[Sushi]

The highlight alignment is all messed up on the main page, at least when using recent Firefox versions. You've probably noticed it: instead of the 4 highlights being on an even grid, the third and fourth ones are on their own rows.

An easy fix:

Update the .forum_highlights CSS class to have height: 11.5em and background-color: #222222. Looks much better.

I can't say how this affects Internet Explorer since it currently doesn't work on this system.

[headdie]

just had a look on mine and looks like it might be a global problem

Browser: Chrome
Resolution: 1280 x 960

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[FUBAR-BDHR]

That alignment issue has been around for ages.  JAD text is long pushing the entry below it down.  The easy fix is to either add space to the entry next to it to make it even or get the pitchforks and torches out after Axem until he comes up with a shorter description. 

[Sushi]

That alignment issue has been around for ages.  JAD text is long pushing the entry below it down.  The easy fix is to either add space to the entry next to it to make it even or get the pitchforks and torches out after Axem until he comes up with a shorter description. 

Or, we fix the page rendering to handle different text lengths more effectively...

[Shade]

Yes... Axem. Blame Axem.

Changed the text to unbreak the main page until this issue is resolved.

[Axem]

 

[Goober5000]

Or, we fix the page rendering to handle different text lengths more effectively...

This is the core issue.  The highlights will only line up correctly if they have the same height.  The height is determined by the number of lines of text in the highlight.  And unfortunately, the number of lines of text varies with screen resolution.

[Sushi]

Or, we fix the page rendering to handle different text lengths more effectively...

This is the core issue.  The highlights will only line up correctly if they have the same height.  The height is determined by the number of lines of text in the highlight.  And unfortunately, the number of lines of text varies with screen resolution.

With screen resolution? How? It may depend on your font size, but that's different. And if you use em sizes, you can be pretty independent of that too.

Another option is to render the highlights using tables (or divs acting like tables) instead of rendering them as an unordered list.

[NGTM-1R]

And unfortunately, the number of lines of text varies with screen resolution.

You must mean something different, because then it would vary if I resized the window. Which it does not.

[Goober5000]

It did for me.  Granted I didn't physically resize the window, I viewed it on another computer with a different resolution.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

It looks fine on my end, or has it been fixedmodified already?

On a slightly related note, does any regular HLPer visit the main page anyway? I usually just jump to unread replies and navigate from there.

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[headdie]

only have bookmarks for the forum and the wiki here, thing is though it's not realy for the benefit of those of us who are members already its really for the ppl looking for the FS2 community to give them a nice welcoming front from which they start to slowly navigate what the community has to offer

[Satellight]

It looks fine on my end, or has it been fixedmodified already?

On a slightly related note, does any regular HLPer visit the main page anyway? I usually just jump to unread replies and navigate from there.

But before being regular users, we came here as guests  First page = first impression.

I remember mine was : How professionnal it looks ! 

[Shade]

It looks fine on my end, or has it been fixedmodified already?

I shortened the text in the highlight itself to unbreak the main page, at least for some resolutions. I don't think the actual issue has been dealt with, though.

[Sushi]

It looks fine on my end, or has it been fixedmodified already?

I shortened the text in the highlight itself to unbreak the main page, at least for some resolutions. I don't think the actual issue has been dealt with, though.

Again, it's not about screen resolution. That's not going to affect this. Specific browsers may render it slightly differently, and different font settings will also move things around a bit.

As I pointed out earlier, a tabular layout (instead of a flow-based one) wouldn't have this problem. That's my favored solution for now, although I'd probably settle for increased awareness among whoever makes the highlights (test that page to make sure it looks right)!

[Goober5000]

If someone posts an HTML patch, I'll add it to the main page.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I remember mine was : How professionnal it looks ! 

My first impression of the main page was a website that's probably a lot larger than my first impression tells me (which it is).

[CommanderDJ]

Bump for great justice. This is apparently still a problem. Any progress on this?

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[Snail]

All someone has to do is make the TVWP description a bit shorter.

[Goober5000]

Any progress on this?

If someone posts an HTML patch, I'll add it to the main page.