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post #1 of 28
8/18/07 at 1:46pm
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In my opinion, the new look is bad.

Circled are some of the things that I don't like:


*The "Est. 1995" on the AVS logo is way too close to the advertisement. Space should be added between them.
*The control buttons are too big relative to the size of the text. I don't like that what should be a single row of buttons takes up two lines when the browser is not wide enough.
*The drop-down menus can be overlapped by the ads.

Also, the default color scheme is pretty ugly and less readable.
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post #2 of 28
8/18/07 at 1:48pm
I wish you wouldn't have told them that. It'll only make them want to close the site more often
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post #3 of 28
8/18/07 at 1:54pm
There is a bug thread to post problems with the new software.

-Dave
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post #4 of 28
8/18/07 at 2:02pm
Um...try widening your browser.




Edit: Yes, the scheme default is terrible.
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post #5 of 28
8/18/07 at 2:03pm
I also have to say that the new default colors are awful, many of us work long hours in front pcs/tvs etc and hate white web pages, so dang hard on the eyes... I am always very indifferent of changes, so maybe this is just my $.02 worth.. I am trying the "retro" and "black" themes, and they are not as bad, but still some of the changes are not so cool:-)
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post #6 of 28
8/18/07 at 2:47pm
Agree, it's too "messy" and there doesn't seem to be a real reason behind the fonts/colors/layout. It just looks kinda cobbled together.

However it's the folks here that make it work....
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post #7 of 28
8/18/07 at 3:06pm
firefox + addblock + no script are extremely useful

- Josh
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post #8 of 28
8/18/07 at 3:15pm
What was wrong with the old forum?
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post #9 of 28
8/18/07 at 3:21pm
my guess is that they were using and older version of vbulletin which has a lot of flaws, and not optimized for the amount of traffic a site like this gets.

- Josh
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post #10 of 28
8/18/07 at 4:43pm
Second vote for changing back to the old color scheme. For those of us who read at night, the new scheme hurts. Also I know you guys need to keep the revenue coming in, but the new ad insertion in the middle of the posts is a way over the top.
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post #11 of 28
8/18/07 at 4:52pm
one more vote for the old color scheme...
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post #12 of 28
8/18/07 at 4:57pm
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You guys can change the color scheme to the old one (or one close to it anyway). Go to the bottom of the page and select AVSForum.com Retro
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post #13 of 28
8/18/07 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by redondoman View Post

Also I know you guys need to keep the revenue coming in, but the new ad insertion in the middle of the posts is a way over the top.

The ad is only there if you are not logged in. Log in to AVS and it will not be there.

Chris
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post #14 of 28
8/18/07 at 5:03pm
I don't like the new look either.. Bring back the old look.. There was nothing wrong with it..
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post #15 of 28
8/18/07 at 5:09pm
I'm using the Black scheme and must say that after a short while getting used to it I do like it.
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post #16 of 28
8/18/07 at 5:17pm
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Originally Posted by Tulli View Post

I'm using the Black scheme and must say that after a short while getting used to it I do like it.

Same here, but don't like moving of control buttons.
And no asterik for posts, a limp arrow?
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post #17 of 28
8/18/07 at 6:13pm
Any way to increase fonts?
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post #18 of 28
8/19/07 at 8:15am
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Originally Posted by galileo2000 View Post

Any way to increase fonts?

No?
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post #19 of 28
8/19/07 at 8:17am
I actually really like the new forum.
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post #20 of 28
8/19/07 at 8:25am
Love the new look!
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post #21 of 28
8/19/07 at 8:34am
One thing is for sure. It's MUCH faster than before, in terms of bandwidth. Good job AVS!
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post #22 of 28
8/19/07 at 9:13am
Does any body else here think that this is the wrong forum for this?
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post #23 of 28
8/19/07 at 11:47am
First thing I did was change back to retro. The dark background is just so much easier to look at.
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post #24 of 28
8/19/07 at 3:58pm
Agree the light default is not as good but I prefer the new Black option vs. the retro old version look.
The white text on the medium dark gray background is less severe than former jet black.
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post #25 of 28
8/19/07 at 7:49pm
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Originally Posted by galileo2000 View Post

No?

Is CTRL++ what you are looking for, or do you mean a setting within the AVS site?
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post #26 of 28
8/19/07 at 9:49pm
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Originally Posted by greeniguana00 View Post

You guys can change the color scheme to the old one (or one close to it anyway). Go to the bottom of the page and select AVSForum.com Retro

the black retro is great! even better than the old one!!
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post #27 of 28
8/19/07 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by nikkieneuken View Post

the black retro is great! even better than the old one!!

Ahhhh... Much better. I can kill the lights again.
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post #28 of 28
8/20/07 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by gjvrieze View Post

I also have to say that the new default colors are awful, many of us work long hours in front pcs/tvs etc and hate white web pages, so dang hard on the eyes... I am always very indifferent of changes, so maybe this is just my $.02 worth.. I am trying the "retro" and "black" themes, and they are not as bad, but still some of the changes are not so cool:-)

well, you don't have to suffer white web pages Create your own CSS. Most browsers let you override web pages' CSS with your own. Opera, in particular, makes this easy by letting you toggle b/t your own CSS and the web page's on the fly. Here's my own CSS, with white text on blue background.

Code:
* {
        background-color: #404060 !Important;
        color: White !Important; 
        font-family: Verdana !Important;
        line-height: 1.25em !Important;
}

a, a * { color: yellow !Important; text-decoration: none !Important;}

a:visited, a *:visited { color: #C1FDC2 !Important; }

a:hover, a *:hover  { color: #FFEFD5 !Important; text-decoration: underline !Important;}

a[name] {
        color: White !Important; text-decoration: none; 
}

input, select {
        font-family: "Futura Medium" !Important;
        font-size: 10pt  !Important;
        color: black  !Important;
        font-weight: normal !Important; 
        background-color: #ADD8E6 !Important;
}

textarea {
        font-size: 11pt  !Important;
        font-family: "Futura Medium" !Important;
        background-color: #ADD8E6 !Important;
        color: black  !Important;
}

@media print {

* {
        background: White !important;
        color: Black !important;
        line-height: 1em;
}

}
edit: so I'm not the only ones who find white background hard on the eyes. So why is every freaking web page white? I guess we have Xerox PARC and the mac to thank for that.
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