| Realpolitik help - dknemeyer (May 30, 2010, 2:11 pm) |
| Mac or PC Sean? [Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| Realpolitik help - Sean2010 (May 30, 2010, 2:10 pm) |
| How do I go about downloading and unzipping variants that didn't come with the initial realpolitik download? [Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 30, 02:11 pm |
| Mac or PC Sean? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| Realpolitik help - dknemeyer (May 28, 2010, 9:13 am) |
| Kind thanks for the reply Matthew. Mike Sims actually replied to me privately and pointed out an old forum thread that showed how to overcome the issues I was having. My Mac appeared to have it proper [Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:10 pm |
| How do I go about downloading and unzipping variants that didn't come with the initial realpolitik download? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 30, 02:11 pm |
| Mac or PC Sean? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| Realpolitik help - Rocketship (May 28, 2010, 1:23 am) |
Hey,
I have Realpolitik running on my Mac without problems. What OS version are you using?
Matthew[Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 28, 09:13 am |
| Kind thanks for the reply Matthew. Mike Sims actually replied to me privately and pointed out an old forum thread that showed how to overcome the issues I was having. My Mac appeared to have it proper |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:10 pm |
| How do I go about downloading and unzipping variants that didn't come with the initial realpolitik download? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 30, 02:11 pm |
| Mac or PC Sean? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| The new forum look - sunchung (May 27, 2010, 11:23 pm) |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia [Reply] |
| The new forum look - sunchung (May 27, 2010, 11:17 pm) |
I think a single line per topic, how many postings, and the date of the last post makes sense.
In terms of threaded versus flat (I think that's the term) I realize it's a personal preference. It's[Reply] |
| The new forum look - dknemeyer (May 27, 2010, 9:43 pm) |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g [Reply] |
| The new forum look - dknemeyer (May 27, 2010, 9:37 pm) |
| It would take some testing. The key is lots of contrast; the optimal is near-white on near-black or vice-versa for readability, but you don't need to be that pure. Given the aesthetic that you've esta [Reply] |
| The new forum look - FuzzyLogic (May 27, 2010, 9:02 pm) |
Notice this, too...
With the concept of only the most recent post in a thread being shown, it is too easy to never see the older ones, unless you show them all.
E.g. I just posted 3 messages in th[Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:43 pm |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:23 pm |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia |
| The new forum look - FuzzyLogic (May 27, 2010, 8:58 pm) |
Since we have the picture frame look what would ppl think if we went to a canvas-colored background, and black text? A lighter canvas than we have on the left side, in the currently dark frame?
Or[Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:37 pm |
| It would take some testing. The key is lots of contrast; the optimal is near-white on near-black or vice-versa for readability, but you don't need to be that pure. Given the aesthetic that you've esta |
| The new forum look - FuzzyLogic (May 27, 2010, 8:53 pm) |
| Ok, so that is something we can change... I clicked thru how you said, and yes, "Variants vs Standard" fills approx 40% of the messages on the 1st page of the Community forum. So what would you rathe [Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 09:02 pm |
Notice this, too...
With the concept of only the most recent post in a thread being shown, it is too easy to never see the older ones, unless you show them all.
E.g. I just posted 3 messages in th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:43 pm |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:23 pm |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:17 pm |
I think a single line per topic, how many postings, and the date of the last post makes sense.
In terms of threaded versus flat (I think that's the term) I realize it's a personal preference. It's |
| The new forum look - sunchung (May 27, 2010, 6:54 pm) |
| The issue I've been having with the threads is that it's embedded versus "flat". On one hand, you can see who is responding to whom, but it forces you to click through each message in order to see th [Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:53 pm |
| Ok, so that is something we can change... I clicked thru how you said, and yes, "Variants vs Standard" fills approx 40% of the messages on the 1st page of the Community forum. So what would you rathe |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 09:02 pm |
Notice this, too...
With the concept of only the most recent post in a thread being shown, it is too easy to never see the older ones, unless you show them all.
E.g. I just posted 3 messages in th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:43 pm |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:23 pm |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:17 pm |
I think a single line per topic, how many postings, and the date of the last post makes sense.
In terms of threaded versus flat (I think that's the term) I realize it's a personal preference. It's |
| The new forum look - dknemeyer (May 27, 2010, 9:09 am) |
| The main issue absolutely is the contrast. Peach on grey just ain't easy to read. [Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:58 pm |
Since we have the picture frame look what would ppl think if we went to a canvas-colored background, and black text? A lighter canvas than we have on the left side, in the currently dark frame?
Or |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:37 pm |
| It would take some testing. The key is lots of contrast; the optimal is near-white on near-black or vice-versa for readability, but you don't need to be that pure. Given the aesthetic that you've esta |
| The new forum look - FuzzyLogic (May 26, 2010, 9:17 pm) |
Hi Charles,
I have to wonder if it's harder to read w the serif font we have now vs the (boring?) verdana we had before. Verdana seems to be the most popular for easy-on-the-eyes reading.
Threads[Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:09 am |
| The main issue absolutely is the contrast. Peach on grey just ain't easy to read. |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:58 pm |
Since we have the picture frame look what would ppl think if we went to a canvas-colored background, and black text? A lighter canvas than we have on the left side, in the currently dark frame?
Or |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:37 pm |
| It would take some testing. The key is lots of contrast; the optimal is near-white on near-black or vice-versa for readability, but you don't need to be that pure. Given the aesthetic that you've esta |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 06:54 pm |
| The issue I've been having with the threads is that it's embedded versus "flat". On one hand, you can see who is responding to whom, but it forces you to click through each message in order to see th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:53 pm |
| Ok, so that is something we can change... I clicked thru how you said, and yes, "Variants vs Standard" fills approx 40% of the messages on the 1st page of the Community forum. So what would you rathe |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 09:02 pm |
Notice this, too...
With the concept of only the most recent post in a thread being shown, it is too easy to never see the older ones, unless you show them all.
E.g. I just posted 3 messages in th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:43 pm |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:23 pm |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:17 pm |
I think a single line per topic, how many postings, and the date of the last post makes sense.
In terms of threaded versus flat (I think that's the term) I realize it's a personal preference. It's |
| Realpolitik help - dknemeyer (May 26, 2010, 3:30 pm) |
| Just refreshing this - I'm trying to get Realpolitik installed on my Mac but it keeps throwing errors and not installing. Any Mac Realpolitik users out there who might be able to help? I'm wanting to [Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Rocketship May 28, 01:23 am |
Hey,
I have Realpolitik running on my Mac without problems. What OS version are you using?
Matthew |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 28, 09:13 am |
| Kind thanks for the reply Matthew. Mike Sims actually replied to me privately and pointed out an old forum thread that showed how to overcome the issues I was having. My Mac appeared to have it proper |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:10 pm |
| How do I go about downloading and unzipping variants that didn't come with the initial realpolitik download? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 30, 02:11 pm |
| Mac or PC Sean? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| The new forum look - charlesf (May 20, 2010, 5:58 pm) |
Apparently the site has received this overhaul a whole month ago. I've only noticed this now.
I must confess that the new forum isn't working for me. I find the way individual messages are presente[Reply] |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 26, 09:17 pm |
Hi Charles,
I have to wonder if it's harder to read w the serif font we have now vs the (boring?) verdana we had before. Verdana seems to be the most popular for easy-on-the-eyes reading.
Threads |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:09 am |
| The main issue absolutely is the contrast. Peach on grey just ain't easy to read. |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:58 pm |
Since we have the picture frame look what would ppl think if we went to a canvas-colored background, and black text? A lighter canvas than we have on the left side, in the currently dark frame?
Or |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:37 pm |
| It would take some testing. The key is lots of contrast; the optimal is near-white on near-black or vice-versa for readability, but you don't need to be that pure. Given the aesthetic that you've esta |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 06:54 pm |
| The issue I've been having with the threads is that it's embedded versus "flat". On one hand, you can see who is responding to whom, but it forces you to click through each message in order to see th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 08:53 pm |
| Ok, so that is something we can change... I clicked thru how you said, and yes, "Variants vs Standard" fills approx 40% of the messages on the 1st page of the Community forum. So what would you rathe |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic May 27, 09:02 pm |
Notice this, too...
With the concept of only the most recent post in a thread being shown, it is too easy to never see the older ones, unless you show them all.
E.g. I just posted 3 messages in th |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 27, 09:43 pm |
| I think post volume matters. Traditionally DC has a very LOW post volume outside of the games themselves. Thus, if you only show the most recent single post of n topics you are going to have a small g |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:23 pm |
| I think having the summary of the message also confuses things a bit. You only get a glimpse of the topic, and sometimes things can meander in a thread. My 2 cents (and by the way, I really apprecia |
| The new forum look (Help & Suggestions) sunchung May 27, 11:17 pm |
I think a single line per topic, how many postings, and the date of the last post makes sense.
In terms of threaded versus flat (I think that's the term) I realize it's a personal preference. It's |
| Realpolitik help - garry.bledsoe (May 06, 2010, 8:58 am) |
Dirk,
Feel free to contact me with the issue you are having. I had some problems when I first tried to install it too but I use a Mac for all my RP stuff now.
Garry[Reply] |
| Realpolitik help - dknemeyer (May 05, 2010, 6:09 pm) |
Hi Folks,
I just installed Realpolitik on my Mac but it doesn't seem to be working. It tries to find all of the variant files but can't find any of them - including Standard - and then crashes. Any[Reply] |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) garry.bledsoe May 06, 08:58 am |
Dirk,
Feel free to contact me with the issue you are having. I had some problems when I first tried to install it too but I use a Mac for all my RP stuff now.
Garry |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 26, 03:30 pm |
| Just refreshing this - I'm trying to get Realpolitik installed on my Mac but it keeps throwing errors and not installing. Any Mac Realpolitik users out there who might be able to help? I'm wanting to |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Rocketship May 28, 01:23 am |
Hey,
I have Realpolitik running on my Mac without problems. What OS version are you using?
Matthew |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 28, 09:13 am |
| Kind thanks for the reply Matthew. Mike Sims actually replied to me privately and pointed out an old forum thread that showed how to overcome the issues I was having. My Mac appeared to have it proper |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:10 pm |
| How do I go about downloading and unzipping variants that didn't come with the initial realpolitik download? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) dknemeyer May 30, 02:11 pm |
| Mac or PC Sean? |
| Realpolitik help (Help & Suggestions) Sean2010 May 30, 02:14 pm |
| PC I think. It's a emachine with Windows XP. |
| Link from adjudications page - FuzzyLogic (Apr 21, 2010, 9:18 am) |
| You got it - should have some quick links across the top now to take you to whichever tools you need for the game. (You're not the first to request this!) [Reply] |
| Link from adjudications page - Douglas_E_Fresh (Apr 21, 2010, 8:42 am) |
The game page cannot currently be accessed from the adjudications page (despite being coloured up like a link)
It would be mighty convenient to be able to go to the game page in one click rather than[Reply] |
| Link from adjudications page (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic Apr 21, 09:18 am |
| You got it - should have some quick links across the top now to take you to whichever tools you need for the game. (You're not the first to request this!) |
| A new look for DC! - FuzzyLogic (Apr 15, 2010, 2:44 pm) |
Hey folks, it's finally here. After two months of work by Fredrik, Garry, Jason, Dirk, and myself, and testing by Jerry and Jorge, we're happy to present you with a fresh new Diplomaticcorp!
A few[Reply] |
| A new look for DC! (Help & Suggestions) Dudemaster Jul 22, 12:30 pm |
Hello! While I am not the most regular of visitors and this is a fairly old topic, here are my 2 recommendations (this is a partial democracy after all!):
1. This is important. The logo of t |
| A new look for DC! (Help & Suggestions) FuzzyLogic Jul 27, 08:02 am |
1. The Logo is always up for reconsideration if there are any graphic artists out there who can help out, come find us!
2. No prob, this should be fixed. Moved it up one line. Was just the wrappe |
| Problem changing Rows per Page in Forum - bielf11 (Apr 15, 2010, 10:25 am) |
| Works fine now. Rows per page is sticky when switching between forums.Just one minor thing: when 100 rows is selected the field showing the number has only room for 2 digits and comes up as 10. When y [Reply] |
| Problem changing Rows per Page in Forum - FuzzyLogic (Apr 15, 2010, 10:19 am) |
| Rows Per Page should work ok now, and it should keep your setting for the duration of your visit. Pls retest to make sure it works as it should! [Reply] |
| Problem changing Rows per Page in Forum (Help & Suggestions) bielf11 Apr 15, 10:25 am |
| Works fine now. Rows per page is sticky when switching between forums.Just one minor thing: when 100 rows is selected the field showing the number has only room for 2 digits and comes up as 10. When y |
| Pic of new home page on Nokia phone - bielf11 (Apr 15, 2010, 9:00 am) |
Tested the image again and now it works as expected, flowing over the frames.
Much better. Thx[Reply] |
| Pic of new home page on Nokia phone - FuzzyLogic (Apr 15, 2010, 8:32 am) |
| Ok, I changed the overflow so the image should now expand over frames around it. Looks nice on the phone! [Reply] |
| Pic of new home page on Nokia phone (Help & Suggestions) bielf11 Apr 15, 09:00 am |
Tested the image again and now it works as expected, flowing over the frames.
Much better. Thx |
