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As much as I like reading the great comics we have in the HM Comics section... Is it just me or does anyone else think it's kind of prehistoric? It bugs me that i can't read the comics without scrolling right-to-left and up and down, only able to view sections of a page at a time. It would be different if each page opened up to full size like the gallery images but i have yet to see any page larger than my monitor in its full glory. I'm not sure what the parameters or cost of installing a comic viewer like the ones at Marvel or DC are...but is it possible that we can implement even a cheap one to upgrade the reading? Or am I just being nit-picky?
Posted on: 7 11 12 08:46 am
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I've been thinking about the same myself... EDIT :This is just a quick test... but here ya go: http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/sections3/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=18Better? Yeah, I know you said Fullscreen features and maybe there are a few other things I can try but Xoops (and the template we have for the comics section) isn't very friendly with changes. 
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Ok Star, just because you asked: http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/sections3/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=5 How about a poll to find out wich style is better: 1. Old style present on most comics 2. Navigation thru thumbs present on Digital Interface 3. Fullscreen view (or the closest I can make ) present on Knockout Vee Stories #1 Lemme know your preferences and in due time I'll change the rest of the comics to the one with more votes.
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i like the fullscreen version myself.
Posted on: 7 11 12 06:59 pm
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Ok, so we have one vote for option 3.
Any one else has anything to say?
Posted on: 8 11 12 05:26 am
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Option 3 is da bomb, very nicely crafted...
Posted on: 8 11 12 06:59 am
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I too, would have to say #3
Posted on: 8 11 12 09:32 am
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Great suggestion, Star! Great job makin' it happen, O!
I vote #2.
Posted on: 8 11 12 02:46 pm
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I also prefer #2.
Posted on: 8 11 12 02:56 pm
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And we have 3 votes on option 3 (fullscreen viewer)
and 2 votes on option 2 (thumbnails navigation)
Any more votes out there?
Posted on: 8 11 12 05:08 pm
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I have a wide screen monitor and the full screen option just shows the lower half of the page without any ability to scroll... could be my browser, but I prefer the other option in light of this.
Posted on: 10 11 12 09:31 pm
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I have a wide screen monitor and the full screen option just shows the lower half of the page without any ability to scroll... could be my browser, but I prefer the other option in light of this.
Bio, If I remember corretly from a past test I did, You belong to that 0.00001% of the popuplation that has javascript disabled on their browsers. And all options I put to test so far need javascript enabled to be fully funtional. But... thinking about you (and the reat of those who don't have javascript enabled), I tried to find a way to show the comics without javascript (although an updated browser is a must) and here it is: Option 4The voting continues... OH and btw, on option 3. although the scrolling ability, the idea is to use the keyboard arrows up&down to read the page.
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Biohaz_Daddy wrote:
I have a wide screen monitor and the full screen option just shows the lower half of the page without any ability to scroll... could be my browser, but I prefer the other option in light of this.
Bio, If I remember corretly from a past test I did, You belong to that 0.00001% of the popuplation that has javascript disabled on their browsers.
And all options I put to test so far need javascript enabled to be fully funtional.
But... thinking about you (and the reat of those who don't have javascript enabled), I tried to find a way to show the comics without javascript (although an updated browser is a must) and here it is: Option 4
The voting continues...
OH and btw, on option 3. although the scrolling ability, the idea is to use the keyboard arrows up&down to read the page.
Um, does that mean you're not counting Bio's vote for option 2, O? I use javascript enabled and have no problem running any of these viewers. While I do think option #3 is cool and quite slick, I don't like the fact that it doesn't seem to zoom out and I find often enough, comic pages are designed to be viewed as a whole page for maximum effect and not being allowed to do that diminishes the viewing experience for me. The same is true of option 4. This is why I voted option 2. 
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Option 4? When the hell did you show option 4?
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Option 4? When the hell did you show option 4?
on my reply here: Quote: But... thinking about you (and the reat of those who don't have javascript enabled), I tried to find a way to show the comics without javascript (although an updated browser is a must) and here it is: Option 4<--linkie  Quote:
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Um, does that mean you're not counting Bio's vote for option 2, O?
Nope, I'm counting all votes. I just pointed that I asked Bio one time to test something for me and he didn't have javascript enabled wich led me to add Option 4 to the poll. 
Posted on: 12 11 12 05:55 am
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Three for me please.
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Just an update on the voting so far: Option 1. Old style present on most comics -- 0 votesOption 2. Navigation thru thumbs present on Digital Interface -- 3 votesOption 3. Fullscreen view (or the closest I can make ) present on Knockout Vee Stories #1 -- 4 votesOption 4. Navigation thru thumbs without javascript present on Explosive Vee Stories #1 -- 0 votesAny more votes until I have some free time to implement the winning option?
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HEY! what ever happened to the new comic viewer? did we come to a conclusion? i was expecting to see the latest comics using the new viewer but yet i still had to scroll to read them. i know we tested a few comics using various viewers but i assumed once we reached a decision then all the comics would be converted to said viewer.
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HEY! what ever happened to the new comic viewer? did we come to a conclusion? i was expecting to see the latest comics using the new viewer but yet i still had to scroll to read them. i know we tested a few comics using various viewers but i assumed once we reached a decision then all the comics would be converted to said viewer.
I've been out of town on vacations, just got back today but when I have all things back in order I will be taking care of that.
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