AiTakahashi AiTakahashi

The "Star" ratings box

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The "Star" ratings box

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Hi, I don't know if this is the first time such a request has been made, but in the skin-downloads pages, I've found the download button and skin-ratings box to be in such close proximity that I have on occasion inadvertently clicked a rating, rather than the download button. This is partly due to me being a bit hasty with the mouse, but also the fact that the ratings-box is a mouse-over item. As such, and to illustrate, I went to download Essorant's recently updated "Nuage Redux" 'blind, but by the time I clicked the download button, the ratings mouse-over had activated, and a two-star rating was taken instead. Is there any chance these two entities could be separated some more? (...and if poss, admin - could you adjust my mistaken 2-star rating for that skin to 5 stars?)

Thanks, in advance.

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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Frankly, your attitudes are appalling. By all means condemn my own, but please bear in mind that this has, for me at least, been going on for over three months now, and it's still an absolute pain in the ass, just to award a rating.
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Yes, they are a bit.

If one person has an issue with how a site is setout...and others do not, it DOES NOT diminish the legitimacy of complaint of the person who is having the issue.

Fortunately Wincustomize is in the throes of a major rewrite....the good thing is it's called 'WC2K8' and that's this year....so 'bugs' such as this won't have to be endured all that much longer....;)

AiTakahashi .... possibly much of what you see as 'in-crowd' treatment may just be quirky attempts at humour and gentle banter.

However, if it's people wanting to score points at others' expense then they need to be mindful that it's not acceptable....and there are 'soft speakers with big sticks' around who can adjust attitudes....;)

Wincustomize.com is a friendly community.

That's not a statement/descriptor..... that is policy....;)

Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top

We've been aware of the issue for some time now. The reason it hasnt been modified is simply that we havent had time allocated to give it any attention.

Does it work? Yes.
Can you rate? Yes.
Is it somewhat of a pain from time to time? Yes.
Will it be fixed? Yes.

If [you] wish to continue to debate the issue, by all means, please feel free. Just bear in mind that the sun will rise tomorrow, the world will continue to rotate and in the grand scheme of things, it's really a minor issue, isn't it? :)

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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Its simple, just take ur time hitting the download button, don't mousover rating area.. and it works fine. If your still screwing up.. slow down. If you do not mouseover the rating box.. it will not popup.  :) 
Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Its simple, just take ur time hitting the download button, don't mousover rating area.. and it works fine. If your still screwing up.. slow down. If you do not mouseover the rating box.. it will not popup.
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BINGO vStyler.. It's the same thing I said. Sorry if some didn't see the humor in the way I said it. Put your little hair's back down now...
Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top
...and yet still you haven't absorbed what is the real issue. It is not the download button that's causing the biggest problem - it's when trying to rate a skin, the drop-down menu vanishes before a rating can be made! Jeez... This whole thing could've been avoided if you at least read the posts detailing the problem. If you're still wondering why I'm getting tetchy about this, please put yourself in my position, where it appears that very few are even reading about the issue before flaming me for reporting it.

Jafo & Andrew,

Thank you, and I look forward to the new revamped site. If only someone had said in October that it wouldn't be fixed before then, at least I wouldn't have been expecting progress... :)
Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top
AiTakahashi, when you scroll over the ratings box, go slowly down to the rating you want to give. Especially if it's a five-star. I have noticed that if you go to far past it, you will lose the box. Just make sure your cursor is directly over the rating. Adapt and overcome bud.

That's my solution, at least until the "new and improved" (can you see the sparkles?) WC comes out.....
Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top
had a play with this try this come from above the rating box inline with 3 stars and move down middle of rating menu stays there every time until I rate.
Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Its a matter of taking ur time whether its rating or downloading.. like Killajosh said.. adapt.
Reply #59 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The nice thing of course is that if you "mis-rate" you can re-rate and the last rating stands.
Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If only someone had said in October that it wouldn't be fixed before then, at least I wouldn't have been expecting progress...
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Probably because no-one really knew what the next day/week/month held.....mission-critical 'bugs' can be allocated time/resources for correction....others are handled 'as and when' or 'if'.

With the site revamp coming soon it's 'criticality' slipped totally off the "Radar of Necessity"  .....;)

Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(Master)vStylerJanuary 6, 2008 17:47:58Reply #58
Its a matter of taking ur time whether its rating or downloading.. like Killajosh said.. adapt.
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Sorry John...your wrong...it rolls back up BEFORE you can rate...its not a matter of time,precision or holding your tongue properly.Its a bug that has existed before this thread was ever posted.

It turned into a larger issue because there were too many people not getting it because they havnt experienced the prob.Telling us WE must be doing something wrong and ragging us for continuing to wonder about why it was never fixed was out of line.

The whole little area there has been wonky for as long as I can remember...images disappearing,popup interefering with downloading...and the popup rolling back up for no reason.

Time and resources aside...this is a frequently used element on the site as a whole...some of us obviously thought it more important than others.Bothered me enough that for a while,I just stopped downloading or rating. ;p 
Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for that. I get the distinct impression that many people think I'm complaining about something that's my fault, or that I'm doing something wrong. What you're describing is exactly what I've been trying to explain since the start of this thread, and I suspect some folks, specifically those who haven't experienced it, don't even realise what we're talking about.
Reply #63 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I dunno IR, i just messed with it for about 5 mins, I seriously have no problem rating or downloading as long as my mouse is in right place. Guess I'm just not seeing it.
Reply #64 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm not trying to downplay the problems anyone is having. I am in the same boat as vS...I just don't seem to share the problem with the ratings box. That does not mean that it doesn't exist. Hopefully it will be taken care of with the revamped site. That way, we can all go about our merry rating and dl'ing ways.....