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Tech Note: Reorganizing the Tool Bench

Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 1:15:36 pm PDT

You might have noticed that I’ve gotten rid of those pop-out menus in the left sidebar, and redesigned that section to use the same expandable “accordion” menus as the “LGF Headlines” and “Recent Comments.”

Two benefits to this tweak:

1) It eliminates one jQuery plugin from our lineup of Javascript utilities, resulting in slightly faster load times and slightly less chance of incompatibilities.

2) It makes the user interface more consistent. (Yep, I know there’s still work to be done on that.)

Also, I’ve temporarily removed the tag cloud feature (although a link to the Tag Storm is still in the “Tools/Info” menu) because when we had a surge of traffic recently, the tag cloud code demonstrated that it was in need of optimization (by nearly crashing the MySQL server).

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1 Shug  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:16:52pm

change!

2 LeftJustAintRight  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:17:29pm

I find myself on other websites and role my mouse over stuff expecting a balloon to pop up
LOL

3 Sharmuta  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:17:55pm

I like it!

Those pop outs sometimes kinda got in my way....

4 Sharmuta  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:18:54pm

re: #2 LeftJustAintRight

I find myself on other websites and role my mouse over stuff expecting a balloon to pop up
LOL

Me too! And I'm always disappointed. Makes me appreciate LGF that much more.

5 Shug  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:19:28pm

The best change today is that I no longer have to look at al gore's face

6 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:19:33pm

I like it. Now they don't open automatically when I accidentally roll over the top of them. :)

Very cool.

7 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:19:59pm

re: #4 Sharmuta

Me too! And I'm always disappointed. Makes me appreciate LGF that much more.

Amen, we are so spoiled. lol

8 HelloDare  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:20:22pm

Say, what?

9 LeftJustAintRight  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:21:03pm

re: #7 gop_patriot

Amen, we are so spoiled. lol

And don't forget racist Islamophbes

10 Coldpizza  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:21:54pm

Excellent work!

11 yma o hyd  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:22:39pm

I did wonder what had happened to the Tag Storm ... in a vague way, thinking it was my browser who lost that.

12 Sharmuta  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:24:45pm

re: #11 yma o hyd

I was wondering about it too. The tag storm quickly became my favorite tool.

13 Quilly Mammoth  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:27:37pm

Mozilla has been putting a script error message recently. I wish I recorded the specifics.

14 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:28:52pm

Video: “Where the hell is Matt (2008)?”
AP is a bit cynical but I think it's fantastic.

15 Charles  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:29:03pm

re: #13 Quilly Mammoth

Mozilla has been putting a script error message recently. I wish I recorded the specifics.

Is it this one?

Permission denied to call method Location.toString

That seems to originate with certain advertisements.

16 Joshin  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:30:57pm

Hey Charles,

Would you add a link in the RSS template so that I can go directly to the "full article + comments" page rather than just to the "full article"? It would save me a click since when I open an article, I want to see the comments.

Thanks!

17 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:43:20pm

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Video: “Where the hell is Matt (2008)?”
AP is a bit cynical but I think it's fantastic.

I love it! When all the people ran in and joined him dancing I actually teared up. LOL Beautiful. :) I loved when he changed his dance and joined in with the dancing girls in Gurgaon, India.

18 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:48:28pm

re: #17 gop_patriot

Yeah, I'm pretty sure all his previous clips he's been dancing alone. Nice touch. The India clip is may favorite. I also love the ones with all the little kids.

19 Sharmuta  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:49:50pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

I liked the one with the umbrellas.

20 snowcrash  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:52:23pm

Hey Charles, all the improvements make the site very easy to use. Thanks. And if I didn't say it yet today, THE SPY ROCKS!

21 HelloDare  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:53:11pm

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Video: “Where the hell is Matt (2008)?”
AP is a bit cynical but I think it's fantastic.

He must be tired.

22 HelloDare  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:54:42pm

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Worthy of a spinoff.

23 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:55:43pm

re: #18 Killgore Trout

re: #18 Killgore Trout

And wasn't the music great?

/It's funny how if you back up just a little bit, we all look alike, all over the world. Take that, Obama.

24 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:56:16pm

re: #22 HelloDare

Good thinking.

25 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:56:46pm

re: #23 gop_patriot

PIMF, I was replying to Killgore AND Sharmuta. :) Sorry.

26 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 1:57:10pm

re: #23 gop_patriot
FAQ
What are the lyrics to the song?

I’m glad you asked. From what I can gather, the song is a lullaby sung by an older sister to her younger brother. Here are the approximate lyrics:

Young brother, young brother, be quiet
You are crying, but our father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
To protect the living, to protect the orphan child

27 ted  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:02:11pm

Charles Darwin Johnson: The Evolution of Brilliant Website Design

28 gop_patriot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:02:48pm

re: #26 Killgore Trout

Interesting. :)

29 HelloDare  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:03:28pm

re: #27 ted

Charles Darwin Johnson: The Evolution of Brilliant Website Design

And he did it all in just six days.

30 Shug  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:15:40pm

re: #27 ted

Charles Darwin Johnson: The Evolution of Brilliant Website Design

are you a new web creationist?

31 Quilly Mammoth  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:17:38pm

re: #15 Charles

Yes, that's one of them. Thanks

32 least  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:22:32pm

re: #29 HelloDare

Intelligent Design?
heh

*ducks, tucks and rolls outta range*

33 Yankee Division Son  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:23:48pm

Lou Dobbs: Bush Should Be Impeached for Salmonella Outbreak

/if at first you don't succeed..

34 Beobachter  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:26:47pm

Charles, while you are improving the web site, may I make a suggestion? I asked about this before and then per all your alls help, discovered the 'new comments' button. Would it be possible for you to hook up the same kind of link refresh to the refresh button in the related links section. Oftentimes, I find myself poking through the related links and hitting the refresh button quite frequently to see if there are new links. While doing this, I have missed new threads frequently.

35 debutaunt  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:46:25pm

re: #33 Yankee Division Son

Lou Dobbs: Bush Should Be Impeached for Salmonella Outbreak

/if at first you don't succeed..

High crimes and salmonella.

36 grumpy old codger  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 2:58:29pm

I'm a Luddite. Where do I put my shoes when you get carried away with thish tech drivel?

37 wrenchwench  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 3:03:49pm

"just a guy with a tool box--and bench"

38 Charles  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 3:05:02pm

re: #34 Beobachter

Charles, while you are improving the web site, may I make a suggestion? I asked about this before and then per all your alls help, discovered the 'new comments' button. Would it be possible for you to hook up the same kind of link refresh to the refresh button in the related links section. Oftentimes, I find myself poking through the related links and hitting the refresh button quite frequently to see if there are new links. While doing this, I have missed new threads frequently.

The LGF Headlines accordion menu is live-updated -- every time you show it you see the latest posts.

39 Beobachter  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 3:16:34pm

re: #38 Charles

I had a feeling that was the case, but never really tried it. I kept trying it with the refresh button, to no avail.

With the refresh button, it would be a lot cleaner, but this should work, too.

Thanks for the reply.

40 excel  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 3:55:20pm

tag cloud contents generally should be cached and reprocessed nightly/hourly/whateverly

41 Roentgen  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 4:54:59pm

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Thanks for the linky!

42 justadot  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:24:39pm

I know I don't have the eye for aesthetics that others have, but switching from ▼ to ► and using slideUp and slideDown seems perfectly fine to me.

Besides…

slightly faster load times and slightly less chance of incompatibilities

'Nuff said.

43 Charles  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 6:19:29pm

re: #40 excel

tag cloud contents generally should be cached and reprocessed nightly/hourly/whateverly

Indeed.

44 kifaya  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 6:27:30pm

Awesome improvements, Charles! Nice, nice, nice!

I loved the Tag Cloud!

But sheesh! Not at the cost of crashing your DB!

45 Inquisitive  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 8:02:42pm

Like the new look! Was wondering what had happened to the storm cloud....now I know.

46 bj  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 8:42:55pm

Oh jeez, I need to worry. I'm beginning to understand this technical stuff just a bit too much. Scary.

47 Quilly Mammoth  Sat, Jun 21, 2008 9:15:27pm

Charles,
No more "stop script" messages from Mozilla. Thank you!


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