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[oeed]

Hi guys,

I felt inspired to work on my website yesterday and after many hours in Illustrator and Sublime Text it's pretty much finished. Based on the way it's designed (every page is loaded using Ajax and I'm using a lot of new CSS) I'm sure it's littered with problems for some browsers. I've tested it in Chrome on OS X, but since I don't have access to other screen resolutions, Windows or Linux and would rather not litter my Mac with every browser the universe has to offer. As one of the main uses of this website will be an online portfolio for others (i.e. potential employers or collaborators) it is essential that it works properly and runs well. I'm also looking for feedback on the design and speed, it uses custom font's which may slow it down a lot.

Anyway, heres the URL. Note, it will redirect but that's mainly for future proofing if I decide to separate my personal website from my 'oeed' website.

http://oeed.me/

So yea, have at it.

Thanks!

Edited by oeed, 07 January 2014 - 05:31 AM.

[Csstform]

Simplistic. I like. The contact link seems to take me nowhere though, and disappears on every page but the home. Also, no mobile optimization However, all content can be viewed through safari on iOS 4.2.1, as well as the default android browser.

[Jguy]

Looks okay except for the above on Firefox 25 on a Windows XP SP3 machine.

IE8 on same reports a ton of errors, the font doesn't download and apparently my work PC has Javascript disabled on IE so it overall doesn't work But, IE8 will be out of support in a few months anyway, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[Csstform]

Jguy, on 07 January 2014 - 09:38 AM, said:

Looks okay except for the above on Firefox 25 on a Windows XP SP3 machine.

IE8 on same reports a ton of errors, the font doesn't download and apparently my work PC has Javascript disabled on IE so it overall doesn't work /> But, IE8 will be out of support in a few months anyway, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Ewwwwwwww.......
What is IE? Bleah.

[Alice]

It works in Chrome. I tested the Contact link in Chrome, and it took me to g-mail. Not sure if it's because my settings or not, but it works in Chrome.

[Zudo]

Sick. I like it

EDIT: 'Breif Description' should be 'Brief Description'

Edited by Zudo, 07 January 2014 - 11:48 AM.

[GravityScore]

Looks nice, lovely animations. Not sure about the font to be honest.

The links on the pages (eg the package manager link at the bottom of the PearOS page) should be blue and underlined I think - I wasn't sure what I could click on.

Also, after visiting a page that turns the background white, then clicking on the downloads page, nothing appears visually, but things seem to be selectable. Visiting it with a black background confronts me with a continuous loading bar that never seems to end.

[oeed]

Csstform, on 07 January 2014 - 07:09 AM, said:

Simplistic. I like. The contact link seems to take me nowhere though, and disappears on every page but the home. Also, no mobile optimization /> However, all content can be viewed through safari on iOS 4.2.1, as well as the default android browser.

I'll look in to a mobile version.

Jguy, on 07 January 2014 - 09:38 AM, said:

Looks okay except for the above on Firefox 25 on a Windows XP SP3 machine.

IE8 on same reports a ton of errors, the font doesn't download and apparently my work PC has Javascript disabled on IE so it overall doesn't work /> But, IE8 will be out of support in a few months anyway, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Internet Explorer never was, and never will be, supported. But, I should probably at least attempt to get it working... Fun times ahead...

GravityScore, on 07 January 2014 - 11:51 AM, said:

Looks nice, lovely animations. Not sure about the font to be honest.

The links on the pages (eg the package manager link at the bottom of the PearOS page) should be blue and underlined I think - I wasn't sure what I could click on.

Also, after visiting a page that turns the background white, then clicking on the downloads page, nothing appears visually, but things seem to be selectable. Visiting it with a black background confronts me with a continuous loading bar that never seems to end.

What is it about the font specifically?

Yea you're right about the links, I'll fix those.

The downloads page always works for me, what device and browser are you using?

[GravityScore]

oeed, on 07 January 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

The downloads page always works for me, what device and browser are you using?

Seems to be working now :/ huh.

The font struck me as a very fancy one, designed for use in titles and headers only, not for long paragraphs of text. It makes it harder to read in my opinion. I think a plainer, more standard font would work better for the paragraphs.

[oeed]

GravityScore, on 08 January 2014 - 06:11 AM, said:

oeed, on 07 January 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

The downloads page always works for me, what device and browser are you using?

Seems to be working now :/ huh.

The font struck me as a very fancy one, designed for use in titles and headers only, not for long paragraphs of text. It makes it harder to read in my opinion. I think a plainer, more standard font would work better for the paragraphs.

Yea, actually you're right there. I'll change paragraphs to Helvetica or another sans-serif font.

[awsmazinggenius]

I quite like the font. What one is it? In my opinion you should keep the font, unless you are posting a very large wall of text.

[oeed]

awsmazinggenius, on 09 January 2014 - 01:38 AM, said:

I quite like the font. What one is it? In my opinion you should keep the font, unless you are posting a very large wall of text.

It's Comfortaa. One of the main reasons why I chose it is because it's free for both personal and commercial (it's OFL license) use, which is handy.

I've got a little side tracked with OneOS but I'll change the paragraphs now before I forget.

[theoriginalbit]

oeed, on 08 January 2014 - 01:38 PM, said:

Yea, actually you're right there. I'll change paragraphs to Helvetica or another sans-serif font.

if you want to get fonts that look fairly similar across systems I tend to use font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; Helvetica Neue and Arial are fairly similar.

[oeed]

theoriginalbit, on 09 January 2014 - 01:56 AM, said:

oeed, on 08 January 2014 - 01:38 PM, said:

Yea, actually you're right there. I'll change paragraphs to Helvetica or another sans-serif font.

if you want to get fonts that look fairly similar across systems I tend to use font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; Helvetica Neue and Arial are fairly similar.

Thanks, I've popped in Helvetica (vanilla) after Neue too, just incase they don't have Neue.

Edit: Hmm, I've changed it, but it doesn't look great. I'll try to find a font that has curved corners so it looks similar to Comfortaa but's easier to read in blocks.

Edited by oeed, 09 January 2014 - 02:32 AM.

[Micheal Pearce]

site does not work at all on my windows phone

[apemanzilla]

It works great on Chrome and Safari on my iPad 3, haven't tested on my computer yet. The font looks amazing with the retina screen. So far it looks like everything works

[Alice]

Micheal Pearce, on 09 January 2014 - 10:08 AM, said:

site does not work at all on my windows phone

I believe we've already covered this.

oeed, on 07 January 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

Csstform, on 07 January 2014 - 07:09 AM, said:

Simplistic. I like. The contact link seems to take me nowhere though, and disappears on every page but the home. Also, no mobile optimization /> However, all content can be viewed through safari on iOS 4.2.1, as well as the default android browser.

I'll look in to a mobile version.

Edited by Death, 09 January 2014 - 11:00 AM.

[oeed]

Death, on 09 January 2014 - 11:00 AM, said:

Micheal Pearce, on 09 January 2014 - 10:08 AM, said:

site does not work at all on my windows phone

I believe we've already covered this.

oeed, on 07 January 2014 - 02:44 PM, said:

Csstform, on 07 January 2014 - 07:09 AM, said:

Simplistic. I like. The contact link seems to take me nowhere though, and disappears on every page but the home. Also, no mobile optimization />/> However, all content can be viewed through safari on iOS 4.2.1, as well as the default android browser.

I'll look in to a mobile version.

Well, it depends what he means by doesn't work. It's probably IE which will be contributing no doubt.

[PixelToast]

do not like animated pages, hurts eyes, slows things down >_>

[awsmazinggenius]

For all those complaining about the contact link, it works for me, so it must be an issue on your end. Clicking it makes the email, GitHub, Steam and ComputerCraft forum buttone at the bottom glow for a second.