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hanford_lemoore
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Joined: Mar 23, 2002
Posts: 1803
From: Tiki Central
|  Posted: 2005-03-09 05:46 am
New Feature: The Sidebar
If you’ve not noticed it already, I recently added perhaps the biggest change to Tiki Central so far: the Sidebar. (click here to check it out)
This change was overdue. Tiki Central has for a long time needed a place to highlight important information in a format other than (sticky) posts. The sidebar offers space for every Tiki Central user: important highlights for the frequent reader; tips and recommended reading for the new user, and an area to offer more-detailed promotional information beyond what our banner ad area can provide.
The exact format of the sidebar is loose, and I’m sure it will change over time. As with every change made to Tiki Central, there is nothing permanent about it. But my goal is to keep it a useful fixture for everyone.
Please post any comments or bug reports here. I am aware of some small formatting issues when viewing it in very wide windows, and in Firefox.
Thanks for participating,
Hanford
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 9574
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-03-09 06:02 am
I don't have any formatting issues with my screen. I Love the sidebar. How did we get along without it before. I think it will be a real time-saver and another valuable TC Tool.
Thanks
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Johnny Dollar
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Joined: Oct 01, 2003
Posts: 2580
From: Baltimore, Maryland, PNG
| Posted: 2005-03-09 06:04 am
i think a sidebar is a swell idea!!!
where do i leave the tips? 
seriously, nice work h.l.
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Tangaroa
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Joined: Apr 25, 2002
Posts: 1534 | Posted: 2005-03-09 06:19 am
Really nice feature, Hanford. I think it's great to see what topics are hot - and it's good for newbies to not get overwhelmed by all the posts & threads!
Nice job.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 5781
From: Huntington Beach
| Posted: 2005-03-09 07:45 am
Can you make it flash in multiple colors??
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Feelin' Zombified
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Joined: Jul 15, 2003
Posts: 1315
From: The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair
| Posted: 2005-03-09 07:47 am
It's like Xmas everyday at TC.
I, for one, really like the format... It's very clean and intuitive.
-Z
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 1945
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2005-03-09 08:30 am
I like it. I had no idea there was a Tiki Central store until I found it there! I wish there was an aloha shirt with the TC logo on it.
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
Posts: 5192
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2005-03-09 09:46 am
The sidebar is a great addition.
It just doesn’t have any Tikis in it. 
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 1945
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2005-03-09 09:53 am
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On 2005-03-09 09:46, Unga Bunga wrote:
The sidebar is a great addition.
It just doesn’t have any Tikis in it.
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That's true. Just think, an entire forum site dedicated to tiki, and there's not one tiki on the home page. (just playin' around Hanford, I think the sidebar is a great addition!)
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Formikahini
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1443
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2005-03-09 10:36 am
Aagh!
I can't read it! The background is black and the writing is dark blue.
Is everyone else's different?
("Is it getting dark already?" -Bette Davis in "Dark Victory," the moment she starts to go blind.)
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Riptide
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Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Posts: 371
From: Garden Grove, CA
| Posted: 2005-03-09 10:58 am
The new sidebar is excellent. Very easy to navigate. It kicks the ass out of "sliced bread"!
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Tikiwahine
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3226
From: Victoria, Canada
| Posted: 2005-03-09 11:34 am
Yep, I like it. Very handy-dandy.
Works well on my PC running ME using Firefox as the browser, although bands of black show up at the top and bottom of the main table.
-Tikiwahine
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johntiki
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Joined: Mar 31, 2002
Posts: 1518
From: MD
| Posted: 2005-03-09 11:42 am
I thought my computer had gone all wacky this morning - I'm diggin' it Hanford! All the pertinent current info. right at your mouse click!
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hanford_lemoore
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From: Tiki Central
| Posted: 2005-03-09 1:37 pm
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On 2005-03-09 10:36, Formikahini wrote:I can't read it! The background is black and the writing is dark blue. Is everyone else's different?
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You probably have your Theme set to something other than the default. I'm going to be updating it shortly so that it won't do that.
~Hanford
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Chongolio
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Posts: 2645
From: The Coast of Kauai
| Posted: 2005-03-09 2:21 pm
Very cool sidebar. Nice addition. However, I too get the black bars on the top of the forum list. I am using IE on a Mac still running system 9.2. If that helps.
Chongolio
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