PHP.net New Design

[JimF]

At first I was pissed because I couldn't find the QuickRef box, but I read on and found that you could now add it right to your browser.

What do you think? I kind of liked the old design, but this one is pretty slick, too!

-jim

[klisis]

I like the new one better.

[Chris Schreiber]

I think the new design is cleaner and nicer looking... although it will take a while to get used to where everything is now.

[George L]

hmmm i had to relogin to reply to this ?

anyway i like the new design better

[tubedogg]

I like it. the old seemed so...gaudy? And the font on the old one was rather big, it seemed to me (maybe it was just my browser).

[JohnM]

I've had the quickref thing in my browser for quite awhile... 'cept I wrote mine myself with the little bit of javascript i know...

[Genotoxin]

The new layout is cool, but I'm sort of having a hard time adapting to it.
You can put the quickref thing in your browser? I never knew...

[JohnM]

The one from php.net is:

javascript:void(q=prompt('PHP Reference:',''));if(q)location.href='http://www.php.net/manual-lookup.php?function='+escape(q)

Mine is:

javascript:location.href='http://www.php.net/manual-lookup.php?function='+prompt('Enter keyword:','')

[JimF]

Originally posted by JohnM

• vB with 180 forums: 16 queries
• phpBB with 180 forums: 755 queries [see for yourself]

Out of curiosity, where's the vBulletin example with 180 queries? Just for fair comparison sake. If this is true and accurate, that's an amazing thing!

-jim

[Stallion]

The number of forums/threads/posts displayed on each page doesn't increase the number of queries in vBulletin, this is mainly because we don't query inside loops, and have implemented joins...

[JohnM]

right.
I didn't actually test it, but I don't see how the queries would increase as the number of queries in vB is not dependant on the number of forums.

[JimF]

Oh, I understand why and how vBulletin has substantially less queries, I was more concerned about being able to provide visual evidence to attest to that fact.

-jim

[JohnM]

well, I could do that too...

[Fquist]

I like php.net's new design..

JohnM: how can you add that javascript to your browser?

[Stallion]

Its just a "Favorite" which is displayed in your Links bar.