Mixel ([info]mixelmagic) wrote,
@ 2007-03-16 08:29:00
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lol @ Vertigo Beta
I like it, but what on eeearth? (this is a totally pointless entry, ignore me.. I know people couldn't care less what style I view LJ in..)

It's almost like mixelmagic.com.. All this messing around with pop up CSS menus and bizarro "clever" stuff, and it takes them this long to come up with probably the most logical and simple layout yet.

I haven't done the necessary research, but I'm guessing this is the result of people bitching about "horizon" and how everything wasn't there when they want it (they.. actually.. had to click a couple of times! or move the mouse a bit! GOSH!) Nah, i can think of a couple of situations where mobile browsers would make horizon work crappily, and user choice is always good when it comes to stuff like this, I just don't understand why this hasn't always been an option, as it's the simplest thing ever - it's just like Dystopia minus the weird colours?

I think I'll stick with horizon, Vertigo is super cluttered, but it's a step forwards for people who want "everything there" - personally I don't like options I'm never likely to use eating up screen-space, so pop-ups (horizon) suits me fine!


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[info]spooky_chan
2007-03-16 03:23 pm UTC (link)
I like horizon just fine. The preview of Vertigo did seem way out of hand. Why do you need all of that for just a basic journal, i mean we don't need all those options at once.

And like you said, click a little bit and move teh mouse.. really it's not hard at all! It works already, why screw it up?

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[info]mixelmagic
2007-03-17 12:21 pm UTC (link)
:) Well I'm all for more options.. Hopefully they'll keep horizon as the default though as I think it looks a lot more professional (and clean)

Some of the stuff in the sidebar in vertigo is maad.. "manage schools" - I'm likely to use that .. Never? and at most anyone's likely to use it once every couple of years for a few years then not touch it again. XD Crazy.

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[info]vret
2007-03-17 12:53 pm UTC (link)
I quite like the new one, but I've got a *biig* screen. I just can't see why they are making such a big deal out of adding a minor layout option (if it was the first time they had provided any option, that would be different). I wonder if it was really just an excuse to give an early announcement of the far more interesting things further down that message.

I do use Manage Schools occasionally when I'm bored to see if anyone I knew at Uni or school has turned up there. None have so far except [info]solri, but I already knew he was on LJ because I found it in the first place by looking for him.

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[info]mixelmagic
2007-03-17 02:24 pm UTC (link)
I just dont like too much info on screen using up space when i don't need it.. It'd fit fine (lots of screen space here too), i just prefer minimal when it's a UI pointing to things I know the names of anyway.

I'm imagining my computers having links to everything i could possibly want to do in a single level sidebar. Ouch. XD

The permanent account thing sounds nice!

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