What do you think of the new OTS layout?

[Canis Lupus]

The Umbra Layout has been unleashed, and it's been getting mixed reactions. Let us know what you think!

[Shalome]

Overall, I like it. It's a bit busy and will take a little getting used to.

One thing I'm thinking might help -- you need an accent color for highlight (like an orange, yellow, or the old OTS bright green). Not used everywhere, but just to make certain things stand out -- like at first glance, it's really hard to tell which forums have new posts in them, since the blue OTS symbol is pretty close in value (not color, but value -- uh, hard to explain art concept, something to do with brightness and contrast) to the greyed-out no-new-posts thing.

Also, the forum names get kinda lost, since they're the same color as thicker lines surrounding them. Either the lines need to me much thinner, or the forum names need to be in a different color. :)

[Spider]

What she said about the contrast between new posts and not. Aside from that I dig it.

[Canis Lupus]

Actually, that has to do with the monitor brightness, coz I work in high gamma, so anything that is bright enough for me might appear too dark for some users ... the carbon-fiber background in the posts, for example, doesn't appear as well for other people as it does for me...

So the whole layout actually looks bright to me ... I'll have tosee how bright I can get the on/off indicators without it appearing whitish on my screen...

[Shalome]

Whitish? Wow, your monitor is crazy. :) I'm using a pretty high-contrast, really bright Sun Microsystems monitor (and yes, I'm using Windows and IE so it's not an Xauthority problem :D).

The whole layout is much BRIGHTER, definitely, there's just not enough of a contrast/difference between some things.

Like I said, it's not an issue of how bright (as in light level) the icon is, it's that it's pretty much the same.. uh.. color? contrast level? crap, how do I explain this...

[Spider]

Good point. I forgot I was running EQ minimized in a window and had my gamma cranked up to like 85%

The color contrast is much better in normal gamma levels. I withdraw my complaint. :)

[nocode]

Kick Ass man!:cool:

[Outlaw]

I like it but I don't know if I like it more than the previous layout yet. I'm gonna try it out for a while to see if I'll get used to it. :)

[bLaCkOuT]

It'll take some getting used to, but its ok right now.

[N.W.A_Kid]

I really dig the new system. It was real easy to figure out, and it looks sweet too. Did you do this overnight or what? :)

[Ghetto Blasta]

Personally, I think it's hideous. It doesn't look nearly as proffesional as the old layout and looks like it was made by a 13 year old that was playing with Photoshop for the first time, especially the menus.

The menus bother me the most though. They stick out like bloated and bleeding sore thumbs. It looks like you pumped em out in 5 minutes with out much thought or effort. (Not saying that's what you actually did of course) I know you could have done a better job with the gradient on the menus. It looks like the blue verticle bar is underneath the side bar on the left, whereas it appears to be adjacent to the sidebar on the right.

I'm not diggin' the colors too much either.

Overall, I'm VERY happy you left the option to use the old layout.

[Tweaker]

I give it a thumbs up! I think it's much better than the other layout. Just my opinion. ;)

[PMS GURL]

the only thing i dont like is the color, its too dark and its dull. but the rest is perfect!!

[Xtren]

I love the new OTS layout, looks awesome :) It might take a while to get used to though, a lot of the buttons are in different places. Oh well, the change is great.

[Bobaroo]

There is only one thing that I do not like about the new layout. It is that all the replays to a topic are so spaced out, which for some reason I don't like.

But everything else I love, especially the color and sidebars.

[AtariFX]

I LOVE the new layout, especially the "view new posts" link at all points in the site. I like the colors, the scheme, everything. Please don't switch it back, please!!!! The green was so tacky. It looked like all those ugly "create your own" geocities sites. I like this a lot.

[Xtren]

I must say I like this layout better, but the green one was pretty damn good as well. Really, a "create your own geocities site" is a pretty big insult. It certainly didn't look like something I could do with a geocities site... I thought it looked really professional and it was easy to find everything.

[The_Turks(ff7)]

I like it, but im not sure if its better then the last one. It will take awhile to get used to. It just looks so weird since the avatars are on the right now and im used to it being on the left.

[Bishlopim]

I personally, don't like the new layout at all. The spacing, the color, and I'm just so used to and happy with the old one. And with that in mind I'll be sticking to classic FOR SURE.

[Xtren]

I honestly think the new layout is much more innovative than the old one, gives the site a more unique look now. I like the colour too... guess the green just got boring after a while.

[PhantomGamer]

Its ok i like it

[Wacheif]

At first when i came back i saw the new layout but now all i see is the old green and black OTS layout... whats wrong with my comp? O_o

o and i think this old green and black is better...

[Blackknight]

I'm a bit late on this thread but I was stuck on the umbra while I was suspended and all I can say is thank god. It screams ugly. I can tell you put a lot of effort but the top banner and the navigation on both sides is just....ugh.

[Red3GenCamaro]

They both are good. As long as the colors arent so bright it hurts ur eyes and its easy to navigate (thats my web criteria). Im not picky.

[Xtren]

Laggy's always been good with keeping the site and forums easy to read. Really can't complain there.

[Gunslinger]

We have a new layout?

[AK47]

Missed this one the first time around so...

The new layout looks much better than the old. It took a little getting used to, but now that I've used it for a while, I cant go back. The old layout and colors are just nasty.

Definately a good upgrade, no question.

[NameIrrelevant]

I prefer the new to the old, though I never really used the old one for more than a few days (im an OTS n00b..). The layout is professional and characteristic of the spirit of the site.

[Jdragonelder]

But then I never knew what the old one was like :o)