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Offline Greebo

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #30 on: October 10, 2017, 10:40:17 AM »
I'd have thought you could even go to four columns without it being too cluttered. The alternating scheme sounds good so long as it is kept fairly subtle to avoid it becoming a distraction to the content.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #31 on: October 10, 2017, 11:39:01 AM »
Showing on my end as a single column with varying row heights.  I'm using Firefox.  Let me try Explorer.
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #32 on: October 10, 2017, 11:41:06 AM »
Explorer showing two columns, aligned left, with varying row heights.

I'd recommend centering the table if you decide to use two columns, but I am sure you are already are thinking that way.
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #33 on: October 10, 2017, 11:52:16 AM »


150 x 150

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #34 on: October 10, 2017, 12:04:17 PM »
I think Greebo is right, there is room for four columns.  The images probably stand out sufficiently against the background, and use of white space is enough to separate them - an alternating color scheme might be distracting.

Quick example:


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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #35 on: October 10, 2017, 12:32:42 PM »
I prefer that four column layout, the longer lines of text descriptions makes the half height images seem a lot less distracting.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #36 on: October 10, 2017, 12:59:32 PM »
I prefer that four column layout, the longer lines of text descriptions makes the half height images seem a lot less distracting.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #37 on: October 10, 2017, 01:24:53 PM »
Done.

Looking good.   Can you center the half-height images within the rows and see how that looks?   Seems that having them aligned down makes them look out of sorts.  Maybe I am wrong.
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #38 on: October 10, 2017, 01:29:51 PM »
Cool page!

Will be referencing it a lot flying planes im not familiar with to find one of these awesome skins to use... rather than clicking through a list of 30 in game.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #39 on: October 10, 2017, 01:32:31 PM »
Cool page!

Will be referencing it a lot flying planes im not familiar with to find one of these awesome skins to use... rather than clicking through a list of 30 in game.

This is an excellent point.   I wonder if these icons can be featured in the game on the clipboard...    :headscratch:
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #40 on: October 10, 2017, 01:59:18 PM »
Looking good.   Can you center the half-height images within the rows and see how that looks?   Seems that having them aligned down makes them look out of sorts.  Maybe I am wrong.

Tried it that way and it looked scattered.  Having the text line up seemed easier to follow.
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #41 on: October 10, 2017, 02:25:30 PM »
Tried it that way and it looked scattered.  Having the text line up seemed easier to follow.

I mean just the photo.   Leave the text as it is (edit in: or center it based on column width) and center the image.   I think it will look better.   (I used to code this when I did the manual HTML thing years ago but I can't remember what it's called.   You probably have something that does it for you any way though...)   Things look bottom/left aligned vs. center/center.   Nitpick of course.

Here's an example of what I mean regarding centering the image within the row height. I didn't move the text.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #42 on: October 10, 2017, 03:54:31 PM »
I think I prefer it as it is, with the pictures touching their descriptions.

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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #43 on: October 10, 2017, 07:21:42 PM »
I think I prefer it as it is, with the pictures touching their descriptions.

It looks unbalanced to me.  If you wind up putting row colors or borders in I don't see the point either. 


Whatever is decided it's a really cool new feature. 

I wonder if N/A is misleading.  The skin is available just not the thumbnail.   "Preview Not Available" or "Thumbnail Not Available" might be a better way to denote this. 
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Re: Skin Display Page
« Reply #44 on: October 10, 2017, 07:33:12 PM »
I wonder if N/A is misleading.  The skin is available just not the thumbnail.   "Preview Not Available" or "Thumbnail Not Available" might be a better way to denote this.

Good call.  :aok
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