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Originally posted by administrator View PostI really like the current BBC home page. Love being able to configure each panel so the stuff I look at regularly is at the top of the page and then other items are lower down. Like being able to choose how many stories from each type of news are displayed. Not keen on the beta as can't see any way of configuring it to be able to see what I want to see. I would say if it ain't broke why waste licence fee payers money on something that is not needed. Meddling for meddling's sake IMO. Would like to see a FOI request as to what market research they conducted to make the decision that a redesign of their site was really needed. Surely this money could have been best spent elsewhere.
As for money being better spent elsewhere, I have often wondered about the BBC's approach to being competitive. Take Oscar Peterson for example. ITV got there first, and it was a minority interest. What did the BBC do but put on another Oscar Peterson show on directly clashing with ITV's show? I really never understood that one, and being before the days of video recorders fans had to choose one or the other.
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I don't visit the BBC website anymore, haven't done for years. If I want to know something I skip straight to the Labour party website instead and get it straight from the horse's mouth.
BBC =
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Originally posted by PAH View PostAbout as long as it takes for someone to turn the mouse mat into a trackpad.
Or maybe not:
4 Reasons Apple's Magic Trackpad Won't Kill the Mouse
No Click-and-Lift
If you drag things around a lot on your PC, you're probably familiar with what I call the click-and-lift, where you hold down a mouse button, lift the mouse and place it down elsewhere. It's a vital maneuver for when you hit the edge of the mouse pad when dragging something, and need to get more room. Trackpads can't click-and-lift, and while Apple's magical version has 80 percent more real-estate than a MacBook Pro pad, as mouse users know, it's never enough.
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Have read their blurb about reasons why they are doing it and that things will be more configurable. It is still wrong though
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I really like the current BBC home page. Love being able to configure each panel so the stuff I look at regularly is at the top of the page and then other items are lower down. Like being able to choose how many stories from each type of news are displayed. Not keen on the beta as can't see any way of configuring it to be able to see what I want to see. I would say if it ain't broke why waste licence fee payers money on something that is not needed. Meddling for meddling's sake IMO. Would like to see a FOI request as to what market research they conducted to make the decision that a redesign of their site was really needed. Surely this money could have been best spent elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostHow long does the congregation think it will be before the mouse goes the way of the floppy?
About as long as it takes for someone to turn the mouse mat into a trackpad.
Or maybe not:
4 Reasons Apple's Magic Trackpad Won't Kill the Mouse | PCWorld
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostI only ever go to the news page on the BBC site anyway. Home page is largely irrelevent from my point of view.
Looks like it was designed to be used on a Tablet or Smart Phone, swipe left and right to change the main panel. Annoying with a mouse.
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostHorizontal scrolling. Yeuch. (Might be ok on a i-thingy though)
With a passion.
Yes, it might be OK on a tablet or phone, but neither are where I read the news.
How long does the congregation think it will be before the mouse goes the way of the floppy?
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI'm not a great fan of those sideways scrolling thingies either (carousels, to give them their proper title) - they're OK for things like mini-slideshows, but not for the primary content. Unfortunately they're the fashion at the moment
Thinking about it I think the page would work perfectly on a tablet but its a pile of ... in a window on a big desktop.
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Originally posted by k2p2 View PostHorizontal scrolling. Yeuch. (Might be ok on a i-thingy though)
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