Readability when browsing categories and reviews (only on some skins)

[ElectronicQuillster]

Apologies in advance for stretching the message screen - there's a screenshot that had to be larger.

To the extent of your knowledge, did this error occur before the upgrade? No. Never.
What section(s) are you getting the error: Navigation bar, Author Page, Category Page, Review Page
Does the error go away when you switch skins. If so, what skins seem to cause this error: It only seems to be this way on Dragon, Dreamer, and Founder skins
Error message copy-pasted word-for-word No glitch message, see below for explanation.

There aren't lines of space to break between stories/reviews on a page. It makes it complicated to see where things end and begin. I may just be a little crazy, but I think there used to be spaces between the different featured stories in the navigational sidebar (just like the space between paragraphs). But I do know there used to be spaces between the stories, and now there aren't.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/msqu/nadaspace.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/msqu/nadaspacereview.jpg

Then, with the category browsing page, this isn't a big deal, but the non-summary information (warnings, ratings, etc) used to be combined on the same lines, and now they're all seemingly listed on their own line. There's nothing WRONG with that, it just was easier to view when it was in a more compact form. And some of the info is combined on the new skins:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/msqu/infospace2.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/msqu/infospace.jpg

Also, I believe that field names (Reviewer:, Warnings:, Chapters:, Completed:, etc) used to be bolded which made it easier to spot, as well, when you're browsing through the long list of stories deciding what you want to read. So if that could be done again?

So none of these are like detrimental to MNFF's health, just stuff that was easier on the eyes with the old version. (And it may just be because with the last two versions, that's what we readers are already used to, and I think that the compactibility of combining some of the non-summary information seriously endears us to MNFF over other fanfic sites, not gonna lie.)

[A.H.]

I had a skin glitch too, and I'm to tired to figure out if we're supposed to bundle everything together in one neat thread or create new ones. Here's to hoping I'm not scorned yet again for a simple mistake.

To the extent of your knowledge, did this error occur before the upgrade?
Probably not. It was on a new skin.

What section(s) are you getting the error: (a story; a username; submission page; etc)
Main page.

Does the error go away when you switch skins. If so, what skins seem to cause this error:
The really green one that I got before I logged in. I don't feel like going through all thirteen or fourteen of them, but that should make it easy to find.

Error message copy-pasted word-for-word:
Didn't get a message. Two or three links crossed at the top right of the page. I couldn't read them to figure out where the links went, but there you have it. Good luck to you.

[Marauder by Midnight]

we know about this error. This occurs because we have not yet set the format for some skins.

[taltalz]

In reply to Electronic Quillster: I just want to add that I've been experiencing the same problem with a Founder of Gryffindor skin (haven't checked the others, but I rely on her, I'm sure she's right). It makes it very difficult to browse through stories, because it's hard to see where the description for one ends and the next begins. I'll switch skins in the meantime, just be aware that I've also experienced this problem. Thanks!

[Marauder by Midnight]

Hopefully I've corrected a majority of these formatting issues.

[hermy_loves_ron]

Okay, I know you're recoding/fixing formatting errors on the skins, but I'm not entirely sure you know about this and in case you do, I don't want to make a new thread. :o

To the extent of your knowledge, did this error occur before the upgrade?

Nope.

What section(s) are you getting the error: (a story; a username; submission page; etc)

Account Info is the only page it occurs on, of all the ones I've checked.

Does the error go away when you switch skins. If so, what skins seem to cause this error:

The error only occurs on the old skins. When you go to Account Info on the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor skins, the main part, from the Navigation bar and Member Account headline down to the end of text on the black bar at left (i.e. the end of Most Recent) is a couple centimeters left to the main banner and general disclaimer. Am I making any sense? And on Ravenclaw, Dragon, Dreamer and Slytherin, that whole area between the main banner and the general disclaimer is enlarged in both directions, bulging out on the sides.

Error message copy-pasted word-for-word:

None. Obviously it's not a big error, so of course I understand if it's not high on your list of priorities.

[Marauder by Midnight]

I'm not getting that at all. Skins look fine on the Account Info page for me. Take a screenshot please.

ETA: Oh I see. I think it's because you're using Internet Explorer. It looks fine on Mozilla Firefox. Wonder why that is...

[hermy_loves_ron]

So is there no way to fix it (short of switching to Firefox, that is)?

[Marauder by Midnight]

Well, at the moment, it's low on my list of priorities since this is just for aesthetic reasons. As you can see from this forum, I've got a few more errors to take care of :) However, I'm confident that when Roxy gets to the skin conversions, this should be fixed.