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[liamzebedee]

Hi. I've been coding this website since last November. Last week I decided to recode my styling and make it more compatible and 'polished'. It's called Cryptum. I would like some feedback on some stuff you like, stuff I should improve and stuff I need to add.

Link to website before beta(recode)
Link to current beta

[AnnaSh]

Its a good concept :cool:, but its not eye-catching and colours bore people to death... its too concerntrated (mayb)? try using different colour schemes, making the logo more interesting and improving on the layout of the website :)

[WingedPanther]

The new version is a definite improvement, but it feels a bit Green.

[Alexander]

I quite enjoy the unique quality of the website, it looks to me like it was done in the nineties. If the browser screen is smaller however, the content gets pushed far below the left sidebar (my browser is Firefox), you may wish to apply min-width to the CSS container to prevent it from going smaller than the container.

[liamzebedee]

Thanks Alexander, that was the feel I was looking for. I quite like the old, classic style of computers, with the terminal etc. The colour scheme I had in mind was dark, underground colours, like those of HackADay. Green and Black were my first choice (The Matrix FTW). Obviously when you develop a website you don't see the negatives from an outsiders perspective. WingedPanther and AnnaSH pointed out that it felt a bit green. I suppose this was todo with the background. I'll try to dim the background and see if that works, if not possibly add some dark purple in. This background took me ages to make so..
Back to you Alexander I was aware of the zooming issue and did not know of that CSS element. Thanks for that.

EDIT: I have dimmed the background now. Does it look any better from the fluro green?

[AnnaSh]

Definitely :)

Maybe you might want to remove the black highlights of the hyperlinks and just change the hyperlink colour font :confused: to fuzzy green possibly? (to give it an old effect)

[wim DC]

I find it weird to have a 600px empty space in the middle when I maximize my browser (it is all the time). My screen width is 1680px, and that's pretty much a standard today.
With bigger screens that gap only increases. I would like it more if the posts on the right would be next to the left menu.

Like so :):
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[AnnaSh]

wim DC said:

I find it weird to have a 600px empty space in the middle when I maximize my browser (it is all the time). My screen width is 1680px, and that's pretty much a standard today.
With bigger screens that gap only increases. I would like it more if the posts on the right would be next to the left menu.

Like so :):
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It would look alot better like that, and changing the fonts of the navigation button links on the left to the same font as the logo font.

Your site keeps getting better :thumbup:

[liamzebedee]

@AnnaSh Well actually I find the black background for the hyperlinks gives it more of an underground feel. Plus it helps balance colour around the page.
@wim DC This shouldn't be happening. The posts/menu etc. are supposed to float left. Are you using an old browser/Internet Explorer?
@AnnaSh Good idea to change the fonts on the menu. I'll get straight onto that.
I have updated the whole UI of the site so it now looks like the beta, looks much better.
I am also wondering which browsers everyone is using? Cryptum is tested in Chrome, a WebKit browser, and functions best in Google Chrome. If you use Internet Explorer (You will pay for your insolence) you should be receiving a message via javascript that says...

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Your browser has been identified as Internet Explorer. This browser does not conform with modern web standards and will most likely render this website incorrectly. Please switch to a more compatible WebKit based browser such as Google Chrome. Thank-you.

[Alexander]

You are correct, that is strange. Firefox (4), Chrome and (IE7 even though poorly rendered) all render it on the right side when maximized. I've not tried Opera however.

[liamzebedee]

@Alexander As far as I'm concerned it renders perfect in all WebKit based browsers (Chrome, Opera and Safari), Firefox 4 Beta 12, Chrome 12 and IE 9 (With IE 9 standards). I have all browser installed on my computer and have tested each one.

[wim DC]

Using chrome 12.0.742.112

I find it pretty normal it's on the right.

• The "content" class has no float left. It has width, height, margin-left, and text align.
  
• The "content" class has a width of 100%, so even if it was floating left. There would be not enough space next to the sidebar.
  
• It's on the right due to text-align : right;

So to get it to the left. Remove width:100% and add float:left;
The text-align:right is a personal option.