SEEKING MEMBER INPUT: ATS.5/3 - give your feedback -- UPDATES May 28, 2013

Originally posted by Hefficide
Lovin' it! CANNOT WAIT for the rollout! Any new magical bells and whistles that you might be able to drop a teaser or two about?

On small screens, the menu will slide out of the way to the left, leaving a small tab at the top... tap the tab, and the menu appears. So when browsing a thread on the mobile ATS, - - - wait for it - - - there will be no interface, it gets out of the way to devote the full screen to content... but returns when you need it.

I would prefer that the left-side menu be sliding/hidden with a click, leaving only a small little "tab" to click on or hover over to bring the menu back out. Liberating the left side of the screen was a major upgrade to popular web design that I think was great.

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On my page, the left side menu bar doesn't scroll down, as the right side does. Is this part of the temporary aspect of the prototype, or my page only. So far, I like it. Will take a bit of using it to feel at home with it, but it's clean and doable.

Des

Awesome

It looks like it would be more 'mobile friendly'.

Definitely a winner.....IMHO.

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I always browse from the current 'New Topics' menu and LOVE how it functions as it stand; with New, Flagged and Responded topics side by side.

My opinion is dont fix it if it aint broke.

Originally posted by 00nunya00
I would prefer that the left-side menu be sliding/hidden with a click, leaving only a small little "tab" to click on or hover over to bring the menu back out. Liberating the left side of the screen was a major upgrade to popular web design that I think was great.

If your screen width is 1024 pixels or below, that's exactly what will happen, the menu will get out of the way while browsing content.

Originally posted by coven83
My opinion is dont fix it if it aint broke.

It's broke.

The current ATS is very difficult for mobile devices... and not compliant with modern browsers and current standards.

All of 3.5 seconds evaluation time. Me like.

Originally posted by Destinyone
On my page, the left side menu bar doesn't scroll down

As should happen with a persistent fixed menu such as this.

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I feel for you guys. I am a mere babe in the woods and don't even try to use "smart" phones.

My concerns, and the only real reason I renewed my study of database technologies a few years ago, all have to do with the visualization of data for the purposes of finding data, communicating, and being able to "see the big picture."

I don't like the "thread" paradigm. And I don't like Google's "search results" paradigm either. And I don't like all the square regions you see on computer screens. But this is an evolving technology and we have to cope with it as best we can. If I ever think of a better way to display conversations on a computer screen, I'll let you know.

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Will the left bar remain during thread browsing?

Meaning if I'm reading page 3 in thread, will it still be there?

Any plans for it being personalized in any way?

For example instead of a generic list of, say breaking news, political news, space exploration, Aliens and UFO's etc, it will list your most visited forums like myats does

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Duh...I just figured that out. Now to figure out why my lefty menu bar is huge compared to the screen cap you posted with the update. That is the reason I thought it would scroll, because I'm losing some content at the bottom of the page.

I'm sure it's my settings. Will play with them to make this boo boo go bye bye....

Originally posted by 00nunya00
I would prefer that the left-side menu be sliding/hidden with a click,

This prototype page has a more mature responsive CSS running:
www.abovetopsecret.com/ats53B.php

The "more" tab functions as you describe, and if you resize your browser window from giant to tiny, you'll see how we're repositioning/resizing the UI for different sized screens.

I really like it much more. The new one seems to make more sense to me. Not sure if I'm putting that correctly, like it's more intuitive.

Also it looks much better on my screen and seemed faster (at least in the the "demo" mode)

I don't care what format ATS is inn as long as i can have my daily dose ...but on a side note when are we going to be seeing an APP for smart phones ?

I like it. I think the most used buttons for me will be recent posts, forums, messages, and then profile options.

I think the new interface does that well. I would make it a drop down panel though.
The profile options could be a drop down panel from this one as well. I like the new look though. Do it.

also, IMO, it should have a window for ATS video uploads if it is ever reinstalled. Maybe a little window for ALL linked videos. If there is a way to have all videos currently being posted from YouTube, have them play here. All in all, I like it.


Nice.

Originally posted by LightningStrikesHere
but on a side note when are we going to be seeing an APP for smart phones ?

never

However...

The new ATS will run as a web app on your smart phone, and for all practical purposes, look and run like a native app (including direct-to-ATS photo uploads from your device's camera/roll). So there will be no need to give up personal/financial info at someone's APP store to put ATS on your device.

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I like the top side bar.

Can this new sidebar be toggled off? I find menus that stick to the side and follow you around annoying.

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Unless I have missed it...I would love to see a NUMBER on each post within a topic for easy reference. So if I was on page 34 of a topic and I say to someone I am posting to...check out POST 45 ON PAGE 7....it would make things easier.

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I can dig if the left menu bar is more aesthetically pleasing as has been the standard at ATS. I like the speed and sorting capabilities.