Two column forum

[AndreaMarucci]

I remember I've seen this some time ago but I'm not able to find it out.

Seeing the forum as is is a waste of space if you've a big screen. Look at mine on my 27" imac



Shouldn't be better to have this layout on two columns to optimize the space? The same thing should be done on the forum list page for example, just to avoid infinite scroll to see all the forums.

What do you think?

 

[Paul B]

Here's a start for the forum list: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/how-do-i-show-my-page-into-two-columns.29247/#post-343022

Of course the easiest thing to do would be to set a fixed width.

 

[AndreaMarucci]

You're always the best Brogan. Now I've the tool to do it; problem is if this tricks are compatible with the soft responsive addon I've installed. I'll try to ask the developer...

Thanks!

 

[Hoffi]

Of course the easiest thing to do would be to set a fixed width.

A fixed width waste space on both sides. Not really a good solution.

A perfect solution will fit in the space. I would go the way in the thread, but would also add a min-width for the li to get into one column on small screens.

 

[Paul B]

There's a reason why sites like the BBC use fixed width: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Reading from left to right on an ultra-wide monitor is uncomfortable and fatiguing.

 

[AndreaMarucci]

You're right Brogan. In XF case the main things are on the left column as you can browse all the forum from top to bottom but the two column solution could optimize all the space in this case...

 

[AndreaMarucci]

As we're talking about that Brogan, what do you think about creating such a layout? It's possible using only CSS as in your two columns trick? I've seen here this theme and the idea of using a Metro layout is very interesting.

http://ss.rpdom.com/jd0g

 

[Morgain]

Seeing the forum as is is a waste of space if you've a big screen. Look at mine on my 27" imac

Unless your forum is strictly for geeks, remember most users do not have screens like yours. 17" is normal, and 15" is still very much around.

 

[AndreaMarucci]

In effect you're right. My screen is too big for the average user

 

[TPerry]

In effect you're right. My screen is too big for the average user

I guess my Sony FWDS42H2 is overkill then.

 

[JMEWLS]

Can we do this per category?

 

[Shelley]

Can we do this per category?

Yeah. you would need to find out the node ID and apply the node ID class to the category's you want to display the column layout in.

 

[MattW]

I guess my Sony FWDS42H2 is overkill then.

I've got my Ubuntu PC running through my 42" TV in the living room, and I have to set Chrome to 150% zoom to be able to use it