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I love the new quote boxes with the scroll bars

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posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:26 PM
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I love that.

That is too cool. It keeps the threads from being too long and spammy.

Bravo to whoever thought that up !



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:31 PM
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Oh good, its supposed to look like that! I was wondering how the heck I did that.


Great idea!



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:32 PM
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Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
I love that.

That is too cool. It keeps the threads from being too long and spammy.

Bravo to whoever thought that up !


Sorry, had to see what you were talking about, hence the quote.

I see it now, yep, that's pretty cool!

I wonder, does that mean that longer quotes will be tolerated now?

All the best, kiwi



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:36 PM
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Originally posted by Aislin
Oh good, its supposed to look like that! I was wondering how the heck I did that.


Great idea!


I thought I had done something wrong too. Maybe they can make special scroll bars that will go with the background? Maybe they could be black and shiny looking?



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:39 PM
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Originally posted by kiwifoot
I wonder, does that mean that longer quotes will be tolerated now?
They would still take up the same amount if not more bandwidth, right?
I don't know, that's why I'm asking.



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:42 PM
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Looks like the "New and Improved" ATS 2010 is getting closer to roll-out....



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:49 PM
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[edit on 7/26/2010 by Megiddodiddo]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 12:50 PM
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Gotta say its not working on my comp. I'm on Mac Safari... anything to do with it?

I can tell they aren't working right, as there is a white border on the right and bottom where the scroll bars should be.

I'm excited nonetheless, as thats really cool.


edit to add: Well they work I guess, its just when there is nothing to scroll they are un-aesthetically white where the scroller should be.

[edit on 26-7-2010 by beebs]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:07 PM
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Originally posted by Phlynx
I thought I had done something wrong too. Maybe they can make special scroll bars that will go with the background? Maybe they could be black and shiny looking?


If I remember correctly, Microsoft has a sort of monopoly on the way browsers show the scroll boxes when it comes to different colors. Hence, they would look black and shiny in IE, but in Firefox (not sure about other browsers) they would appear as they do now. Someone will correct me if I am wrong, I hope.


As for scrollboxes, I never did like them except for when they appear on the side as normal. They also seem unnecessary unless, that is, larger portions of text will now be aloud to be quoted. Over time I have watched the genius of the Overlord shape this forum, so I confide it whatever design he has planned.



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:11 PM
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Hopefully I'll get used to them, but I've gotta admit I'm not a big fan.

I agree with beebs that they're ugly when the scroll bar isn't needed (when it is needed too, but at least then they have an excuse).

I'm also rather worried about what will happen with nested quotes (nested scrollboxes?
) and in the frequent event that a poster hasn't quite worked out how to use the bbcode quote tags, it'll be even harder to find their commentary ...

edit to change "last poster" to "beebs"


[edit on 7/26/2010 by americandingbat]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:25 PM
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Hopefully I'll get used to them, but I've gotta admit I'm not a big fan.

I agree with beebs that they're ugly when the scroll bar isn't needed (when it is needed too, but at least then they have an excuse).

Nested scroll bars look like this

But of course it against the rules to use them anyway



Hate them!!! Now I will get nicked!!


[edit on 26/7/2010 by PuterMan]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:29 PM
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Hopefully this is a test run and the final product will look different once it all comes together.

[edit on 26-7-2010 by LadySkadi]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:30 PM
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Hmmmm, I think the border line should be a bit thinner, but remain highlighted as it is. My .02.

spec



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:36 PM
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I am not a fan either.
It looks messy and cheap.

I would rather not scroll thru anything and suffer for it then bother.




posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:40 PM
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I liked it better before with the italics.

This looks like amateur hour.



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:42 PM
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Well I can see the obvious benefit of doing quoting this way as it prevents those ridiculously long posts...

However I do find it a bit messy and IMO it should perhaps be a little prettier, but I assume this is just a test thing and we'll have input from somebody on the staff shortly.

Either way nice to see any form of upgrade in preperation for the 2010 rollout..

~Keeper



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 01:42 PM
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I am also not a fan of the new scroll boxes, however, my support would go up substantially if they could be greyed, or otherwise dimmed down a bit.

They are way too glaring and bright against the grey background for my eyes.

I like the possibilities they offer for longer quotes, (if that is the purpose) but please, more compatible coloration.



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 02:08 PM
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I agree with you. But it seems ATS is finally getting the bugs worked out.

[edit on 26-7-2010 by Gutterpus]



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 02:10 PM
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I must be doing something wrong though, it's not working for me. I'm too soon old and too late smart.



posted on Jul, 26 2010 @ 02:12 PM
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After serious consideration I would do 3 things to make the boxes right.

1) I would change the color from white to something more ascetically pleasing.

2) I would make them thinner/skinnier.. they are too fat. They would look much better at half width for the side bar and half height for the bottom bar.

3) I would adjust them so the bars do not show up at all with every quote box, but only when the text inside the quote box is of a certain length.

[edit on 26-7-2010 by JohnPhoenix]




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