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reina__ · January 2009

I'm not saying the current page looks bad or anything. I think if the admins want to spruce the game up in the next ten years this could happen. It's purely a suggestion ... and forgive me if I wasn't supposed to do this. Page Update. This is my version, but it could be done any way. Why? -To make a dog's page look more official. -Bigger, clearer graphics. -More organized. <img src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/convinceyou/Fake_VP.jpg"; alt="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/convinceyou/Fake_VP.jpg"; class="bb-image" /> On this, -the photo is clickable, like on VHR. -the "heat" or "fertile" area is on the top left. -the dog's name is at the very top and is not hyperlinked. -the divs are outlined with grey. -not all the writing is bold & italic, looks clean. -all boxes are placed in the same area, bottom left. -all information is placed in the same area. -owner comments are placed beside the picture. -graphics remain the same. -I'm not sure if it's possibly but the stats w/ 4 stars are counted up. Although it would require a lot of coding, I'm sure VP won't be exactly the same in 10 years as it is now, and I'd just like to give an idea to the HTML people that do this (Nef?) I would be happy to help, and I'm sure many other coding artists on this game would be. It doesn't have to look exactly like this either. Just an idea, nothing more. Critique, diss, kill, compliment, thumbs up, down, whatever you want. Take it or leave it OPs. It was probaby a waste of time anyway. :roll:

Meeko1 · January 2009

I like this look!! 2 thumbs up!

Kazuko · January 2009

Honestly it looks a bit more disorganized this way. I think the whole Abilities Learned section should be removed- there's no real use for it. That would allow a bit more room. Then you could even move the comments, skill bars, and owned by pieces where that would be. It'd make for a more 'streamlined' page. xD

reina__ · January 2009

Yeah, true.

UnknownDreamland · January 2009

And just a little tidbit, not that it matters to us, I suppose.. Websites or sims can't be made with html. It's made with php or mysql(something like that). VP is made with php, I believe. Personally, I like how ours is, but I always like how something current is. XD

MahgicIV · January 2009

two thumbs up :] i like how it looks more modern and i LOVE the easy stat [8x4] very easy XD

Evlon · January 2009

I see a major flaw right off the bat: The image placement. You have a nice small image there, but I could toss a wrench in the system right now with a larger image, for example say this: <img src="http://fc75.deviantart.com/fs37/f/2008/277/b/a/bafe01051f3c9a6d87fe12e595670355.png"; alt="http://fc75.deviantart.com/fs37/f/2008/277/b/a/bafe01051f3c9a6d87fe12e595670355.png"; class="bb-image" /> which is an actual image I did for some one on vp is used. It would throw everything below and to the right all out of alignment. The image would have to stay at the very bottom as is. Also, making the dog's name non-hyperlinked isn't very nice

If I clear out bids, change the notes/photo ect.. I often click on the name to get the dog's number back. Trust me, I do this a lot when I'm coding gifty list. Kyt has a major point with the fact that abilities learned area could just be dumped. It's rather pointless, and just stretches the page. The number of offspring is a really good idea, however it would have more visual appeal in a black text. And the categories should be in bold for the same reason. Not to mention is is easier to read. Pale blue and grey are too close in value to not have it in bold. Also the 'in heat' needs more contrast because it is rather hard to see as well. I would try white, or dark grey. I'm not sure I like the idea of moving the bookmark area around on pages, because having it in the same spot on every page makes it much easier to find, and use more effectively. Another flaw that has shown it's self to me: You do not have an area for 'Buy This Dog' or 'Breed with this dog for (000)' button This could be placed in the bookmark area instead. Also the owner should be listed prominently, not hidden on the side bar. Really the whole name and lineage area is fine as is now. The problem with an image name is that it is one more graphic your computer will have to load. And on slower computers this is not fun. I love the idea of having the stars precounted so that there may be no doubt about the star number. Some time after looking at yellow stars for an hour or two they blur into a yellow mass.

So really at this point I would review all the stuff that people have said and make a 2.0 of this. The biggest part would be to make sure that it looks good on a lot of dogs, not just one

So to sum it up: Easier to read, missing parts, debug, and re-balance afterward [hope I didn't just steam roll your idea too badly

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