I need some input into how the site displays on phones and pads. It looks fine on my Android phone and tablet after the page has been scaled but I need to know more about how it looks on your devices, both in portrait and landscape modes.
but it looks great on my desktop monitor. Yesterday I had to magnify to read, but not after you increased the size. It's interesting how the font changes when you're writing a comment and how it appears after posting.
I sure appreciate all the work it takes to maintain and upgrade the site. I hope folks are contributing a little money along with their ideas. Let us know if the finances are working out.
All the best JtC!
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but it looks great on my desktop monitor. Yesterday I had to magnify to read, but not after you increased the size. It's interesting how the font changes when you're writing a comment and how it appears after posting.
I sure appreciate all the work it takes to maintain and upgrade the site. I hope folks are contributing a little money along with their ideas. Let us know if the finances are working out.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK | "The more I see of the moneyed peoples, the more I understand the guillotine." - G. B. Shaw Bernie/Tulsi 2020
I have a dentist appointment this morning ( should be getting ready now!) so I decided to make this a 4-day weekend. Talk more later - good to see you!!
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we posted the same question simultaneously. Why aren't we working??? : )
I hope you, your family, and all critters are doing well and I wish you the best for the new year!
I'm on my iPad now and as long as I keep it in landscape mode I'm very happy. In portrait, and also on my phone, the left sidebar disappears and when I'm on the phone, the only menu button that displays is at the top in portrait layout is Navigation. The other buttons can be found only by flipping it to landscape.
I generally use my phone in portrait, so this will take a little getting used to, but it's not difficult once you learn the trick to find the menus.
Reading is fine on all my devices. I still don't like the all caps headings, but I know you are working on that one and will get it figured out.
@CS in AZ
Scroll down, the sidebar is below the main content.
In portrait mode, click the "Navigation" link and the dropdown contains all the links necessary to navigate the site easily.
I'm on my iPad now and as long as I keep it in landscape mode I'm very happy. In portrait, and also on my phone, the left sidebar disappears and when I'm on the phone, the only menu button that displays is at the top in portrait layout is Navigation. The other buttons can be found only by flipping it to landscape.
I generally use my phone in portrait, so this will take a little getting used to, but it's not difficult once you learn the trick to find the menus.
Reading is fine on all my devices. I still don't like the all caps headings, but I know you are working on that one and will get it figured out.
I probably would have found that on my own eventually. Hehe...
It's quicker to just flip to landscape, rather than scrolling all the way down to get to it, but good to know it's there and have the option.
By the way, I love the parent link that displays the parent comment in a pop up. Very useful! I'm noticing that some people are deleting it, which is unavoidable I think as people don't all know what it's for and it's easy to accidentally delete it I've discovered, but it's an excellent feature to have.
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Scroll down, the sidebar is below the main content.
In portrait mode, click the "Navigation" link and the dropdown contains all the links necessary to navigate the site easily.
@CS in AZ
click the parent link and it will take you to the parent comment.
Hopefully folks will learn to not remove the parent link. When a comment is made directly to the essay there will be no parent link. Taking a look at the comment number under the user avatar helps a lot.
Forgive me if you already know all of this, I'm including it for the benefit of those that don't.
I probably would have found that on my own eventually. Hehe...
It's quicker to just flip to landscape, rather than scrolling all the way down to get to it, but good to know it's there and have the option.
By the way, I love the parent link that displays the parent comment in a pop up. Very useful! I'm noticing that some people are deleting it, which is unavoidable I think as people don't all know what it's for and it's easy to accidentally delete it I've discovered, but it's an excellent feature to have.
Browsing with the amazon silk it looks realy good, no adjustments needed. Rotation works, just turned it to portrait and kept typing. Landscape makes my fingers less fat so back to that. Smooth.
And it is much friendlier than gaudy orange places I've come across. I've switched back and forth between orientations and haven't seen an issue yet. Great job JtC!
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The site scales beautifully in portrait. I haven't tried landscape. I almost never use it. Even the indents show up in portrait. I would squeeze the left indent columns as much as possible to minimize the room it takes up. I would do this for cosmetic reasons. Functionality is not impacted as is.
So far, it is fine on my phone, desktop with large monitor, and 15" Yoga 3 laptop.
Good job.
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@dkmich
The indents are affected by the avatar size and also the text below it. Long usernames push it over quite a bit. I can reduce the size of the avatars and text but don't want to go too small as users need to know the author of the comment.
looking at the comment number under the avatar helps a lot in discerning the comment nesting.
The site scales beautifully in portrait. I haven't tried landscape. I almost never use it. Even the indents show up in portrait. I would squeeze the left indent columns as much as possible to minimize the room it takes up. I would do this for cosmetic reasons. Functionality is not impacted as is.
So far, it is fine on my phone, desktop with large monitor, and 15" Yoga 3 laptop.
Well now it does seem to. But everything is scaled to fit the phone when it is tipped horizontally. So I only see half the page in a larger type.
The most readable online type is Helvetica but Garamond (I think) reaches across platforms better and is almost as readable.
Serif typefaces are much harder to read on any 'screen'.
Do not like this typeface a'tall. Courier?
Also just from a design standpoint I think having the background box of the 'submitted by' the very lightest shade of the header would be more cohesive and give a nice separation to each post.
My 2cents... Have a lot of opinions about this stuff.
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Quite legible. I do not dare to downsize. More booze.
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Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
looking better and better.
The comment header/subject line is much easier to read now that you darkened up the blue. iPhone S/E user here. Both landscape(my normal mode) and portrait are nice and crisp today, whereas yesterday there was not enough contrast.
Let me play with the nav features for a few days and I'll get back to you.
Overall, I'm VERY happy with your upgrades, other sites would do well to emulate!
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Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .
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Now you know. . .
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It's attractive. It took me a little while to find the name of the poster of comments on the left because I was sizing it to just the text, but that's fine once I figured it out.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
I forgot about the fact that this was no longer the old site when I woke up this morning and started reading. I thought Wow! This upgrade is really nice. Looks good works great.
It looks PERFECT ! In landscape mode which is the only mode I use because the cover allows it to stand up. In portrait mode its severely cropped, side bar gone and right side slightly cropped.
It looks PERFECT ! In landscape mode which is the only mode I use because the cover allows it to stand up. In portrait mode its severely cropped, side bar gone and right side slightly cropped.
Some of the left side-bar is cropped - on the first comments that are not indented. The replies are okay, because they are indented, they are not cropped.
It looks fine in portrait mode. But when I click on "read more", it centers things and I lose part of the page, can no longer see what is on the left, so lose a bit of the of the text, though I can easily see all the comments. It is an older Ipad and I can't use landscape mode in Safari.
This is why I avoid using all these new-fangled web development tools. With raw HTML it takes an eternity to get a site up and running but at least you don't need to scour though layers of cascading style sheets to tweek something only to have it default to the previous state two days later.
End Rant, exits stage right.
I don't think I like CAUCUS99PERCENT IN ALL CAPS.
I think it would look more artistic and be easier on the eye if it was caucus99percent.
This is why I avoid using all these new-fangled web development tools. With raw HTML it takes an eternity to get a site up and running but at least you don't need to scour though layers of cascading style sheets to tweek something only to have it default to the previous state two days later.
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Can't speak about other devices...
but it looks great on my desktop monitor. Yesterday I had to magnify to read, but not after you increased the size. It's interesting how the font changes when you're writing a comment and how it appears after posting.
I sure appreciate all the work it takes to maintain and upgrade the site. I hope folks are contributing a little money along with their ideas. Let us know if the finances are working out.
All the best JtC!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Thanks Lookout...
on all accounts, my friend.
Looks good in both landscape and portrait on iPhone 6 using
Chrome. Good job JtC. New format looks great.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK | "The more I see of the moneyed peoples, the more I understand the guillotine." - G. B. Shaw Bernie/Tulsi 2020
Thanks Zim
Sorry, this isn't an answer to your question,
but could you tell us where the notification for "Messages" got moved to? It used to be at the top of the left sidebar. Thanks!
Otherwise everything looks very good, and I second Lookout's hope that users are continuing to contribute to the site.
Hi katchen
It's in the header menu at the top of the page.
After I get the site layout squared away I'll give some attention to the menus and sidebar to make them more user friendly. I'm not finished yet.
yup, I saw "Messages" up at the top,
but if a user has a message, will a little (1) appear next to it? Or does one just have to go in and check?
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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
When we have new messages, where do we see a notification?
I see the messages button at the top, but I'm not sure if I have to click on it in order to to check for new messages, or if I'll get a notification.
To katchen and CS...
The little (1) will appear when you have a new message just like before.
I'll probably move that link elsewhere later to make it more readable.
thanks JtC
Hi, CS
we posted the same question simultaneously. Why aren't we working??? : )
I hope you, your family, and all critters are doing well and I wish you the best for the new year!
I took today off work
I have a dentist appointment this morning ( should be getting ready now!) so I decided to make this a 4-day weekend. Talk more later - good to see you!!
It looks good JtC
I'm on my iPad now and as long as I keep it in landscape mode I'm very happy. In portrait, and also on my phone, the left sidebar disappears and when I'm on the phone, the only menu button that displays is at the top in portrait layout is Navigation. The other buttons can be found only by flipping it to landscape.
I generally use my phone in portrait, so this will take a little getting used to, but it's not difficult once you learn the trick to find the menus.
Reading is fine on all my devices. I still don't like the all caps headings, but I know you are working on that one and will get it figured out.
Hi CS
Scroll down, the sidebar is below the main content.
In portrait mode, click the "Navigation" link and the dropdown contains all the links necessary to navigate the site easily.
Ah, thanks!
I probably would have found that on my own eventually. Hehe...
It's quicker to just flip to landscape, rather than scrolling all the way down to get to it, but good to know it's there and have the option.
By the way, I love the parent link that displays the parent comment in a pop up. Very useful! I'm noticing that some people are deleting it, which is unavoidable I think as people don't all know what it's for and it's easy to accidentally delete it I've discovered, but it's an excellent feature to have.
You can also...
click the parent link and it will take you to the parent comment.
Hopefully folks will learn to not remove the parent link. When a comment is made directly to the essay there will be no parent link. Taking a look at the comment number under the user avatar helps a lot.
Forgive me if you already know all of this, I'm including it for the benefit of those that don't.
still sorta android kindle fire dx
Browsing with the amazon silk it looks realy good, no adjustments needed. Rotation works, just turned it to portrait and kept typing. Landscape makes my fingers less fat so back to that. Smooth.
jem 4.0.4 8/19/2015 wow that's old thanks bezos
ta
Agree with Lookout.
I'm on a desktop, too. The format looks great. Rec'd!
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
I'm using an android with chrome
And it is much friendlier than gaudy orange places I've come across. I've switched back and forth between orientations and haven't seen an issue yet. Great job JtC!
There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties.. This...is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.--John Adams
iPhone 6s
The site scales beautifully in portrait. I haven't tried landscape. I almost never use it. Even the indents show up in portrait. I would squeeze the left indent columns as much as possible to minimize the room it takes up. I would do this for cosmetic reasons. Functionality is not impacted as is.
So far, it is fine on my phone, desktop with large monitor, and 15" Yoga 3 laptop.
Good job.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Thanks dk...
The indents are affected by the avatar size and also the text below it. Long usernames push it over quite a bit. I can reduce the size of the avatars and text but don't want to go too small as users need to know the author of the comment.
looking at the comment number under the avatar helps a lot in discerning the comment nesting.
Kindle fire here. Looks good
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
the type does not scale up on my iphone now
Well now it does seem to. But everything is scaled to fit the phone when it is tipped horizontally. So I only see half the page in a larger type.
The most readable online type is Helvetica but Garamond (I think) reaches across platforms better and is almost as readable.
Serif typefaces are much harder to read on any 'screen'.
Do not like this typeface a'tall. Courier?
Also just from a design standpoint I think having the background box of the 'submitted by' the very lightest shade of the header would be more cohesive and give a nice separation to each post.
My 2cents... Have a lot of opinions about this stuff.
Stop Climate Change Silence - Start the Conversation
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ok now it scales when rotated n/t
Stop Climate Change Silence - Start the Conversation
Hot Air Website, Twitter, Facebook
Every time I have an 'input',
By the time I start to write about it, it's fixed. So, I have no input
"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X
I think I am in + mode, desktop PC.
Quite legible. I do not dare to downsize. More booze.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
looks good on ipad
open space on right side of banner is an opportunity for daily imaginings...
bygorry
The site keeps
looking better and better.
The comment header/subject line is much easier to read now that you darkened up the blue. iPhone S/E user here. Both landscape(my normal mode) and portrait are nice and crisp today, whereas yesterday there was not enough contrast.
Let me play with the nav features for a few days and I'll get back to you.
Overall, I'm VERY happy with your upgrades, other sites would do well to emulate!
Ya got to be a Spirit, cain't be no Ghost. . .
Explain Bldg #7. . . still waiting. . .
If you’ve ever wondered whether you would have complied in 1930’s Germany,
Now you know. . .
sign at protest march
It looks good on my iPhone in Safari!
It's attractive. It took me a little while to find the name of the poster of comments on the left because I was sizing it to just the text, but that's fine once I figured it out.
testing, with song of the day
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
Looks great JtC. Desktop here
I forgot about the fact that this was no longer the old site when I woke up this morning and started reading. I thought Wow! This upgrade is really nice. Looks good works great.
Brazilian graffiti
Not sure why I can't get an album cover when I copy
the "sharing" code from You Tube. Maybe I should be doing something else.
Anyways..."No Regrets"
Phoebe at her best:
[video:https://youtu.be/zK9BPliMvC0]
Scratch that: It's a video.
It looks great and better every day.
You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again you did not know. ~ William Wiberforce
If you can donate, please! POP Money is available for bank-to-bank transfers. Email JtC to make a monthly donation.
On my old iPad, one of the first models
It looks PERFECT ! In landscape mode which is the only mode I use because the cover allows it to stand up. In portrait mode its severely cropped, side bar gone and right side slightly cropped.
To thine own self be true.
Can you...
scale it to fit?
Thanks for getting the text bolder, Johnny.
Really makes a lot of difference, much more readable.
Looks great on an Android phone too.
Site looks fantastic!
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THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC"
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Reply to: JtC- No, I can't scale to fit. It's better now
Some of the left side-bar is cropped - on the first comments that are not indented. The replies are okay, because they are indented, they are not cropped.
To thine own self be true.
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Oops...
thanks!
On an Ipad
It looks fine in portrait mode. But when I click on "read more", it centers things and I lose part of the page, can no longer see what is on the left, so lose a bit of the of the text, though I can easily see all the comments. It is an older Ipad and I can't use landscape mode in Safari.
On an IPhone 5S
The site is great. I can see and read things and navigate around.
This isn't what you asked for, but....
I don't think I like CAUCUS99PERCENT IN ALL CAPS.
I think it would look more artistic and be easier on the eye if it was caucus99percent.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
It is not my place to reply . . . but . . .
This is why I avoid using all these new-fangled web development tools. With raw HTML it takes an eternity to get a site up and running but at least you don't need to scour though layers of cascading style sheets to tweek something only to have it default to the previous state two days later.
End Rant, exits stage right.
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Oh, I bet you are right. If you type in that level, it is what you get.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Thanks JtC!
I have an old IPad and I second remarks about it above.
In landscape (how I usually use it), it looks & works great! Thanks!
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