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http://v4.osnews.com/ vs http://www4.osnews.com/

posted by mikesum32 on Fri 31st Aug 2007 09:21

I know which one I like better, but both could use some work.

Fat ugly eyeball logo vs crisp intertwining logo

OMG! NOT JUST Operating System News vs Exploring the Future of Computing

ugly color scheme vs ugly color scheme

Dicuss.

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sdrhtsry

by Thom_Holwerda on Fri 31st Aug 2007 16:20 UTC

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2005-06-29

v4. deprecated, old, useless stuff. Discard.

www4. the real thing. Currently the externals are being worked on (theme, colours, etc.), but the overall layout is complete as well as the rewritten backend.

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v4?

by Almafeta on Fri 31st Aug 2007 16:35 UTC

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2007-02-22

Didn't know about v4. Just off-hand, that looks really keen.

Then again, I've been using www4 not because I like it better, but because they've told us it's what is going to be used, so I figured might as well get used to it now...

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www4 all the way

by google_ninja on Fri 31st Aug 2007 16:52 UTC

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2006-02-05

Not only is it way more functional, but the v4 look is soooo 90s. While im not the hugest fan of the whole puke green and grey thing either, www4 looks alot more modern IMO

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RE: www4 all the way

by Adam S on Sat 1st Sep 2007 03:33 in reply to "www4 all the way"

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2005-04-01

I hear a lot of bitching about "puke green." Is it just the background that annoys you or is it other colors elsewhere?

Where SPECIFICALLY?

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RE[2]: www4 all the way

by google_ninja on Sat 1st Sep 2007 04:09 in reply to "RE: www4 all the way"

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2006-02-05

Well, I was talking specifically about the background gradient near the top of the page. Its not really your fault, green and grey are sort of an odd choice for a color scheme. www4 looks good enough, unless you are willing for a complete and drastic change.

Im a big fan of http://www.colorschemer.com/ for choosing web layouts, it takes the work out of the color theory. There is also free charts, like http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/big.html, which work great if you just start somewhere and go in a straight line.

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RE[3]: www4 all the way

by mikesum32 on Sat 1st Sep 2007 09:36 in reply to "RE[2]: www4 all the way"

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2005-10-22

The whole top is ugly. They baby-shit green and the eyeball.

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RE[3]: www4 all the way

by Adam S on Sat 1st Sep 2007 13:08 in reply to "RE[2]: www4 all the way"

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2005-04-01

Ok, so if we change the background, would that help?

Also, where is there gray? I don't any grey on the site except in the prefs section.

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RE[4]: www4 all the way

by Almafeta on Mon 3rd Sep 2007 14:03 in reply to "RE[3]: www4 all the way"

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2007-02-22

How can you not? It's the predominant color in OSNew's color scheme...

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