Which new forum style do you prefer?

[Josh]

We need to decide which of the new styles should be the default. Which do you prefer? (You can change your style via the drop down menu at the bottom of each page or your user CP.)


AnimeNation Fixed - Horizontal
Fixed width. Name, avatar, etc. on the left.
AnimeNation Fixed - Vertical
Fixed width. Name, avatar, etc. on top.
AnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal
Stretches to fit your window. Name, avatar, etc. on the left.
AnimeNation Liquid - Vertical
Stretches to fit your window. Name, avatar, etc. on top.

[loplop]

AnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal - better for widescreen monitors

[Soluzar]

Fixed, Horizontal. It makes the banner look better to have a fixed width, and the new horizontal layout looks good to me.

[Njr Scrawl]

I don't use a wide angle monitor. Please keep to vertical so people like me have less side scrolling.

[Tonyx35]

AnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal
Stretches to fit your window. Name, avatar, etc. on the left.
Get the most out of my screen space:)

Are the ads on side going to make a return?

[Old Ape Face]

I don't use a wide angle monitor. Please keep to vertical so people like me have less side scrolling.

Liquid expands to your screen size you wont need to side scroll, unless someone posts a huge image.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I'm going with Fixed Vertical. It makes it a little easier to read if you don't have to look so far left and right and the vertical format keeps everything in the centre of the screen. Maybe I'm the only one who has these sorts of problems but if it helps avoid headaches down the line...

Then again it doesn't matter to me what the default is since I'm usually on at home and I've got it set to "remember me".

[Holy Knight]

I've already gotten used to liquid - horizontal, but I use a widescreen monitor. So there.

Only the banner placement needs to be fixed. Centering it would be cool.

[Sora N]

AnimeNation Fixed - Vertical

[Illusions-chan]

Only the banner placement needs to be fixed. Centering it would be cool.

I agree. I like the liquid version much better, but it'd be much better if the banner was centered.

[animegurl]

I'm just used to the fixed vertical, so that's what I chose. But I'm sure I'll get used to the new layout... eventually...

[Nomnomnom]

Looks good to me either way.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

I'm using the forum default and I like how the avatars and info are on the left of the posts. It's easier to look at and has a "classic" feel to it.

[Gray]

As long as the option is left open to have it either Vertical or Horizontal then I doubt anyone could really complain. The Horzontial is more generic since its the format that pretty much every forum in the world who runs vBulletin uses.

[Shiroiyuki]

Vertical. Vertical.

And I have no idea what 'liquid' is, but if its the thing that makes the page look normal on my litte tiny screen, than that's the one I choose.

[tenshi_a]

Fixed vertical gave posts a nice width to them, not much wasted space. Not so wide that your eyes stray and get lost halfway through a line, but not too narrow either. The user info always takes up the same strip of space on every post, you never get a huge strip of wasted space when there's a long post.

Fixed Horizontal wastes a lot of space - I have about an inch and a half of grey either side of the board, and 2 inches of wasted space where the avatar and such is, leaving only about 6 inches of space where I read posts.

Liquid vertical... is just a bit awkward unless you happened to open it exactly the width it used to be when it was fixed...

Liquid horizontal gives the text of a post much more breathing space, though some posts were breaking it earlier and falling out of the right hand side. (Maybe I was just looking at exactly the wrong moment earlier).

I still think fixed vertical was the most elegant and readable, overall.

[Soluzar]

Fixed Horizontal wastes a lot of space - I have about an inch and a half of grey either side of the board, and 2 inches of wasted space where the avatar and such is, leaving only about 6 inches of space where I read posts.
It does, it does. In fact, I've already changed my mind. It just doesn't give enough space in the text box, and even less for PMs.

[KT Kore]

Vertical. Vertical.

And I have no idea what 'liquid' is, but if its the thing that makes the page look normal on my litte tiny screen, than that's the one I choose.

"Liquid" means the layout will adjust to your screen resolution. So if you're rocking widescreen then the forum will adjust to that. As opposed to a fixed layout which will stay the same no matter what your resolution is.

[Shiroiyuki]

"Liquid" means the layout will adjust to your screen resolution. So if you're rocking widescreen then the forum will adjust to that. As opposed to a fixed layout which will stay the same no matter what your resolution is.

Ahh, then I meant the other one I think. Although honestly with my tiny screen it could be 'narrow/fixed/whatnot' and still wouldn't make a difference. *Shrugs*.

[Hisoka]

I've been using fixed vertical since it changed a few years ago. I really don't like text dragging across the whole screen and prefer the more condensed feel. You have to scroll down a bit more, but I just like the way it looks much better and is easier to read.

[goddessofanime]

Whatever the hell looks normal on my screen.

Me not likey this new look...

[Lemina]

I definitely like the fixed horizontal layout more than the vertical layout. It makes reading posts a bit easier and just looks more organized in general. Even so, it's great to have all options for everyones own preference. It would make both sides happy.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

I have a widescrene monitor and using "FORUM DEFAULT" I have like 5 inches of grey (XD I said 5 inches) on each side of the actual posts. It looks pretty dope

[throughhim413]

Liquid vertical. Everything else wastes too much space for my liking.

[Trefellin]

The way it is now works for me but I never had any complaints about whatever we had before. It doesn't really matter to me at all.

[Meggles]

I didn't know we could change the forum style until today... :)

[Gray]

I didn't know we could change the forum style until today... :)

Because you couldn't untill today. Thats why the thread says 'which new forum style do you prefer'

[Nakey]

Liquid. Seriously, fixed is a waste of space on the 17" 4:3 monitor i have at work. and AN's the only forum i got to that has a fixed width.

and while it's mildly annoying on a 17" 4:3, i don't bother at home when i'll surfing the web on 2 20+" widescreen LCDs...

[superplough]

Fixed vertical but I clicked the wrong option in the poll :crybaby:

[Ken-Ohki]

I prefer liquid horizontal

[Reinas]

Either fixed horizontal/vertical. But horizontal seems a little more bland in color IMO.

[Justinian]

AnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal - better for widescreen monitors

Exactly

(filler)

[Meegle]

Liquid Horizontal

[DocWatson]

Liquid horizontal, but as long as it's adjustable width. An 800 pixel width on a 1600 pixel wide display looks silly, especially with the user information in a left-hand sidebar ("horizontal"), and most especially with the length of some of my posts—the on-/off line, report and ID icons are so far down it's silly.

[Jae Hoon]

Doesn't much matter to me to be honest.

[Sushikins]

Fixed - Vertical. Seems to be the closest I can get it to before the update.

[J Dude]

Fixed horizontal for me. *Snods*

[ThePhillyFlash]

I went with AnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal :)

[Spadesy]

The old one. I can't access my Golgo 13 avatar.

[Tom Servo]

Fixed and vertical all the way!

There's a reason newspapers have columns and books are the size they are, reading long lines of text does your eyes in.

[fujyoshi]

the one that doesn't give me an anerism -_=

[KatayokuのTenshi]

elephants, giraffe, zebra

I think someone's misunderstood the tagging system. <_<

[Arnold]

Fixed vertical. Wasted space off to the sides, and I think having the avatars off to the side is distracting. It's harder to focus on the text when a colorful (even if small) anime-style picture is right next to it.

Plus it makes the text box even smaller.

[ryushe]

BasicallyAnimeNation Liquid - Horizontal - better for widescreen monitorsbut

Doesn't much matter to me to be honest.so

Looks good to me either way.

[Caster13]

Fixed Vertical.


Hey hold on a sec....we can have bigger avatars now!?!?!!!?:w00t: It's about time those limits got reduced!!

But massive fail for NO FACEPALM SMILIE.:$%&#!:

[VidelCoolGirl]

The idea of a bigger avatar is tempting, but I think I'm fine with my 80x80. All the changes are going to take me some time to become used to. It's gaining fast though. I don't mind how it is now, its just subtle changes...so to speak.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

I'm sticking 80x80

[Old Ape Face]

I find the horizontal to be better for larger Avatars, since you're adding more white to the vertical post box...

[Scandiadream]

Liquid and horizontal.