Nav2.0
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Tue 2007/03/20 02:42
So why the radical change? The main reason was that the old UI was not scaling together with the community features that I am/was rolling out - as soon as I deal with a few bug fixes I will start to work on the next feature which I think you may like. I want this place to be more than just a blog and move towards an Otaku/Japan portal. However, I do intend to continue to write stuff everyday and bring you coverage from events like the Tokyo Anime Fair this week ^^.
The site looks pretty much how I want it to look in Firefox but can look quite crap in places in IE6, IE7 and Safari - didnt have capacity to QA on other browsers. CSS is not complete and will work that over time too.
You can also choose to show/hide comments too. This does not work in Safari at the moment and will work on fixing it soon. The first post shows the last 5 comments. 2nd, 3rd, 4th post shows the last 3 comments and the remaining posts dont show any comments (on the top page).
If you hate the new top page, you can always choose the previous design but I wont be updating the content in the side columns.
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Mon 01/29 07:54 comments (36)
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Why not? I'll use 2.0 since it looks alot more snazzier. Keep up the good work Danny and before you know it, you'll have the top site blog in Japan. :P
(ID #45603) Posted on 2007/03/20 03:28
.NET/Web Developer
Nice work on the new layout of the site. *applause* Although I still prefer the legacy view in the middle column. :D Btw, SnapPreview isn't working in IE7. For some reason the SnapPreview icon beside the otakurls are not showing up. Works fine with FireFox though.
(ID #45605) Posted on 2007/03/20 03:39
Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Student
Wow, This is some of the nicest and most well thought out web design work I've ever seen. I'm impressed. I can't decide between the new view or the legacy middle. I just wish I could see a little of the top article in the new view. Either way, the new design is beautiful.
(ID #45606) Posted on 2007/03/20 03:56
Very nice, i will be using 2.0 with legacy view, keep up the good work Choo.
(ID #45607) Posted on 2007/03/20 04:06
Email & Network Support/Administration
Looks good, but the poll isn't showing up in the Opera browser. But Opera isn't my default browser.
(ID #45609) Posted on 2007/03/20 04:19
Danny! It looks like all of new features are work pretty well in my Opera 9.10 (build 8679). Nice intentions! So, please keep on with your work, ganbatte ne!
(ID #45610) Posted on 2007/03/20 04:28
one word, "awesome"
(ID #45611) Posted on 2007/03/20 04:47
Both of the 2.0 alternatives are great in my sense. Let's say I'd choose version 2.0 Legacy if I ever felt overloaded with the main description of the article, latest comments and the poll (I don't feel like turning one of the features off individually)... To be able to freely and easily switch from one to the other is a great option. Banzai Danny Choo, Banzai Mirai Suenaga, Banzai Dannychoo.com ver. 2.0!!
(ID #45613) Posted on 2007/03/20 05:01
Keep up the good work Danny the new site Nav is tight. Everything is section out nicely and its easy to find things!!!
(ID #45614) Posted on 2007/03/20 05:07
Very nice! Looking good from here.
(ID #45615) Posted on 2007/03/20 05:13
webmistress/ ceo
love it danny! you have a great sense of placement and colors. great work!
(ID #45618) Posted on 2007/03/20 05:58
Software Engineer
Well, new look sure looks good. But, it's kinda bloated. I'm having quite a distraction since the main column wasn't wide enough. And there's not enough boundary between the main and complementary content. Err, and I prefer bigger photos instead of small thumbnails in frontpage. Bigger photos draws more attention and gives more satisfaction and deeper preview of the post. Photos are one of the things I love in your site. Keep up the good work. Thumb up ^^
(ID #45619) Posted on 2007/03/20 06:19
Otaku/Gadgeteer/Deadman
nice work dan. btw, how do you position the page center whenever using various sizes of screen resolutions? is it css?
(ID #45620) Posted on 2007/03/20 07:48
College Student
Umm, it seems that the links of Otaku Links and Otaku Videos on Nav 2.0 have been mixed
(ID #45624) Posted on 2007/03/20 09:00
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
@Akhmad Fathonih's comment about how the new layout looks bloated & to have bigger pics then thumbnails, the thumnails are the just to show the topics so it keeps the site 'tidy' also I should think that Danny is taking into account the amount of people who will be visiting this site that DONT have a fast Connection. Sure most people MAY do but there is a small percentage that do not. so Danny must also cater for their needs also. I do not think the new layout is bloated? Is it a crime to have everything looking nice, well layed out & tidy with the implementation of smalling things in the nav systems to give the site a little more 'eye candy'? Most things is down to personal preferance. or just the the fact that the new nav system will be 'more to the point' & will make this site easier to nav around & you can also encorporate newer features into this nav too? I'm no web developer like you but I did design a 500Mb gundam fansite in HTML for a college project (the site was due for release but webspace was too expensive & nobody would help me!) So Please put yourself in other peoples shoes that dont have as fast a connection as others....
(ID #45625) Posted on 2007/03/20 10:09
kuromitsu in Budapest, Hungary
The design is nice, but I agree that it's very busy and hard to read, with all the images and links and ads. I don't mind them, but as they are now, they're kind of overwhelming. I think it'd be a good idea to separate the blog posts from the images/links/ads/etc., and make the space for blog entries wider. It'd make it easier to read the entries. I looked at the site in Opera and IE, and there's quite a lot of unused space on both sides. I think it'd be good to utilize it.
(ID #45626) Posted on 2007/03/20 10:24
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
looks cooooolio Danny .... BTW, how far is the MIRAI chan figure ....=P
(ID #45627) Posted on 2007/03/20 10:30
Love the new nav2.0 ;-) When can we have that Mirai idol pic?
(ID #45628) Posted on 2007/03/20 10:42
Policy & Research Officer
Wow, I would say that this layout is pretty neat. Your otaku portal idea seems exciting, would look forward to it. I wonder how much effort it would take to actually learn enough computing stuffs to be able to setup something so cool as your site.
(ID #45629) Posted on 2007/03/20 11:02
For now, I am using the full Nav2.0 layout. It is a decent enough balance between the elements; however, I can understand why some comment that it is "bloated" or "crowded". Where you are moving more towards a community portal, the real estate given over to Otakurls/Otavids seems appropriate. One thing I hope comes with the future community portal plans are more RSS feeds. Personally, I read the site via the RSS feed; if an article is too long, has more content than in the feed, or has me wanting to comment, then I click into the individual post. I rarely am actually on the main page. I've also created RSS feeds via feed43.com to track the latest Otakurls and Otavids. Again, if I want to comment on one of those, then I click into that specific page. Keep up the great work; I like where the site is headed overall.
(ID #45630) Posted on 2007/03/20 12:31
Designer & Animator
Nice work on the site layout hope to see more sutff on anime figures and events Qn. What happened to the link to Mirai's Own page? Cheers
(ID #45631) Posted on 2007/03/20 12:35
Looks nice! great to see Mirai on the site now. So long as the site loads swiftly I'm happy. ^_^
(ID #45633) Posted on 2007/03/20 12:53
僕はこれまで通りデフォルトヴューの設定でいきたいと思います。 僕の場合、ほとんど毎日このページを確認しているので、沢山の記事を見渡せるレガシーヴューよりも、ページを開いたときにコラムがサッと読めるデフォルトヴューの方が使い易いので。 みらいちゃん可愛い(*´д｀*)
(ID #45634) Posted on 2007/03/20 14:53
ColdFusion Developer
It's definitely looking great Danny. You sure have put a lot of work into it and would probably need a lot of knowledge about PHP etc. Awesome none the less.
(ID #45635) Posted on 2007/03/20 15:08
Film Student
Hey danny, awesome new navi. Love it a lot. Are you going to be replacing those header pictures with the mirai version anytime soon?
(ID #45636) Posted on 2007/03/20 15:32
Oooh, i'm liking the new layout very much...i think its safe to say, if your new layout was a figure, it would be Mirei, all sleek and sexy like :P I can't wait to see more of Mirai-chan aswel, especially in Maid outfit ^^
(ID #45637) Posted on 2007/03/20 16:05
At Akiraman: Well, Mirai Suenaga's page is still there! It's a bit hidden though! To access it, simply go to the main page. On Mirai-Chan's image you can see in small~ blue letters the following: "Who is Mirai Suenaga?", click on it and voila! -I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!- Dr. Light to X upon giving him the Golden Armor (Megaman X3)
(ID #45638) Posted on 2007/03/20 16:17
I mean white and blue. (Nothing else to add, I presume!)
(ID #45639) Posted on 2007/03/20 16:20
Webdesigner - Freelance
Very good job, I like the new presentation, colors and the choice to hide/show comments, legacy view, etc...
(ID #45640) Posted on 2007/03/20 16:54
james3g
Overall it looks cool. But I just feel that somehow it's getting too complicated. Graphic here and there and in a glance, I feel that it's harder to browse than the mobile suit OS...
(ID #45641) Posted on 2007/03/20 17:51
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
N2 rocks! Change is good! But I'm sure, in a year's time, we'll all be longing for another new change in N3. One could say the bar is set, LOL :) "Impressive. Most impressive."
(ID #45642) Posted on 2007/03/20 17:54
Good work Danny, Nav2.0 it's great i like how it looks and i like the snap preview idea, it's very cool to see a preview of the otakurls before clicking on them.
(ID #45644) Posted on 2007/03/20 18:31
Looks great :)
(ID #45646) Posted on 2007/03/20 19:14
Nice one, very clean etc. Compliments the changes to the site well if you ask me. Well done Danny!
(ID #45647) Posted on 2007/03/20 19:18
Hey Danny, why do you add a "Digg This" on each stories, so people who like it could digg it.. http://www.digg.com/tools/integrate
(ID #45648) Posted on 2007/03/20 19:26
Everything
Layout is good. I prefer the legacy view. Interested to see the other features you have planned to make this a portal.
(ID #45650) Posted on 2007/03/20 20:30
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I really like the current version of Nav2.0. It has a clean look, it's easy to navigate and presents the information much better than the older top page. Very nice work Danny. I like Snap Preview. Will you be able to use it elsewhere on your site? Have you added the options menu for gallery post? I can't get it to work in Firefox. Then again I have only tried out Nav2.0 in Firefox. Also, new top page is much easier to use in Opera on my Windows Mobile device. Maybe someday in the future you will consider building a mobile page?
(ID #45651) Posted on 2007/03/20 20:33
Kyoji in UK
Just curious but, are you left-handed by any chance Danny? Just noticed you tend to stick all the links to the left including the new mascot in the header. おつ on the new design!
(ID #45652) Posted on 2007/03/20 20:53
The new layout looks fantastic.
(ID #45653) Posted on 2007/03/20 21:32
Work of art dude!
(ID #45654) Posted on 2007/03/20 21:55
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
Oops, caught a "typo". Maybe someone else already caught it, but for the "Display Options" button-menu, "permanently" is misspelled as "permaNETly". No worries, N2 still rocks! :)
(ID #45655) Posted on 2007/03/20 22:45
RayZee in Seattle
I normally don't go 'moe' over mascots, but MAN! SHE IS TOO CUTE! I love the new layout. I'd acutally use a desktop of her if you made one.
(ID #45656) Posted on 2007/03/21 00:39
anime/cosplay events organizer
i like the nice N2 layout ^^
(ID #45657) Posted on 2007/03/21 00:40
Director/代表取締役
All, Thanks - it seems that most of you like it^^ RayZee, Have a look in the wallpaper section for some. xjaymanx, Thanks - fixed^^ Kyoji, Right handed... Edward, Try out the gallery options today. Mobile version soon. DreamcastDC, The digg links dont convert well at all and just take up real estate. james3g, kuromitsu, Akhmad Fathonih, Tsubaki, Only the top page has changed for now - not changing the rest of the site anytime soon. Adun, PHP, MYSQL, CSS, APACHE etc. I'm still learning though. minaseさん、 ありがとうございました！僕もみらいちゃん大好き。 sprak, Lots more feed stuff very very soon... Alafista, Its taken quite a number of years so far. Idolfan, Soon! Gordon, Probably end of year. Bayonette, Thanks - fixed ^^; Samejima, the following will center in CSS for you like this site. width:866px; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-top:10px; Just an example though. Leo, QA for Opera may in the future ^^; Bele, Will fix. Hate IE!
(ID #45659) Posted on 2007/03/21 01:16
Director/代表取締役
Forgot about james3g, kuromitsu, Akhmad Fathonih ^^; kept the old views for you.
(ID #45660) Posted on 2007/03/21 01:17
I like it, though compared to the nav 2.0 beta a few weeks ago I still find it a bit 'info overload' - like its the same as before, just re-arranged. When it comes to things like blogs and forums, I need to just quickly check for updates every day, read it and then move on. Due to the IE freezing problem and occasionally long loading times, this becomes a bit of a hindrance when it comes to checking the site once or twice a day. It would be good if the links, associates, otakurls, otavids and random posts were put into a different section to cut down on the clutter, and can be accessed when you want. Perhaps when/ if you integrate a forum to the site you could remove the comments and otakurls from the daily blog entries and add a link pointing to the respective automatically created thread in the forum? That way, more immersive interaction, feedback and cross-talk will be possible, whilst keeping the blog side of it light and clutter-free. I would also prefer the entirety of text in the latest post overview to be visible without a click required. The pie chart seems a little frivolous too - most people can figure out percentage amounts in their head anyway. Dont take it the wrong way - i like the new look and i appreciate your efforts in improving your site, im just trying to be constructive and would like to help in making the site the best you can make it! :-D Ganbatte!
(ID #45672) Posted on 2007/03/21 07:29
Otaku/Gadgeteer/Deadman
thanks a ton danny! it worked well...
(ID #45677) Posted on 2007/03/21 12:54
By the way - that snap link preview thing is fantastic! I wish more websites use it! Really handy lil tool.
(ID #45683) Posted on 2007/03/21 18:46
i like your NAV wht u sue to build it? thks...do email me if possible.
(ID #45749) Posted on 2007/03/23 03:21
james3g in Jakarta
I guess now looks better. Or maybe I've get used to it. Anyway, I must say that I am impressed with this Nav2! Great job!
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