| Screen size and browsers? | |
| Eric Coleman | 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.
[url="http://www.vbgamer.com/msgboard/uploaded/Eric Coleman/200472012135_vbgamer.png"]screenshot[/url] 115.32 KB 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 [url="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/"]Firefox[/url] 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.) |
| Zarneth | 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. ;) |
| Eric Coleman | Look at the top menus, In the "Other" category there is a link to [url="http://www.vbgamer.com/configure.asp"]Configure[/url]. As long as your browser accepts cookies, you can switch the layout to an 800 width resolution. |
| VBBR | I'm using Firefox v0.8. 1280x960 resolution. Looks fine here (BHGL and Coded in VB) BTW, is there any way we can see the new layout for the new page on live? I mean, open it like a normal page instead of a screenshot [:D] Oh yeah I must say the layout and content for the main page are REALLY cool! I MUST regret what I have said earlier about this new design! Real sorry! |
| cbx | oooohhh, fancy schmancy. Looks good! I have duel monitors running 19" at 1152x864 and 17" at 1024x768 using internet explorer 6 with all updated service packs. |
| Almar Joling | The problem isn't width these days. It's height. I designed my weather station's site (link at pr.com now), and the YALG site without the googlebar in mind. with the googlebar, it tends to be a tiny bit scrollable (which I find annoying). and I'm sure a lot of other people have a special toolbar. Using 1024 and IE6 most of the time, sometimes FireFox. |
| VBBR | Of course height here isn't a matter, because the website itself is very tall. |
| Scorpion_Blood | nice, im using a res of 1152x864 using Mozilla :) i just think that banner dont fit in there compared with everithing... but cause im new here i think that banner got many significations for here! |
| ballistik | I use 1280x1024 at work and 1024x768 at home... and IE6 at both, all good here. |
| Lachlan87 | I'm using 1024 and usually use Opera v7.52, although I sometimes use Firefox 0.9. Think the new layout will encourage people to take advantage of the lesser used features of the site? That would be nice. . . |
| cjb0087 | anybody who's monitor isnt in 1024x768 or higher should be left for dead on the side of the road. btw, is the width of the vbgamer window exactly 1024? |
| cjb0087 | oh btw eric, we do have a game in development now :D |
| VBBR | Hey! I just installed firefox 0.9.2 (over 0.8) and it solved the left column problem! Great! |
| sdw | 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. |
| VBBR | 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) |
| Brother Erryn | Nice layout. 1024x768 is my standard, at least until I get a 50" monitor. [:D] I'm running Firefox also. And I'm a fan of any site that adapts to my resolution. |
| Eric Coleman | quote:Actually, the new layout is static in size and currently does require a minimum of width of 1024. quote: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. [url="http://www.vbgamer.com/msgboard/uploaded/Eric Coleman/200472117814_vbgamer2.png"]screenshot 2[/url] 90.24 KB quote:I hope so! |
| VBBR | 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 | 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. |
| Lachlan87 | 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! |
| VBBR | Not to be annoying again, but it would be good if we could see the big logo in the 1024+ version. [:D] And adding to Lachlan's post, I think it would be better if the width option was in the profile page. |
| Eric Coleman | 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 | 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. |
| Sion | 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 [8)] |
| VBBR | In my opinion the new layout is beautiful in terms of organization. |
| sdw | 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. |