Possible CD-TBA integration

[David Guzman]

I love it. This is awesome.

Thanks Brandon.

[jgannon]

I really like the idea of linking team numbers to TBA pages, but I find this new image to be just a tad obtrusive. How about just making the team numbers clickable? Set the style to be the same as regular text, but make it underline on mouseover so people know it's a link. It would be a little more Easter-eggy, but also a little more visually appealing.

[blaxbb]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I really like the idea of linking team numbers to TBA pages, but I find this new image to be just a tad obtrusive. How about just making the team numbers clickable? Set the style to be the same as regular text, but make it underline on mouseover so people know it's a link. It would be a little more Easter-eggy, but also a little more visually appealing.

I think it's better as an image, it makes it easier for people who aren't used to the site. (just want to check for info)

With an image, a quick glance shows its a link to TBA, but an underlined link doesn't catch your eye.

[geeknerd99]

I'd prefer a link instead of the image. It's nice to know it exists, but now I'd like to go back to more or less how things used to look. The TBA-> is starting to become a bit of an eyesore already and I've just seen them for about 2 minutes.

[Mike AA]

When I logged on today and opened the first thread I wanted to look at and saw the TBA-> I said "cool quick idea and works well with CD"

I Like it. Should stay how it is.

-Mike

[Racer26]

Wow... Nice job Brandon, I didn't think you'd have my expansion of the idea implemented quite that fast... Cool. Its no more of an eyesore than the online pic or anything else. I say leave it.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

I used the tiny TBA-> one .. we'll see how that goes over.
It can always change.

If it was up to a vote, the TBA block is very much more visible than the small blue alliance lightbulb. I vote to keep the TBA block.

[Jeff Waegelin]

I like the link idea, but I don't really like the TBA graphic. It stands out too much on the page, IMO. I would prefer the small lightbulb, actually, because I find it less obtrusive.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Jeff Waegelin

I like the link idea, but I don't really like the TBA graphic.

I concur. I find it very distracting. My preference would be to make the team number the actual link.

And now that I've used the word, what would it take to make it an actual user-configurable preference?

* no link to TBA
* hyperlink from the team number
* little blue light graphic
* bigger "TBA->" graphic

[Joe Matt]

I like the graphic, but if you want to make it blend in more, how about make the button a darker grey (to match the posts) with TBA in blue?

[ahecht]

I like it, but I think it would be better if it were located on the right and the arrow pointed to the left -- that way it doesn't mess up the alignment of the text.

[Racer26]

Actually, I like ahecht's idea, only just dont have an arrow on the TBA graphic, just move it to the right side, and have no arrow on it

[Libby K]

I like it. The graphic is slightly obtrusive, but I've gotten used to it.

Thanks, Brandon. You rock!

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Libby K

I like it. The graphic is slightly obtrusive, but I've gotten used to it.

Thanks, Brandon. You rock!

I like it as it is too. It is far from obtrusive for me. Other graphics in peoples signatures are way more eye-catching than this and most people have colorful signatures. It blends in well enough letting people know it is a blue alliance logo. And that was fast too! Good work Mr. Martus.

[Schnabel]

Originally Posted by Bharat Nain

I like it as it is too. It is far from obtrusive for me. Other graphics in peoples signatures are way more eye-catching than this and most people have colorful signatures. It blends in well enough letting people know it is a blue alliance logo. And that was fast too! Good work Mr. Martus.

I will have to agree. I don't think that the TBA is very obtrusive at all. Yes it does misaligned the text, but that is just part of its nature. Bharat made a good point as some of the signatures on here can be a lot more eye catching and distracting than this little graphic that everyone has. With it being uniform throughout the entire forum, it blends in a lot better than if some people have their numbers as a link or the light instead of the button.