OK, just tried it on a Nokia Lumia 925 Windows phone and it's working, I've logged in and can access the Forums, news, products etc.
So am I. Click the Forums tab at the top of the Homepage, then select the blue View forums button top left, click on that and then choose the section you want to post in (ie Hi-Fi). Tap the Hi-Fi link and then you'll see a + New topic blue button, touch it and the Create Forum topic page will appear.
So far i find most of the site nice and clear in parts apart from the main page it looks a mess, why do you have the what hi fi bar with all the products and news etc in red (which works) then right below it you have repeated the same thing but 4 times bigger?
The boxs with news and previews etc also look a mess and looks very random and once again half way down the page you have awards when all this info is across the top of the page.
I know its all the rage on smartphones and the boxes should work well but for computers its horrible
The boxs with news and previews etc also look a mess and looks very random and once again half way down the page you have awards when all this info is across the top of the page.
I know its all the rage on smartphones and the boxes should work well but for computers its horrible
Are there to be no more Blogs, or is this a 'work in progress'?
Also, when using Safari and going into Forums there are only 3 choices - View Forums - Active Topics - Unanswered Topics whereas there are 5 choices when using Chrome. On the same device. Should this be happening???
Also, when using Safari and going into Forums there are only 3 choices - View Forums - Active Topics - Unanswered Topics whereas there are 5 choices when using Chrome. On the same device. Should this be happening???
relocated said:
You have to be logged in to get all five buttons. If you're logged out, you'll only get the three.
Andy, my single biggest complaint is the list of forum topics.....Can the thread titles be differentiated in some way, either by putting them Black/Grey, putting them in a different font size or darkening the colour of Blue?
Fair point. I've got our UX team working on some design tweaks for the Forums, so I'll pass your suggestion directly on to them.
still not working Andy. I will just not post one for a while until you guys have had time to sort it. My posts keep freezing too.gel said:
plastic penguin
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Andy, having immense problems login in. It won't accept the password I've used since joining. Have the problem of requesting a new password and giving personal details. So long winded.
The following quote took the words right out of my mouth ...
But it is a lot worse than that - it is badly designed as there are too many clicks to achieve anything plus there is lots of missing info.
If you would be so kind, follow along with me ...
Click Products, click Home Cinema, drop down Product Types, click Home Cinema Amplifiers
(BTW, red crosses signify "wrong" or "empty" not breadcrumbs - confusing)
(Also, I think the Best Buys tab should be before the News tab in usefulness. JMO.)
Where is the very valuable BUDGET, MIDRANGE, HIGH END systems listings? Gone? I really hope not.
It says there is ONE Best Buy! Really? In the whole range of 472 amps?!!!
Click on the Best Buys (1) tab
You are taken to a page with nothing on it other than a description of what an amplifier is. Oh dear. :-(
OK, let's try it another way.
Click Best Buys on the top red ribbon, click Home Cinema, click Home Cinema Amplifiers (no Product Types drop down this time - one click saved)
There are FOUR Best Buys this time! But no prices and a ludacrous waste of space when each one could be a single line and a small photo ... and a price.
Click on the picture - nothing, click on the name - nothing, you have to click on the words "full review" to get any details on the product ... and the price. It is standard for at least the photo and the product name to be "hot" - able to take you to the product description/review.
As to how I wrote this message - everything double-spaced and the right-click has just Paste. In every other "writing space" I have ever used in Firefox, I have the following functions: Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All, Check Spelling, Inspect Element. So sorry if my spelling sucks! 🙂
This is just some hands on examples of how badly designed this site is.
Very disappointed after YEARS of happy using it. :-(
jmjones said:
But it is a lot worse than that - it is badly designed as there are too many clicks to achieve anything plus there is lots of missing info.
If you would be so kind, follow along with me ...
Click Products, click Home Cinema, drop down Product Types, click Home Cinema Amplifiers
(BTW, red crosses signify "wrong" or "empty" not breadcrumbs - confusing)
(Also, I think the Best Buys tab should be before the News tab in usefulness. JMO.)
Where is the very valuable BUDGET, MIDRANGE, HIGH END systems listings? Gone? I really hope not.
It says there is ONE Best Buy! Really? In the whole range of 472 amps?!!!
Click on the Best Buys (1) tab
You are taken to a page with nothing on it other than a description of what an amplifier is. Oh dear. :-(
OK, let's try it another way.
Click Best Buys on the top red ribbon, click Home Cinema, click Home Cinema Amplifiers (no Product Types drop down this time - one click saved)
There are FOUR Best Buys this time! But no prices and a ludacrous waste of space when each one could be a single line and a small photo ... and a price.
Click on the picture - nothing, click on the name - nothing, you have to click on the words "full review" to get any details on the product ... and the price. It is standard for at least the photo and the product name to be "hot" - able to take you to the product description/review.
As to how I wrote this message - everything double-spaced and the right-click has just Paste. In every other "writing space" I have ever used in Firefox, I have the following functions: Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All, Check Spelling, Inspect Element. So sorry if my spelling sucks! 🙂
This is just some hands on examples of how badly designed this site is.
Very disappointed after YEARS of happy using it. :-(
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Why so much unused space in the news section? Why have you still not changed the font size? it looks ugly, sort it out what hi-fi. Listen to the people who buy your magazine when they tell you what they don't like about the new forum or they may stop buying the magazine.
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Hi WHF,
I don't want to add to any bashing here so I'll like to keep this constructive. I've had a little while now to use the site and get a little more familiar with it.
There is potential here, however one thing I've noticed is that I'm reading far fewer news / blog items. The reason for this is because the tile layout of the articles and adverts on the home page feels disorganized and I have to scroll through a lot of pages and pay attention to each tile before I know what I'm reading. In the past it was just a simple list of articles, which was much nicer.
The result is that I've more or less given up, as it feels like work. This is not a conscious decision, just simply that I open the home page and just want to move on to the forums.
It's a bit like walking into the Next sale. There might be some good finds in there, but the thought of searching through all those racks is just too much and I almost always walk out of the shop.
If there is a way of organizing it so it is clearer then that would help. The mobile site is the same.
Thanks for listening.
I don't want to add to any bashing here so I'll like to keep this constructive. I've had a little while now to use the site and get a little more familiar with it.
There is potential here, however one thing I've noticed is that I'm reading far fewer news / blog items. The reason for this is because the tile layout of the articles and adverts on the home page feels disorganized and I have to scroll through a lot of pages and pay attention to each tile before I know what I'm reading. In the past it was just a simple list of articles, which was much nicer.
The result is that I've more or less given up, as it feels like work. This is not a conscious decision, just simply that I open the home page and just want to move on to the forums.
It's a bit like walking into the Next sale. There might be some good finds in there, but the thought of searching through all those racks is just too much and I almost always walk out of the shop.
If there is a way of organizing it so it is clearer then that would help. The mobile site is the same.
Thanks for listening.
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The sense of entitlement here by some is staggering...
(not by all - I understand some are just pointing out issues / things they'd like changed, and sometimes even in a constructive manner 🙂 )
(not by all - I understand some are just pointing out issues / things they'd like changed, and sometimes even in a constructive manner 🙂 )
professorhat said:
Absolutely: it's ridiculous that anyone should feel any attachment to, or involvement in, a website/forum to which they've contributed, and of which they've been a part, for several years.
You're nothing more than punters, people, and the grown-ups know exactly what they're doing. Got that now?
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professorhat said:
I think if they ironed out some of the creases it would look a very nice site. The font is to big (changed it in my settings so it looks a lot better but the post reply button still looks much to big and ugly) and there is to much unused space in the news section. I think that if the morjoy of the people don't like something (and I bet the morjoy of people have a problem with the font size) then what hif-fi should change it out of respect especially for those who still buy the magazine. We will soon find out if what-fi listen to thre user base.
MrReaper182 said:
The 'unused' white space in the News section is there for a reason - as part of the phase 2 development of the site we have additional editorial blocks to go on the right-hand side of the page such as Latest Reviews, Latest Forum Posts etc. These haven't been implemented yet, but will be.
If you go to a news story on the BBC website, for example, you will see it has similar space in the right-hand margin for additional editorial blocks:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28302487
Also, we need the space to accommodate advertising skins around the margins of the page, and to allow space for the MPU (Multi-purpose ad units) on the right-hand side. I know the ads annoy some people, but they're essential to us to pay for the site and make it commercially viable.
As for changing the font size, I sat down with our head of UX yesterday to discuss that, we're working on it and I have another meeting today to check on progress. It's not quite as simple as flicking a switch as it requires a code change which we hope to implement later this week.
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and the grown-ups know exactly what they're doing. Obviously doesn't include you then little one.
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