Ok thanks. I definitely need to test on more phones. Yeah, a 2 column carousel might be a good idea :)
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:48 PM, Jake b <ninmonk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Phone versions: > Android 4.4.2 > Chrome 34.0.* > firefox 29 (beta and stable) > > For highlighting game updates, maybe use the widget steam has (I think > it's called: carousel, ex: http://store.steampowered.com/ ) It cycles > through large images + links. > > I had a thought about the data density: > > If using a steam widget to feature the 5 most recent (or manually featured > games). Then continue more in the column, like it currently does. > > If using the a slideshow / steam widget above: you could remove the news > section. If there's recent news, insert items into the steam-slideshow > widgit. (Clicking it will navigate to the full-news page) > > The same thing could work for videos. (If new ones aren't submitted real > frequently, yet it'd still be nice to have on the front.) > > Maybe news and videos will be frequent enough always using a column is > best. > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 10:51 AM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for the notes Jake. >> >> Perhaps if I play a subtle highlighting animation on page load, and >> highlight the arrow keys as the Left/Right buttons are that might help >> people notice them. >> >> btw, your phone is an android? >> >> cheers, >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Jake b <ninmonk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Minor notes . >>> >>> I didn't realize the top menu at first. Might be too subtle. >>> >>> I tested it on my phone, chrome and Firefox. >>> >>> Chrome >>> + doesn't work with swipe gesture. >>> + arrow buttons: About 10% of the time the site scrolls 2 columns. >>> >>> While swipe works on ffx, but is giving false positives. If I scroll up >>> / down. Ex displacement of 10px x, 300px y, it pages. >>> >> >> > > > -- > Jake >
