Comments on: Welcome to our new look! http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:19:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rebecca MacKinnon http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-2/#comment-1726 Rebecca MacKinnon Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:58:10 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1726 Thanks, Heather. You make a really good point. We need to make our roundup headlines more consistent. Thanks, Heather. You make a really good point. We need to make our roundup headlines more consistent.

]]> By: Heather Meadows http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-2/#comment-1724 Heather Meadows Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:28:19 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1724 I like the new look and feel. It's unique yet easy to use. However, I read the posts via RSS, and the new World Roundups are sent out with confusing headlines. Sometimes it'll be the title of the blog it came from and sometimes it'll be the title of the post it links to; occasionally the headline will tell me what the article is actually about. This makes it difficult for me to scan the headlines. Bear in mind that I do like the way you're doing it now; I just wish that the RSS headlines would be something like "[Area]: [Country]: [Subject]". Thanks for providing this great service to the world community! I like the new look and feel. It’s unique yet easy to use.

However, I read the posts via RSS, and the new World Roundups are sent out with confusing headlines. Sometimes it’ll be the title of the blog it came from and sometimes it’ll be the title of the post it links to; occasionally the headline will tell me what the article is actually about. This makes it difficult for me to scan the headlines.

Bear in mind that I do like the way you’re doing it now; I just wish that the RSS headlines would be something like “[Area]: [Country]: [Subject]“.

Thanks for providing this great service to the world community!

]]> By: T.W.Vincent http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-2/#comment-1680 T.W.Vincent Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:12:44 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1680 I'm not sure if anyone has turned in this suggestion yet, but ... I just noticed that we cannot do a <em>Preview</em> of an entered Comment, before <em>Submitting</em> it. For those of us who stick an occassional HTML tag into our comments, I've found a <em>Preview</em> button to be invaluable. Some websites I've seen actually <em>force</em> users to do at least one <em>Preview</em> - to check for typos, incorrect HTML tags, etc in their Comment - before they are allowed to actually <em>Submit</em> it to the site. At any rate, if GV is ever given the ability to add a <em>Preview</em> capability to Comments (and Posts, etc), I recommend it. -Thom I’m not sure if anyone has turned in this suggestion yet, but …

I just noticed that we cannot do a Preview of an entered Comment, before Submitting it.

For those of us who stick an occassional HTML tag into our comments, I’ve found a Preview button to be invaluable. Some websites I’ve seen actually force users to do at least one Preview – to check for typos, incorrect HTML tags, etc in their Comment – before they are allowed to actually Submit it to the site.

At any rate, if GV is ever given the ability to add a Preview capability to Comments (and Posts, etc), I recommend it.

-Thom

]]> By: Bopuc http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-2/#comment-1650 Bopuc Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:07:50 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1650 Hi David, Global Voices being, well, global, means there is a lot of stuff we want to bring to you. I hope the tradeoff of fitting as much in as possible versus reducing the font size ever so slightly was properly assessed? Also, screen resolutions vary wildly and designing in order to cover all possible setups has always definitely been something we web designers try to address, while remaining realistic that we can never please everyone. We're still fine tuning here and there as well... ;) Also good to know: all modern web browsers support text resizing by a simple keyboard shortcut or menu item. Try it out, and thanks for the feedback. :) Hi David,
Global Voices being, well, global, means there is a lot of stuff we want to bring to you. I hope the tradeoff of fitting as much in as possible versus reducing the font size ever so slightly was properly assessed? Also, screen resolutions vary wildly and designing in order to cover all possible setups has always definitely been something we web designers try to address, while remaining realistic that we can never please everyone. We’re still fine tuning here and there as well… ;)

Also good to know: all modern web browsers support text resizing by a simple keyboard shortcut or menu item. Try it out, and thanks for the feedback. :)

]]> By: David McDuff http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-2/#comment-1646 David McDuff Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:34:55 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1646 The type is a little small, but I like the new look now. The type is a little small, but I like the new look now.

]]> By: Scott Robarts http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Scott Robarts Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:45:00 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1642 Great new look Rebecca! Keep up the good work! Great new look Rebecca! Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Registan.net » Global Voices Relaunch http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 Registan.net » Global Voices Relaunch Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:46:24 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1639 [...] Global Voices Online has a spangly new design. [...] [...] Global Voices Online has a spangly new design. [...]

]]> By: Bopuc http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 Bopuc Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:42:50 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1638 I'm happy you all seem to like it! yay! :) Dina: I'm a little new to the blog software we are using so I'm not sure how the trackbacks work here. I will get on that immediately. Some sort of category listing is forthcoming. I had to focus on driving traffic to the Region/Country "categories" first. :) I’m happy you all seem to like it! yay! :)

Dina: I’m a little new to the blog software we are using so I’m not sure how the trackbacks work here. I will get on that immediately. Some sort of category listing is forthcoming. I had to focus on driving traffic to the Region/Country “categories” first. :)

]]> By: Dina Mehta http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Dina Mehta Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:42:45 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1636 I like the look-feel a lot! The colours feel youthful and optimistic. And the separation of features from global roundups is neat. Two things I was wondering about - am i missing them - i dont see trackbacks and on the side panel links by category. I like the look-feel a lot! The colours feel youthful and optimistic. And the separation of features from global roundups is neat.

Two things I was wondering about – am i missing them – i dont see trackbacks and on the side panel links by category.

]]> By: Miguel (MABB) http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Miguel (MABB) Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:12:42 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1634 It looks really good. Good work! It looks really good. Good work!

]]> By: Ethan Zuckerman http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Ethan Zuckerman Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:46:09 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1631 Great question, Curt. Can you help us find some? We'd love to include the Romany population, but haven't had much luck finding bloggers so far. Great question, Curt. Can you help us find some? We’d love to include the Romany population, but haven’t had much luck finding bloggers so far.

]]> By: Sergio http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Sergio Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:40:03 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1630 Wonderful look! Congratulations :D Wonderful look! Congratulations :D

]]> By: Curt http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Curt Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:41:19 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1626 The redesign looks muy tropical, like a very refreshing Cuban or Thai vegetable dip. Question: Where are the Gypsy bloggers? Spain, Romania, Ireland? Any gitanos, zigeuner, Romany about? The redesign looks muy tropical, like a very refreshing Cuban or Thai vegetable dip.

Question: Where are the Gypsy bloggers? Spain, Romania, Ireland? Any gitanos, zigeuner, Romany about?

]]> By: Cambodia4kidsorg http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Cambodia4kidsorg Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:27:46 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1623 What a surprise to get back from some travel and see the new look! I like what I've seen so far! What a surprise to get back from some travel and see the new look! I like what I’ve seen so far!

]]> By: T.W.Vincent http://globalvoicesonline.org/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 T.W.Vincent Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:22:03 +0000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2005/07/11/welcome-to-our-new-look/#comment-1621 Very nice! -Thom Very nice!

-Thom

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