| Eric Coleman |
Posted - Jul 20 2004 : 12:10:15 PM
What is everyone's screen size and web browser? I'd like to know because the new VBgamer design is designed for a 1024 screen width. Considering that it's 2004, I would assume that most people that use their computer's for games would have at LEAST a 1024 screen resolution. Here is a screenshot of the new layout in 1280 x 1024.
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I'm also curious to know what browser everyone is currently using. The new layout works fine in the latest versions of Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, and IE 6. IE 5 has some serious bugs, so for those people that are using that web browser, then I strongly suggest either Firefox which is only a 4.7 MB download, or updating to IE 6 with the lastest IE 6 service pack and patches (there are quite a few.) |
| Eric Coleman |
Posted - Sep 28 2004 : 07:32:17 AM
Look at the top menus, In the "Other" category there is a link to Configure. As long as your browser accepts cookies, you can switch the layout to an 800 width resolution. |
| Zarneth |
Posted - Sep 28 2004 : 04:54:36 AM
I'm just glad the site has a dark background. My 17" died reciently so I've been running a 14" in 800x600@75hz. but I had to put the res up to 1024x768@60hz to view this site. :\
As it is even though I ran my old 17" at 1024x768 I still never liked running browser windows heigher than 800x600. And I doubt that'll change much when I get my new 19" monitor, that I'll be running at at LEAST 1280x1024. mabye weven 1600, but I dunno wether it'll be able to do that at a decient refresh rate or not.
I'm using firefox 1.0 preview release btw. ;) |
| sdw |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 6:06:40 PM
It looks like the new layout is going to be way smaller than the current one. Faster page loads and added functionality sounds good to me. |
| VBBR |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 5:41:21 PM
In my opinion the new layout is beautiful in terms of organization. |
| Sion |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 4:22:51 PM
I like the idea of linking the list of contributions directly to the profile. This will hopefully make it more attractive to write articles, tutorials, post news or contribute in other ways.
Art Bin - great concept! I have at least 50+ MB royalty-free sprites and grahpics that I've spend long hours gathering from distant parts of the internet. Would be nice to have a handy collection of various pieces of visual art such as textures, sprites, backgrounds, characters, tiles etc..
Although I'm looking very much forward to version 2.0 of VBGamer, I find the new layout quite confusing - much more than it is now. On the front page there is just so many different boxes of various sizes that are stacked on top of each other, and in several collums.
Why haven't you made a smaller menu in one of the sides (or even both) with minor content (such as links, gamedev-news etc) and then the main content (that would probably be the news) in the middle.
Ahh well, it's probably just a matter of getting used to it 
EDIT: I just gave the new layout a long hard look, and it appeared to me that the layout I descriped is basicly just the current VBGamer-layout all over again. And you actually made menus (sort of), but the where the two minor menus is just grouped in the right-hand side.
I'll just shut up about layout untill the new site and running  |
| VBBR |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 2:59:16 PM
Altough, still I think it would be better for those that ARE registered. Anyway, maybe it wouldn't be worth the trouble.
And I liked the profile-page-with-everything-you've-done too. |
| Eric Coleman |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 12:39:42 PM
The profile page is part of the Snitz Forum (http://forum.snitz.com/) that I use. I have plans to switch from this forum to the custom forum that I made. And when that happens I'll have to migrate global user information to a seperate database. The result will be a custom profile page, and I'll probably make it similar to what gamedev.net has, so that it will display any contributions to the website that you've made, such as news submitted, tutorials, articles, etc.
The Art Bin (do you see the theme? ) will be the continuation of the "royalty free graphics collection." The person that used to maintain it has stopped doing so (actually it's been gone for a quite a long time), so I think it's time to bring the idea back.
As for the big logo, it just doesn't fit when viewing the website on a monitor with 800 x 600 resolution. With the future section for the help bin and art bin displayed, you can see it just barely fits.
Also, the screen resolution option won't ever be on the "profile" page. The profile page is only for people that have an account on VBgamer, so I don't think it would be fare to people that are just browsing the website to be denied the ability to make the website fit in their browser window. |
| VBBR |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 07:25:25 AM
Not to be annoying again, but it would be good if we could see the big logo in the 1024+ version. 
And adding to Lachlan's post, I think it would be better if the width option was in the profile page. |
| Lachlan87 |
Posted - Sep 06 2004 : 06:11:16 AM
Thats good, but where did the "profile" link go? I think the "Art Bin" was a good idea too. Looking forward to having VBGamer 2.0 fully implemented! |
| Eric Coleman |
Posted - Sep 05 2004 : 8:42:59 PM
There is a "Configure" page to allow you to select the width of your screen. It doesn't work with every page yet. I need to edit everything and add the appropriate variables into the html page. |
| VBBR |
Posted - Jul 23 2004 : 07:36:30 AM
Hum, I was looking at the screenshot and decided to check out the GDNet panel. I think that with the news all together it becomes visually hard to see where one news ends and where the other starts. Maybe it would be better to place a space, or a marker, or a "-" or anything before each headline?
Just a suggestion. |
| Eric Coleman |
Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 5:17:43 PM
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And I'm a fan of any site that adapts to my resolution.
Actually, the new layout is static in size and currently does require a minimum of width of 1024.
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btw, is the width of the vbgamer window exactly 1024?
If you use a 1024 resolution, then you'll need to maximize your browser window to see the entire screen. here is a screenshot at 1024x768 in IE 6. screenshot 2 90.24 KB
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Think the new layout will encourage people to take advantage of the lesser used features of the site?
I hope so!
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| Brother Erryn |
Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 2:00:48 PM
Nice layout. 1024x768 is my standard, at least until I get a 50" monitor.
I'm running Firefox also. And I'm a fan of any site that adapts to my resolution. |
| VBBR |
Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 1:13:20 PM
I always use the browser maximized. But this may be because your resolution is so big. (and I assume your monitor must be 19" or something around it) |
| sdw |
Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 1:03:03 PM
I think the majority of people who visit this site will be viewing it with IE @ 1024 or greater. But does resolution really matter anyways? I never use my browser while maximized. Also, the new layout seems a bit congested. I use Konqueror/Mozilla most of the time myself @ 1600x1200.
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