Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
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Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Discussion thread for http://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2337
Please post ideas here, and criticism of ideas. Or, if you feel that no changes are needed, please state this.
Please post ideas here, and criticism of ideas. Or, if you feel that no changes are needed, please state this.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Hey Auric, just as sites and stability go, the current site does weird things but only when I'm browsing on my S4. The font sizes change depending on how much is typed ( the length of the comment ) it's pretty fun cause I've never seen any other site do that. Anyone else noticed it?
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
i like the topics and i think its a great idea for others, i personally wouldnt join it, not because i dont like it, i think its great, but as long as its focused on RSA furries..meh
If its worth anything, i think the artwork gallery is a huge topic that needs a lot of improving, if it includes music (even though music isnt looked at in an artistic form anymore ) it would be pawsome as well, but thats what i think *bucks shoulders*
If its worth anything, i think the artwork gallery is a huge topic that needs a lot of improving, if it includes music (even though music isnt looked at in an artistic form anymore ) it would be pawsome as well, but thats what i think *bucks shoulders*
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Yeah mobile support seems very lacking, these are screenshots from my HTC One using FireFox:
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
What do you mean by mobile support? I've browsed the forum on my phone (using Opera Mini) and I don't recall running into any features that don't work. I'm able to zoom in to read, although it doesn't resize the page automatically. I'm not sure why you've got all those different font sizes though. I'd be more worried about getting the features working than aesthetics.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Why bother with CSS at all, let's just all stick to HTML.Rakuen Growlithe wrote:What do you mean by mobile support? I've browsed the forum on my phone (using Opera Mini) and I don't recall running into any features that don't work. I'm able to zoom in to read, although it doesn't resize the page automatically. I'm not sure why you've got all those different font sizes though. I'd be more worried about getting the features working than aesthetics.
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
A responsive design would be nice, I guess.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I am unhappy about the websites friend and foe system. (ignore list)
I would suggest a way to block people so they can’t see your posts + topics (and vice versa).
Sort of like Facebook or better
This minimizing of peoples comments is not doing it for me.
I would suggest a way to block people so they can’t see your posts + topics (and vice versa).
Sort of like Facebook or better
This minimizing of peoples comments is not doing it for me.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Not sure that would work in a forum. It works fine for Facebook because you Facebook is your Facebook. The entire point of a forum is that it is for public discussion. Even if you have a problem with a certain not everyone else does. Others might appreciate their posts on topic (even if it's a reply to you that you can't see). And, if topics were hidden, we'd have a rather cumbersome situation of five or six different posts all asking who is on Steam because some people wouldn't see the topic that someone else posted and vice versa.Splicer-Fox wrote:I am unhappy about the websites friend and foe system. (ignore list)
I would suggest a way to block people so they can’t see your posts + topics (and vice versa).
Sort of like Facebook or better
This minimizing of peoples comments is not doing it for me.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Haha.. May sound silly.. But A LIKE button could work.. :3
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
What about automatic scaling of images that cause the page to be wider than the screen? For example this page causes problems on my 1024x1280 screen (crappy old 3:4, I know).
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
That's actually a problem due to how Valerion added the image. If they are uploaded to the forum instead of just linked then they are automatically resized.Leeward wrote:What about automatic scaling of images that cause the page to be wider than the screen? For example this page causes problems on my 1024x1280 screen (crappy old 3:4, I know).
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I don't mean as in resize the image file itself, simply resample it in the page source. For example:
If I'm not mistaken it should preserve the aspect ratio if you only specify one dimension.
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<img src="path" width="(maximum post width)">
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
If you upload to the forum it creates a thumbnail which I think is only 400 pixels on the longest side. So if you see MontgomerySeven's post here: http://forum.zafur.co.za/viewtopic.php?p=39539#p39539 The thumbnail is 158x400 but if you click on it, it opens an 815X2069 image.
If an image is added to a post by linking off site then there isn't a thumbnail and it can start messing with the forum width. I went looking in the forum settings but I can't see a simple way to have the forum alter linked images. For now, it's best to upload the image to the forum rather than linking to it.
If an image is added to a post by linking off site then there isn't a thumbnail and it can start messing with the forum width. I went looking in the forum settings but I can't see a simple way to have the forum alter linked images. For now, it's best to upload the image to the forum rather than linking to it.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
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~John Milton~
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Sounds to me like it's a valid redesign idea then
For the future of course, it's not a major issue right now.
For the future of course, it's not a major issue right now.
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I have another minor change idea: page icon? See here the distinct lack of icon as opposed to the other websites:
It could be some sort of simplified version of the site's paw logo?- Contrast
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I agree. That blank page up there is so lacklustre. :/
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
From comments made by admins on other forums, I assume this is probably more trouble than it's worth, but if it isn't, it would be quite nice to have strikethrough and spoiler tags.
I agree it would be nice to have a picture for the site. The current logo, as is, shrunken down to size would probably be good enough.Leeward wrote:I have another minor change idea: page icon? See here the distinct lack of icon as opposed to the other websites:
It could be some sort of simplified version of the site's paw logo?
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
A workaround solution to spoiler tags: is to set the colour of the words to black within the full editor.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Background colour text is the usual way spoilers are hidden anyway, if not collapsed.FaanVolla wrote:A workaround solution to spoiler tags: is to set the colour of the words to black within the full editor.
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Okay I have another idea because I noticed a tiny detail that doesn't bother anyone else again. It occurred to me that the smiley faces are meant for a white background, so on a black background one can notice that they're a bit "dirty" with white pixels around the edges. I'd be willing to clean them, unless nobody is really bothered by it.
Or as an alternative, why don't we make/get furry-themed smileys? That would be cool.
Or as an alternative, why don't we make/get furry-themed smileys? That would be cool.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Maybe a live chat bar? Something like those you find on some anime-related websites.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I agree with this wholeheartedly.RoySnow wrote:Maybe a live chat bar? Something like those you find on some anime-related websites.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I think it would be great if the contact section of a user's profile included more sites, or ideally, if you could add your own.
Some popular sites that should probably be listed:
Steam
Skype
Facebook
Twitter
Deviantart
FurAffinity
SoFurry
Inkbunny
Weasly
IRC username would also be nice, seeing as we have an official channel.
Also, a minor nitpick: When someone sets their orientation as "bi-mostly straight", there is a lack of capitalisation.
Some popular sites that should probably be listed:
Steam
Skype
Deviantart
FurAffinity
SoFurry
Inkbunny
Weasly
IRC username would also be nice, seeing as we have an official channel.
Also, a minor nitpick: When someone sets their orientation as "bi-mostly straight", there is a lack of capitalisation.
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
A built-in IM on Zafur would basically mean that the rest of the site would be neglected.MontgomerySeven wrote:I agree with this wholeheartedly.RoySnow wrote:Maybe a live chat bar? Something like those you find on some anime-related websites.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
Another suggestion would be full unicode support. Whenever I try using the furry emoticons in the unicode database, the site comes back with an error report.
Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
ZAFur doesn't even have a favicon yet, the simpliest of changes... I don't think unicode support would ever happen at this rate.CourteousCastellan wrote:Another suggestion would be full unicode support. Whenever I try using the furry emoticons in the unicode database, the site comes back with an error report.
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Is there any way we could increase the image upload size limit from 1MB to 2MB? Or even just 1,5MB?
Every time I have to re-size a 1,08MB picture for the forum I die a little bit inside.
Every time I have to re-size a 1,08MB picture for the forum I die a little bit inside.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I have run into that problem so many times. At this point, I just link photos from Photobucket.Contrast wrote:Is there any way we could increase the image upload size limit from 1MB to 2MB? Or even just 1,5MB?
Every time I have to re-size a 1,08MB picture for the forum I die a little bit inside.
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Re: Ideas for ZAFur website redesign
I have changed that setting.Contrast wrote:Is there any way we could increase the image upload size limit from 1MB to 2MB? Or even just 1,5MB?
Every time I have to re-size a 1,08MB picture for the forum I die a little bit inside.