Star Meta: Help Us Beta Test OSNews Version 4
Linked by Adam S on Thu 22nd Mar 2007 16:16 UTC
OSNews, Generic OSes After a long development period, we're ready to introduce the first "release candidate" of OSNews version 4. OSN4 is a very big change for us - for years, we've worked with the mantra "We render everywhere." We are still using MySQL and PHP, like in Eugenia's OSNews v2, but with the sudden prevalence of newer web technologies, we've decided that in order to really offer the best platform for our readers, it was time to enter a brave new world. Read on for details and the link. Updated: ("read more" to see update)
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RE: Thoughts on the new design
by Adam S on Thu 22nd Mar 2007 14:50 UTC in reply to "Thoughts on the new design"
Adam S
Member since:
2005-04-01

It appears more then a third of the right side of the screen is used up by links and dead space, making things a little awkward on a 20 inch monitor

As I just replied to your PM:

I use a 20" iMac at home, and I haven't had a problem with it. The thing is, it's not 1/3 of the screen - it's 255 pixels at max - shouldn't get any wider. On a 20", you should see the vast majority of the text widely spaced across the page.

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miscz Member since:
2005-07-17

Even with dynamic layout it's a good practice to limit maximum width and center the page after certain size. Wasting space is not bad but looks bad if it's not symmetric ;)

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Adam S Member since:
2005-04-01

I've limited the page to 95% of the available width to center things a little. I'll research it and maybe we'll limit it to a certain number of pixels if people still complain.

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Moochman Member since:
2005-07-06

I like the centered approach better as well. It's always been one of the nice things about OSNews that set it apart from other sites.

That said, my monitor's not big enough for me to see the difference. To me, OSNews v4 looks sweet!

Edited 2007-03-24 09:37

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