Theme review - Grey

[Mike Lane]

Well the last time I posted about this theme it went freaking fantastic. I think though that I've corrected all the bugs and dumba**ery and this should be much closer to being good to go. Hopefully all the way good to go that is...

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/

[Andy]

I think though that I've corrected all the bugs and dumba**ery a

:lol3

[bwg]

dumbarnery?

[Dna]

dumbattery ?!? :D

I wait for ages for the "Super Themes" site to load, but no show.

Dna

[DJ-S1]

dumbattery ?!? :D

I wait for ages for the "Super Themes" site to load, but no show.

Dna

:nod No joy in FF or IE. :dunno

[Andy]

dumbhaTTery

[Mike Lane]

perfect. It would appear that it is getting hung up on a call for 2 css files and 1 js file from my dreamhost account. It appears that dreamhost is down. You'd think the browser would be smart enough to not time out waiting for those files (which in this case are unimportant). :dunno

[Mike Lane]

Fortunately I am able to log in while my cookies are still active. I've disabled the offending parts. You should now be able to access it just fine.

[bwg]

perfect. It would appear that it is getting hung up on a call for 2 css files and 1 js file from my dreamhost account. It appears that dreamhost is down. You'd think the browser would be smart enough to not time out waiting for those files (which in this case are unimportant). :dunnothe browser is getting hung up on the dumbarnery

[Andy]

IE6, Allthumbs style, it's b0rken here:
http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692

[bwg]

since i whipped ivar on this, i suppose i have to say it here. the graphics, IMHO arent consistent.

you've got a serif font in the mapthis and slideshow (and prolly the other buttons of that style) and not a serif font to be found anywhere else.

you've got a drop shadow on the cart buttons, the search button and slideshow controls are flat, the smugmug logo is half flat half beveled and filmstrip arrows are hard beveled and gradient. then, you have the jelly bean buttons.

I just think it's too many styles, but i'm a big fan of consistency so others opinions may differ.

corners look very nice though

[bwg]

IE6, Allthumbs style, it's b0rken here:
http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692ffx too

[Andy]

IE6 there is page jitter in Slideshow Med and Large. Hover over the pagenav below the photo. Also comments.

IE6 the comments on single image Med, Large and Original are off alignment and then jjitter.

FF Mac, the filmstrip arrow right is too close to the edge, Medium.

[Andy]

Search from the homepage, clicking on the searchglass gets you this:
http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=+&searchType=InUser&NickName=mikelane2&x=5&y=5

[Andy]

Search from the homepage, clicking on the searchglass, it's in need of something, like the rest of the boxes? seems inconsistent with the rest of the theme.

IE6, search results when you enter a search term on homepage then click searchglass, is jacked.

IE6, the words "No galleries were found. Try another

[Andy]

IE6, Allthumbs style, it's b0rken here:
http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692
Mike, you didn't beleive me:

[Andy]

IE6, allthumbs:

[Andy]

Hey Mike,

Forgot to say: THIS IS A COOL THEME and we can't wait to get it on the site :clap

[Andy]

I wrote up the Logged Out, no printing in a gallery all thumbs thing and sent it to JT.

[Mike Lane]

Grey is not the only theme that has problems on logged out non-printable galleries:

[Andy]

Grey is not the only theme that has problems on logged out non-printable galleries:
Mike - you and I already covered this and we know it's not Grey only.

[Mike Lane]

since i whipped ivar on this, i suppose i have to say it here. the graphics, IMHO arent consistent.

you've got a serif font in the mapthis and slideshow (and prolly the other buttons of that style) and not a serif font to be found anywhere else.

you've got a drop shadow on the cart buttons, the search button and slideshow controls are flat, the smugmug logo is half flat half beveled and filmstrip arrows are hard beveled and gradient. then, you have the jelly bean buttons.

I just think it's too many styles, but i'm a big fan of consistency so others opinions may differ.

corners look very nice though

I meant to change the font on the buttons earlier... whoopse. Fixed that.
mmmkay, carts are changed to look more like the searchglass. Still have hover dropshadow though.
smuglogo is all flat now
filmstrip arrows remain the same because I figure you won't see those and the slideshow at the same time so I'm cool with that.
And I like the buttons.

So I went half-way :)

[Mike Lane]

IE6 there is page jitter in Slideshow Med and Large. Hover over the pagenav below the photo. Also comments.

IE6 the comments on single image Med, Large and Original are off alignment and then jjitter.

FF Mac, the filmstrip arrow right is too close to the edge, Medium.

Double check, I think I fixed all these.

[Mike Lane]

Search from the homepage, clicking on the searchglass, it's in need of something, like the rest of the boxes? seems inconsistent with the rest of the theme.

IE6, search results when you enter a search term on homepage then click searchglass, is jacked.

IE6, the words "No galleries were found. Try another

Okay, this should be fixed :D Care to check again?

[Andy]

IE6, footer broken here: http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692/1/38672722/Large

[bwg]

have you considered shrinking smuggy just a tad to give him some breathing room from the box edges? he looks cramped in there.

also, try making the cart appear above the arrows on your cart button hoverstate. the normal state has them on the same plane, but the hover state "raises" the cart and not the arrows, yet the cart is still behind the arrows. it's breaking the laws of physics or something.

[Andy]

IE6 there is page jitter in Slideshow Med and Large. Hover over the pagenav below the photo. Also comments.

IE6 the comments on single image Med, Large and Original are off alignment and then jjitter.

FF Mac, the filmstrip arrow right is too close to the edge, Medium.

I don't know why, but in IE6, the caption jitters on hover in Slideshow

I see you moved the Filmstrip Arrow, medium. I think there should be 5-10px of breathing room between where the moving thumbnails start, and the arrow. Look in SmugMug default, you'll see. It just looks better that way.

[Andy]

Search from the homepage, clicking on the searchglass, it's in need of something, like the rest of the boxes? seems inconsistent with the rest of the theme.

IE6, search results when you enter a search term on homepage then click searchglass, is jacked.

IE6, the words "No galleries were found. Try another
These are much better, but I'm worried about the square box you put around the search results, IMO it takes away from the rounded goodness on the rest of the theme. There are no other square boxes, this seems inconsistent...

[Mike Lane]

have you considered shrinking smuggy just a tad to give him some breathing room from the box edges? he looks cramped in there.

also, try making the cart appear above the arrows on your cart button hoverstate. the normal state has them on the same plane, but the hover state "raises" the cart and not the arrows, yet the cart is still behind the arrows. it's breaking the laws of physics or something.

Will shrink smuggy some more...

Cart is actually above the arrows...

[Andy]

I dig the ajaxWorking :lol3 :thumb

[Andy]

IE6, Lightbox is jacked. SingleImage view, original, then click for lightbox.

http://andytheme.smugmug.com/photos/82475723-L.jpg

And then when you close it, you get this:

http://andytheme.smugmug.com/photos/82475720-L.jpg

[Mike Lane]

IE6, footer broken here: http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692/1/38672722/Large
fixed I think.

[Andy]

fixed I think.
Not fixed. IE6. Cleared cache and everything. Sorry Mike.

[Mike Lane]

Not fixed. IE6. Cleared cache and everything. Sorry Mike.
I think i was working on it when you checked. should be fixed now.

[Mike Lane]

IE6, Lightbox is jacked. SingleImage view, original, then click for lightbox.

http://andytheme.smugmug.com/photos/82475723-S.jpg

And then when you close it, you get this:

http://andytheme.smugmug.com/photos/82475720-S.jpg

Er... Just found the cause of this now. Working on it.

[Andy]

I think i was working on it when you checked. should be fixed now.
:nah

sorry mate

[Mike Lane]

Okay, I fixed it but the lightbox for the O sized images is broken I think. It doesn't let you scroll the image at all. The thing is that I test it in a couple of other themes (fresh air, and cappuccino) and they do the same exact thing.

To see this in IE6 go to an album that has larges enabled and select a style that will get you to the single image styles (like all thumbs or traditional or whatever) and then click on the display image until you get to the lightbox for the original size image. Notice that the scroll bar shows up initially, but after a few seconds (or until you move your mouse I think) the scroll bar disappears and you can't scroll around the image.

I only tried it with the lightbox generated by the original size images. Smaller images may have a similar problem if the screen size is small enough. Not sure.



EDIT: This is a theme thing. The smugmug gradient theme isn't broken, black arts is broken, black and white is not broken, baseball 1 is broken... I'll work on it to see if I can figure out a fix.

[Mike Lane]

IE6, footer broken here: http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/858692/1/38672722/Large

:huh 187th time is the charm.... Looks to be fixed.

[Andy]

EDIT: This is a theme thing. The smugmug gradient theme isn't broken, black arts is broken, black and white is not broken, baseball 1 is broken... I'll work on it to see if I can figure out a fix.


Fine, no worries. FIx it for Grey, that's all that matters. We will get the others fixed.

[Mike Lane]

I don't know why, but in IE6, the caption jitters on hover in Slideshow

Point me in the direction so I can tackle this. Just not seeing it is all.

I see you moved the Filmstrip Arrow, medium. I think there should be 5-10px of breathing room between where the moving thumbnails start, and the arrow. Look in SmugMug default, you'll see. It just looks better that way.

As requested, there is now plenty of white space around the arrows.

[Mike Lane]

have you considered shrinking smuggy just a tad to give him some breathing room from the box edges? he looks cramped in there.

Got it :thumb

[Mike Lane]

These are much better, but I'm worried about the square box you put around the search results, IMO it takes away from the rounded goodness on the rest of the theme. There are no other square boxes, this seems inconsistent...

How 'bout now?

[Mike Lane]

Oh and BTW, Andy as requested, here is a gallery that has greater than 31 images in it:

http://mikelane2.smugmug.com/gallery/1381320

[Andy]

These are much better, but I'm worried about the square box you put around the search results, IMO it takes away from the rounded goodness on the rest of the theme. There are no other square boxes, this seems inconsistent...

How 'bout now?

:nod looks much mo bettah

[Andy]

As requested, there is now plenty of white space around the arrows.

:thumb