Suggestion about the IRC user list (low priority problem in narrow window)

eLowar · 31 July 2007, 13:44

I've noticed that the IRC user list at the top of EAB very quickly turns into a single column when decreasing the horizontal size of the browser window. This results in it taking up excessive amounts of vertical space. Yes, I do realize that other parts of the layout get messed up in some ways too when the window is too narrow, but this is the most noticeable to me.

My suggestion would be to limit the height of the box to a fixed value (e.g. the height of the EAB logo and HOL box) and then using overflow:auto (CSS attribute) to make it scroll in narrower windows. That's very little work, no effective change for wide windows and it fixes the problem with narrow windows.

This has been bugging me for a while, just not enough to actually say something (partly because a lot of the time I have the window in full screen anyway). But today, for no particular reason, I just thought I'd go and complain.

RCK · 01 August 2007, 00:05

Good idea !

eLowar · 06 August 2007, 19:31

Thanks, this is much better.

Graham Humphrey · 06 August 2007, 19:32

Yep, it looks very nice, especially on my Dad's computer with his sad 800x600 resolution

RCK · 06 August 2007, 20:05

done

eLowar · 06 August 2007, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by eLowar

Thanks, this is much better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCK

done

That's what I was referring to.

RCK · 06 August 2007, 20:25

yep, that's why I used the tongue smilie, to make you understand you were quicker than my reply to see the patch was applied

eLowar · 06 August 2007, 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCK

yep, that's why I used the tongue smilie, to make you understand you were quicker than my reply to see the patch was applied

No worries, I wasn't really quicker. Belgarath told me about it.

31 July 2007, 13:44	#1
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	Suggestion about the IRC user list (low priority problem in narrow window) I've noticed that the IRC user list at the top of EAB very quickly turns into a single column when decreasing the horizontal size of the browser window. This results in it taking up excessive amounts of vertical space. Yes, I do realize that other parts of the layout get messed up in some ways too when the window is too narrow, but this is the most noticeable to me. My suggestion would be to limit the height of the box to a fixed value (e.g. the height of the EAB logo and HOL box) and then using overflow:auto (CSS attribute) to make it scroll in narrower windows. That's very little work, no effective change for wide windows and it fixes the problem with narrow windows. This has been bugging me for a while, just not enough to actually say something (partly because a lot of the time I have the window in full screen anyway). But today, for no particular reason, I just thought I'd go and complain.

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01 August 2007, 00:05	#2
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,096	Good idea !

06 August 2007, 19:31	#3
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	Thanks, this is much better.

06 August 2007, 19:32	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Yep, it looks very nice, especially on my Dad's computer with his sad 800x600 resolution

06 August 2007, 20:05	#5
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,096	done

06 August 2007, 20:25	#7
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,096	yep, that's why I used the tongue smilie, to make you understand you were quicker than my reply to see the patch was applied

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