Suggestion "online now" symbol covering avatar

  • Thread starter Thread starter dx
  • Start date Start date
AI Thread Summary
The discussion centers on the placement of the "online now" icon, which some users feel obscures the avatar due to its small size. Participants inquire about the specific view and device being used, noting variations in icon placement across different browsers like Chrome and Firefox. One user suggests that the icon could be repositioned to avoid covering the avatar. There is a mention of a potential layout bug in Chrome that might be contributing to the issue. Overall, the conversation highlights user concerns regarding avatar visibility and icon placement.
dx
Homework Helper
Messages
2,143
Reaction score
52
The avatars being already quite small, I think it would be nicer if the "online now" icon is placed somewhere else, otherwise it covers up too much of the avatar.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Reply
  • Skeptical
Likes Wrichik Basu
Physics news on Phys.org
Which avatar in which view? Are you on a PC or iPad or phone? What browser are you using?
 
berkeman said:
Which avatar in which view? Are you on a PC or iPad or phone? What browser are you using?

The one next to my/your name in the post. PC. chrome.
 
Screenshot 2021-07-26 at 01.21.31.png
 
Oh, the green dot thing. Okay, got it thanks. I was never bothered by it, but maybe @Greg Bernhardt can move it down slightly or to a lower corner.
 
It does appear in the lower right corner if the avatar in Firefox. Maybe a small layout bug in Chrome?
 

Thread 'Thank you to mentors, advisors and members'

I want to thank those members who interacted with me a couple of years ago in two Optics Forum threads. They were @Drakkith, @hutchphd, @Gleb1964, and @KAHR-Alpha. I had something I wanted the scientific community to know and slipped a new idea in against the rules. Thank you also to @berkeman for suggesting paths to meet with academia. Anyway, I finally got a paper on the same matter as discussed in those forum threads, the fat lens model, got it peer-reviewed, and IJRAP...
View full post »

Thread 'Thank you physics forums, 20 years later'

About 20 years ago, in my mid-30s (and with a BA in economics and a master's in business), I started taking night classes in physics hoping to eventually earn the science degree I'd always wanted but never pursued. I found physics forums and used it to ask questions I was unable to get answered from my textbooks or class lectures. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way and I never got further the freshman courses. Well, here it is 20 years later. I'm in my mid-50s now, and in a...
View full post »

Similar threads

  • Poll Poll
Suggestion Suggest "Informative" feedback reaction icon change away from the latest "pink brain" emoticon
Replies
18
Views
2K
  • Poll Poll
Suggestion Change the "USER" button text (previously "MY PF") to gear symbol
Replies
2
Views
1K
Bug One notification on the bell still not cleared
Replies
16
Views
2K
Textbook Suggestions For Lasers and Laser Ablation
Replies
0
Views
1K
Suggestion (What) Level are you / is the question
Replies
18
Views
3K
Suggestion Show pronouns of a person?
Replies
28
Views
455
11 reasons why you should be a Gold Member
Replies
13
Views
3K
Suggestion Making an online digital library in PF
Replies
17
Views
2K
Any online courses (like Coursera) recommended for analog electronics?
Replies
3
Views
2K
Quickly Transitioning to Teaching Online Due to COVID-19
2
Replies
52
Views
8K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top