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Title: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 08, 2007, 07:02:36 pm
We have a new sexy site layout here at RDS!  What do you think?  : )  Special thanks goes to AtomX for designing the layout in photoshop and beta testing my attempts to make his design a reality as well as Koop for brainstorming the thing.

If you are seeing the old two column layout and not this (http://www.randomdestination.net/members/corran/images/newlayout.jpg), then you are using Internet Explorer 6 and really should upgrade to Internet Explorer 7... or better yet, a better browser such as Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/) or Opera (http://www.opera.com).  In any case, any of these three would let you see the new layout. 

There went my weekend.  x_x

If you find any bugs please let me know.

EDIT:  If you are using IE6, you should see the new layout though it won't have all of the cool drop shadows.  Also, if you aren't using javascript, the png images will look somewhat messed up...  I still recommend upgrading to IE7 or a different browser, but if you can't for some reason, you now are able to at least see the new layout to an extent.
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Koopiskeva on April 08, 2007, 09:26:27 pm
looks hawt  |:>  ... however, i demand thanks for the design too (i drew it out on paper and showed it to brad who then added to it and made the photoshop template)  /jealous
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Koopiskeva on April 08, 2007, 09:27:03 pm
looks hawt  |:>  ... however, i demand thanks for the design too (i drew it out on paper and showed it to brad who then added to it and made the photoshop template)  /jealous

Edit: corran is awsm  |:>
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 08, 2007, 09:34:20 pm
Better?  :o
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Koopiskeva on April 08, 2007, 09:39:03 pm
I'll take it  |:>
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Nessephanie on April 08, 2007, 09:39:38 pm
Wow Jay is a big baby.

The new site is sex. mhmm. Awesome stuff Eric!! ^o^
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Koopiskeva on April 08, 2007, 09:43:52 pm
Wow Jay is a big baby.

It's wut i do best  |:>
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Prodileia on April 09, 2007, 04:51:55 am
Whoa. I remember seeing this design like, this time last year, and after a while I kinda figured it had become another one of the things that just kinda got forgotten....

Very nice to see it in action :up:

Good job Corran.
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: mexicanjunior on April 09, 2007, 08:16:23 am
Dang, I only have IE6 at work. Guess I will have to check it at home with Firefox...
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: mexicanjunior on April 09, 2007, 10:34:14 am
Out of curiosity, why is it only viewable on IE7 and Firefox?
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Nessephanie on April 09, 2007, 10:50:31 am
cause the code breaks and makes it look like shit in IE6? hehe
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 09, 2007, 11:31:29 am
Out of curiosity, why is it only viewable on IE7 and Firefox?

Yeah, the site breaks and IE6 can't properly display alpha transparency in PNG files so I coded the site to check for the browser people use.  To site will display the new layout in anything except IE6.  I was able to test the page on Opera, IE7, and Firefox.  I'm not sure if any other browsers other than IE6 break. : / To see what happens in IE6 you can view a test file I was using:

http://www.randomdestination.net/members/corran/testing/index.html
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: suberunker on April 09, 2007, 01:27:12 pm
Work forces me to use IE6.

Work sucks.
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: amvwizard on April 09, 2007, 08:57:33 pm
its looks pretty badass :P
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: mexicanjunior on April 10, 2007, 08:58:48 am
I checked the site from home yesterday, looks pretty cool. :up:
Can I change my video on the filmstrip thingie?
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 10, 2007, 04:04:53 pm
I checked the site from home yesterday, looks pretty cool. :up:
Can I change my video on the filmstrip thingie?

Once I've put the text on the images Koop gave me, upload them, and add some things in the database, it will randomly choose 6 images out of the entire pool whenever someone opens the page.
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: mexicanjunior on April 11, 2007, 07:53:23 am
Cool beans... :up:
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Kristyrat on April 14, 2007, 03:30:48 pm
Pretty damn slick, does this mean Brad's officially in RDS now?  :P
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Madman on April 14, 2007, 08:12:52 pm
Yeah, the site breaks and IE6 can't properly display alpha transparency in PNG files so I coded the site to check for the browser people use.  To site will display the new layout in anything except IE6.  I was able to test the page on Opera, IE7, and Firefox.  I'm not sure if any other browsers other than IE6 break. : / To see what happens in IE6 you can view a test file I was using:

http://www.randomdestination.net/members/corran/testing/index.html
Why didn't you use something like this (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/index.htm)?
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 14, 2007, 08:39:56 pm
Right now PNG isn't the primary issue but I've bookmarked the page in case I can figure out the CSS for IE6.  It isn't tooo much of an issue at the moment since requests for the ie6 stylesheet are only 12% of the total requests for both stylesheets.  It doesn't help that I don't have IE6 to quickly test my changes to the style...

EDIT:
Pretty damn slick, does this mean Brad's officially in RDS now?  :P

I think we're done adding new members for a long while.  Besides, Brad likes being in his own personal studio.   :P
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: neorose on April 16, 2007, 07:23:09 am
I know im an outsider but I think that the site is way cool. Good job.
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: Corran on April 27, 2007, 08:14:32 pm
I updated the layout using a second stylesheet to redefine certain elements if an ie6 or earlier browser is detected.  I used the png-fix javascript madman pointed me to as well.  Unfortunately it does not work on the background images so I've removed the drop shadows on those so the page looks somewhat decent.  This is as good as it is going to get for ie6 browsers...
Title: Re: New Layout
Post by: cloud1403 on April 28, 2007, 02:25:13 am
i think the new skin is beautiful