Ew, just received a HTML email?

[markopolo2002]

Guys, I know this could just be a test from your end, but I'm really not feeling the layout of the HTML emails - it's FAB that we have this functionality, but the layout really does need a little work me thinks.

The lines really should go for a start, and better positioning of the logo would be good and a little pet hate of mine is all the truncating of URL's, I appreciate why you do it, but hate the look of it, I'd much rather see the entire URL :)
Cheers
Marko

[markopolo2002]

And the header doesnt show on the iphone :)

[TracyIsland]

Hi -

I guess you are one of the lucky ones! But did you see the IPS blog update? It shows an example of the format of the html email. I think that sample is pretty stylin'.



- Brian

[markopolo2002]

Yep, the one in the announcement looks much better I have to agree, but received this through my hotmail account which I'd say was a fairly popular webmail, just hope they are messing with it otherwise me thinks there is more tweaking required!!

[.Ian]

I think the HTML emails are work in progress - for example I am seeing lots of <br />'s and <p> and smilies are shown as URL's etc.

But with better styling it could work well.

[markopolo2002]

Cmon charles, give us the lowdown :)

[Feld0]

Just wanna add that it would be cool to have HTML emails closely mimic the way posts are actually shown on the forum. So, instead of seeing this ugly -------- QUOTE -------- thing, quoted text could appear in a quote box just like it would if you were reading the thread.

I'm aware that HTML emails are still very much a work-in-progress, and I wish you all at IPS the best of luck with them!

[bfarber]

What you are seeing isn't how it should appear (ref: blog entry). Please post a bug report.

[IPBSupport.de]

Please change back the layout/design to the previous!!!

[.Ian]

Current layout looks good, better than the first version, although would probably put a background on to the un-subscribe part to give a base to it.

Getting the odd mis-aligned email, but few and far between

[markopolo2002]

Hmm, still not sure about the border, or why we need a constraint look to the email - why can't it be HTML and uncontraint to fit the width of the screen?

[.Ian]

Mine does go the full width, rather than just half, and the only border is the pale blue that looks fine.

What I would do though is to scroll the line ...

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rather than breaking half way

[stoo2000]

It looks fine in Outlook, Probably just a quirk with your webmail :P

[connorhawke]

HTML emails are hell to code for, not only because various CSS rules break but also because of the differences in rendering across so many email clients.

Submit a bug report, but if it's a less used email client, go easy on them.

[markopolo2002]

Hmm, using hotmail with firefox - tried it in IE also, same width issue - seems like a hotmail issue obviously, but given it's popularity, I'd say for it not to display in hotmail is a pretty big deal :cry:

[connorhawke]

Hmm, using hotmail with firefox - tried it in IE also, same width issue - seems like a hotmail issue obviously, but given it's popularity, I'd say for it not to display in hotmail is a pretty big deal :cry:

Yeah, it is, so a bug report would be in order. :)

[IPBSupport.de]

Current layout looks good, better than the first version, ...

I can not understand this opinion, lets look at the first and current layout/design:

Old (and very good) design:


New (and very ugly) design:


Just a few things which make the new design ugly:

• Box not centered
• Box too small
• Header too hight (not proportional)
• Header should look like the default IP.Board header
• Old border (and shadow) looked very very better
  

[connorhawke]

I can not understand this opinion, lets look at the first and current layout/design:

Old (and very good) design:

New (and very ugly) design:

Just a few things which make the new design ugly:

• Box not centered
• Box too small
• Header should look like the default IP.Board header
• Old border (and shadow) looked very very better
  

I wouldn't call the first one there a good design, but it's better.

[IPBSupport.de]

Yeah okay, lets say "much more better" :D

[markopolo2002]

Personally, I'd vote for the first one too

Yeah, it is, so a bug report would be in order. :smile:

Already done http://community.invisionpower.com/tracker/issue-33470-html-emails-hotmail/

[.Ian]

Mine looks like the second except 100% width - maybe you have a dodgy email client ;)

[IPBSupport.de]

Thunderbird, and i think YOUR email client is "dodgy" and ignore the css:

table.wrap {



	max-width: 500px;

}

[Rhett]

I love the new emails personally... but no worries....you will have options! :)

[Matt]

I changed it from the gradient "design" because the logo is 350ish PX which is wider than the screen on an iPhone / Android which meant the logo stretched off the screen.

The email wrapper is just a normal skin template. You can edit it on your own board via the Admin CP.

[markopolo2002]

For me, it's really not getting much better!! ...



Received this just a few minutes ago, still using Hotmail.