[QUOTE=Cyberuben;44789887]Doesn't fit within the website's style imo. Also the "Facebook" icon on the main website looks odd.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/vNzOFRF.png[/img]
Move up the "F"[/QUOTE]
woah didn't even notice that. thanks, working on it.
I'm trying to make a landing page that's simple and friendly and explains what the site is about to my future userbase
[QUOTE=Speedfalcon;44788315]I'm fully aware of the procedure associated with taking a screenshot on MacOS. I intentionally decided to include a photo with my post, since I already had one that I took for Instagram earlier.[/QUOTE]
I only do that when I secretly want people to see my work environment.
Also, anyone know a good node.js host besides heroku? I'm trying to start a [url=ghost.org]ghost[/url] blog but heroku doesn't allow static image uploading. Heroku also doesn't take apex domains.
[QUOTE=Hentie;44790202]I only do that when I secretly want people to see my work environment.
Also, anyone know a good node.js host besides heroku? I'm trying to start a [url=ghost.org]ghost[/url] blog but heroku doesn't allow static image uploading. Heroku also doesn't take apex domains.[/QUOTE]
Nodejitsu.
[QUOTE=RidingKeys;44789858][URL]http://www.vgen.tv/landing/index.html[/URL]
is this decent looking? It's sort of like an FAQ for my site
really didn't actually do anything other than modify a default bootstrap page but i think it fits the style of the main site.[/QUOTE]
If you're actually going to use this as a landing page I don't think it's going to be very effective.
There's way too much text. You are targeting this page at someone who isn't familiar with your website. They are very unlikely to take the time to read that whole page. Just scanning the headlines (which WILL happen frequently) makes it seem like I need to want to write articles to get use out of this website, which is going to alienate people who don't have any interest in writing and who just want to see your content. You need to make your headlines serve as a bullet point list describing the site, they aren't really providing any useful information right now.
The link to continue is too small. Make it a button that stands out more. If I scan the page and the titles do actually grab me I might miss that link because it doesn't stand out from the rest of the copy very much.
Your copy is way too wordy. Keep it short and sweet. "You're probably wondering what this site is all about, and that's a fair thought to have, so why don't I explain it to you" is such a long, useless sentence. It's not actually saying anything at all.
If VGEN were my website I wouldn't not use a page like this as a landing page. If your website is well designed it will be obvious that it's a video game article website as soon as you land on the front page. If you want to convince people to submit articles I think you should do that as part of the design of the site, not as a landing page. People aren't going to want to spend energy contributing to your site until they know the content is actually good. I think the end of an article would be a better spot to try to encourage user-submitted content.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dChbe0Q.png[/IMG]
Made a new web-page for my little Shoutcast stream I do for some of my friends/people on Facebook. Not bad if I must say.
[QUOTE=KmartSqrl;44791372]If you're actually going to use this as a landing page I don't think it's going to be very effective.
There's way too much text. You are targeting this page at someone who isn't familiar with your website. They are very unlikely to take the time to read that whole page. Just scanning the headlines (which WILL happen frequently) makes it seem like I need to want to write articles to get use out of this website, which is going to alienate people who don't have any interest in writing and who just want to see your content. You need to make your headlines serve as a bullet point list describing the site, they aren't really providing any useful information right now.
The link to continue is too small. Make it a button that stands out more. If I scan the page and the titles do actually grab me I might miss that link because it doesn't stand out from the rest of the copy very much.
Your copy is way too wordy. Keep it short and sweet. "You're probably wondering what this site is all about, and that's a fair thought to have, so why don't I explain it to you" is such a long, useless sentence. It's not actually saying anything at all.
If VGEN were my website I wouldn't not use a page like this as a landing page. If your website is well designed it will be obvious that it's a video game article website as soon as you land on the front page. If you want to convince people to submit articles I think you should do that as part of the design of the site, not as a landing page. People aren't going to want to spend energy contributing to your site until they know the content is actually good. I think the end of an article would be a better spot to try to encourage user-submitted content.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, at the moment it'll just serve as an FAQ instead then, and I'll try and fix some of it to be less wordy.
[QUOTE=RidingKeys;44789858][URL]http://www.vgen.tv/landing/index.html[/URL]
is this decent looking? It's sort of like an FAQ for my site
really didn't actually do anything other than modify a default bootstrap page but i think it fits the style of the main site.[/QUOTE]
Hey it's Stanley!
Still better than Bootstraps default styles
So, I'll have a button that users can press to wake up a computer, and at the moment I have this (Simulated wait while the computer wakes up).
[url]http://codepen.io/XL5/pen/HFCEi[/url]
But it's really hacky, there's a better way of doing this. How would you do this?
[QUOTE=RidingKeys;44789858][URL]http://www.vgen.tv/landing/index.html[/URL]
is this decent looking? It's sort of like an FAQ for my site
really didn't actually do anything other than modify a default bootstrap page but i think it fits the style of the main site.[/QUOTE]
get rid of the mobile part of menu
this
[html] <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>[/html]
and this
[html] <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
</ul>
</div>[/html]
Started theming LitAnalyst:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/GZuxVOu.png[/IMG]
Link: [url]http://nt34.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/litanalyst/index.php[/url]
[QUOTE=Speedfalcon;44796669]Started theming LitAnalyst:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/GZuxVOu.png[/IMG]
Link: [url]http://nt34.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/litanalyst/index.php[/url][/QUOTE]
I think you should make the "text title" into a text input field, it looks weird that it's a text area that can be dragged around
[QUOTE=Moofy;44798001]I think you should make the "text title" into a text input field, it looks weird that it's a text area that can be dragged around[/QUOTE]
Did not think of that, thanks for the feedback :)
[QUOTE=Speedfalcon;44798182]Did not think of that, thanks for the feedback :)[/QUOTE]
Looks way better!
Also a sweet [B]resize: vertical;[/B] on that textarea will make sure it wont overlap it's container when the user resizes it
[QUOTE=Moofy;44798803]Looks way better!
Also a sweet [B]resize: vertical;[/B] on that textarea will make sure it wont overlap it's container when the user resizes it[/QUOTE]
Done, thanks again!
so I learned today that JSLint doesn't like me very much -- I fix one problem and 40 violations appear
does anyone actually bother with [I]"use strict";[/I] ?
[QUOTE=Soleeedus;44800743]so I learned today that JSLint doesn't like me very much -- I fix one problem and 40 violations appear
does anyone actually bother with [I]"use strict";[/I] ?[/QUOTE]
Doesn't JS Lint check random shit like whether your brackets are touching your text? I find this to be better:
[url]http://www.jshint.com/[/url]
woah, that's definitely better. thanks for that
Happy to help!
working on log view on the website instead of going through directories
[t]http://i.imgur.com/RFZtvgS.png[/t]
I'm just currently using var_dump right now. Any suggestions would be cool
btw. ima get rid of logging 404. would that be a good idea?
[QUOTE=jung3o;44801268]working on log view on the website instead of going through directories
[t]http://i.imgur.com/RFZtvgS.png[/t]
I'm just currently using var_dump right now. Any suggestions would be cool
btw. ima get rid of logging 404. would that be a good idea?[/QUOTE]
No.
If, for some reason, your routing doesn't work, and you're not getting the page you need, knowing that it was a 404 error helps.
[QUOTE=Ac!dL3ak;44801318]No.
If, for some reason, your routing doesn't work, and you're not getting the page you need, knowing that it was a 404 error helps.[/QUOTE]
then time to make the error message more detailed
[editline]13th May 2014[/editline]
but then the 404 page will give out a 404 error. would there be a time when it doesnt?
[QUOTE=jung3o;44801328]then time to make the error message more detailed
[editline]13th May 2014[/editline]
but then the 404 page will give out a 404 error. would there be a time when it doesnt?[/QUOTE]
Logging the 404 would also give you a chance to see the internals at that point in time. Also, a different server running on the same platform could have given the 404 (like nginx giving a 404 instead of Rails or PHP giving a 404).
[QUOTE=Ac!dL3ak;44801368]Logging the 404 would also give you a chance to see the internals at that point in time. Also, a different server running on the same platform could have given the 404 (like nginx giving a 404 instead of Rails or PHP giving a 404).[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't it be smarter to just make it a filter in the log viewer then? Because filtering through 404's isn't that great if you're looking for 500's etc
Yeah, if you want to hide shit, hide it in the interface. Don't gimp your logs just to clean up an interface, because when you need them and they aren't there, you're not going to be happy haha.
yeah I'm adding stuff into the log viewer so I can sort it out.
i mean who would want to see all the successes? :v:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/jqGsITx.png[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/RFrQRgq.png[/t]
Making a new personal website. Looks smexy IMHO.
Looks generic.
Moved my workflow to [url=https://codio.com/]codio[/url] and I'm loving it. I'm doing a thingy for that guy who wanted a website for his photography stuff but my internship started and didn't have my laptop - meaning I just have windows + no way to install stuff - so I started working with less instead of sass but in the end I wanted muh terminal.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/HfdZ3f3.png[/thumb]
[QUOTE=asantos3;44822593]Moved my workflow to [url=https://codio.com/]codio[/url] and I'm loving it. I'm doing a thingy for that guy who wanted a website for his photography stuff but my internship started and didn't have my laptop - meaning I just have windows + no way to install stuff - so I started working with less instead of sass but in the end I wanted muh terminal.
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/HfdZ3f3.png[/thumb][/QUOTE]
I've been using Nitrous.IO. It's free and pretty decent. You can only have like one box running up for free though but you can obviously use that for multiple projects.
[QUOTE=jung3o;44807526]yeah I'm adding stuff into the log viewer so I can sort it out.
i mean who would want to see all the successes? :v:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/jqGsITx.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Don't log POST requests if you're dumping requests, that's how YouPorn exposed everyone's login information.
I've been tinkering with compression, I wanted something that compresses my document then decompresses it on the client side.
[url]http://nlan.org/compress/[/url]
It isn't viable at the moment as the first page loads the LZMA javascript into cache which is big. The document is base64 encoded which increases the size, and I'm converting the bytes via hexdump for debugging which is maxing it even bigger.
I know this isn't a question thread, but does anyone know of a language where I can create MVC pages and keep a single MySQL instance open instead of connecting each time like PHP? I'd love to work with something new.
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