New Design

[xauger]

I don't wanna sound like a grudge, but I don't like the new version of it. The fonts are too big, also it feels too crowded with too much things. It's weird! I felt like the old one was more organized and easier to follow. For us, grudges lol, is there a way or an option to get the old one back (just like Facebook has this weird new look and has the option to switch to the old one)?  :cool2:

[stesteelnz]

hi

its nice, but definitely doesnt work for me.
for someone that scrolls thru the pages of torrents just using the finger on the scroll wheel,  the new layout is a pain  as i may have just moved the mouse a bit and suddenly find i'm now scrolling thru details of a torrent that cant fit in the view of the torrent, and thats not where i want to be,  then i have to move the mouse to the right hand side of the page to get out of it and then start scrolling again.

i normally put my mouse over the title and see the images if i want to see them quickly, or open the torrent in another tab to read it more indepth.  There to much detail on the main page and  personally i would prefer not to have the images visible on the main page in case someone walks into a shared room and i dont want them to see what i'm reading, the pics give it all away.  i've tried the new layout many times but keep reverting to the old just to get rid of the images and too much detail from showing.

little things like the click on the mail button to read any reseed requests,  now messages are buried further down  so  i now seem to be ignoring them  as  its another layer down to click to get to them,  when they were on the top bar i just went to them.

provided theres options in the profile to have it the old  layout available  then i will be happy

[Waldo1215]

Disabling extended descriptions and photos leaves a lot of blank space that should simply revert the torrent look back to what it was before the update. Now their is 2x the amount of scrolling due to the left over grey area.

[calgboi]

I never used to like a redesign, as someone earlier stated, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". However, when it makes sense to cater to other audiences ie: mobile users, then go for it.

I am quite pleased with the new layout. It looks awesome. I cannot review the mobile website as I had never used it on my phone prior to this major update. I am noticing that the thumbnails for the torrents are overlapping when you click into a torrent to download. I can provide a picture if you would like. I am using the latest Chrome browser v81.0.4044.96 on Andriod.

But thanks for all your hard work. It looks incredible!

[1mmortal]

Hey,

Perhaps I’m missing some setting or something, but for mobile, there’s no first column of the table in single torrent’s view, thus making it impossible to view file list (see images attached).

[Haith]

Just wanted to say thanks for all your work on the changes and the site in general.
I do tend to prefer the compressed view more but I'm fine with whatever the majority requests.
I like having the SEARCH button readily available.

[fillme23]

i prefer the old design, you say the new design is cleaner but it really isn't. it's far to cluttered and no need for the descriptions on the front screen, just gets in the way when scrolling with the mouse

[boingboom]

you lost all user functionality because you take ten times longer to find anything . but it looks better. ugh .as a designer i know most people like it when things look pretty. but if it doesnt work ? at all?

[eobox91103]

@ben351500:

I like the three new toggles on the right side of the Search page that allows some customization of the Search view. A definite step in the right direction!

I strongly agree…this way people can tailor to the view they like.

Here's another comment:  In the new style, we seem to have fallen victim to the web trend of "bigger font is better."  But this can make the titles of the torrents rather harsh to eye.  The new titles in (which appear to be Verdana Bold) stand out harshly from the background.  Dialling back the font colour just a bit, while retaining the font and size, would be easier on the eye.  See the image below:  The top frame is the current site design, with the lower frame at a slightly darker grey (RGB:225,225,225 to prove that I'm a nerd).  Just a thought.

[JayTO]

Layout is somewhat nicer.. but very cluttered. On my laptop it uses WAY too much of the screen… I prefer the old one.. sorry!

[grrrowler]

I like the new layout. One thing I miss, however, is the Wish List button in the search view while on a mobile device. I often look through the list of torrents and add those I’m interested to my wish list, for closer inspection or downloading on my computer. It’s great having easier access to the descriptions and images but I still have to open a page for each torrent to add them to my list. Any way to add that button to the mobile search results view?

[dmr25]

To be honest, I find the new search page way too cluttered compared to the old one, especially because of the thumbnail pictures (that show anyway when you hover over the title).  The side scroll bar also makes scrolling down the full search page more difficult.

As a general rule, I far prefer sites with cleaner layouts and more blank space.

That said, you can never please everyone. Maybe we'll all get used to it in time!

[chia]

@shez:

I like it, the only issue I've noticed is on the search pages, when hovering over the title of the torrent to get the picture preview popup, the top of the first image is hidden underneath the new page header.

any updates about this issue? still having this problem
other than this, i still prefer search (old)

[AvronChris]

I like the older design better because it loads a lot faster and with less stuff to scroll through

[unick]

sorry but the new layout drives me crazy why fix what's not broken?
In Safari it seems now everything is so big and a lot of space wasted, scrolling through the page now seems forever; I quite like the old design - compact and easy for the eyes. See the screenshots - this is how the new layout looks on my screen compared to the old one.

[poltergeist]

I actually like this one better. It's nice to be able to see the description without actually having to click them. Saves time  :cheers:

[eobox91103]

I was not a fan of the new layout with all the thumbnails and other stuff on the screen…but once I learned how to tailor the display to my liking using the three little toggle buttons on the right of the screen (see image below), I can now make the display the way I like it...and I think it's better than before.  My thanks to the designers for including these.

I would urge other Gentle Users to fiddle with these buttons and see what they can do for you.  You might find the results pleasing.

[moonmonday]

Overall I like the new layout very much! It's such much neater and the little thumbnails are really fantastic. Everything looks much smoother and in general much better. Great work!

My only suggestion would be a slight tweak to the previews that appear when you mouseover the titles. They almost always pop up a preview upwards, which is hard to see in its entirety. If they popped up downwards instead, they would be much easier to see and more helpful.

[SuitAndTieX]

The Search Page is getting much better and I loved the icons that show / hide the images and descriptions but there are some things that need to be improved:

• Reduce the font size used in the name of the torrents and the name must be displayed only on a single line;
• The distance between the torrent name and the description could be reduced;
• Reduce the font size used in the description and, if possible, leave the text "justified" for better alignment;
• The color of the hyperlinks must be changed, it is black and with the new background color, it is very difficult to visualize;
• The images of the categories should be better aligned and, if possible, display the complete image (the small images are cut);
• When an icon is activated to show/hide images and descriptions, I think it should be a different color indicating whether or not it is activated (White/Green);
• The symbol ♺ could be a different color, perhaps green, to stand out among the file title;
• I realize that the space that each torrent occupies is very large, and when the information is hidden, it ends up having a lot of space without anything, I would like a more compact listing when the description and images are hidden.

Attached is a preview of how it is and how it could look.

PS: I couldn't align the description text in photoshop so I got as close to the justified as I could.

[david711]

It looks very nice so far, totally dig it.