Support for Wide Screen

[Grayfox]

This is a topic to request a wide version of the forum for those who have a wide screen and do not want half of the screen blank

Current box screen layout

A wide screen type layout

 

[VBR]

I was on my way here to ask why there's no widescreen option like before.

 

[Furinkazen]

Same. Support here. Even if it's just a mere perk for Premo users.

 

[kikie]

If there is a wide screen option, people have a choice to choose wide screen or not. If there is no wide screen option, you have no choice at all. So, I voted "yes".

 

[JvM]

Went instantly looking for this option from preferences too.

Very much needed and logical option to have.

 

[Grayfox]

The forum is mainly designed for a tablets which have a 1024x768 screen

 

[JvM]

Mainly? Support for them is good of course.

I bet vast majority of usage is still on a wide laptop or pc screen.

 

[Grayfox]

Most laptop screens are 1366x768 so a little gray margin is all those users will get.

I will pity anyone who has a Ultra Wide IPS screen which are about 2560x1080.

 

[Tornado]

I immediately went looking for a widescreen option as well.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Mainly? Support for them is good of course.

I bet vast majority of usage is still on a wide laptop or pc screen.

You'd be surprised at the percentage of mobile traffic the site gets. I can't find the numbers right now, but I remember I was definitely shocked at how high it is. IIRC, it wasn't quite majority, but it was close.

I'm sure, just as with GTP11, once the bugs are all ironed out with the normal version, Jordan will look into a widescreen option 👍

 

[Grayfox]

I access this site with my mobile with firefox.

Never liked forum apps.

 

[Samus]

Same issue, needs to be wider. It would only need one line of CSS changing.

.page-width {
max-width: 980px;
}

Increase that to around 1400px and everyone would be happy. No affect for those with smaller screens, those with bigger screens get it wider.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Both my screens are 1920 * 1080. I would very much like the wide screen option back again.

 

[Wiegert]

Going from GTP11 wide to GTP12 current was a little jarring. Widescreen support of a must in my book, so hopefully it won't take long to re-implement it.

 

[Grayfox]

I don't know why GTP12 didn't have it to start.

You would most likely write the code on a desktop and when previewing it you would see all this empty space.

But that is assuming Jordan used a desktop to write up the CSS.

 

[Samus]

As I say it's one little change in the CSS, the max width is set as if it's an old fixed layout site where you don't want anything wider than 980px. That's what is so good about max-width as part of responsive design. Rather than just width, it allows those with bigger screens to have it wider but it scales down for those with smaller ones.

 

[christara321]

I'm sure, just as with GTP11, once the bugs are all ironed out with the normal version, Jordan will look into a widescreen option 👍

Sounds good to me.
I guess with anything new it will need the little things people like implemented at a later date.
Think a good thing would be for someone to start making a list of things then nothing gets lost in a mass of threads?

 

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Yeah, would be good to have the option. Or as others have said, to change the width in the CSS, so it suits everybody. Just checked it out in Firebug and it looks great.

 

[Samus]

Yeah, would be good to have the option. Or as others have said, to change the width in the CSS, so it suits everybody. Just checked it out in Firebug and it looks great.

I just made the change in a quick Greasemonkey script for now.

function addGlobalStyle(css) {
    var head, style;
    head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
    if (!head) { return; }
    style = document.createElement('style');
    style.type = 'text/css';
    style.innerHTML = css;
    head.appendChild(style);
}

addGlobalStyle('.page-width { max-width: 1400px !important; }');

You might also want to increase the width of the blog section

addGlobalStyle('.left-column { max-width: 930px !important; }');

 

[Coxis]

I was about to make a thread about this. Jordan, you know I say this with the utmost respect. I think you are an excellent webmaster who likes to keep evolving. Having said that, there is nothing good about forcing stuff onto people. I have a 1920x1080 monitor (well, 3 if I enable eyefinity) and I'd like to be able to use all the screen real estate that I paid for. I am well aware that mobile browsing is the new thing and it's here to stay, but this doesn't mean that support for people using full-fledged PCs (Especially on a sim racing forum with people using dedicated gaming rigs) should be warped only because of this. I think last version's was a great compromise. Have the narrow version enabled by default and opt out of it if one so desires.

I also think the side bar on the main forum screen is a tad annoying, but that I can live with. Reading threads though, I'd like to do using my monitor's width.

 

[Jay]

As with the others I feel a wide screen option is a must, feels like I am viewing GTP through my phone on my 1920x1080 monitor. It would be much appreciated.

 

[Darren.]

Widescreen is a thing we surely need, I don't like having to strain my eyes when I'm tired to be able to read what somebody has wrote.

 

[BrandonW77]

You'd be surprised at the percentage of mobile traffic the site gets. I can't find the numbers right now, but I remember I was definitely shocked at how high it is. IIRC, it wasn't quite majority, but it was close.

Then why did they decide to make the site so much more difficult to use with a mobile device? I'm on an iPhone 5 and this interface is clunky and slow, very frustrating.

 

[Ross]

Yeah, I support this. It was an option that I very much liked on GTP XI

 

[Seismica]

I would very much like to see this option. I tried zooming the page in but the text becomes too large. I think I will try the greasemonkey script Samus posted for now, but I hope to see an option supported by GTPlanet.

The changes look very good overall, I don't think there is anything I dislike.

 

[Jedi2016]

There is no "one size fits all" for mobile and desktop. You cannot design a site that will work equally for both. That's why even the largest sites in the world have two completely different versions for two completely different platforms.

So yes, give me back something to fill this HUGE amount of completely empty space I have on my screen now.

 

[Samus]

There is no "one size fits all" for mobile and desktop. You cannot design a site that will work equally for both. That's why even the largest sites in the world have two completely different versions for two completely different platforms.

So yes, give me back something to fill this HUGE amount of completely empty space I have on my screen now.

You can, that is exactly what responsive web design is. It's just for whatever reason Jordan has chosen to set the max width at 980px.

 

[McLaren]

Count me as well for wanting wide screen back as an option at least. Feels like I have a ton of wasted space on the sides now.

 

[Shaun]

Personally I prefer the non widescreen version, I do remember it taking a bit to get used to when it changed (was it GTP 11?). I just find it easier to read longer posts rather than moving my eyes all the way across the screen.

Still the option to have it would be good as many obviously prefer it, choice is always good.

 

[Ameer67]

It must be a pain in the bum for those with the widescreens. Laptop here.