New site screen size - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

jim_mex · 11-01-2009, 06:18 PM

Hi folks - I really like the new clean look of the site but I have to comment that I don't like the fact that the screen layout isn't flexible as before.

I'm so use to seeing the forum spread right across my 22" wide (18"actual width) widescreen monitor that it now looks lost with 4" of margin on either side of this

Can this be altered or is this a case of 'What We See Is What We Are Getting'?

Other than this point, a real nice job

Dragon · 11-01-2009, 07:34 PM

I guess we will get used to it but I definitely don't like all that extra information column down the side. Seems the old one was smaller and not all the way down. I find it a very big distraction.
Diane

frieke · 11-01-2009, 08:39 PM

I work with a 22" wide screen, i hope there will be something that can be done about it?,

Frieke

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 11-01-2009, 09:35 PM

I'm with you guys on the size of the available screen and I really, really, really hate the column on the left side with all the advertising and information, but I'm sure that we will get use to it with time.

Chase · 11-01-2009, 10:32 PM

I hope this isn't another way to delete my stuff. Have to agree, not a step forward.

Chase

lucky788scroller · 11-02-2009, 02:07 AM

I am never a big fan of "new and improved", or "change" myself. When they announced the changes on here, I was scared this message board would become way to cumbersome for a simple minded guy like me to figure out. Luckily, the message board part doesnt seem to have changed all that much.I havent really poked around all that much on other portions of the site yet, so I'm not sure on that yet. This forum changeover is 1000% better than the switch Wood magazine just did on their site a week ago. I hate their new layout, they even eliminated the scrolling section (even though it wasnt very active, it still was available to scrollers), and their messages now seem to be all crowded in a little portion of the screen, leaving a huge blank space on one side. That is the other forum I used to go to quite often, but now with their switch, I will rarely ever use it. I am so glad Fox Chapel went this route compared to the direction Wood magazine went.It'll take some getting used to for sure, but, it still is THE best site for all of this information, and its free to us! So thank you Fox Chapel.
A lot of the stuff on the right side was always there I think, but was much smaller font so it was easily overlooked I think. And the Fox book advertisement switched from the right side to the left didnt it? The messages on here seem to be the same size to me, but I could be wrong .

bluelucky · 11-02-2009, 02:30 AM

I totally agree with you Dale. This site is what keeps me informed and interested in the ART of scroll sawing and all the unique and friendly people we have here on this site that Happily share information and patterns for Free. And it all would not be possible without Fox Chapel and all there staff.
Michael.......Indy.........

JohnB · 11-02-2009, 04:16 AM

I agree, having a small strip down the centre of the monitor is pretty off-putting

WoodJunky · 11-02-2009, 11:06 AM

I agree with everyone as well, I have a wide screen monitor and I prefer to see the pages spread right across the screen.

Quote:

is this a case of 'What We See Is What We Are Getting'?

Lets hope this is not what we end up with.

Gill · 11-02-2009, 11:18 AM

I agree - the margins on the edges of the screen should be eliminated or at least significantly reduced.

11-01-2009, 06:18 PM	#1
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 1,788	New site screen size Hi folks - I really like the new clean look of the site but I have to comment that I don't like the fact that the screen layout isn't flexible as before. I'm so use to seeing the forum spread right across my 22" wide (18"actual width) widescreen monitor that it now looks lost with 4" of margin on either side of this Can this be altered or is this a case of 'What We See Is What We Are Getting'? Other than this point, a real nice job __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein Last edited by jim_mex; 11-01-2009 at 09:00 PM.

11-01-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
Dragon scroller and moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada Posts: 2,421	I guess we will get used to it but I definitely don't like all that extra information column down the side. Seems the old one was smaller and not all the way down. I find it a very big distraction. Diane __________________ Dragon Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP

11-01-2009, 09:35 PM	#4
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 402	I'm with you guys on the size of the available screen and I really, really, really hate the column on the left side with all the advertising and information, but I'm sure that we will get use to it with time. __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

11-01-2009, 10:32 PM	#5
Chase Seasoned WV Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia, Born/Raised WV Posts: 730	I hope this isn't another way to delete my stuff. Have to agree, not a step forward. Chase __________________ Chase---Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult. Visit my album @ http://home.comcast.net/~chasesmeeks...-by-Chase.html and click on the album link.

11-02-2009, 02:07 AM	#6
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	I am never a big fan of "new and improved", or "change" myself. When they announced the changes on here, I was scared this message board would become way to cumbersome for a simple minded guy like me to figure out. Luckily, the message board part doesnt seem to have changed all that much.I havent really poked around all that much on other portions of the site yet, so I'm not sure on that yet. This forum changeover is 1000% better than the switch Wood magazine just did on their site a week ago. I hate their new layout, they even eliminated the scrolling section (even though it wasnt very active, it still was available to scrollers), and their messages now seem to be all crowded in a little portion of the screen, leaving a huge blank space on one side. That is the other forum I used to go to quite often, but now with their switch, I will rarely ever use it. I am so glad Fox Chapel went this route compared to the direction Wood magazine went.It'll take some getting used to for sure, but, it still is THE best site for all of this information, and its free to us! So thank you Fox Chapel. A lot of the stuff on the right side was always there I think, but was much smaller font so it was easily overlooked I think. And the Fox book advertisement switched from the right side to the left didnt it? The messages on here seem to be the same size to me, but I could be wrong . __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-01-2009, 08:39 PM	#3
frieke Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belgium, Putte Posts: 103	I work with a 22" wide screen, i hope there will be something that can be done about it?, Frieke

11-02-2009, 02:30 AM	#7
bluelucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 255	I totally agree with you Dale. This site is what keeps me informed and interested in the ART of scroll sawing and all the unique and friendly people we have here on this site that Happily share information and patterns for Free. And it all would not be possible without Fox Chapel and all there staff. Michael.......Indy.........

11-02-2009, 04:16 AM	#8
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	I agree, having a small strip down the centre of the monitor is pretty off-putting __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

11-02-2009, 11:18 AM	#10
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,625	I agree - the margins on the edges of the screen should be eliminated or at least significantly reduced. __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

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