Comments on: The Design of Search-This http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/ Internet Marketing, Website Promotion and Blogging Advice Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:18:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Golgotha Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-230 Hey Marko and Tomas, thanks for your feedback; I appreciate it. I do have some ideas for another theme, but likely won't do anything major until the summer. I just have too many other things that need to be done first: - I have about 6 or 7 articles I want to write - I still would like to turn the <a href="http://www.search-this.com/tools/" rel="nofollow">webPod</a> into a WordPress plugin - I have some minor bug fixes and tweaks I'm working on - I need to create an authors page that highlights each author - and last but not least - I need to promote Search-This more Lots of work to be done, but I think things are going great! mark P.S. - 10 Karma points if anyone can tell me the inspiration behind the current <strong>theme</strong>! Hint, look at the colors and view the source... Another hint, think Big 10 karma points! Hey Marko and Tomas, thanks for your feedback; I appreciate it.

I do have some ideas for another theme, but likely won’t do anything major until the summer.

I just have too many other things that need to be done first:
- I have about 6 or 7 articles I want to write
- I still would like to turn the webPod into a WordPress plugin
- I have some minor bug fixes and tweaks I’m working on
- I need to create an authors page that highlights each author
- and last but not least – I need to promote Search-This more

Lots of work to be done, but I think things are going great!

mark

P.S. – 10 Karma points if anyone can tell me the inspiration behind the current theme! Hint, look at the colors and view the source… Another hint, think Big 10 karma points!

]]> By: TOMAS http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-229 TOMAS Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:42:01 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-229 Hey Mark, I'm looking a your site on a widescreen (laptop) with a resolution of 1280x800 and it looks great! As for some constructive feedback, here's my 2 cents (<em>I'm not a graphic designer, I just enjoy simplicity</em>) - Your rightmost column with the Search Engine Decoder and the Pagerank Decoder etc. seems to be on an island all by it's lonesome. What if you were to make a header that stretched the entire length of the window and added some nice beefy icons with your Pagerank & Search Engine decoders? That way you could free up a column for additional items, or even expand your center column into this space to make it larger and even more readable? In essence, go from the 3 column layout you have now (or is it 4 column?), and reduce by a column? If you like I can Photoshop something up (roughly, I don't have Photoshop skills) and send it to you? Yet I do like how quickly the page loads and how you fill the entire screen! :) Hey Mark, I’m looking a your site on a widescreen (laptop) with a resolution of 1280×800 and it looks great! As for some constructive feedback, here’s my 2 cents (I’m not a graphic designer, I just enjoy simplicity)

- Your rightmost column with the Search Engine Decoder and the Pagerank Decoder etc. seems to be on an island all by it’s lonesome. What if you were to make a header that stretched the entire length of the window and added some nice beefy icons with your Pagerank & Search Engine decoders? That way you could free up a column for additional items, or even expand your center column into this space to make it larger and even more readable? In essence, go from the 3 column layout you have now (or is it 4 column?), and reduce by a column? If you like I can Photoshop something up (roughly, I don’t have Photoshop skills) and send it to you?

Yet I do like how quickly the page loads and how you fill the entire screen!

:)

]]> By: Marko Petkovic http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Marko Petkovic Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:57:13 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-210 I really like it because it is clean, simple and well positioned. IMO only reason for low marks at css remix is lack of colors that would give it more life-everything is so gray in general. I really like it because it is clean, simple and well positioned. IMO only reason for low marks at css remix is lack of colors that would give it more life-everything is so gray in general.

]]> By: Paul OB http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Paul OB Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:55:30 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-208 Mark I gave you a fix to that bug some time ago :) It's because you haven't supplied the image dimensions in the html. On first page load the browser (usually mozilla/firefox) doesn't know how much space to allocate and gets it wrong and misplaces your bottom corners. Once you refresh the page or visit while the images are still cached then you don't see the problem for a while. Solution: Always provide the image dimensions in the html img tag :) Mark I gave you a fix to that bug some time ago :) It’s because you haven’t supplied the image dimensions in the html.

On first page load the browser (usually mozilla/firefox) doesn’t know how much space to allocate and gets it wrong and misplaces your bottom corners. Once you refresh the page or visit while the images are still cached then you don’t see the problem for a while.

Solution: Always provide the image dimensions in the html img tag :)

]]> By: cpradio http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-205 cpradio Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:40:20 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-205 I figured you had a plugin for it, but I couldn't figure out how to get it formatted... I haven't bought my second 7800 GT, but I will eventually, as my board supports SLI too. Plus I like the fact then I will be able to run four monitors if I do not want to run SLI :) I figured you had a plugin for it, but I couldn’t figure out how to get it formatted…

I haven’t bought my second 7800 GT, but I will eventually, as my board supports SLI too. Plus I like the fact then I will be able to run four monitors if I do not want to run SLI :)

]]> By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Golgotha Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:11:20 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-198 cpradio, I use this <a href="http://blog.igeek.info/still-fresh/2006/02/25/code-for-fun/" rel="nofollow">plugin</a> to automagically format the code for you. I must have forgotten to tell you about it. It works great, just surround your code with square brackets and the language name. Like this, [php] my code here [/php] Dude, I have 2 GeForce 7800GTX in SLI mode. You should see Oblivion on my rig :) cpradio, I use this plugin to automagically format the code for you. I must have forgotten to tell you about it. It works great, just surround your code with square brackets and the language name. Like this, [php] my code here [/php]

Dude, I have 2 GeForce 7800GTX in SLI mode. You should see Oblivion on my rig :)

]]> By: cpradio http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-196 cpradio Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:45:26 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-196 I can actually go higher than that, but there is no way I could read it, or my font sizes would be a minimum of 16-20 point. But at least that tells me you have a nice graphic card. :) I on the other hand, have a good graphic card (GeForce 7800GT), but I can also force the pc to run whatever resolution I desire (best linux feature ever!). Back to the topic though. I personally would only like to see a few improvements. One being making the code in my latest article look better. Other than that, everything seems to be working really well. I will always take a fast loading layout over a visually appealing layout any day. I can actually go higher than that, but there is no way I could read it, or my font sizes would be a minimum of 16-20 point. But at least that tells me you have a nice graphic card. :) I on the other hand, have a good graphic card (GeForce 7800GT), but I can also force the pc to run whatever resolution I desire (best linux feature ever!).

Back to the topic though. I personally would only like to see a few improvements. One being making the code in my latest article look better. Other than that, everything seems to be working really well. I will always take a fast loading layout over a visually appealing layout any day.

]]> By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Golgotha Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:03:04 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-192 Just for shizzles, I now have my resolution at 1920x1440 (that's as high as I go). I can barely read what I am typing! Just for shizzles, I now have my resolution at 1920×1440 (that’s as high as I go). I can barely read what I am typing!

]]> By: Global Investor http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Global Investor Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:01:52 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-191 I like the design. The reason I added your feed to google reader was because I've never seen this design before. I like originality, and admire it. Keep up the good stuff. I like the design. The reason I added your feed to google reader was because I’ve never seen this design before.

I like originality, and admire it. Keep up the good stuff.

]]> By: Golgotha http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Golgotha Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:59:08 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-190 cpradio - Yeah, I have seen that bug too. I could not come up with a solution. So I learned to live with it. Doesn't happen all too often. 1600×1280 Holy screen resolutions Batman! cpradio – Yeah, I have seen that bug too. I could not come up with a solution. So I learned to live with it. Doesn’t happen all too often.

1600×1280 Holy screen resolutions Batman!

]]> By: cpradio http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/comment-page-1/#comment-189 cpradio Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:04:13 +0000 http://www.search-this.com/2007/01/24/the-design-of-search-this/#comment-189 I personally like it. Sure it has one minor bug (see http://cpradio.org/images/search-this.png) but it looks GREAT on high resolutions like 1600x1280 (what I use at work and home). Its also not cluttered which speaks volumes. The one thing I dislike about other CSS styles is the non-liquid layout they choose, but also the fact that their images tend to take forever to load (or depend on a cable connection -- which I have). I can say with certainty that Search-This does not take forever and a day no matter what connection you have. I personally like it. Sure it has one minor bug (see http://cpradio.org/images/search-this.png) but it looks GREAT on high resolutions like 1600×1280 (what I use at work and home).

Its also not cluttered which speaks volumes. The one thing I dislike about other CSS styles is the non-liquid layout they choose, but also the fact that their images tend to take forever to load (or depend on a cable connection — which I have).

I can say with certainty that Search-This does not take forever and a day no matter what connection you have.

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