GDU Widget Factory

[ShinGamix 1]

Marked asked me to make a topic discussing the index widgets. So lets discuss the ones one the index.

Edited November 16, 2012 by ShinGamix

[Marked 197]

I mainly wanted a poll!

 

With 2 options:

-the previous system which had spinners going before the content loaded in the sidebar

-this system where the widgets (actually called hooks) are loaded with the page, and include a member panel and broken status updates (I will fix it as soon as I get the chance to reskin to the forum)

[ShinGamix 1]

I had ten mins before I went to work this morning. Just got home @8:30 at night. Will add a poll hoss and gloss!

 

Edit-Oh I see what you mean. Now the widgets just seem to pop in on a delay. I was kinda okay with the spinners. (Riddin spinners..)

Edited November 16, 2012 by ShinGamix

[Marked 197]

Lol it's not a delay. That's the slowless of the page. It appears like a delay because the largest assets load at the bottom of the page. The widgets html is stored right down at the bottom so is last to load, even though it appears at the top of the page.

 

The difference is that currently the additional slowess is caused by extra mysql queries being made before the page starts loading, whereas the spinners would load separately and unrelatedly to what the page is doing, so it didnt slow the page down. That's what an ajax call does, it has its own delay.

 

That prob doesn't make sense.

 

Anyway, you still haven't made the poll :

[ShinGamix 1]

I really wish the board panel was at the bottom of the index.

[madanchi 18]

#i really wish the forum was replaced with a massive singular image of BOMBFACE!!!! If anyone remembers that.

 

On topic: Voted, and 3 solid votes for B! Haha.