Hi Jason, have just checked mine, and I have been zoomed in. My setting was not changed from when it was used on the old forum, which was a comfortable setting for me for all web sites. I have zoomed out a bit, but much of the texted looks a little small, and seems to make the white background more prominent. I may well have to put up with being over zoomed in.

It now makes other websites I use, having wider left and right margins.

Regards Nick.

The iPad defaults to displaying the whole as-designed [Sic] page layout.

Mercifully, “pinch zoom” can push the distracting content out of view.

MichaelG.

Hi the only other thing I can’t understand, is why every other post has a glaring white background, which I find annoying.

Regards Nick.

On 29 October 2023 at 07:55 Nicholas Farr Said:

Hi the only other thing I can’t understand, is why every other post has a glaring white background, which I find annoying.

Regards Nick.

I think it’s an homage to the ancient days of sprocket-fed print-outs … when alternate lines were on white or green backgrounds.

What they have really done is put every other post on a very pale grey background [it was previously all in glaring white].

MichaelG.

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Ref. __  https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/onmr29/green_and_white_computer_paper/?rdt=54918

On 29 October 2023 at 09:46 vic newey Said:

This is the view I get on my monitor, a large blank area on the right …

That’s to make room for all the forthcoming adverts, Vic !!

As you know; there are a few at the top of that column

… let’s not forget the raison d’être

MichaelG.

Worth mentioning again that the forum’s look and feel isn’t as intended yet.

Excessive white space is partly design, partly technical, and partly because stuff has been switched off pending investigation.  See Jason’s post above to see what was supposed to be in the right pane.  (Actually not quite what was asked for, with improvements in the wishlist.)

Trouble is, when members return to the forum and start exploring, they find a lot of oddities.  Don’t jump to the conclusion that the forum is intended to an installation art experience: it’s supposed to better than the old forum.  Far from it so far!  But think bugs and a grossly overloaded developer rather than whizz-kids insisting on a demented design.

Zooming in is surprisingly helpful.   The forum looks much better on my 14″ laptop than full size on my giant CAD screen.    Shouldn’t be necessary but at the moment it;s worth adjusting the browser window size and/or zoom,

Dave

On 29 October 2023 at 09:58 Michael Gilligan Said:

On 29 October 2023 at 09:46 vic newey Said:

This is the view I get on my monitor, a large blank area on the right …

That’s to make room for all the forthcoming adverts, Vic !!

As you know; there are a few at the top of that column

… let’s not forget the raison d’être

MichaelG.

I’ll pass that French to Del boy to add to his collection of well known German phrases ( wot! no smilies on this forum)

I realise they need to advertise the magazine as it supports the forum but the magazine adverts should be greatly reduced in size, after all they are active links to full sized images. Then the remainder of the page should expand sideways to fill the gap and the site wouldn’t look so disorientated and home made (perhaps it is?)

On 29 October 2023 at 11:59 Michael Gilligan Said:

Vic,

I think my point might be better expressed as “they need the forum, to provide a target-audience for the advertising”

MichaelG.

In that case the forum definitely needs more priority then rather than a hindrance to advertising

Hi, OK when I click onto this site, the default setting looks as below on my Pavilion 17″ laptop.

When on Classifieds and I zoom out with one click on my wheel, I get this.

Then when I zoom out with two clicks on my wheel, I get this

However, when I click on this site on my Acer 11-1/2″ notebook, it’s default screen on classifieds is as the one immediately above, and when both are the same as immediately above, the post that I said the F looks like it’s snagging onto the G, looks as below.

Regards Nick.

I’m finding 130% is a good balance of readability and layout for me, but it does depend on the aspect ratio of your screen and personal preference (and which pair of glasses I have on – I’ve mislaid my ‘computer glasses’ that would let me use a lower zoom!) so there’s no right answer!

Neil

On 29 October 2023 at 11:35 SillyOldDuffer Said:

Worth mentioning again that the forum’s look and feel isn’t as intended yet. (my emboldening, Ian P)

 

Excessive white space is partly design, partly technical, and partly because stuff has been switched off pending investigation.  See Jason’s post above to see what was supposed to be in the right pane.  (Actually not quite what was asked for, with improvements in the wishlist.)

Trouble is, when members return to the forum and start exploring, they find a lot of oddities.  Don’t jump to the conclusion that the forum is intended to an installation art experience: it’s supposed to better than the old forum.  Far from it so far!  But think bugs and a grossly overloaded developer rather than whizz-kids insisting on a demented design.

Zooming in is surprisingly helpful.   The forum looks much better on my 14″ laptop than full size on my giant CAD screen.    Shouldn’t be necessary but at the moment it;s worth adjusting the browser window size and/or zoom,

Dave

 

 

Dave

‘As intended’ infers that there was actually a planned format of how the new website/forum would appear and perform.

As an interested ‘participant’, I see what we have now giving the impression of it not being given any serious pre-planning or design.

Ian P