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The REGISTER button

Post by esd »

It's damn well hidden. Nearly lost a member coz they couldn't find it. Any chance of making it a button that actually says "Register" or something equally simple?
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Post by M.Steiner »

Had the same problem once when recruiting in Neocron, a while ago now though. A button which says register would be good yes. :thumb:

Also a button which actually changes to tell you when you have a PM would be useful too.
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Post by Futile Resistance »

Agreed. I remember back when I joined up... Spent nearly 10 min trying to find the bloody thing.
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Post by BlackDove »

Someone ought to get in contact with Fahdy.
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Post by Raa »

Ahh. I remember I had to search around for quite some time to find that link when I was directed here initially.
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Post by BlueFlames »

I had to mouse-over buttons and look at the target addresses in the bottom bar of IE until I spotted a URL with "register.php" in it. It took all of fifteen seconds......but......ummm......was irritating.

Incidentally, I've been wondering how much it really means when I call something irritating. Can I stop saying it? Is it taken for granted yet?

I do, however, agree that more intuitive login/logout and registration buttons would be nice.
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Post by esd »

BlackDove wrote:Someone ought to get in contact with Fahdy.
It's not exactly a coding issue. We just need some new buttons, then swap the images out.
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Post by winbrian »

Didn't take me that long to find it, I just took the mouse pointer and just highlighted over the pictures at the top. Simple :p
Anywho, probably just replace the pictures and place the actual text to join, logout, and forum index.
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Post by Inquisitor »

It's part of the stylesheet, which I believe expects those buttons to be that size.

KJ would know. Or Fahd.
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Post by Fenavian »

Inquisitor wrote:It's part of the stylesheet, which I believe expects those buttons to be that size.

KJ would know. Or Fahd.
Actually that's half true. You can make the buttons any size you want.
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Post by SSX Fahd »

Clearer register logo (if anyone can think one up ;)), or just a button with the word: register? If we go down the word route, I'd probably have to change the other two buttons so they'd fit in.

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Oh yeah I kinda got distracted by some Morrowind mods :p
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Post by esd »

Could always just make it flash... that way when anyone says "where's the register button" we can say "It's the BIG FLASHING ONE AT THE BLOODY TOP!"

Subtle, no?
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Post by Inquisitor »

Or we could just make it an IQ test :)
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