Just before it's added. I'd like to make 2 notes on the best method to apply the indicator: * The (0) isn't a good idea for a nonexistent page. That would perhaps be thought of as how many unread messages are left. But the page can exist and have no unread messages. ** Which gives an interesting idea; The talk page can have a (#) beside it showing the number of edits since the user last read it. So if a user is working on an article they can see any new messages that they may have missed. * A note about the color too; The bar that the talk notice is on is a bright golden yellow color. If you place red on top of it, it will either be hard to see, or strain people's eyes. I suggest a light gray or light gray with shadow to signify a nonexistent talk page. Many users will associate a grayed out link to mean disabled/inactive/nonexistent, etc... But to avoid them thinking it's completely disabled, make it appear like a normal active talk page link when you hover over it. (Simple explanation: Any active link should show a small difference in it when hovered over. Many people do hover over buttons before thinking that they are unusable). * I suggest similar for the Article link (except the message counter)
~Daniel Friesen(Dantman) of The Gaiapedia, Wikia Graphical Entertainment Project, and Wiki-Tools.com John Q wrote: > Hi, > > Answers in-line... > > Afker Aih wrote: > >> --- John Q <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> at this point we're looking for major omissions in >>> functionality >>> >>> >> One functionality that is missing in the current >> smoke/slate is the ability to tell if a discussion page >> exists or not from the article's page. From the current >> screenshot, I'm not sure if that functionality has been >> added "back" (relative to Monobook) or if it is still >> missing. >> >> > > Yes, we're putting that in ... either a red link or an indicator like > (0) comments. > > >> Another thing that the previous version of smoke/slate >> lacked, was a quick way to return to the article from a >> diff of two older versions. The screenshot suggests this >> functionality is probably back in v2 already, but I just >> want to point it out to be extra safe. >> >> > > Yes, that's exactly what the "Article" link is there for. :) > > >> Both of the above functionalities have been constantly >> tempting me to switch back to Monobook. Sometimes I >> resist, sometimes I succumb. >> >> -Afker >> >> -------------------------------------- >> Easy + Joy + Powerful = Yahoo! Bookmarks x Toolbar >> http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/toolbar/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikia-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l
