What updates can we expect for the new PF website style?

[71GA]

When you are renewing... Please provide a better favicon also :)

 

[Zag]

The new layout looks great! Congratulations to everyone who worked on it!

 

[mfb]

This is amazing. Please include MathJAX for latex insertion :) IT is easy to program it and it is powerfull: http://www.mathjax.org/

$E=\gamma mc^2$
That got added long before the new layout.

 

[jim hardy]

uhhh ,,, I know I'm slow...

can't find the old FAQ page...

just point me in right direction -

thanks, old jim

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

uhhh ,,, I know I'm slow...

can't find the old FAQ page...

just point me in right direction -

thanks, old jim

Site Info dropdown at the top nav.

 

[KHMOU YOUSSEF]

hi,

Thanks for updating, the blue background with white Font seems great .

 

[shayaan_musta]

awwwssomm

 

[musiclover55]

Looks great :)

 

[mathman]

There should be a "dictionary" to explain the symbols. N, NR, various icons near the right end of the entries.

 

[cristo]

There should be a "dictionary" to explain the symbols. N, NR, various icons near the right end of the entries.

If you hover the cursor over the simple its definition appears.

 

[Buckleymanor]

Do you block JavaScript or some websites in some way?

No, though I do get requests from time to time about downloading the latest version.
Mabe I should.
I can now get all the pages of the thread by left clicking on the page, which then does not open but then if I right click on thread tools and open with a left click the desired page opens.
That's how I retreived the above question.

 

[Buckleymanor]

Do you block JavaScript or some websites in some way?
No.

 

[Buckleymanor]

Just looking to see if I can still post.
I could not find the posts the order had revearsed but back to normall with the latest at the bottom.
Must be something to do with thread tools.

 

[member 392791]

In my opinion the new layout is not as visually appealing as the old one. The color scheme of the green and gray was definitely easier on the eyes.

 

[Sylvia Else]

We ll get used to it! :D But i would love to see this site mainly in green colour as it is describing the nature :)

No doubt we will. But is it actually any better than the old design, or is it just different? Whatever happened to the engineering adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? Designers seem to mistake change for progess. In some areas (such as supermarket self-checkout systems) one can at least hypothesise that the needless changes are driven by some executive's desire to justify their existence, but in something like Physics Forums, I just shake my head.

Sylvia.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Whatever happened to the engineering adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? Designers seem to mistake change for progess.

And engineers sometimes can't consider anything other than the function/utility of something. There are plenty more considerations to make.

It wasn't change for the sake of change. Trust me. I don't have hours to waste working on a new style and my ego isn't shatterproof enough to warrant testing by changing a style members generally liked.

 

[FeynmanIsCool]

Nice Job Greg, thanks for giving us a place to chat about physics! Physics Forums is excellent, and the new look is great. It looks more professional!

 

[shreyakmath]

Nice. It am experiencing a better interface on my mobile too. Good work

 

[pftest]

I think this is much better. I was never a fan of the previous grey design when it was introduced, it always seemed dull to me, like the site was inactive. It certainly makes a difference. I am not entirely happy with the green. Id try a few different colors (orange comes to mind), but you probably already did that.

 

[Vampyr]

I like it. I wasn't expecting to, but its actually really good!

 

[deep838]

new is always welcome to me :)

 

[CFDFEAGURU]

I really like the changes. Good work. I just installed the mobile app on my android and it like that too. Although, I am not sure if many changes were made on the mobile app too.

Thanks
Matt

 

[Chemicist]

This new style looks beautiful! Nice job, Greg!

 

[CompuChip]

Sorry for commenting so late, I've recently become a bit more active and I really like the new style! It's pretty clear and it looks great.

I have one request though: in the old style at some point the date format was changed to prevent the leftmost column from stretching too wide. As I suspect the blue bar is no longer related to the two columns in the body post, would it be possible to switch back to a more descriptive date format, i.e. "Today" instead of "T" and "Apr 02, 2013" instead of "Apr2-13"?

 

[Fredrik]

I think the type of text used for links should be more different from the rest. Let's say that I suggest that this pdf might be a good place to get a quick summary of the essentials of naive set theory. Will you even notice that the sentence contained a link? I suggest that you consider making it bold, underlined, or a color that stands out more.

Let's say that I suggest that this pdf might be a good place to get a quick summary of the essentials of naive set theory.

 

[Crake2]

I think the type of text used for links should be more different from the rest. Let's say that I suggest that this pdf might be a good place to get a quick summary of the essentials of naive set theory. Will you even notice that the sentence contained a link? I suggest that you consider making it bold, underlined, or a color that stands out more.

I agree.

 

[FatPhysicsBoy]

Logo/Banner

Great work, it all looks nice! IMHO though, the banner doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the site, particularly the text "Physics Forums", perhaps a new logo or different/better typeface would be better.

 

[rude man]

One thing that is distinctly WORSE in the new format is when I go to quote someone and 'go advanced' I lose not only all the previous posts but even the compiled latex of the present one.

If I then want to go back a page to read the last and/or previous posts I lose the entire text of what I've written to that point. So I have to copy it, then go back to re-read the thread. Seems like that wasn't the case before.

One should be able to read the entire thread without losing one's place in the reply window.

rude man

 

[Fredrik]

One thing that is distinctly WORSE in the new format is when I go to quote someone and 'go advanced' I lose not only all the previous posts but even the compiled latex of the present one.

I don't understand what you mean. How do you quote and then go advanced? How do you compile LaTeX without going advanced?

If I then want to go back a page to read the last and/or previous posts I lose the entire text of what I've written to that point. So I have to copy it, then go back to re-read the thread. Seems like that wasn't the case before.

Wasn't it? I have always right-clicked and opened in a new tab for those situations. Are you typing in the quick reply window?

One should be able to read the entire thread without losing one's place in the reply window.

I don't think that has ever been possible unless you view the thread in a separate tab or window.

 

[rude man]

I don't understand what you mean. How do you quote and then go advanced? How do you compile LaTeX without going advanced?

By using 'quick reply'. The OP's quote is already compiled of course. If I do a quick-reply there is no problem. If I select 'go advanced' the whole thread is gone including the OP's compiled latex text.

I have always right-clicked and opened in a new tab for those situations. Are you typing in the quick reply window?

No, in the 'go-advanced' one. There is no problem if I stick to the 'quick-reply' window, but then I can't avail myself of the symbols window & I am too old to learn latex . I never tried your right-click idea. Will do. Where exactly do you right-click?

I don't think that has ever been possible unless you view the thread in a separate tab or window.

OK, that's possible though I never noticed it before the change.