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[fixed] Online/Offline
« on: March 11, 2007, 07:13:23 pm »
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Maybe not really a bug but more of a... well, it just looks odd. Well, the ONL/OFL lamp would be better if it looked more like this:

Online
Offline

Instead of always saying "online" with a lamp.

Also, the two icons are not similar. They are different sizes so the text get offset by some pixels, plus the handle is not transparent in the online one.
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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2007, 07:15:52 pm »
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Ok, I'll deal with it later.
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2007, 08:41:54 pm »
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It makes sense to me >.>
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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2007, 09:16:30 pm »
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Same with rupees, get a little icon going >_>
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2007, 10:19:28 pm »
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Quote from: Andrew on March 11, 2007, 08:41:54 pm
It makes sense to me >.>

If you mean the current method, then it doesn't make too much sense to me.  To have the word "online" itself plus an icon that indicates that he's offline sends mixed messages.  I'd prefer the word to reflect the user's status, or perhaps just change the actual text to "online status:" or something. 
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Re: Online/Offline
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2007, 01:58:53 pm »
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If Infinitus is one in about 2-3 hours and I can grab FTP information from him again, I'll take care of this, along with a few other minor modifications that need taken care of.
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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2007, 03:10:53 pm »
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Having it as a prefix seems a bit pointless though Sol. If anything it should be "[icon] Male" or "[icon] Online". That makes far more sense.
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2007, 03:48:27 pm »
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That's what, with Sol's idea, I'm planning on setting it to, once I get the FTP information

Fixed. I'm also working to fix some other things, like Gender & Rupees :D
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There's such a double standard about religion in the modern world. Catholics can gather, wear white robes, and say "In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti" and be considered normal.

But if my friends and I gather, wear black robes, and say  "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", we're considered cultists.
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2007, 05:08:11 pm »
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Though it is fixed, it made sense to me because there are two separate images, one that represents that the image is online, the other that represents its off-line. Thats why it made 100% sense. :p

Quote from: Sol on March 13, 2007, 03:09:39 pm
I think it's wise to also change the gender system so instead of "Gender:" it says "Male:" or "Female:" to ensure consistency and to make things more obvious to people who are not familiar with the icons. Plus there's very little difference between the two gender icons.

Again with the icons. BLUE in most cultures represents BOY PURPLE/PINK in most cultures (western ones) means GIRL. I disagree with both of these modifications. :\
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2007, 05:21:50 pm »
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You disagree? What you said didn't make much sense. How they are now ([icon] Value) makes complete logical sense and looks nice.
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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2007, 05:22:59 pm »
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I really dont care one way or the other, they're fine in my eyes. I mean, they're kinda different icons for each value, and it's not exactly hard to tell the difference
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« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2007, 05:46:26 pm »
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I use the SMF theme, so I don't notice. :P But when I used the green theme I did notice this. Its pretty confusing.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2007, 05:47:07 pm »
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*HOW* is it confusing?
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There's such a double standard about religion in the modern world. Catholics can gather, wear white robes, and say "In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti" and be considered normal.

But if my friends and I gather, wear black robes, and say  "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", we're considered cultists.
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2007, 09:52:31 pm »
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That's what I'm talking about. I still have yet to see how it was confusing
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But if my friends and I gather, wear black robes, and say  "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", we're considered cultists.
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« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2007, 10:11:13 pm »
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Andrew, I think you're the only one who wasn't confused by the old system.  Even if it had just said "Online Status: [icon]" it would have been much clearer.  As it was however, it made little sense to say "Online: [offline icon]"

I like the current system, thank you MiN.
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Quote from: dantheman on April 01, 2006, 06:53:38 am
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... perhaps I'm not saying it properly. I wasn't confused by the old system, I seen no problem with it, and I seriously don't know how you could be confused by it, it's more laziness than anything. If the lamp has a flame in it, they're online, if not, they're offline. If their potion bottle is blue, they're male, if it's pink, they're female, not very hard...
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There's such a double standard about religion in the modern world. Catholics can gather, wear white robes, and say "In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti" and be considered normal.

But if my friends and I gather, wear black robes, and say  "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn", we're considered cultists.
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« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2007, 12:00:25 am »
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It wasn't really confusing per say, just bad design.  At first glance, one sees the word "online" and assumes that the user is online.  Regardless of whether or not it was confusing, I'm still glad that you changed it to the current system, which is much more self-explanatory.
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Quote from: dantheman on April 01, 2006, 06:53:38 am
What do you mean I need a life?  =P  Hm... Lives... Isn't that something that you get in Super Mario Bros?  You know, those green mushrooms?  That's a life, right?



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