The Energon Pub

[Gandalf]

The new look is nice. I love the large news banner, though I don't see a way to scroll through it like in the past. My main concern is the site title banner: "SEIBERTRON.COM The Ultimate Transformers Resource". It's way too small compared to everything else. On my first visit after the renovation, I had to look for it to make sure I was in the right place. It just seems visually buried or overwhelmed by the ads and news banner. This may come off as nitpicky, but people having to look around to identify the site isn't good, especially for new visitors.

[Arrancon]

I like the update, nice job!

[ArmadaPrime]

As i've mentioned in that other thread, i do like this new redesign. obviously obth designs have their strengths and weaknesses (IMHO), but it's nice, really nice.
however:

•Cleaned up some more of the CSS on the individual news story pages, added a border and padding around the "thumbnail" news image

Since the redesign the thumbs on the actual news pages are...basically smooshed into a tiny strip which shows the left half of the picture, squashed.
I don't know how else to explain it really. It used to happen on my rather old windows XP, which we changed a few years back (two maybe?), and really I have no idea why...
If it can't be fixed, I'll just deal with it, but, it would be nice

[Zordon]

hi seibs, im really like the new layout, i was thinking why put the ads and links over on the right when most newspapers charge more to put an advert on the left, as that where we naturally look (reading left to right) but i would leave them where they are as a little by-product of the switch has stopped me accidentally selecting a news item in HMW when selecting my team on my ipod touch, im sure other iphone/ipad/tablet user find the same.

also on my old eMac (safari 5.0.6) with a screen res of 1280x960 it looks great everything is sized just right, the only criticism i have is for the seibertron.com header. i know you need the ad space but the name and linking widgets looks pushed over to the side, have you thought about 2 ad sections and the name going across the top or just under these ?

[Seibertron]

As i've mentioned in that other thread, i do like this new redesign. obviously obth designs have their strengths and weaknesses (IMHO), but it's nice, really nice.
however:

•Cleaned up some more of the CSS on the individual news story pages, added a border and padding around the "thumbnail" news image

Since the redesign the thumbs on the actual news pages are...basically smooshed into a tiny strip which shows the left half of the picture, squashed.
I don't know how else to explain it really. It used to happen on my rather old windows XP, which we changed a few years back (two maybe?), and really I have no idea why...
If it can't be fixed, I'll just deal with it, but, it would be nice

This problem was resolved at least two or three days ago within hours of me launching the new site design. Your browser should be grabbing the latest style sheet. If not, you might want to try forcing a refresh by clicking CTRL + F5 (IE, Firefox) or SHIFT + F5 (Chrome). If you continue to have problems, please let me know which browser you are using as well as which version (IE9, Firefox 4, etc). Thanks.

[Seibertron]

hi seibs, im really like the new layout, i was thinking why put the ads and links over on the right when most newspapers charge more to put an advert on the left, as that where we naturally look (reading left to right) but i would leave them where they are as a little by-product of the switch has stopped me accidentally selecting a news item in HMW when selecting my team on my ipod touch, im sure other iphone/ipad/tablet user find the same.

also on my old eMac (safari 5.0.6) with a screen res of 1280x960 it looks great everything is sized just right, the only criticism i have is for the seibertron.com header. i know you need the ad space but the name and linking widgets looks pushed over to the side, have you thought about 2 ad sections and the name going across the top or just under these ?

I have ... and that's how it was with the previous design. I have the logo and social networking icons to the right of the header advertisement so that people who have larger resolutions can have a smaller header which enables you to see the content on the page more easily because more content is above the fold (content area of a website that appears below the bottom of your monitor's screen without having to scroll), another important aspect of web design. I may have to toss this idea though and go back to the similar header layout to help with the problem that the floating sub navigation bar on the bottom of your browser has caused.

[Zordon]

hi seibs, im really like the new layout, i was thinking why put the ads and links over on the right when most newspapers charge more to put an advert on the left, as that where we naturally look (reading left to right) but i would leave them where they are as a little by-product of the switch has stopped me accidentally selecting a news item in HMW when selecting my team on my ipod touch, im sure other iphone/ipad/tablet user find the same.

also on my old eMac (safari 5.0.6) with a screen res of 1280x960 it looks great everything is sized just right, the only criticism i have is for the seibertron.com header. i know you need the ad space but the name and linking widgets looks pushed over to the side, have you thought about 2 ad sections and the name going across the top or just under these ?

I have ... and that's how it was with the previous design. I have the logo and social networking icons to the right of the header advertisement so that people who have larger resolutions can have a smaller header which enables you to see the content on the page more easily because more content is above the fold (content area of a website that appears below the bottom of your monitor's screen without having to scroll), another important aspect of web design. I may have to toss this idea though and go back to the similar header layout to help with the problem that the floating sub navigation bar on the bottom of your browser has caused.

hi just logging in and noticed the new colour back drop of Optimus and Megatron then i noticed the header/footer have gone. then came here to check the post i made earlier, i wasnt aware of any issue with placement/navigating while using safari either on my mac or ipod touch, i could use them so unless the issue is some kind of coding or background task then i liked it being there as when reading through a large news article made getting elsewhere on the site fairly easy.

[ArmadaPrime]

*snip*

•Cleaned up some more of the CSS on the individual news story pages, added a border and padding around the "thumbnail" news image

Since the redesign the thumbs on the actual news pages are...basically smooshed into a tiny strip which shows the left half of the picture, squashed.
I don't know how else to explain it really. It used to happen on my rather old windows XP, which we changed a few years back (two maybe?), and really I have no idea why...
If it can't be fixed, I'll just deal with it, but, it would be nice

This problem was resolved at least two or three days ago within hours of me launching the new site design. Your browser should be grabbing the latest style sheet. If not, you might want to try forcing a refresh by clicking CTRL + F5 (IE, Firefox) or SHIFT + F5 (Chrome). If you continue to have problems, please let me know which browser you are using as well as which version (IE9, Firefox 4, etc). Thanks.[/quote]
ctrl-F5 isn't working for me on IE8(& windows 7, if that makes a difference). It was the latest news story, again, if that makes a difference.
Haven't tried clearing my cache yet cos for no apparent reason it takes AGES, but i doubt that would be the problem seeing as it was the first time my computer was viewing that image and that page...
Just wanted to thankyou once more for all you do for the site, amn. Really appreciate it.

[Mykltron]

Why have you unfixed the navigation? Fixing it was the best thing!

[Seibertron]

Why have you unfixed the navigation? Fixing it was the best thing!

I liked having it fixed as well. It might go back. Unfortunately a lot of people complained about it claiming that it was making their browser lag really bad. I think it was the code that I was originally using that made the background image resize to match the width of your browser. I ended up utilizing a jQuery solution in the end instead of using just CSS to resolve that problem yesterday.

[Sabrblade]

The site's toolbar keeps following me around as a I scroll. It always stays locked in place in the top-middle (instead of staying at the the top) of my screen.

[Seibertron]

The site's toolbar keeps following me around as a I scroll. It always stays locked in place in the top-middle (instead of staying at the the top) of my screen.

The style sheets are cached on your computer. Force a refresh in your browser.

[Burn]

The site's toolbar keeps following me around as a I scroll. It always stays locked in place in the top-middle (instead of staying at the the top) of my screen.

The style sheets are cached on your computer. Force a refresh in your browser.

Yeah that just worked for me.

[Seibertron]

The homepage spotlight feature has been modified. There are now thumbnails of the other spotlights currently available for each section of the site. This was something I wanted to implement years ago but could never get it to look right. I think the new look achieves this very nicely.

[Mykltron]

Why have you unfixed the navigation? Fixing it was the best thing!

I liked having it fixed as well. It might go back. Unfortunately a lot of people complained about it claiming that it was making their browser lag really bad. I think it was the code that I was originally using that made the background image resize to match the width of your browser. I ended up utilizing a jQuery solution in the end instead of using just CSS to resolve that problem yesterday.

I don't see why position:fixed would cause delays!

[Autobot032]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

[Seibertron]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

Nothing I changed with the revamp should affect that at all. It was all cosmetic changes, nothing changed with the core programming of Seibertron.com. You might want to try logging out, then logging back in and making sure the "keep me logged in" checkbox is marked. Keep me posted ... and if anyone else is experiencing this problem, please let me know. Thanks!

[Autobot032]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

Nothing I changed with the revamp should affect that at all. It was all cosmetic changes, nothing changed with the core programming of Seibertron.com. You might want to try logging out, then logging back in and making sure the "keep me logged in" checkbox is marked. Keep me posted ... and if anyone else is experiencing this problem, please let me know. Thanks!

Will do.

[Mykltron]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

I've had the same problem with FF mac for months. Nothing to do with the site change. I've even set Seibs as an exception which worked for a couple of days but then stopped entirely.

[Mykltron]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

I've had the same problem with FF mac for months. Nothing to do with the site change. I've even set Seibs as an exception which worked for a couple of days but then stopped entirely.

So is there any chance this failure to keep me logged in is a Seibertron cookie issue?

[Autobot032]

I'm having troubles staying logged in on my iPhone. Both in Safari and Opera Mini. I checked both browsers and they hold on other sites, all except this one. My PC browser has no problem holding the info, but neither mobile will. It's only happened since the revamp. If I'm wrong and it's on my end, I apologize. If not, thought you should know.

I've had the same problem with FF mac for months. Nothing to do with the site change. I've even set Seibs as an exception which worked for a couple of days but then stopped entirely.

So is there any chance this failure to keep me logged in is a Seibertron cookie issue?

I don't know. It seems to be working fine, now. Go figure.

[Zordon]

hi seibs,

dont know what options been ticked but the site wont stay open on my ipod touch, iv already deleted cookies and website data.i am running the inbuild debug console to see if i can get you a report of what could be causing this. It seemed to happen when you introduced the prime background image, also the re-sizing issue from last week has returned im sending you some screen caps.

[Ravage XK]

How come the forum pages censor words but the news pages that show the forum content dont?

An example would be the post by ShardFenix, post number 4 I think.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... -g1/23529/

[MGrotusque]

A bunch of the emoticons don't work properly. For example....the one with the heart when used actually is an angry face. there's a few that when used in a post are not the same as pictured.
Plus i think there's a lot that NEVER get used. Maybe some could get deleted and new ones added. Along with trouble shooting the existing.

[Phaze]

A bunch of the emoticons don't work properly. For example....the one with the heart when used actually is an angry face. there's a few that when used in a post are not the same as pictured.
Plus i think there's a lot that NEVER get used. Maybe some could get deleted and new ones added. Along with trouble shooting the existing.

if you right click and copy the image location of the desired emote then put that within the coding like so

Code: Select all

[img] http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/images/smilies/icon_09.gif[/img]

you end up with this

You'll still get all the emotes working they are all working its just some of the image links are pointing in weird directions