Journal nmb3000's Journal: Slashdot's 1337 new look
I posted this in another discussion, but figured I'd copy it here for kicks.
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if you don't like it then tell us some specifics on why you don't like it!
Very well. Here's what I've got so far.
- First up: Big pages load and render SLOW. Pages with a large number of comments like this one [slashdot.org] make IE crap it's pants
- I don't want it to blockquote something when I explicitly use <i> (like in this entry--it didn't use to do that, did it?)
- Score and 'Read More' on the right away from other relevant information.
- The 'Sections' link is worthless and annoying.
- Spacing in IE is flunky. Various elements don't line up with others. Yes, it's probably IE's fault, but you can't ignore IE.
- Links in the navigational menus (left and top) have different colors for visited/not visited. Looks better if they are the same and it doesn't really matter if you've clicked them before.
- Comments are not indented enough.
- Arrows on left-hand menu get out of sync easily.
- Method of changing item color (gray/green) in left-hand menu is slow in IE.
- Element spacing on User page blows in IE.
- YRO is still ugly as sin.
- The menu that opens when you click 'Sections' is a nasty kludge. It's way too slow to open, closes by reloading the page (real stupid).
- The boxes containing "what is this" blurbs in Preferences are too big and conspicuous. They're supposed to be a subtle help, not obfuscate the main content.
- IT is still puts Janet Reno to shame.
- Comment headers (containing the subject) seem too big and waste space.
- It'd be nice if there was some indication the little arrows were clickable (like using the pointer cursor).
- The 'Sections' section closes after going into a section, regardless of its previous status. Annoying if you're browsing sections.
- An old bug still exists where the content of a page will sometimes start a full page lower than it should in IE. Stories and user pages are affected.
- Bad things usually happen if you click the Sections header after IE starts navigating to another page.
- Simple Design option + the Sections header box = nasty.
- Too much whitespace. Reduce it or perhaps go with a real light gray in areas.
- I miss OMG Ponies! Really.
Personally, I think we should get the option to use the old template.
George Lucas raped my childhood and CSS raped Slashdot *cry*
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The new design does feel a little 'cleaner' but I think the problems significantly overshadow the advantages. And I know that plenty of people will proclaim "to hell with IE, standards are all that matter!" The problem is you can't just ignore a browser with it's market share.
Anyway, fun fun.
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