Please remove scrolling news banner!

[pezagent]

To whom it may concern:

I was wondering if the new news scrolling banner could be removed--it slows performance down on my machine, even though I'm using a very capable Mac G4, when browsers have to keep animating the window widgets suffer, such as text edit fields.

Perhaps this feature would be better in an area where other widgets aren't present, such as in the main forum menu?

Thanks for your time,

/johnny

 

[alsih2o]

i see no scrolling banner.

perhaps help could come more quickly if you make it clear what address you are using too. does your url have "cyberstreet" in it anywhere?

 

[thalmin]

I see the banner on the Fantasy Sci-Fi Books, Movies and TV forum

 

[Michael Morris]

To whom it may concern:

I was wondering if the new news scrolling banner could be removed--it slows performance down on my machine, even though I'm using a very capable Mac G4, when browsers have to keep animating the window widgets suffer, such as text edit fields.

Perhaps this feature would be better in an area where other widgets aren't present, such as in the main forum menu?

Thanks for your time,

/johnny

Russ had told me to place the PDF news banner onto the Sci-Fi page and the Sci-Fi news banner on the PDF page. I haven't completed this process so I'm mystified as to what banner you are referring to b/c you shouldn't be able to see a banner (yet). What page are you referring to, along with what style??

 

[Michael Morris]

Ok, I see what you're referring to. You can disable the banner by switching to an alternate styleset.

As to who put it in, I'm guessing Russ did, cause I didn't. Doesn't look bad though.

 

[Welverin]

Well it looks ok, it's just annoying with it's java loading and window pop-uping.

 

[Fast Learner]

Aye, I hate it, too. I often browse on my little wireless P400 32mb laptop which works just fine for standard HTML and Javascript, but yanked to a horrible near-stop as Java loads (and until I next restart everything is much slower as the JRE never really goes away). Is there any way this can be something that can be turned off via a board CP setting of some sort?

 

[Mark]

Yes, please remove it from the default styleset.

Perhaps a special "Bells and Whistles" styleset could be instituted for those who do not have problems with slowdowns and such.

It would be nice, I would think, if the default styleset remains as the simplest, least complicated entry to EN World and its forums so as to allow for the friendliest environment for even the oldest machines and lowest level of connection speeds.

Mind you I am not saying it doesn't look nice or serve an excellent function, simply that it is not as universally friendly to users.

On a similar note, maybe some of the new stylesets could be geared more toward various types of users? Maybe a Fantasy/Medieval Styleset, a Future/Sci-Fi styleset or even a Modern Styleset? Could be lots of them, I guess.

Two cents only...

 

[Michael Morris]

Aye, I hate it, too. I often browse on my little wireless P400 32mb laptop which works just fine for standard HTML and Javascript, but yanked to a horrible near-stop as Java loads (and until I next restart everything is much slower as the JRE never really goes away). Is there any way this can be something that can be turned off via a board CP setting of some sort?

Go to USER CP and choose any theme but the default. This will override the ticker.

 

[Mark]

Go to USER CP and choose any theme but the default. This will override the ticker.

I think the point is that most folks who have the chance to pop in for a quick browse would be better served not having to go through the process of signing in to remove obstacles that need not be part of the default styleset.