U2 Fan Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I know there's been previous discussion about how best to separate subforum titles on the index page to aid readibility, but, are, commas, the, best, solution,? What was so wrong with the little image files in 3.1? They can also have different colours to indicate whether or not the subforums have unread content. Don't tell me they've been deemed to be "clutter"? Striving for a "clean skin" is all very well and good but it appears as if this is being taken a litle too far in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow82x Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Something I havent really noticed, but I agree that does not look nice. In my opinion Sub Forums should be displayed like seen at http://www.nookboards.com/forum/ Indented, spaced properly, and with an icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Guerra Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 i agree with both of you 100% They do look somewhat non attracting, hopefully they change this in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chito Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I was going to get around and bring this very subject up, but totally forgot, but yes, I too feel it doesn't look right, not to mention that it doesn't look consistent with everything else on the index page. Here's my suggestion screeshot below: Or smaller if you wish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilihead Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Should not be commas, it is not a sentence. Icon with notifier like 3.1 was perfect. Unbolded by default is better as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpatch Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I agree no comas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glumbo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Barely makes a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellaWicked Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I was going to get around and bring this very subject up, but totally forgot, but yes, I too feel it doesn't look right, not to mention that it doesn't look consistent with everything else on the index page. Here's my suggestion screeshot below: [img] [/img] Or smaller if you wish: [img] [/img] These two samples actually do look better than the commas out there. But yea, the commas don't look too hot IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy T Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 * <-- that would be a better divider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Fan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 [img] [/img] I'm definitely liking that a whole lot better than commas. Like I said, though. I'd like to know what's so wrong with the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ian Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 for unread and for read sub-forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Matt Posted June 7, 2011 Management Share Posted June 7, 2011 You know you're about done when commas end up being a hot discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Fan Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Haha. Yeah, it's a fairly trivial topic I've started here... and a bloody good sign that there's not much else to complain about! It's looking damn good overall, Matt. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisha Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 You know you're about done when commas end up being a hot discussion. Or your customer base is spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalacarne Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 boobs could be better ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) ( . ) or even bigger boobs ( o Y o ) ( o Y o ) ( o Y o ) ( o Y o ) ( o Y o ) [*]IP.BoardIP.NexusIP.BlogIP.Gallery IP.Downloads IP.Converge [*]IP.BoardIP.NexusIP.BlogIP.Gallery IP.Downloads IP.Converge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Matt Posted June 7, 2011 Management Share Posted June 7, 2011 lol Well, we use commas in the online list to separate out names, so I don't think it's a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilihead Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Looks like a list of tags or keywords, not sub-forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy T Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Looks like a list of tags or keywords, not sub-forums. After you mention it, it does look like tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Knight Phil Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 My forum makes extensive use of subforums (we have one forum that has around thirty subforums, for example), and while the current method of displaying them is by no means beautiful, this new style would make my forums look absolutely terrifying. Any of the alternatives suggested here would be fine (I personally like the way the forum nookboards that the first person who replied linked to does it), but please, don't leave it the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chito Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 My forum makes extensive use of subforums (we have one forum that has around thirty subforums, for example), and while the current method of displaying them is by no means beautiful, this new style would make my forums look absolutely terrifying. Any of the alternatives suggested here would be fine (I personally like the way the forum nookboards that the first person who replied linked to does it), but please, don't leave it the way it is. Wow, if you have that many sub-forums for a forum and they keep them bold and set up this way, that will definitely look awkward. Lots of members have suggested to unbold them, but no such luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Fan Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Lots of members have suggested to unbold them That would be a good start, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 That would be a good start, IMHO. They are unbolded when they are read: Really, I can't believe the fact there are commas there is drawing this much ire. Using words like "awful" and "terrifying" to describe commas, seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g66 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 As I wrote in the other topic about this I think it would be better to use a dot to show that it have unread content and remove the bold. Actually it might be a good idea to use the same in front of all forums, not just sub forums. A dot or another simple symbol to show that it has unread content just as in topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Bold and coma looks very ugly. Practically on busy forums around 99% it will show you bold because there will be always unread content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Very ugly, really! At least remove all those extra spaces between comma and next link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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