did I just say that) fanpost worthy, but I wanted it to be in a place where it would get a lot of viewership because I know this was one of the main complaints when the new format went live.

So, because of the whining over at Lookout Landing, Trei et al have added the option of having a wider screen. The option is located right under the site logo by New Fanpost/Fanshot. You have options of having it be narrow or wide.

The wide option will widen the main post part of the site. However, it is not perfect and you will still have some greyness on the sides. This feature if mainly for widescreen monitors.

Another change is that you can go to your profile and choose not to have avatars shown by you or to see anyone elses avatar.

LB--sorry if this is not fanpost worthy. I felt as if this was necessary information to pass along.

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haha, I said this in the main post

I agree awesome addition!

by StLHugo on Mar 26, 2008 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

whoops

i guess i could've read the main post today. : )

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

...not in the main post...the comments

sorry for misleading.

by StLHugo on Mar 26, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nothing is too trival not to be diary worthy.

And yes months and months of threatening and lewd comments, and persistent whining have paid off.

(P.S. I am responsible for some of the MS Paint artwork:

Though something tells me that this is not the community that would appreciate Graham's Flesh Eating Pony, for that go to LL and look at the Preemptive Strike diary)

Signatures are for Communists.

by JI on Mar 26, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

can you get...

Favicons added too? That would really be great.

by StLHugo on Mar 26, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still dislike the yellow highlighting of comments

Cardinal Red would be better.

by azruavatar on Mar 26, 2008 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The contrast between red and black, though...

ick.

"You say the world has lost it's love. I say embrace what it's made of" - Dar Williams

by Valatan on Mar 28, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll add a favicon for VEB

sometime today

I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.

by sixfoot6 on Mar 27, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever floats your boat, but...

Widescreen reading is less efficient, your eyes get tired and your brain loses interest the longer the line and wider the page. It may not look that visually pleasing, but narrow screens actually speed up your ability to read

That's why we read pages at 8.5 x 11 instead of 11 x 8.5.

you can't sneak the sun past the rooster

by enoscountry on Mar 26, 2008 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

depends if you are reading several paragraphs or just a line or two of text

as far as normal commenting goes, especially at a place like LL where nutty tangents are the norm, a widescreen format it much easier on the eyes.

Signatures are for Communists.

by JI on Mar 26, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, but on widescreen.

the old site took up 4 inches for the text. At least on my monitor. Which is ridiculous and about like reading a paperback novel 3 feet away from my head.

Now with the widescreen option, it's closer to 9 inches. 8 1/2 on my monitor

by DiscoJer on Mar 26, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know that I'm in the minority,

but I like the narrow screen better...I like to see everything without having to scroll side to side.

Another thing I enjoy about the new setup is the ability to go back and forth between the different SBN sites (or at least baseball at this point) quite seamlessly...I've already had the chance to have some good natured bantering with some kind folks on the Rockies and Padres sites. Every day, several teams make the leap (only the Brewers and Reds are left in our division).

I know...not important stuff, but I am easily amused!!

by tbell61 on Mar 26, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well, i have a WS montior so the narrow screen was really obnoxious

There's so much stuff on the sidebar that the main text on the front page is still pretty much centered, it's when you get to comments that the narrow screen makes things difficult

Signatures are for Communists.

by JI on Mar 26, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

I'm keeping narrow. Even with a widescreen monitor, I like the narrow better.

On with the (good) youth movement!

by aet15 on Mar 27, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're welcome

by Jeff on Mar 26, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you didn't do this all alone

don't take all the credit.

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I personally didn't, no

but I like to think I played a big part in building a community of whiners.

by Jeff on Mar 26, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that you did do.

no argument.

by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 26, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just for the record we didn't implement a wide screen option solely on the basis of feedback from LL. Bloggers and members of several blog communities migrated to the new platform asked for this and that's why we implemented it. The timing lined up with the launch of LL and 4 other blogs yesterday. And with LL I addressed the issue specifically because I knew it was a primary part of their pre-migration apprehension on the move. Overall, it was good feedback from all the communtities and we're happy with the result.

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by clockwerks on Mar 27, 2008 4:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

since you are here....

About Favicons I know it isn't something major, or really anything hard to implement. So is it each sites responsibility or can you guys do it for them? I would love for VEB to have a small version of the logo for the Favicon.

by StLHugo on Mar 27, 2008 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was also wondering

the "my blogs" pull down at the top of the screen is a great addition for those of us who belong to numerous blogs on the SB Network, but if you belong to more than 10 (I'm in 12 and counting), then only the first 10 show up when you click on "my blogs", and they are in alpha order, which means that "Viva El BIrdos" , (my favorite) does not appear.

I hope I'm making sense here...bottom line, I'd like to see ALL my blogs appear when I click on that icon at the top of the screen.

Thanks for all your hard work on this.

by tbell61 on Mar 27, 2008 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is something we'll be addressing soon

Us devs are members of all the blogs, and we're dealing with the same frustrations :)

I'm one of the guys who built the new SB Nation. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback.

by sixfoot6 on Mar 27, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cool!

Another feature I love is the "recent activity" screen under the user profile area where it not only tracks each post you make across the SB Network, but how many replies you get...very handy for those of us who post across multiple blogs...good work, guys.

by tbell61 on Mar 27, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs