UOGuide talk:Test Main Page

Main Page Update

Initially I was only going to add in the 3 new sections (Featured Establishments, Featured Guilds and Skill of the Week) but now it is turning out to be the full revamp I mentioned a short time ago. I've figured out how to remove the redundant "Main page" header and now there is a bit more room up top. A new graphic needs to be made where I have put the temporary one used in the corner (which by the way, if anyone wants to make a new one of that also it would be good).

In addition I am changing the Featured Guilds to a Point of Interest category. Same weekly rotation but it will feature locations around Britannia. The first location I have in mind is the Lost Lands lighthouse. This will be a good way to add in-game locations to UOGuide and show them off.

I really want to get this whole revamp done in about a week because I will be including it in a press release to all UO websites. So if anyone has ideas or suggestions now is the time to get them in. - JC the Builder 10:26, 28 January 2008 (PST)

My first pass at this. See if you like it any. If nothing else, I cleaned up the code and removed some of the...artifacts...from where you got the...idea...for that layout. *cough* I figure I'll try out a few other design changes this week, so this isn't my final contribution. --Cogniac 19:27, 28 January 2008 (PST)

I don't really like it. It is really boxy and I wanted to keep that image at the top right for now. Eventually I will update the style and probably move that into it somewhere. Also I think UO News should take precidence over Featured Content because (ideally) it will be changing more often.

I was really liking the design that I had setup. If you could tell me what you didn't like about it then I can try and change it. - JC the Builder 19:46, 28 January 2008 (PST)

Well, Flamekill.png has always struck me as wasted space. And I wasn't a fan of the choppy divisional border running down the middle. I like the new top area, though. --Cogniac 19:59, 28 January 2008 (PST)

I thought I pressed the save button. The flamekill graphic is to liven up the page a bit. The current style is bland and until I get time to update it I would like to keep it on the main page. As for the breaks in the divider I fixed it so that does not happen. The spacing will probably need to be tweeked a bit more. - JC the Builder 21:15, 28 January 2008 (PST)

Section Icons

Something I thought up today. I didn't really put much thought into them all so if anyone wants to suggest a better one for a specific section feel free. - JC the Builder 10:19, 29 January 2008 (PST)

I like them, but maybe they'd look better on the left side of the section titles instead of the right? --Cogniac 11:44, 29 January 2008 (PST)

That is what I was thinking. But all the image widths would have to be the same or it would look funny. I'll look into it a bit later. - JC the Builder 11:57, 29 January 2008 (PST)

Header Changes

I don't like the look of the section links. When the page is 1024 wide there is a lot of space between them, when it is ~1600 they are all the way on the right. Wikipedia's looks a bit cleaner. Also the sections that are being linked and the order in which they appear needs to be worked out still.

Also I think it will look nice if I swap the bullets for the that small blue UO button graphic. Not just there, but everywhere on the site. - JC the Builder 03:12, 16 June 2010 (UTC)