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Better face icons!!!, replied by Hiromacu

Hiromacu — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:49:08 +0000

Hi khopesh!

I like your script! This wavatar gear should be default on the site (userscript.org) or at least able to choose by the account setting. :D

wavatars, replied by khopesh

khopesh — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:20:44 +0000

I think the wavatars are preferable because they're more recognizable.

From an academic perspective, we have more ability to discern facial features than we do other patterns, which is why it's so easy for us to recognize what are really quite subtle differences in faces whereas we can't tell the difference between two sibling dogs (e.g.) unless we know them intimately or we are dog experts.

... I suppose that's a complicated way of saying that the wavatars seem to trigger that kind of built-in knowledge whereas the patterns just seem arbitrary.

A user setting to specify the default icon set (or URL) would be neat, just mark it as optional. Of course, if you're agreeing with my thinking, another approach would be to simply change it to wavatar (or monsterid) and see if anybody complains. You can respond to the complains with the per-user setting.

wavatars, replied by Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:34:18 +0000

I wonder if people would prefer wavatars... I could always make it a per-user setting, but it seems like that might confusing ...

Archived Comments, replied by khopesh

khopesh — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:20:40 +0000

fixed. i didn't know about monsterid. now you can specify whatever you like, with the option of URLs too.

Archived Comments, replied by ScroogeMcPump

ScroogeMcPump — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:06:36 +0000

It's confusing that you're calling the "wavatars" "monster-faces", since "monsterid" is another valid Gravatar option, which is different from the one you're using.

Archived Comments, replied by khopesh

khopesh — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:28:55 +0000

@Jesse,

For the border thing, a class="last-item" or whatever for the last <li> in the homeMenu would be great.

Also, I now realize that since there's no JS going on there, id descriptors shouldn't be used; homeBox should be a class with a more generic name like "topMenu" and homeMenu is redundant (since there's no other reason for a UL tag within the topMenu/homeBox. (If you're worried about GM scripts' compatibility, keep the IDs but make the CSS trigger on the classes.) This will help you (or a scriptwright) add other menus to that top bar, such as a menu for the four forum categories. Somebody also suggested a down-arrow for the menu to indicate that it exists. I think that's a great idea (see the latest version of this script for a demo that inserts it with CSS).

Archived Comments, replied by khopesh

khopesh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:09:58 +0000

I've updated the script to just have the border altered as mentioned earlier. It's a bit of a hack, and it is a pixel off at some font sizes, so maybe it's not as usable, but I like it a lot. (I also like the opacity, so that's in my script too, though you can obviously feel free to re-remove it.) The other disadvantage to this current revision is that it has no tolerance for padding at the bottom (the borders wouldn't line up). The best solution for that is to add an id="" to the last <li> (be it a dummy or the final item), and then give it rounded edges on three sides (which would also make the rounded corners look nicer, since my script here doesn't do that). I can demo that here if you'd like.

Archived Comments, replied by khopesh

khopesh — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:29:13 +0000

I think we're working on the same thing at the same time ;-) looks good!

I was in the process of removing the href="" from any page you're currently visiting, and I was debating coloring it #999 (the color of the #header border) to look disabled.

I see you removed the border and the opacity. I like the border though not so much over the orange banner; I intend to tweak it such that it doesn't appear within that orange banner. I'll keep tweaking and propose something soon.

Also, you added a link to the dashboard that isn't on the menu ("monitored topics"). Presumably, there's a bit of ruby code that builds that list, so you should use the same code to generate the menu to keep them in sync.

Archived Comments, replied by Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:05:13 +0000

I've integrated a modified version of your css and html - what do you think?

Archived Comments, replied by Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:05:13 +0000

right now the code is slightly different due to different attributes but I'll work on integrating both functions when I stylize the dashboard. Deployed a change to have /home/posts for now

Archived Comments, replied by Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:05:13 +0000

@khopesh,

whenever you need me to add a id or class let me know

Archived Comments, replied by Jesse Andrews

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:05:13 +0000

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