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Do you have problems, concerns, or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2005 9:30:44 am PDT #338 of 4671
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

This site has lots of free icons. (The folders are under "system icons")


DXMachina - Aug 22, 2005 9:31:20 am PDT #339 of 4671
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

You could try the underline in place of the Discussion Threads bar. The problem with removing the Subfolders bar in any fashion is that then the Site Administration bar looks wrong.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2005 9:34:22 am PDT #340 of 4671
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

You could try the underline in place of the Discussion Threads bar. The problem with removing the Subfolders bar in any fashion is that then the Site Administration bar looks wrong.

I like this suggestion.


Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2005 9:34:25 am PDT #341 of 4671
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

It's interesting that on the icon site, they use a horizontal triangle to deliniate folders: [link] , which would be my first choice.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2005 9:36:23 am PDT #342 of 4671
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Plain folder

'Nother plain folder


Jon B. - Aug 22, 2005 9:49:21 am PDT #343 of 4671
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I like the triangle idea too, Tom. Maybe I'll change it to the board's popular blood-red color?


Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2005 9:53:13 am PDT #344 of 4671
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

You could also use [link] instead of a GIF.


Jon B. - Aug 22, 2005 9:59:06 am PDT #345 of 4671
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Actually, with an icon to the left of the folders, why do we even need a "Subfolders" heading? I would put the Discussion Threads heading inside a blood-red bar at the top, like it used to be. Beneath that, list the folders with an icon to the left of them, effectively indenting the folder names. Then immediately below that, list the rest of the threads.

This also solves the issue of whether to call them subfolders or folders (psst -- I prefer folders). With the formatting above, they're not called anything!

If the folder names look weird so close to the rest of the threads, then maybe have a hozizontal rule or something, but I don't see the need for a whole heading thingie.


Scrappy - Aug 22, 2005 10:03:09 am PDT #346 of 4671
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I like that, Jon.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2005 10:03:15 am PDT #347 of 4671
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Actually, with an icon to the left of the folders, why do we even need a "Subfolders" heading? I would put the Discussion Threads heading inside a blood-red bar at the top, like it used to be. Beneath that, list the folders with an icon to the left of them, effectively indenting the folder names. Then immediately below that, list the rest of the threads.

This is my favorite so far.