The new template is in effect! If you see something weird, or something broken, or something you just don't like, comment away!
This layout should work fine on all reasonably modern browsers. There is an issue with Opera, though, which I'm trying to fix.
The side-scroll is goofy, but goofy is good sometimes, right? There should be no vertical scroll at 1024x768 or higher. I really couldn't do it at 800x600 - sorry. If you post an image wider than 400 pixels, it'll be slightly wonky, but nothing should break.
If you post anything that ends up being longer vertically than 400 pixels, either text or images or a combination, the hockey-card should acquire a scrollbar.
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Like this one has.
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You shoudn't need to scroll the page vertically at all, if you're at 1024 or higher. Comments are now flat and inline - click on 'join the discussion' to talk some crazy talk....
Hope you like it, fellow ape-afficionados (and monkey-maniacs)!
Posted by at June 18, 2002 02:19 AM
Someone had to say this: I like this but I miss the old one. In its own little way it embodied...bla bla bla.
Only the wondrous chicken could drag me, feet first, into the horizontal world(without actually kissing me first).
Posted by: Miguel on June 18, 2002 06:40 AMwe're doin' it sideways, eh? I'm up for it in any direction!
Posted by: ashbury on June 18, 2002 07:15 AMBad chicken. New 9622 template on the same day as MetaFilter server test orgy? And I have to go to work? Aaaah!
(looove the look, though!)
Posted by: yhbc on June 18, 2002 07:42 AMNitpick: there needs to be some type of "home" button to return to the main page after making a comment. Perhaps the logo in the upper left can be made a universal 9622 placesetter?
Posted by: yhbc on June 18, 2002 07:45 AMyhbc, I believe there is one at the top of the page. Let me do a comment and find out...
Posted by: ashbury on June 18, 2002 09:12 AMIndeed.
But here's something strange: when I drag my scroll bar to the top of the page, my cursor is forced off the scroll bar towards the left until it's out of range, then we drop back to the bottom. ???
Posted by: ashbury on June 18, 2002 09:16 AMOn my Mozilla/Win, there's a big blue blank spot on the left side of the first post. On the mockup, I think there was supposedta be a monkey picture or something? Don't know what monkeys have to do with 9622, but the mockup had one.
Posted by: Marquis on June 18, 2002 10:05 AMThat's odd, Marquis. I can see it fine with Mozilla/WinXP from here...anyone else missing the lovely simian?
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 10:19 AMAlso, Bad Habits Monkey up at the top left is now a hyperlink to the home page, as requested (if you can see the little bugger!)
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 10:27 AMHiya Marquis! But honestly, mate, since you've arrived you've done absolutely nothing but complain, complain, complain. Must you drag your tenacious, venomous Mozilla vendetta everywhere? (I kid because I love). :)
Posted by: Miguel on June 18, 2002 11:48 AMAnd another thing. Have y'all noticed that, since stavrosthewonderchicken joined, bleeding South Korea has done nothing but win? Now it was Italy. Whatever next? I say we go back to the old design, just for spite, if those crazy dog-sucking hyperactive mosquitos go any further. ;)
Posted by: Miguel on June 18, 2002 11:58 AMHey on my Comments pages, the top of the post is cut off by a Big Blue Blob. Is that supposed to happen? Is it some tribute to Big Blue Marble, famous kids show of the 70s?
We have a right to know!
Posted by: kafkaesque on June 18, 2002 11:59 AMDaehan Minguk! Daehan Minguk! Daehan Minguk! Daehan Minguk!
Korea Fighting!
Yikes?! Seriously? You're not using the evil, non-standards-compliant Opera, are you, Kaf?
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 12:01 PMNope. IE 5.5
The top of this page for me is all blue, and the original post is cut off...starts with "if you post anything...."
And Go Korea! What a game!
Posted by: kafkaesque on June 18, 2002 12:08 PMDamn damn hell and poop.
Same problem in Opera...did the mockup work okay, as far as that went? I'm trying to remember what I changed....
I'm exhausted guys, I gots to go sleepy-byes. Please continue to post problems as you find them (I'm hoping there aren't too many).
(I know about the comment preview being goofed up a bit. That's an easy fix....)
I'll get on fixing any probs tomorrow.
If you guys want to revert to the default templates if there are too many issues, please go ahead...
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 12:11 PMI see exactly what you're looking at, Kaf, in Opera. Damn. Works fine in IE6 and Mozilla, though.
I'm way too tired to do much but screw stuff up tonight. I'll try and resolve it in the morning, first thing, I promise...
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 12:19 PMI agree. Only the wonderchicken and 9622 could get me to view horizontal scrolling.
Posted by: adampsyche on June 18, 2002 02:00 PMYo, stav et al. Neat lookin' design (works in IE6/win2000). And it's great to see so much mad monkey kung fu in one place.
Posted by: D on June 18, 2002 03:00 PM*Hey "starvos" - I like what you've done with the place.
*my impersonation of Matt Haughey
**this is cool as fuck, yo.
**my impersonation of Jason Kottke
*** /me likes it. Now stop the damn whining.
***my impression of jcterminal
****Best.Horizontal.Scrolling.Ever.
**** no idea
*****I like it.
*****me
Posted by: Iconomy on June 18, 2002 03:40 PMJust woke up. Urrgh. Neeed coffeeee.
But a thought struck me. Kaf : does the front page look fine to you? That is, is it only the individual post pages that have the layer problem?
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 08:48 PMAlso, how about the category pages? (Get there by clicking on a category at the top of a post.) Same issue?
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 09:32 PMThe home page is OK...but the category pages are still messed up.
Posted by: kafkaesque on June 18, 2002 09:46 PM(ak! : I assume you mean this page is still messed up too?)
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 10:19 PMOK.
Individual posts, Category Archives and Monthly Archives work in IE 6, Opera 6, and Mozilla 1.0. I don't have access to IE 5.x, so I'll have to ask you guys to test that for me.
Opera refuses to render the front page correctly at this point. I will keep working on that.
If you are an Opera user, you can use the current Monthly page (or if you prefer vertical scrolling!), and clicking into individual posts to comment should work fine, so full functionality is there, sorta.
Time for breakfast!
Let me know any problems....
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 18, 2002 11:10 PMLooks great now, Stavros! What a great job you did.
Cheers and Slainte, my poultry amigo!
Posted by: kafkaesque on June 19, 2002 12:46 AMTalking about Slainte, here's what I'd imagine to be our cerimonial 9622 garb:
OK, I've figured out how to (mostly) fix the issue w/ Opera. The only problem is that it refuses to throw the scrollbars for entries that go beyond the box. This is due to some freaky way that Opera handles overflow...
Also, is anyone else having problems with Win/Mozilla, or is it just me? (I have a feeling it's a video driver issue that I have)
Posted by: tj on June 19, 2002 02:43 PMOK, I've fixed most of the stuff dealing with Opera. I'm not going to do anythign about the Issue I'm seeing with Mozilla until I know it's not just my computer.
Posted by: tj on June 19, 2002 03:42 PMThanks for your help, tj!
Mozilla (build 2002053012) on WinXP works flawlessly for me...
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 19, 2002 08:58 PM
All Hail Dino, All Hail The Mighty Tipple, All Hail...
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what was I talking about again?
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 20, 2002 09:01 AMAdministrators: I just noticed the comments aren't visible in the archived posts again (went looking for the Moby video clip that came up a while back). Can we still access the old comments with the new template?
Posted by: yhbc on June 23, 2002 09:59 PMYes, indeed - easy to do. Sorry, my oversight.
Posted by: stavrosthewonderchicken on June 23, 2002 11:12 PMmonkeys no likey content spammers so this comment went bye-bye
Posted by: content-spammer on November 21, 2003 06:11 AMComment spammers can kiss my ass. (and yes, I thought about linking "ass" to the goatse guy, but that'd just be too much.)
Posted by: Vidiot on November 21, 2003 03:50 PMA note about posting images:
We encourage users to post images, especially those hilarous pics of monkeys
wearing dresses or programming for Linux. But posting images that reside on someone
else's server is considered by many to be bandwidth theft. Our thoughts
on the matter, along with some solutions to the problem, can be found
here. Thanks.
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