Title: Teletext...
Deano - July 14, 2003 07:21 PM (GMT)
Firstly, finally a games mag worth reading again, but:
The teletext interface is lovely and quaint and nostalgic, or at least it will be for a few days, when I'll start getting a little tired of:
Read sub-page for about 30 seconds
Click
Wait 5-10 seconds for next sub-page
Repeat
You said one of your aims is speed - hence no fancy graphics, but as it is it takes much longer to read something here than on other gaming sites due to an article being split over 5 or 10 subpages.
Suggestions:
Entire article displayed with discreet but functional scrollbars on the inside of the screen
Do some funky technical pre-loading thing so that clicking the 'next subpage' button displays it instantly
Simple method: If a page has 7 subpages, give us the option to have seven TVs and remotes one after each other on the page so we can just hit Page Down on the keyboard instead - would be just like what digi could have been like if you were rich and had 7 tvs....
Meh - sorry first post is a whine and all but this is so close to perfect, but I just know this'll drive me mad by the end of the week.
DIGIWORLD_RevStu - July 14, 2003 07:46 PM (GMT)
You've made Mr Nash cry. I hope you're happy.
Alex Maroney - July 14, 2003 09:38 PM (GMT)
I concur with Mr Deano. Maybe as part of the special 50p package subscribers could get an e-mail digest or similar sort of "one-stop shop" containing all that week's writing?
As the site expands and more material is added, it's going to be a chore searching through your purchased back-issues for a single article or review. And because I love you all so much, I'll be wanting to do that regularly.
Ed-Epistaxis - July 14, 2003 09:41 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Alex Maroney @ Jul 14 2003, 10:38 PM) |
I concur with Mr Deano. Maybe as part of the special 50p package subscribers could get an e-mail digest or similar sort of "one-stop shop" containing all that week's writing?
As the site expands and more material is added, it's going to be a chore searching through your purchased back-issues for a single article or review. And because I love you all so much, I'll be wanting to do that regularly. |
You, sir, would complain that Venice had water in it.
Don't be so silly, billy.
Alex Maroney - July 14, 2003 10:11 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Ed-Epistaxis @ Jul 14 2003, 10:41 PM) |
| You, sir, would complain that Venice had water in it. |
As it happens I did complain about it, and they told me that was how it was supposed to be. Very odd, the whole affair.
giant_frying_pan - July 15, 2003 12:43 AM (GMT)
I'm willing to endure the lovely tele-o-text interface for Digi. It seperated it from the rest of the soul-less game sites out there...
giant_frying_pan
The_Rugged_Kentishman - July 15, 2003 01:07 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Alex Maroney @ Jul 14 2003, 11:11 PM) |
| QUOTE (Ed-Epistaxis @ Jul 14 2003, 10:41 PM) | | You, sir, would complain that Venice had water in it. |
As it happens I did complain about it, and they told me that was how it was supposed to be. Very odd, the whole affair.
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It also has lots of bin bags apparently. I'd advice you to stay away from them, on the offchance that they are owned by Mr.T