Total Confusion

Phil1923 over 9 years ago

Hi Everybody,

I don't like this new format for the forums.

-- THERE IS NO HELP SECTION. ABSOLUTEY NOTHING ON HELP.

-- The layout is worse than the original forums. The original forums were worse than the newsgroup access format.

-- There is far too much white space between lines of text. As a result, not enough listings get on a page.

-- There is a ridiculous variation in text size over a page. This text is one twentieth the size of the heading "Ask a Question etc."

-- Lines in a post are double spaced. This only adds more useless white space.

-- This site has preserved the confusion over community forums, graphics forums, general forums, etc. How is anyone supposed to find a forum of special interest -- especially without any HELP.

-- I have yet to find out how to REPLY to a post. Is that a military secret.

-- What "tabs". I don't see any tabs.

-- I can't read the date on which a post was sent - now that I finally found it. It's too small and in light blue.

-- My images do not show up in the photo editing forum. Where are they hidden.

-- I can't get back to a previous page.

-- All in all, the layout of this site has made a bad format even worse.

-- How about adding a summary or organizational page or site guide similar to that of a newsgroup.

-- At the very least -- ADD A HELP SECTION.

This site is totally useless to a newcomer.

Phil

Stefan Lindblad over 9 years ago

Hi Phil,

A HELP section s always good. And agree there should be a instantly viewable Help section. The section "Wiki" doesnt entirely fill that lack. Equally the Wiki section is still there in the menu. You can find the WIki which initself have the "FAQ" section. Here a link http://community.coreldraw.com/share/

Again, I dont believe a Wiki in any way remove the Help section.

One question, what sort of info would you think a Help section should have?
Info how the forum, community works?
Rules of the forum community?

We did have, I like to remember, a sort of help section in the old design of the forum. Not sure.
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Phil1923 over 9 years ago in reply to Stefan Lindblad

Hi Stefan,
It's a waste of time to list all the small problems. Nobody will change anything.
What's more, the entire site belongs in the garbage can. Just look at the home page. Where do you go from there -- I can't even read the microscopic print at 100% magnification. Just look at the monitor when you click on forums -- if you have even realized that there is such a button.
Designing a site should be turned over to professional site designers. Graphics programmers do not know how to design a site.
About eight years ago or so, the design of Corel's site suddenly improved quite a bit. The design of this site should be turned over to the group designing the Corel site. Perhaps they can organize and display this one in a useful way.
This site can remain on display as a lesson in how terrible a site can be if designed by amateur site designers.
Phil
PS: I'm most annoyed that my photos do not display in the photo editing forum. Corel is going to hear from my wife about that.
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Stefan Lindblad over 9 years ago in reply to Phil1923

Ask your wife to be gentle

Let's hope it gets better to suite you. Things had to be adjusted 2008 when the forum first saw the light. Before that it was almost only nntp. I believe we will se better as we go along. Like we say in sweden: kid illnesses in the beginning. Gérard have already made quite a few adjustments and listened to many requests.

Equally I like many things with the new. To me it ain't all doom and gloom.

Phil don't give up yet. Changes are done day by day since 2 days ow. Have faith.
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Stefan Lindblad over 9 years ago in reply to Phil1923

Phil you are like myself one of the inventories in here ;-) Keep coming back
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Phil1923 over 9 years ago in reply to Stefan Lindblad

Hi Stefan,
I'm not trying to insult anybody -- however --
1. Minor changes are not going to help much.
2. This entire site should go into the garbage can.
3. A site needs an organization. This one is just a collection. The embroidery forum gets the same attention as the DRAW forum.
4. A site should have a "road map" on the home page.
5. That should continue as you follow the road. Do you see a road map anywhere on this site.
6. The layout of the home page is critical. The home page of this site is a swamp of tiny type. It's useless.
7. Other sub-sites are equally poor. There's no road map.
8. Type sizes vary by twenty to one over the same page.
9. The white space between listings is larger than the text.
10, 11, 12, --- etc. etc. etc ----
Automobile companies do not turn over their advertising to engineers, managers, accountants, etc.
Automobile companies hire an experienced advertising company.
Corel should do the same with this site.
Phil
PS: My wife wanted me to post her picture here so that Corel would know who they are dealing with. How the hell do you insert an image in a post.
PPS: It's OK. I still prefer PhotoPaint to Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. Let's just get a site where I can keep in touch with other users.
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