https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:05:18 +0000 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:07:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22238 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118644.html#118644 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 22238
Posted: 23 December 2006 at 11:07pm

As the number of options can increase you would still need to do scrolling on the second one.

As this is an admin page that only the admin will see, and as the majority of people here don't see this as an issue, then I think you are making a big deal about something that comes down to personal taste, and as I think this has gone on far to long I will be closing this topic off now.
]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:07:41 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118644.html#118644 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118643.html#118643 Author: djlurch
Subject: 22238
Posted: 23 December 2006 at 11:01pm

borg:

Honestly, I don't believe that this is an issue of personal taste.

Here is the code:

javascript:winOpener('pop_up_topic_admin.asp?TID=231','admin',1,1,480,265)

Why did you choose 480x265?

I would choose the size of the popup window to be big enough to fit the contents, unless it was unreasonable to fit the contents into the window.

Why not just change the popup size to 320?

Which one is better.

This one:



Or

This one:







Edited by djlurch - 23 December 2006 at 11:03pm]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:01:49 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118643.html#118643 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118641.html#118641 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 22238
Posted: 23 December 2006 at 10:39pm

This seems to be an issue of personal taste rather than a design issue that needs fixing.

The simple solution is that if you don't like it then modify the design to look how you want, but you can't please everyone and no matter what you do someone will always want it different.
]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:39:49 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118641.html#118641 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118640.html#118640 Author: djlurch
Subject: 22238
Posted: 23 December 2006 at 9:46pm

Mikey:

Regarding #1: The window isn't designed for the default out of the box display.

Why not just increase the size of the window 100 pixels or so and be done with it?

Regarding #3: You misunderstood. Just put in a big 100% height table and let the browser sort out the details.

Are you telling me that a little extra white space is worse than hiding the OK button? We are NOT talking about a lot of extra space. We're talking about a very small amount.

If I take your #4 answer, then why not make the popup 20 by 20...because "a large box with small content is worse than a simple scrollbar".

Again, we are talking about a very small amount of extra white space.

I seriously can't believe I have to argue for fixing this design issue.
]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:46:57 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118640.html#118640 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118613.html#118613 Author: Mikey
Subject: 22238
Posted: 23 December 2006 at 3:22am

I personally think the way it is done now is the best idea,

#1: This wouldn't help because the content is dynamic, i.e. you never know what size it's going to be.
#2: As above
#3: This would not solve this issue, because things would be sized relatively to a value that doesn't exist until after the page has  been created.
#4: A large box with small content is worse than a simple scrollbar
#5: as above
]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:22:17 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118613.html#118613 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118584.html#118584 Author: djlurch
Subject: 22238
Posted: 22 December 2006 at 4:10pm

borg:

Idea #1: Make the popup slightly bigger
Idea #2: Wrap the output in a table sized at the size of the popup
Idea #3: Have everything aligned/sized relatively instead of absolutely
Idea #4: Extra white space is OK
Idea #5: Extra space at the bottom is OK.

I have a feeling that you understand that it would be nice to have everything viewable without scrolling.




Edited by djlurch - 22 December 2006 at 4:12pm]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:10:01 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118584.html#118584 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118581.html#118581 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 22238
Posted: 22 December 2006 at 4:05pm

The problem is with doing that is that the number of options on the popup is now dynamic, if you change it to one size it may be OK for some topics, but in other topics there will be less or more options so the size would be wrong.

How it is presently set is that you have a scroll bar, the more options you have in the page the further down you need to scroll to see all the options.
]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:05:26 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118581.html#118581 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118579.html#118579 Author: javi712
Subject: 22238
Posted: 22 December 2006 at 3:56pm

djlurch - One thing you need to keep in mind about is that Borg can not code this forum according to how everyone wants. Fortunately he left the code clean enough for us to go in and modify things if need be. This is something that I'm sure can be fixed real easily by just modifying the height and width properties in the javascript pop-up link code.]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:56:39 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118579.html#118579 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118578.html#118578 Author: Mikey
Subject: 22238
Posted: 22 December 2006 at 3:54pm

As the contents of the box are totaly dynamic i doubt that would help, your best bet is to have a play around with the pop-up yourself and see if you can come to a satisfactory end.]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:54:14 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118578.html#118578 https://forums.webwiz.net/design-issue-admin-checkbox_topic22238_post118576.html#118576 Author: djlurch
Subject: 22238
Posted: 22 December 2006 at 3:45pm

borg:

That seems like a design issue to me. Can the font sizes or layout be changed in such a way the no scrolling is required?
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