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The New SP Design is Up!

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Taluntain, Jul 20, 2004.

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  1. dman18 Gems: 9/31
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    Remove all ads!
    Wow! It looks great! And for some reason it seems a lot more D&D than the last one did... I think its the background and borders, which are great!
     
    dman18, Jul 20, 2004
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Mesmero, that's because the index in the game sections is the Walkthroughs & Guides page - that's the initial one you go to. Having another index link to go back to the Games section would be a bit pointless, considering clicking on the Games section on the left does the same thing. Just saving some redundancy here.

    I know about the underlined Download links in Firefox; this shows up because Firefox incorrectly reads that part of html. So, a Firefox bug. I didn't even know that I had an underline in some links in the code until I saw Firefox display it, IE properly ignored it. It doesn't affect anything though, so I'll fix it when I get around to it.

    As for the fader, it only works in IE, sorry.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 20, 2004
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  3. Death Rabbit

    Death Rabbit Straight, no chaser Adored Veteran Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    It's funny, the reason I switched to Safari in the first place is because it was the only browser on my system at the time (between Safari, IE, and Netscape) that would actually display the original SP homepage without breaking it! And now I'm used to Safari, and don't want to switch back. I don't wanna!

    Damn you, Tal! Damn you all to heeeeellllll!!!!

    /end Planet of the Apes moment.

    Oh well - I'll just get used to IE again. It looks great, either way.
     
    Death Rabbit, Jul 20, 2004
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  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Oh well, you'll live. ;)
     
    Taluntain, Jul 20, 2004
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    [​IMG] My lurking around, changed to a post..

    I think a lot of information is on the first page, or at least links to it. And I like it. opens a chance to quickly get an overview, and to visit new corners of SP just for a seconds. Splendid for us lurkers who really won't leave SP, but have changed interests and spend only brief moments here.. I like the level of details, I will be pleased to stay a while and observe. :)

    Still, I felt relaxed when I saw the old colours and layout on these community-boards. Ahh Habbits :) I hope the thrill of it finally happening and the very professional layout will make those hours you put into it count, Tal. Each and every time you log on to sorcerersplace. Had I been you I would be closing and opening SP just for the thrill... heh

    EDIT; Doesn't Beren have a profile in the staff section? Along with Extremist. They wanted to remain unknown perhaps? And is BTA still 33 years old :p
    Neat; hourly quote and whose is online

    [ July 20, 2004, 21:09: Message edited by: Nobleman ]
     
    Nobleman, Jul 20, 2004
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    [​IMG] Damn, it's really good, better then it already whas.
     
    Ancient Galatan, Jul 20, 2004
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  7. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Btw, all members listed in the Member of the Week thread (and any SP Team members I haven't been able to get in touch with yet) are getting SPS accounts, and will be contacted about it shortly.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 20, 2004
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    Damn. Want to be an SPS member. Guess I gots to do something about that... ;)


    -EDIT-

    Done. Now SPS me! :grr:
     
    Jaguar, Jul 20, 2004
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    Great job on the design Tal (and Catbert whoever he/her may be)

    I love the quote of the week, can we send those in ourselves?

    How many books did you have to buy from this site via amazon to earn a sps account?

    *off reading some fan fiction*

    [ July 20, 2004, 21:07: Message edited by: Apeman ]
     
    Apeman, Jul 20, 2004
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    Will the forums also get the/a new design?
     
    Xei Win Toh, Jul 20, 2004
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  11. Morgoroth

    Morgoroth Just because I happen to have tentacles, it doesn'

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    Aaarrgh, nearly gave me a heart attack :D

    Well I guess it takes a while to get used to it, but it looks fine allthough I can't see what was wrong with the old design?
     
    Morgoroth, Jul 20, 2004
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    Wow, didn't really expect it to come; thought it was dead and buried. Now we just have to get adjusted to the new layout... Looks better, although I prefer more minimalistic approach (as you can see at my own website). :cool:
     
    Wordplay, Jul 20, 2004
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  13. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    I like the design Tal. Good job to you and Catbert. :thumb:
     
    Takara, Jul 20, 2004
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  14. Veldrin

    Veldrin We'll ride the spiral to the end Veteran

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    Looks very nice
     
    Veldrin, Jul 20, 2004
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  15. reepnorp

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    Wow. I don't really like the front page that much, but this quick reply box is awesome!
     
    reepnorp, Jul 20, 2004
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    I like it how the backgroung is a bit lighter - in all it's more pleasant to the eye. :)
     
    Lynx Lupo, Jul 20, 2004
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  17. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Apeman, no, the quotes are all there, so no need to send in any. ;)

    As for SPS accounts, they need to be purchased, you'd need to buy a truckload of books before I'd get the same amount of commissions for them as the sign-up fee is. And I can't really track book purchases in sufficient detail.

    Xei Win Toh, no, the boards are staying as they are for the time being.

    Morgoroth, the list of problems with the old design is a mile long, but you wouldn't understand most of them unless you worked on the content of the site. So trust my word, it was severely limiting the expansion of SP.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 20, 2004
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    Wow, this looks great! Great job guys. The front page is really good looking, especially the background and border. Two thumbs (and a coupla toes) way up! :D
     
    Kam, Jul 20, 2004
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    The new site is nice looking. The 3-column layout is becoming more common, so it feels very familiar even though it's new. Are you using a custom built content management system for the site, or one of the pre-built CMS's?

    The only issue I have with the design is that it doesn't validate to standards-compliant HTML with the W3C. This shouldn't be a difficult issue to fix because most of the code looks well-formed. However, if the document was switched to valid XHTML transitional, most or all of the problems others are experiencing would most likely be fixed.

    Unsolicited advice, but if you design for Firefox first (because it's the most standards-compliant user agent), it's easier to drop in the workarounds that are necessary to get Idiot Explorer working like it should, and Safari generally plays very nice with valid code.

    </web design rant>
     
    Rogue Paladin, Jul 20, 2004
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  20. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Sounds like it is going down well so far!
     
    Harbourboy, Jul 20, 2004
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