Grapevine Forum Width?

[Ben]

Ben, is the package you use capable of putting up a dynamically re-sizing format which adjusts textwrap to window size?

Unfortunately not, the text wraps to the width of the forum we set, good news with larger images in the new version coming out is that it automatically adjusts large image sizes so it doesn't break the design of the forum. So if someone adds a massive picture into a post it's gonna resize it automatically.

Ben, it seems that 'bigger pictures' is being bandied about as a positive. Perhaps you could answer this, is it to do with bigger banner ads or more advertising 'fitting' on the forum?

No nothing to do with advertising, I just thought i'd float the question with you all to see what you prefer. It seems the majority who voted are liking the way it is

[smallblueplanet]

Unfortunately not, the text wraps to the width of the forum we set, good news with larger images in the new version coming out is that it automatically adjusts large image sizes so it doesn't break the design of the forum. So if someone adds a massive picture into a post it's gonna resize it automatically.

Sounds good.

No nothing to do with advertising, I just thought i'd float the question with you all to see what you prefer. It seems the majority who voted are liking the way it is

Ahhh good, it's just my cynical side showing, nothing personal.

[rustylady]

Haven't a clue what you are talking about, so please leave it as it is.

[Ben]

Thank you all very much for your posts and votes, I guess we'll be leaving it as it is for now. (Unless higher powers decided otherwise) But for now you are safe

Thanks again for your input.

Regards

[SueA]

Thanks Ben, it's nice to know that just 39 of us swayed the vote against change!

[HeyWayne]

Some strange techno-witchcraft took hold of my PC t'other night and the screen on here ended up full width. It was 'orrible.

It's why newspapers and magazines have columns after all. Much easier to read.

We did a fair bit of research for our own website, and it showed that users in the main, don't like scrolling left to right.

Nice that you asked Ben, many webmasters/developers tend to adopt a God-like persona and do as they wish without consulting their audience/users/stakeholders (pick yours).

Keep up the good work.

[Sirius]

Ooops didn't realise this was an older thread (that'll teach me for scanning instead of reading in full!!!) Have voted to keep the look the way it is anyhow, I love the layout and wouldn't change a thing

[smallblueplanet]

So why has the Forum width been increased? Would it be to do with advertising?

[HeyWayne]

I can honestly say that I hadn't noticed that it had changed until someone pointed it out. It's only a slight increase isn't it?

[Alison]

Maybe I'm just a bit thick but I have no idea what you're all talking about. Have never had to scroll left to right, just up and down and apart from it all looking a bit softer as of today it doesn't seem much different, still have a couple of inches of space to each side of the posts which personally I'd prefer to be filled in so that I don't have to scroll down so often.

[Nicos]

Yep it is wider....about 10 letters???
Hope it doesn't get wider!

[Seahorse]

I have to 'nix' my sidebar to see the whole thing without l2r scrolling now. Not the end of the world but... mildly irritating.

[Geo]

To wide don't like....

Geo..

[rogesse]

How do I 'nix' my sidebar - I'm getting a headache scrolling from left to right!

[Peanut]

Love the new size!