New Website!

[brenden]

Hey everyone!

A new website is finally here! It obviously looks much different (hopefully much nicer - I think so at least), and you can see a few changes. Although, right now, we're having some teething issues, and it's not loading for me sometimes - hopefully fixed within the next half an hour!

Basically, this website is:

• Faster
• Has a blog feature
• finally has a working 'search' function --- try not to test this right now - everyone is going ballistic testing it and it's slowing things down
• has a nicer navigability with the drop-down menus
• is mobile responsive!!!!

Some issues:

• LaTex will be working tomorrow
• PMs will be working tomorrow
• The tutoring list will be back, but not for another thirty days or so. Definitely coming back, but I think it was just left out to speed up the website delivery or something like that. (Definitely up before students start asking).
  
• Section Zero will soon have its own website. Current users are using it on a version of the old site that they've been emailed.
  
  • There will almost certainly be bugs.  Please let us know, either in the thread, through the email in my signature, or whatever means you see fit
  
  Change is very very scary, but hopefully you guys like it! *nervous twitch*

[cosine]

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Hi Ned Nerb

Awesome new design, looks very modern xD
Is there a way we can still view 'recent unread topic'?

Cheerts

[pi]

Looks so modern!

Although ironically the colour scheme takes us back to 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20080430220911/http://www.vcenotes.com/

Is there a way we can still view 'recent unread topic'?

+1

[odeaa]

nah jk looks good

[odeaa]

Looks so modern!

Although ironically the colour scheme takes us back to 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20080430220911/http://www.vcenotes.com/

+1

http://www.atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?action=unread

[achre]

I'm conflicted, but intrigued.

Actually, scratch that, I really like the new layout other than the persistent header as you scroll. 5/5 pretty good.

[cosine]

http://www.atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?action=unread

How do we navigate to it? Cheers

[brenden]

How do we navigate to it? Cheers

*sigh* Currently no navigation to it. Definitely my fault. --- we'll either put it in the forum dropdown, or in the homepage, perhaps next to "latest discussion" as a tab. Don't stress though, we'll definitely add something: this is also the way that I use the forums.

[Kalopsic]

*sigh* Currently no navigation to it. Definitely my fault. --- we'll either put it in the forum dropdown, or in the homepage, perhaps next to "latest discussion" as a tab. Don't stress though, we'll definitely add something: this is also the way that I use the forums.

Thank god! I scrolled through my history to bookmark it haha
In terms of the new layout, it looks much cleaner but there's still some getting used to. I find the whitish background causes the blue to really pop out but that might be because I'm on AN in the dark. Definitely love the shade of blue though. Well done!

[brenden]

I'm conflicted, but intrigued.

Actually, scratch that, I really like the new layout other than the persistent header as you scroll. 5/5 pretty good.

What do other people think about the persistent header? Seriously -- give us feedback and we will make live changes based on what you say (so long as we're getting extensive feedback about certain things. Personally I think it's good for navigation, but please let us know all your feedback.

We will definitely be added the 'unread post' thing, and other things you point out. Dead set serious, shit will get done based on what you say.

[keltingmeith]

Dead set serious, shit will get done based on what you say.

I WANT FIVE UNICORNS AND A HORSE WITH A HORN ON ITS HEAD. Don't even think about giving me six unicorns.


Srs tho, looks so good on my phone (people, try it out!!). But, I agree that the header bit might just be too big if it's going to keep scrolling with us.

[odeaa]

What do other people think about the persistent header? Seriously -- give us feedback and we will make live changes based on what you say (so long as we're getting extensive feedback about certain things. Personally I think it's good for navigation, but please let us know all your feedback.

We will definitely be added the 'unread post' thing, and other things you point out. Dead set serious, shit will get done based on what you say.

Yeah the header is a bit annoying, otherwise it looks slick

[brenden]

Yeah the header is a bit annoying, otherwise it looks slick

Is it because of the size as mentioned by Euler, or in general, just sticking with you is annoying af?

Also: in the forum dropdown, "unread posts"

[spectroscopy]

ya i agree with the above that i dont like the heading following you down as you scroll, it makes the site feel less forum-y

[Kalopsic]

This is the second error I've seen (refreshed the first error when posting before I could copy the error code thing). This error was when I tried loading the unread posts page:
Unknown storage engine 'InnoDB'

Also I feel the header is too big for my liking. Would be better if it was thinner. Forgot to mention that I love the new quote box thing

EDIT: Got the first error when I tried posting this. Funnily enough it still posts but a refresh is needed and it takes me back to the reply page with what I've typed still inside.
Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/home/atarnotes/global/scripts/conf.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/insm/public_html/forum/Sources/Post.php on line 1930

EDIT 2: Would like to mention on the mobile site (and when the window is compressed) where the header compresses into one icon, unread posts don't appear under forums