new yellow bar
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:06 pm
On Monday (or probably Sunday night late) we will be redesigning the yellow bar. I just wanted to get a quick idea of peoples initial thoughts and complaints. Don't be mad it's going to be an improvement.
As you know the yellow bar has been there since November 99, and has a number of problems (the world being Earth, the graphical bug between news and shops, the little men on boards - what are they?!?!?!?!)
Aaaanyway, we are going to be doing teh following things and releasing it to 1000 beta testers randomly
1. Swapping the order to create a neopet, pet central, explore, games, world, neomail, shops, boards, news help
2. The yellow bar will now go over the top of the page as opposed to being just on the left
3. The time will be displayed on the left under logout
4. We will have a banner ad (mostly Neopets ads) at the top of the page, it will function mostly like the 120x60 button
5. Icons will change, especially explore, create a neopet and boards
6. The "New Event" text is going completely and will be replaced with an icon to the left of the header image
7. Something *special*
Cant say what it is but just think of chat avatars...
Although we will be conducting a random beta test to get feedback I just wanted to get feedback before and after the fact, so just let me know what you think.
Thanks!
http://images.neopets.com/ads/warf_rescue_team.swf
As you know the yellow bar has been there since November 99, and has a number of problems (the world being Earth, the graphical bug between news and shops, the little men on boards - what are they?!?!?!?!)
Aaaanyway, we are going to be doing teh following things and releasing it to 1000 beta testers randomly
1. Swapping the order to create a neopet, pet central, explore, games, world, neomail, shops, boards, news help
2. The yellow bar will now go over the top of the page as opposed to being just on the left
3. The time will be displayed on the left under logout
4. We will have a banner ad (mostly Neopets ads) at the top of the page, it will function mostly like the 120x60 button
5. Icons will change, especially explore, create a neopet and boards
6. The "New Event" text is going completely and will be replaced with an icon to the left of the header image
7. Something *special*
Cant say what it is but just think of chat avatars...
Although we will be conducting a random beta test to get feedback I just wanted to get feedback before and after the fact, so just let me know what you think.
Thanks!
http://images.neopets.com/ads/warf_rescue_team.swf
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:11 pm
Wow. That's going to be a bit hard to get used to 
I like it on the left side. And those guys on the Boards button are teh awesome though! Well I guess I better go brainstorm.
I like it on the left side. And those guys on the Boards button are teh awesome though! Well I guess I better go brainstorm.
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Re: new yellow bar
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:12 pm
borovan90834 wrote:Aaaanyway, we are going to be doing teh following things and releasing it to 1000 beta testers randomly
Randomly?? But I wanna try
2. The yellow bar will now go over the top of the page as opposed to being just on the left
I actually like it on the left, I can't imagine it on the top...
3. The time will be displayed on the left under logout
I LOVE this idea... I sent it once to the editorial, no answer then though.
6. The "New Event" text is going completely and will be replaced with an icon to the left of the header image
This too is going to be interesting...
I can't wait
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:14 pm
It'll take some getting used to, but so does any signifigant change of anything. I think overall it'll be an improvement. I must ask (beg) that we will be able to change the colour of the bar (as mentioned in last week's editorial). I'm more of a dark blue sort of person, and the yellow is pretty much the opposite of that ;P
I think maybe it'll be on the top and the side (like a corner navigation thing) That could be useful.
Shifty wrote:borovan90834 wrote:2. The yellow bar will now go over the top of the page as opposed to being just on the left
I actually like it on the left, I can't imagine it on the top...
I think maybe it'll be on the top and the side (like a corner navigation thing) That could be useful.
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:18 pm
Well, anyone with a custom lookup, especially personally created ones, will be having a fit.. especially since they annouced the lookup contests..
Not that it's entirely bad to change, just there will be whining
Not that it's entirely bad to change, just there will be whining
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Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:19 pm
Sapphire Faerie wrote:It'll take some getting used to, but so does any signifigant change of anything. I think overall it'll be an improvement. I must ask (beg) that we will be able to change the colour of the bar (as mentioned in last week's editorial). I'm more of a dark blue sort of person, and the yellow is pretty much the opposite of that ;P
Agrees...will you ever make it so that we can change the color of the bar?
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:19 pm
I beg of you to keep the tool bar on the left!
It would just be so wrong on the top!
AGH!
It would just be so wrong on the top!
AGH!
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:23 pm
Toolbar will always be on the left, its just that the yellow continues around the top of the page.
Oh we also increased the width of hte page by like 20 pixels... yeah its gonna freak people out that have customised lookups, but there isnt much we can do about that
Oh we also increased the width of hte page by like 20 pixels... yeah its gonna freak people out that have customised lookups, but there isnt much we can do about that
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:23 pm
I agree with Sapphire Faerie, being able to change the colour would be really good. or being able to change the colour of the toolbar just on your lookup, so people see the colour you've picked when they look at it.
How will the beta testers be chosen? the same way as for the portal? clicking on the ad... or will it be some other way. i'd love to be a tester. (off topic, they have feedback forms in the lecture theatres now, hehehe, so cool! i know, i'm sad!!)
Swapping the order doesnt seem to make much of a difference, it'll just mean getting used to the new locations
By saying the bar is going over the top, does that mean it won't go down the side anymore at all? i'm slightly confused as to what you mean...
The time is a very good idea.
Changing the way the new event stuff works will deff be an improvement...
How will the beta testers be chosen? the same way as for the portal? clicking on the ad... or will it be some other way. i'd love to be a tester. (off topic, they have feedback forms in the lecture theatres now, hehehe, so cool! i know, i'm sad!!)
Swapping the order doesnt seem to make much of a difference, it'll just mean getting used to the new locations
By saying the bar is going over the top, does that mean it won't go down the side anymore at all? i'm slightly confused as to what you mean...
The time is a very good idea.
Changing the way the new event stuff works will deff be an improvement...
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:23 pm
Hrm... this is quite interesting.
But I think this is one of those things you can't really tell if it'll be bad until we actually see it.
I'm actually very interested to see how a Top-bar navigation system would work. Gives a new perspective to the world of neopets
Wonder if there can be an option to keep the old or new styling of barring?
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Oh, so it is a corner styled extension thingie...
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But I think this is one of those things you can't really tell if it'll be bad until we actually see it.
I'm actually very interested to see how a Top-bar navigation system would work. Gives a new perspective to the world of neopets
Wonder if there can be an option to keep the old or new styling of barring?
[edit]
Oh, so it is a corner styled extension thingie...
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Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:24 pm
borovan90834 wrote:Toolbar will always be on the left, its just that the yellow continues around the top of the page.
Oh we also increased the width of hte page by like 20 pixels... yeah its gonna freak people out that have customised lookups, but there isnt much we can do about that :(
Eek, I entered in the lookup contest, does this mean all prior entries will be null, as they'll probably look terrible with the redesign?
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:25 pm
I'm having a lot of trouble picturing this. Is it going to be similar to the yellow toolbar now, except horizontal instead of vertical? Or like the shop menu? Maybe a mix of the two?
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:25 pm
ScottNak wrote:Wonder if there can be an option to keep the old or new styling of barring?
that'd cause EVEN MORE problems with custom lookups!!!
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:26 pm
The links that tell you if you've got a neomail, or a bid on trading posts etc. Will they stay in the original place or will they be moved to a different location?
7 = Personal chat avatar above/underneath username?
7 = Personal chat avatar above/underneath username?
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:28 pm
http://webdev.neopets.com/sausages.phtml
Im probably going to be shouted at for showing you all that. Im just curious and want to actually want to have feedback and respond to it when its not Monday morning and im too busy!
Im probably going to be shouted at for showing you all that. Im just curious and want to actually want to have feedback and respond to it when its not Monday morning and im too busy!