What postbit do you prefer? (Updated with solution)

[Bram Hengeveld]

UPDATE:

Since the poll was undecided i had to look for a forum modication. Good lord somebody released it yesterday


From now on you can select your own postbitstyle:

1. Go to your USER CP: http://forum.racedepartment.com/usercp.php
2. Click Edit Options: http://forum.racedepartment.com/profile.php?do=editoptions
3. Scroll down to the category called: Thread Display Options
4. Find Default Postbit
5. Mark "Yes, i prefer old postbit" for the vertical postbit
6. Unmark "Yes, i prefer old postbit" for the horizontal postbit
7. Enjoy your new layout

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Time for a style polly. From the beginning of the RD forum we use the new postbit style (horizontal) for our vBulletin.
Many other forums still use the old postbit style (vertical)

The modern one has some advantages that you can post wider pictures and the post look a bit smaller because the character have more space to stretch.
The classic version has also some benefits that you dont see all the userinfo and avatars all the time while scrolling and that all the text continues without being interrupted by a postbit.

Now the question, which one do you prefer for RD!

Attached is a vertical and a horizontal version

[Warren Dawes]

I'll be a Bi Guy on this one. I originally preferred the vertical one, but having got used to the horizontal one, I quite like it.
No major preference but marginally in favour of the horizontal one.

[Bram Hengeveld]

Me too Warren Just curious if Atti changed his opinion too

[Attila Domján]

Nope, Atti still likes the vertical one, but can live with the current too.

[Stephen Carson]

I have no bias either, I regularily post on forums which use both. I like the current one for posting images but then I dont post any photographs here so I dont find it that usefull

[Jacco Cornelissen]

Horizontal

[Simon Trendell]

I've always been a vertical person myself

[Christopher Aponte]

doesn't matter....both is ok ;)

[Maurice Hurkmans]

I don't mind as well.... Horizontal, like it is now, is good for me, but i wouldn't mind an vertical postbit as well.

[Clive Siggs]

Mmm, hard one for me, as I like it both ways too *cough* ;)

Maybe if there are enough people choosing "vertical" could there be a 1 week trial to see how things look? Or is it possible to setup a "styles" option in the user cp to view it how you would like. I know there are options to have "user colours" but not sure if you can do it with board layouts or anything like that.

[James Yates]

I think we should keep it how it is - the vertical one is over used by other forums... so it makes us stand out a bit

What we really need is a widescreen forum skin - instead of the narrow current one.

[Bram Hengeveld]

Originally Posted by James Yates

I think we should keep it how it is - the vertical one is over used by other forums... so it makes us stand out a bit

What we really need is a widescreen forum skin - instead of the narrow current one.

and that my friend will be done hopefully when our skinningwizard has his job done in july. agree we should have both style to choose from

[Ross Balfour]

Vertical!!! Has all info on one side

[Ramon van Rijn]

Vertical; I keep on scrolling through the horizontal nonsense

Best would be if the user can decide for himself.

[Maik Peters]

User dicede himself

Vertical / horizontal, it doesn't bother me anymore I'm fine with both now.... maybe tomorrow is a different day

[Bram Hengeveld]

Maybe in vB 3.8 that will be possible for users to decide

[Simon Trendell]

Originally Posted by Bram Hengeveld

Maybe in vB 3.8 that will be possible for users to decide

It can be done:
How To Make the Postbit a User Option - vBulletin Community Forum

[Bram Hengeveld]

Yes cool, then we have to change all templates manually Maybe if Yves Kickass RD style is ready, but i am surely not gonna change all templates by hand haha.

But thanks for looking it up btw!

[Maik Peters]

Its blue and white here again.... Already working on the new implementation bram?? couldn't you wait

[Hans Sneep]

I like the horizontal view,text is better readable and give more room fore photo's
but when you type your text you have a small field, and that change when you submit your tread.
Second, I have to say that the colour scheme with wite text in light blue is difficult to reed.

But its all nice criticism.

Hans

[Bram Hengeveld]

Originally Posted by Hans Sneep

Second, I have to say that the colour scheme with wite text in light blue is difficult to reed.

I agree Hans, changed to black! Thanks for the feedback

[Bram Hengeveld]

UPDATE:

Since the poll was undecided i had to look for a forum modication. Good lord somebody released it yesterday

From now on you can select your own postbitstyle:

1. Go to your USER CP: http://forum.racedepartment.com/usercp.php
2. Click Edit Options: http://forum.racedepartment.com/prof...do=editoptions
3. Scroll down to the category called: Thread Display Options
4. Find Default Postbit
5. Mark "Yes, i prefer old postbit" for the vertical postbit
6. Unmark "Yes, i prefer old postbit" for the horizontal postbit
7. Enjoy your new layout

[Bradley Wint]

Excellent..I grew up on the Legacy Postbit style, so I'll go back with that...also run Legacy style as default on my board as well.