Yesterday I was planning to say that we had picked a design, and we were getting ready to work on it. I didn't get a chance to post that, but I managed to design the entire site in about 5 hours. There's a little work that needs to be done, such as centering the menu (and of course, adding the themes) but it's almost ready. However, because some browsers handle CSS differently (even though the should handle it the same...) I need a few testers. Those with access to multiple browsers (and multiple versions of each, if possible) will be able to get a sneak peak of the site ;).
Testing will mostly consist of simply taking a screenshot of the entire page, and checking the tooltips, image hovers for the themes, and mouse hovers for the menu. Not too hard, I just don't have access to too many browsers.
If you want to test, post in the comments with what browsers you have access to.
13 comments so far
NOW could I be a tester?
I have:
Firefox 2.0.0.12
IE 7
Konquerer (Linux)
and the PSP browser
March 14th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
OH, and Nautilus (another Linux)
March 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Alright, now you can test
I'll send you an email with the link in a minute. Gmail's being slow..
March 14th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I cold test it on IE6&7, Firefox 2 and 3 beta4, Opera, Konqueror, Firefox in linux, and if you want, Windows Mobile 2003 browser.
March 15th, 2008 at 8:46 am
I have IE6/7, PSP, PS3, Wii, Iceweasel(Kubuntu), Safari, Konquerer(Kubuntu), Experimental web browser for ps2.
March 15th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Cruleworld mentioned browsershots.org for me, so I don't need any more testing
Images: https://browsershots.org/http://themes.chrisjs.com/
It doesn't include mobile web browsers, but at the same time, I don't know how much downloading you'd do from that...
Anyway, you'll notice that MSIE 4.01 doesn't like the site. While a good designer would fix the design "flaw" and make it look good on MSIE 4.01, a good software company would make it follow at least half of the web standards. Not only that, but 40.1 is over 10 years old - anyone still using it either needs a new browser, or a new computer. So...that means that I'm not going to bother fixing it, especially since all the code is valid (both valid HTML and CSS).
I don't have anything other than the main page up yet, but I could probably have most of it done by tomorrow.
March 15th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I like your Rockbox build. Would like to see a volume bar though. Probably under the VU meter bars. If their is a volume indicator on Rockbox, my vision is too deteriorated to see it.
March 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Didn't see if you finished your search for new headphones. I actually have the Sennheiser cx300s and like them all right, but I LOVE my PX100s (if you can still nab a pair online).
also, I work in retail and have by now sold around 40 pairs of the new JVC "air cushion" earbuds and everybody seems to love them. sound as clean as my sennheisers, a little more comfort, and LOT less bumping noise in your ears when the cord bangs up against your clothing.
March 16th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Lovin' the new site!
I have even more!
PSP homebrew links
Wii
March 20th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
gabe565 - What do you mean by PSP and Wii homebrew?
Lane 32x - I haven't quite decided on a pair yet, but I'll consider the air cushions.
Joe_linux - You can swap the volume indicator (which is just a number) for an image by using various themes. The acotil themes seem to have easy to see volume indicators.
March 21st, 2008 at 4:50 am
Homebrew is a homemade game and "links" is the browser name (or browser in this case)
Will you integrate user accounts in the theme site?
March 21st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Were you asking me to add them into the build? In which case, I don't think it'd work too well, since the sansa don't have internet access (assuming that's the "links" you're referring to) and PSP games would be too slow for the Sansa.
I'm not quite sure about integrating user accounts into the theme site. That was my original plan, but I'm not entirely sure how well it'd work.
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:24 am
No, I was just saying that's more internet browsers that I have. Sorry, how I said it was a little confusing
You should at least try user accounts
March 26th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
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