Latest Site Updates
Just rolled out the new comment form and would like to go over the changes of late.
1.The drop down menus dont go upwards anymore ^^; The dropdowns in the nav automatically drop down on hover. The reason why other menus need a click is because I didn't want menus popping up as you moved the mouse around the page. Let me know if everything is kushty.
2.You can now comment while looking at the the reply-to comment and dont have to leave the page anymore and you dont need to type the captcha numbers anymore. Tested in IE6/7, FF and Safari Mac. I did have one machine that was running IE6 which didnt work but I gave up trying to fix it. Let me know if you come across any problems. You need to force refresh your browser cache to see the field like it is in this screenshot.
If you cant comment for some reason, leave a note in the puchi blurbs with your browser version.
3.Implemented snapshots for external links in news items and in comments. If you dont like these you can turn them off using options that appear in the snapshot window - let me know what you think of these.
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CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Testing the new comment form.
dannychoo.com の読者
wow coolsome...item 1-3 all seems to work fine for me.
except, its slightly slow now..
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
What browser are you using?
dannychoo.com の読者
mozilla 2.0.0.14
erm..i meant slow is dannychoo.com loading slowly
dannychoo.com の読者
testing...
dannychoo.com の読者
wow the new comment thing even works if i multiple comment simultaneously..
1 suggestion danny, maybe you forgot the CANCEL button to close off this comment box if someone accidentally click on it..
http://www.khimhoe.net
ya... i think the cancel button to close the comment box is missing. and opening the comment box is quite slow since it require loading (?) I think digg's comment box is faster (but concept is same)
Nandeyane~
http://www.youtube.com/user/Jollepoker
Seems to be working great!
University Student
Will it work for FF3?
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
New comment feature gets my seal of approval xD. Works fine or Firefox 2.
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
test1
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Wow, awesome!
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Danny-dono I just thought of an idea - how about having a "submit all" button? ^^
It's so that we can type many reply comments and submit them all in one go. Less time waiting on page reloading itself ^^;
オタク all day long
http://www.nekomagic.com
Testing testing
Wow! Looks great!!! no need to leave the page anymore! XD
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
mine is working fine as well...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
@Benjamin Takeyo,
not sure how many people would want to do that?
dannychoo.com の読者
that would be major spamage..
Wannabe Web Developer
http://www.sakuafk.com
Seems to be working for me as I didn't notice any slowness. I am using Firefox 3 RC3
Network Admin
It's pretty speedy for me as well. Firefox 3 RC1
2nd year Civil Engineering Student
http://soonkiong.blogspot.com
convenient comment system. fast for me as well, me using FF3 RC3
2nd year Civil Engineering Student
http://soonkiong.blogspot.com
you might wanna add a cancel button too... ^^
Full time assassin, dps warrior
wooot, now i dont have to click back to view peeep's comment~
Wannabe Web Developer
http://www.sakuafk.com
Very nice , Danny; I like the new comment form. Won't you have problems with spams without the captcha ? I don't mind typing the captcha numbers.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
have something else in the background dealing with spam - will see how it works.
dannychoo.com の読者
testing...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
testing on IE7 - bug spotted. If you logiin on this page you need to refresh the whole page to see the comment form...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Still many folks here on IE6/7?
McMaster Mechanical Engineering & Management II
http://www.virtualinfusion.net/
I would sure hope not ^^;
http://iron2000.blogspot.com
I'm still on IE7 via the Maxthon shell though.
This way of posting comments is better.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
i believe majority of home users uses firefox but most public places like the library, office, cafes etc still uses IE. sometimes i use outside computers to visit dannychoo.com
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
I still use IE7. I'm comfortable using it. Its a personal preference. ^^
Love the new comment form. I've been waiting so long for this update! Thanks and keep it up.
Freelance Digital Production Artist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victor_lee/sets/
Everything works fine for me, Danny. I use Firefox on the Mac.
Student
Yes! I love the comment box, snapshots of where a link will take me, everything! Great update
Technical Writer/Editor, Designer, Collector, Artist, Nice Guy
http://www.xjaymanx.com/toyboxx
Hey Danny, all 3 are great. I use Snapshots myself. The commenting is slick! But I'm gonna miss that *captcha* page... T_T;
dannychoo.com の読者
not sure if this is bug or not
item 1: hover over menu - make it drop down but when i move my mouse away, the menu still stays. thought it should go away
item 2: as i posted above. maybe you forgot the CANCEL button. once i accidentally click on reply or post comment, i am unable to close of the comment box.
i am on mozilla 2.0.0.14
slowness is no longer an issue.
Student
http://najica.wordpress.com/
i get the same thing on number 1 (and i was wondering why i appeared when i wasnt clicking on it XD)
Network Admin
Testing, 1 , 2 , 3.... Thanks for fixing the dropdown navigation bar bug. It's nice not seeing the menu go off the screen.
Network Admin
Oh I forgot to mention, I like the changes rolled out so far. Hope the new system in place of the captcha works.
http://girlg33k.blogspot.com/
Oh, I'm glad the comic box doesn't take you to another page anymore. It makes things much simpler.
Don't know if this is intentional, but someone else mentioned it as well. Roll over menus don't disappear when you take the mouse away. I have to click off somewhere on the page for them to go away.
http://girlg33k.blogspot.com/
*comment box, not comic box. Guess it's time to go to bed.
NEET? Hikkikomori?
http://rosea.primula.name
works fine with 1 and 2, but i dont really like the third cause my pc is a relic and my connection is reaa~~~lly slow...
but it's fine since i block the snapshot anyway :D
noscript rules :D
and yeah, i got the same problem with ornehx...
me too running on mozilla 2.0.0.14, soon firefox 3.0
Engineering research
http://kikenshisou.wordpress.com
Trying out the new comment system ^^
One really minor thing is the subnary menu drop down doesn't disappear when I move my pointer away. Page load time is about the same as usual for me.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
if you click on any part of the page then the menu goes bye bye. But I hear you and will fix it.
Student
Wow, that's really great! No more number verifications though?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Nope - I cant talk too much about how I block spam as it would make spammers life easier.
Student
Ah, I see. Enough said. Great new updates!
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
Haha. At least it saves us time from typing in those numbers =). Keep it up!
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
I like the new comment form :).
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com
> testing on IE7 ...
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Slick work. Less chances for people like me to accidentally post on the wrong topic, eheh (I hope it's not just me, that would be embarassing).
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
http://www.sulkorp.net
Oh wow, the new comment box is really nice.
And I'm happy that you included the snapshots into the site, they make browsing a lot easier, and you dont ever have to leave the site now.
Only thing, are you moving to a new colour scheme/layout?
Cause the dropdowns kinda seem out of place >_>; Maybe its just the darkness of the grey thats doing it.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
you will be able soon to choose css stylesheets or make the site any color you want.
C. Engineering Student
http://otaku.baywords.com
background images too?! ;) I could provide some pantsu shots.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
sure thing ^^
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
O.o But white is fine for me ^^. The colour looks great ATM.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Danny, Low priority bug with Safari on Ipod touch: Attempting to log on thru comment link with clear cache & new cookie. Log on screen appears, but logging in is unresponsive. Force refresh shows no loggin attempt. However, logging in at top of page remains operational. Operation fine with IE7 and FF2 with new cookie on XP.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Additional bug with Safari on Ipod touch: Drop down menus work fine on DC top page and Article post. However, drop down menus in News items are not functional, and categories that contain drop down menus are not detected as viable link.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Thanks for these - will look into.
Lazyass human
http://nipah.wordpress.com
Great I love the new comment box.
BTW how do I post member's news? Forgot :P
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Just click "upload". On the member news.
Lazyass human
http://nipah.wordpress.com
Thx pal :D
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
woo trying this out, thanks danny for your hard work :)
http://www.marvinryan.com
love the new comment form Danny, btw no Captcha?
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
Definitely LOVE the new comment system.
Spiral Warrior
http://www.perfectdesignsense.com/martinwandering
Fancy shmancy. Nice work, Danny.
Filmmaker
http://josewritingthelife.blogspot.com/
this site keeps on improving all the time... thanks danny for your hard work... I look forward every time i jump on to this site..
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
http://www.milkdrop.de/
Thumbs up, works all like a charm for me on FF2. ^^v
I like the new comment system, thanks for fixing the drop downs! :D
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
all features are working fine with me....
Desktop Support in the Medical Field
http://thedisjointedzone.com
*No error message detected*
its all good on my end.
Pianist, Writer, Teacher
http://www.doctorfugue.com
Safari here...works great.
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
All working great. I really like the "post comment" feature. Don't need to open new windows in order to comment from now on ^^. Good job on it.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Works great, I don't dread making comments anymore! Yay!
uni student
http://reggie21.wordpress.com
testing new comment.... nice!!!
Student and full-time otaku
Wow, this new comment system works nice. Super neat job Danny; the site just keeps improving. don't like the snapshots jumping at me though, so I'll turn that off.
Writer/Academic/Code Monkey
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iheartassassinmaids/
Love the inline comments when replying Danny!
Pharmacist, Accountant to be!
http://www.rickytang.com.au
Wow this makes posting comments so much easier. HEHE good work!
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
oh goody no more number verification. i approve!
???Confused???
Everything is speedy and well...loving the new comment system as I don't have to go back remember what someone posted before...great job DANNY!
流浪人
Testing...seems to work great! Thanks, Danny...^_^
C. Engineering Student
http://otaku.baywords.com
Test...
Seems to be working in Safari 4 Developer preview.
Undergraduate
web 2.0 sure is amazing
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com
Very convenient now! Posting is much faster as:
You don't leave the page,
You don't forget what the previous person said,
No more 3623.
3D artist
http://andyh.cgsociety.org
I actually disabled the subnav menu, as they drop down as soon as i put my cursor over them, which is annoying when im going from my links at the top of my browser, to content at the bottom. If youve changed it since then, i guess i should do a force refresh.
Loving the new comment box - much quicker and easier. Expect a comment overload from everyone as it requires much less effort!
Illustrator & Designer
http://www.knight-edge.com/
Thanks for the latest updates and constanting improving the usability of your site, Danny!
Love this new comment interface update and works just fine for me. Beautiful. I wouldn't mind if I could edit the comment but that's not a major request though. Maybe just delete it? I don't know.
Illustrator & Designer
http://www.knight-edge.com/
I forgot, I would like notification when someone replies to my comments, please. That would be nice for future updates. Thank you, Danny!
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
awesome work danny. u deserve a cookie. ^^;
add the ability to edit our comments and this site will be perfect.
Photography Student
http://hugodeathy.deviantart.com/
I agree with gordon, sometimes we need to fix something we typed wrong or something and unless it's something in member news (where we can edit the description) we have to post another comment to fix the error.
So yeah, a edit option would be very nice. Maybe something like, "You have X minutes to edit your comment."
Service desk support
http://lookingglass.kokidokom.net
ooh, the new comments update is really nice. Not sure about the priview windows for links tho. Those annoy me regardless of the site but it's still a step forward in a direction at least.
大学生
Love the new Comment update. I concur with Gordon. Would love to be able to edit/delete my own comments in case of typo..
Also prefer the drop down menu to disappear when I move my cursor away. Maybe more people prefer it to stay till you click elsewhere?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
working on a fix.
Student (for-ev-er)
Honestly this probably the most coolsome update. If I had a web site, I'd want it to work like this.
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Love the updates...Only disliked the snapshot...Lags my com down...At least it can be turned off...
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
Love the new comment form. :-))))
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
Nice update, Danny! dannychoo.com is growing everyday~
hobo
http://www.freewebs.com/shan-fan
commenting is easier, yay. erm on a sidenote is there a way to search for different posts ? i find it hard to get to posts i remeber reading/getting to fav idols and such. only signed up 4 or so days ago, but have been reading this site for 2 or so years. thank you, and great site btw.
student during the day, otaku at night
1,2,3 all OK on FF3
love the new comment box
Otaku Security Guard
Love the new comment thinger, no problems so far.
works fine for opera brower 9.22
tend to be slow loading of page or comment box when three computer is sharing the broadband connection at the same time
slow loading of page or comment box when have torrent turn on
great work Danny, like the new additions to the site.
site sometimes a little heavy when my connection is slow, takes longer to browse, but still ok.
Software Consultant, Business Intelligence
http://haruji.wordpress.com/
Posting from Mozilla 3.0 (Firfox 3 FTW!)/
Oh the new comment system is (IMHO) much better now :D
Great job Danny, great job :D
Software Consultant, Business Intelligence
http://haruji.wordpress.com/
Firefox 3 and it was Mozilla 5.0 I believe :D.
Well this is what it say on the "About" Screen :D
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
Once a comment box is opened it can't close. What about changing the link text to "Cancel Comment" when it opens to close it. sort of a on/off function. Just my suggestion.
For now, people, we're just gotta avoid opening up alot of comment boxes which I have been doing HAHA.
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
Pretend Spam test 01.
"I've been delivering happiness for 2,000 years. And what help do I get?" - Genie (Kingdom Hearts: CoM)
By the way, if you opened too many comment boxes, refresh the page instead ^^
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
i like how funtional you have made your website
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
its cool
MS pilot
loving the same page comment feature! so much easier to comment now
Student
http://www.stefkov.com/
The new Post Comment is great. Now I don't have to press back to see what I'm replying to. It would be nice to edit your posts, but I guess if you're on Firefox you shouldn't worry there. The drop down menus, I think it would be better if it went away when you move away from them. Maybe clicking on them instead of hovering over them will make them stay open?
I'm on Opera 9.27.