Philip Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 So I'm curious... what are the thoughts on the new "beta" design over at php.net? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 It's nice that they made the effort. Still, it looks dated already. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irate Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Well, I've seen it and I must say that is indeed better than the older design (you know, new and such), but I do agree to trq. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalecosp Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I can't remember the last time I used the "main" page ... have the manual pages changed as well? They look the same to me so far ... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yeah, they have all changed. You need to click the "beta" link at the top to see the new stuff. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 It's nice that they made the effort. Still, it looks dated already. I have to agree with this, unfortunately. I'm glad they finally got around to working on it though (something that should have been done years ago). If you want to switch to beta and don't have a top bar, you can do so at the bottom of this page: http://php.net/my.php Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Or simply go to http://php.net/?setbeta=1 Its an improvement (in terms of functionality, and usability) over the old website. Visually it looks better, it doesn't need much more IMO. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenLiam Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 "Step into the future!" If that's the future, well... lol. Honestly I like the design in its simple form, although they could've done better typography-wise (better Web 2.0-ish fonts and stuck to being modern) but that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlumph Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) I wish the content wasn't fixed width and would stretch across my screen. Also, the top menu (Downloads, Documentation, Community, Help) is kind of annoying; I wish I didn't have to click to see the sub menu items. Other than that, it looks much more modern and overall better looking. And I'm sure there will be a continuous improvements. Edit: It looks like the documentation pages stretch across the screen. So there is some inconsistency in how the content is displayed across the site (as far as layout widths go). Edited June 26, 2013 by shlumph Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 (edited) I kind of like the current design. There's nothing wrong with the new design, I don't really see it as any kind of improvement though. I like the visual style of the current designe, and find it to be easy to use/navigate. Edited June 26, 2013 by kicken Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1437991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 So it looks like they did another round of updates (recent?). I'm not sold on their font choice but I do like the overall feel of the layout now. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1449906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I like this new round of updates much better than the previous update. After clicking around a bit I can't see anything that I don't like really. The font seems fine to me, but I've never been too picky about such things. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1449910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkuar Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) I cant even switch to the new beta site on php.net no option to. I think they reverted everything back lol Edit: looks like you have to be onhttp://www.php.net/manual/ to change it to beta. The font looks absolutely terrible on my Chrome. I don't know why they use that font, it's all smushed and ugly: And no, it's not my computer, no other website has the font style like this. Edited September 17, 2013 by Monkuar Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1449938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irate Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 You can add ?beta=1 to the URL to change to the new design, too. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1449941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) @Monkuar it IS your computer, you have anti-aliasing disabled. Not all fonts require anti-aliasing, but clearly this one does. Edited September 18, 2013 by ignace Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1450006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
axxo1 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I don't like it at all. Why should it have to change? It was perfectly fine for me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1450677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall of Famer Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 same reason why iOS changes its desktop design everytime. No matter whether its even a better design than its predecessor, a change is a change, and people want to see changes. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1450797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 iOS != OSX. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1450840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall of Famer Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 iOS != OSX. Of course I know what is an IOS and what is an OSX, I was referring to the 'home screen' which I still call it 'desktop' at times since I'm so used to this term after being years of laptop/desktop computer user. Shall we move on from such debates that hardly even matter at all? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1450957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 same reason why iOS changes its desktop design everytime. No matter whether its even a better design than its predecessor, a change is a change, and people want to see changes. Can't say I agree. Most people hated the new iOS design, but after they started to use it and realised the new usability/subtle improvements they started to like the update. People don't know what they want, basically. It's down to those that know better to give them what they don't know they want. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/279536-new-phpnet-design/#findComment-1454574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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