I know it's been a struggle for some people to get used to Delphi's new Zeta format. It has been for me at times too, alternating between loving it, and hating it. There's still some things I don't like, but now that we have the ability to add some personalization, and some of the features we've been asking for are being implemented, Zeta is feeling more and more right all the time.
Things I love:
- Article embeds, of course!
- OneStream
- The ease & speed of changing your color scheme.
- Bookmarks
- CC's
- @mentions
Things I'm still not that fond of:
- Limited formatting editor
- Signature control in Options instead of on the formatting toolbar
- Header photo size is hard to work with, I'm having a very hard time finding images that are copyright free, large in px, but not in kb, and are the right aspect ratio to look good.
- There's some other stuff I don't like too, but there are enough people complaining about their pet peeves that I don't need to add more of them here.
The speed with which Delphi has adopted the color schemes that Ce has created has been a real boon to everyone. I think it may have actually gained a few new converts once others saw what forums could look like with different colors. I hope other designers will join in soon too, so we have a hundred options available by "game day."
I have to thank management for being open to suggestions, and quietly implementing them when they think they have merit. :)
There are still some very important features that need to be implemented:
- Text size control
- Granular color controls, so hosts can choose each element of the color scheme themselves.
- The rest of the control center functions.
I'm sure that will all come with time. The more people that see Zeta, the more suggestions there will be, but I hope that one suggestion that's been made by many people will be taken to heart: the need for a low vision/high contrast color scheme, perhaps with heavier font weights.
Let me just share some of the images that prompted me to write this post. I think this forum looks pretty darned good! Now I just need to get some more posters in it. I've neglected this one for far too long, and that's my fault. A forum is only successful if you work it and promote it, and I haven't done enough to keep this one going strong. Since it's a legacy forum that was given to me when I asked for it, I have a certain obligation, right? :)
Hey, I have an idea. How about *you* come post there?
