UPSB v3

Board Comments / Message ordering for shoutbox

  1. Zombo
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 03:17:00

    For the longest time, the shoutbox has always functioned with new messages appearing at the top.

    I have now changed temporarily it to appear at the bottom, so that you guys can feel what it's like. Current mode: Top

    Now you should vote to see what we should keep permanently.

    vote ends in 1 week or till i see overwhelming majority, i will randomly change ordering to let you guys compare

  2. Shadowserpant
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:13:37

    I think it needs to be the way it was before. Here's my reason:
    The shoutbox is at the top of the page. When I put my mouse over the shoutbox, it assumes scrolling priority. So when I scroll up quickly to get to the shoutbox, I will often hit the shoutbox and it will begin to scroll up. With the old orientation, this would take me to the newest shout. Now it's just a nuisance. Likewise, when scrolling the shoutbox down to see the newest shout, upon hitting the bottom, the screen will begin to scroll down, often overshooting the shoutbox. Before, I would already be at the top of the page, so it wouldn't matter.

  3. Simplex【ヾ(^へ^)】
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:17:32

    QUOTE (Shadowserpant @ Dec 11 2009, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I think it needs to be the way it was before. Here's my reason:
    The shoutbox is at the top of the page. When I put my mouse over the shoutbox, it assumes scrolling priority. So when I scroll up quickly to get to the shoutbox, I will often hit the shoutbox and it will begin to scroll up. With the old orientation, this would take me to the newest shout. Now it's just a nuisance. Likewise, when scrolling the shoutbox down to see the newest shout, upon hitting the bottom, the screen will begin to scroll down, often overshooting the shoutbox. Before, I would already be at the top of the page, so it wouldn't matter.


    exactly my argument... i go to scroll up the page and then scroll up the shout box to see the latest posts. but not now.

  4. Awesome
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:21:06

    I like the new way because if you are away from the shoutbox for a bit you just have to read in the natural way English is read to catch up. I find it annoying reading conversations in reverse chronological order or reading a line then going up.

  5. Zombo
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:24:32

    you guys either have huge shoutbox size or tiny resolution

    i never keep my mouse high enough on the screen when scrolling that it would hit the shoutbox, not even close.

  6. Shadowserpant
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:25:33

    uh.. yeah the shoutbox reaches more than halfway down my screen
    my monitor is tiny xD

  7. Zombo
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:26:40

    holy shit ok understandable

    my shoutbox 9 lines at best, about 25%

  8. jaychou
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:43:00

    this new bottom-style shoutbox is disgusting, i voted old

  9. PillarsOfValhalla
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 05:54:25

    Right. When you come back to SB you'll spend perhaps 1 minute tops reading the latest posts instead of constantly reading up while you are watching it. You'd be reading conversations in reverse.

  10. Simplex【ヾ(^へ^)】
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 06:23:22

    um yes i am like shadow too about halfway down the screen.

  11. Kari-Chan
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 11:13:19

    i like the new one... i use msn a lot...

    EDIT: uhh... now that i've noticed it... i'm not used to it @_@

  12. Sh4D3
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 13:43:02

    I like the old one cos i'm more used to it. When i first joined the sb was little weird but then i got used to it. Changing now would mean many of us would have to readjust.

  13. Raem
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 17:24:55

    I like old style more. The only thing I don't like about it that lol.gif emote makes no sense in old style sb.
    voted to be old style anyway. lol.gif emote isn't worth it biggrin.gif

  14. SJ
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 18:54:02

    you guys should give at least a week. not just couple minutes

  15. Prince
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 20:12:11

    Personally I am used to the way it is atm. It might be a bit strange if it got reajjusted, however saying that I find it easy enough to flick between upsb shoutbox and msn so it probably wouldnt be to confusing... I voted old

    QUOTE (Raem @ Dec 11 2009, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I like old style more. The only thing I don't like about it that lol.gif emote makes no sense in old style sb.
    voted to be old style anyway. lol.gif emote isn't worth it biggrin.gif


  16. lobster
    Date: Fri, Dec 11 2009 22:23:25

    QUOTE (Shadowserpant @ Dec 10 2009, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I think it needs to be the way it was before. Here's my reason:
    The shoutbox is at the top of the page. When I put my mouse over the shoutbox, it assumes scrolling priority. So when I scroll up quickly to get to the shoutbox, I will often hit the shoutbox and it will begin to scroll up. With the old orientation, this would take me to the newest shout. Now it's just a nuisance. Likewise, when scrolling the shoutbox down to see the newest shout, upon hitting the bottom, the screen will begin to scroll down, often overshooting the shoutbox. Before, I would already be at the top of the page, so it wouldn't matter.

    hmmm, the overshooting doesn't happen to me

  17. Raine
    Date: Sat, Dec 12 2009 02:17:13

    Couldn't you add the option for people to configure it in the settings?

  18. strat1227
    Date: Sat, Dec 12 2009 02:20:01

    QUOTE (Raine @ Dec 11 2009, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Couldn't you add the option for people to configure it in the settings?


    not possible unfortunately