duolian Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 My vote on the new format for display of folders � in which there is a data line under each thumbnail showing the number of ratings, the average �aesthetics� and �originality� rating, and the number of views: <p>Awful. <p>What, photo.net needs even <i><b>more</b></i> emphasis on ratings? People aren't thinking enough about ratings already? <p>And viewers are not even going to see a reasonably-sized version of an image before its �score� is trumpeted? <p>To whoever came up with this idea: Please reconsider. <p>Besides, it just looks bad. Cluttered. Messy. Text junking up what used to be pure image. The grey background is also awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Since this is a democratic society: the new layout seems fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duolian Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 To whoever just "turned off" the ratings/views data line underneath the thumbnails: thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_holland Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I agree with Dave, the new format doesn't feel right. Would you consider changing it to include the title, and hide the ratings/views? The concept of a 'score' cheapens an otherwise classy site, and it puts emphasis on the weakest element of photo.net. If you feel it is necessary, would you consider giving the author discretion to turn off the 'scoreboard'. As it stands, the score is the primary visual target, not quite what most of us are interested in. Also, I agree, the grey background gives a muddy look to the frame, weakening the visual impact of enclosed images. An advance ahead would be to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I made the display of the rating info an option. I've already received several messages from people saying that they like being able to check their ratings from the folders. Dave, a lot of people upload photos for the feedback, and as flawed as they may be, the ratings are an important form of feedback. However, there is a lot of support for the grey background. It is not just aesthetics, although I happen to think it looks nicer. With a grey background, people don't need to boost the saturation of color images as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I wanted to include the caption, but many people write a dissertation in the caption. Until I can write some code that handles those cases, no caption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duolian Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 <i>"However, there is a lot of support for the grey background. It is not just aesthetics, although I happen to think it looks nicer. With a grey background, people don't need to boost the saturation of color images as much."</i> <p>Hmmm... maybe I'll just have to start adding a honking big white border to all my photos, like some folks here do... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emaxxman Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Brian, I don't care much about ratings but I do care about critiques. I noticed that my 2 submitted images didn't have ratings. However, one did have a critique. I think it would be nice to also list a count of critiques if possible. This would also help satisfy those that hate ratings by enabling you to place some emphasis on the number of critiques. Thanks,Thang Hoang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl smith Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Recent critiques are listed in the "My Workspace" main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Thang, I wanted to have a comment count along with ratings. But it turned out that the database query to count the number of comments for each image made the folder display a little slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Melia Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I appreciate the change to grey background. Been an issue with me for some time. Thanks for the change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Barry Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I'll second (or third?) the remarks regarding the gray border: I like 'em too. I just wish that there were only three images per row. I browse in an 800 pixel wide window and the fourth image on a given row is almost always off the edge. Three columns might be better (for me, anyway). And the reason for an 800 pixel window: I like my browser like I like my pages in a book, portrait format, not landscape. Back when I was a kid, we didn't have no stinkin' "Internet". We stuck electrical wires in our eyes and if we saw a spark it was a one. Everything else was a zero and we made up images in our heads. And we *liked* it! :) (Sorry, I'm still a little loopy from working out.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey_cessna Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Thanks for the new format. The background really helps viewing and the regular boxes really helps out the look of my widely varying photo dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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