tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post7589272579315305600..comments2024-02-12T15:25:44.028+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Website feedbackSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-67463800047939355632017-07-08T18:15:28.326+10:002017-07-08T18:15:28.326+10:00Strange. What browser and operating system are you...Strange. What browser and operating system are you using on the laptop, Tony?Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11605797943917416822017-07-08T18:12:18.484+10:002017-07-08T18:12:18.484+10:00Sou
Different browsers see things in different wa...Sou<br /><br />Different browsers see things in different ways.<br /><br />Both my ipad and 7inch screen android see the photo at the top. My 17 inch laptop sees a black bar. <br /><br />I would be surprised if my laptop was the only machine seeing things in this way but if the vast majority see the site correctly its probably not worth doing anything as that might inn itself have unintended consequences<br /><br />tonybtonybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813936300438565432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-18812119108499488612017-07-08T13:23:22.209+10:002017-07-08T13:23:22.209+10:00Tony, you should be seeing a photo, not just a bla...Tony, you should be seeing a photo, not just a black bar. Could you try clearing the browser cache or try another browser?<br /><br />(Is anyone else having problems?)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-32499345986011649362017-07-07T03:03:21.658+10:002017-07-07T03:03:21.658+10:00Hi Sou
Have I missed something in the site evolut...Hi Sou<br /><br />Have I missed something in the site evolution?<br /><br />The redesign included a nice slim top bar showing eucalyptus trees. This has been replaced by a deeper black top bar.<br /><br />Was this intentional or has fiddling with something affected something else?<br />tonybtonybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813936300438565432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-63415768426119562562017-07-02T17:22:44.376+10:002017-07-02T17:22:44.376+10:00Thanks George. I learnt this from publishers (of p...Thanks George. I learnt this from publishers (of paper), but hadn't seen the difference quantified before.<br /><br />PS I might just have to quote your last para :)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-43447371688994591952017-07-02T07:15:49.873+10:002017-07-02T07:15:49.873+10:00Appreciate the tip. The links in the main section ...Appreciate the tip. The links in the main section were different from those in the sidebar (underlined vs underlined and coloured). I've now made them both the same i.e. both are now underlined and coloured.<br /><br />Hope that works better for you now.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-18108174960528453482017-07-01T22:39:36.432+10:002017-07-01T22:39:36.432+10:00I find the links do not stand out very well.
Per...I find the links do not stand out very well. <br /><br />Perhaps some colour? Some bold? Italic? Different/larger font? Underline? I do not know what is best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-91145079364070707752017-07-01T21:39:48.823+10:002017-07-01T21:39:48.823+10:00Whether it be white or another colour, space betwe...Whether it be white or another colour, space between paragraphs and around blocks of text actually helps people understand what they are reading better. Space can increase comprehension by up to 20% and is an important element of textbooks. <br />As for websites, space can be ignored in website design because of a belief that website users do not scroll down the web page - which is not generally true. This belief can result in space being removed from website design in an attempt to communicate a lot of information in a 'window'. <br />In web design speak, the new Hot Whopper layout communicates elegance, openness and freshness. Just sayin'.<br />George Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042191140401441348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-79655164017355701112017-06-30T01:51:38.668+10:002017-06-30T01:51:38.668+10:00Thanks, Johnny. It was slow to load and getting ha...Thanks, Johnny. It was slow to load and getting harder to tinker with.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-14462646487557284402017-06-30T01:49:23.010+10:002017-06-30T01:49:23.010+10:00Mine too, Entropic man :)Mine too, Entropic man :)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-49305560614261475242017-06-29T20:50:41.226+10:002017-06-29T20:50:41.226+10:00The layout works fine for me (Safari 10.1.1 on Sie...The layout works fine for me (Safari 10.1.1 on Sierra; I never read on my phone and I don't have a tablet of any kind yet).<br /><br />Mostly I enjoy how much faster it loads, rather than slowly rearranging everything on the page like the old site. I suspect the old site was making hundreds of separate requests, and apparently Verizon still uses coal-powered lasers in their FIOS interface, so latency is terrible. <br /><br />BTW, the light version of the font (e.g. "Instead of commenting as...") looks fine on my non-retina screen, but I can see it would look even better with the extra pixels.Johnny Vectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443676804460912826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-20647831947650247992017-06-29T18:16:44.410+10:002017-06-29T18:16:44.410+10:00On my Google tablet clarity and contrast have both...On my Google tablet clarity and contrast have both improved. Easier on my ageing eyes. Thank you for the update.<br /><br />Oh, and I can see the right sidebar.Entropic manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924031505275303068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-83392264315190585262017-06-29T15:46:29.876+10:002017-06-29T15:46:29.876+10:00Thanks to numerobis tip, I've adjusted the wid...Thanks to numerobis tip, I've adjusted the width for higher resolution screens. There isn't as big a gap between the article section and the sidebar now, on higher res screens.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-60945999075509149842017-06-29T15:02:58.719+10:002017-06-29T15:02:58.719+10:00I wonder if other people don't like distributi...I wonder if other people don't like distribution of the white space? <br /><br />The proportion of the sidebar to the main text is about the same as the old blog. It's just that on the old design there was grey space on both sides of the blog, to the left and right :)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-59209565760888505982017-06-29T14:50:09.224+10:002017-06-29T14:50:09.224+10:00Appreciate the feedback.
Can you clarify, numerob...Appreciate the feedback.<br /><br />Can you clarify, numerobis - do you mean you can't easily see where one blog article starts and ends, or are you referring to separation between comments under the articles. (I can probably do something about either, or both, if necessary.)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-55385507037656585522017-06-29T14:31:42.145+10:002017-06-29T14:31:42.145+10:00For all that naysaying, your page isn't using ...For all that naysaying, your page isn't using up 50% of my CPU anymore like it used to.numerobisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-3527645013003794382017-06-29T14:30:25.661+10:002017-06-29T14:30:25.661+10:00I figured some css files had failed to load when I...I figured some css files had failed to load when I first saw the redesign. I find it much harder to tell the separation between posts.<br /><br />On a particular post, the main text uses up only about 40% the available space on my laptop (13" MacBook pro). About 20% is the right sidebar. That leaves about 40% of the screen that's just blank unused space.numerobisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-29196191034570089752017-06-29T12:06:33.430+10:002017-06-29T12:06:33.430+10:00I've noticed the jumps too, and am working on ...I've noticed the jumps too, and am working on a fix. I might need to move the sidebar back to the left. I'll see what I can do.<br /><br />Re the iPad problem, I'll borrow my mother's but don't expect to see her for a few days. (She has Safari and it's an old iPad, so will be a good test I think.)<br /><br />I'll continue to tweak in the meantime and see if I can make it better. Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-16026983953595632342017-06-29T12:01:48.142+10:002017-06-29T12:01:48.142+10:00I posted using Chrome on my laptop. The columns ju...I posted using Chrome on my laptop. The columns jump around a bit as the page displays but OK.<br /><br />I tried again using Chrome on the iPad thinking it might be a Safari problem but the RHS gap was still there. I got a bit further posting a comment but I could not get past the Captcha - the touch screen never selected the right box.<br /><br />Not a problem for me - if I want to post, I will use the laptop but if you can borrow an iPad might be easy to fix.MikeHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-55016389208535281742017-06-29T11:52:41.914+10:002017-06-29T11:52:41.914+10:00Update: The webhost told me they'd changed som...Update: The webhost told me they'd changed something at their end and I'll have to change some of the code in the web pages. It's only a line on each webpage, so it will be a fairly easy fix. It could have been worse :) Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-33787654053989266632017-06-29T11:41:06.702+10:002017-06-29T11:41:06.702+10:00Hmmm. I'll see if there's anything I can d...Hmmm. I'll see if there's anything I can do to fix that, MikeH. That shouldn't be happening. How were you able to post this comment. Did you use a different computer or a different browser? Or does this problem only happen sometimes - could be at Google's end.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-82297558760127086882017-06-29T11:38:39.470+10:002017-06-29T11:38:39.470+10:00Oh, that's a nuisance. Thanks for letting me k...Oh, that's a nuisance. Thanks for letting me know. I will be changing the menu in the next couple of days, which should fix that problem.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-42469438814244028872017-06-29T11:37:34.734+10:002017-06-29T11:37:34.734+10:00Any chance of a screen shot, Griff.?Any chance of a screen shot, Griff.?Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-65704614922703467082017-06-29T11:36:07.629+10:002017-06-29T11:36:07.629+10:00Tony, is it not there at all, or has it shifted to...Tony, is it not there at all, or has it shifted to the bottom of the page. (You might have missed my other reply to you where I suggested you try the menu to get to stuff. The sidebar will move to the bottom of the page if the screen is too small for it.)Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-67675848994542768072017-06-29T10:21:41.183+10:002017-06-29T10:21:41.183+10:00In landscape mode on my iPad , there is a gap betw...In landscape mode on my iPad , there is a gap between the RH column and the scroll bar which is about as wide as the column.<br /><br />Also when I hit publish (in Name/URL mode), the comment box is erased and that is as far as it goes.MikeHnoreply@blogger.com