Options page is terrible.

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The current options page has non working tabs and a terrible design.  I hope 
someone fixes it.  I'll try later no doubt, but if someone could do the 
design, putting it in the code wouldn't be too hard.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by melin...@gmail.com on 5 Jan 2010 at 7:48

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Yeah, it's REALLY bad.

Original comment by all...@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2010 at 6:13

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Options don't work for me at all, other than changing the background color.  I 
can't 
switch to the other tabs.

Original comment by bigazzkn...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 5:57

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Yes, the only options enabled right now are color and whether you want words 
highlighted.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 7:10

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It should be sooner rather than later that it's fixed.  I was mostly waiting on 
finishing the functionality that the options are for.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 7:11

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By "doing the design" do you mean simple HTML/CSS code? I think that's 
something anyone 
could do (I mean, considering the number of people interested in this project, 
I'm 
probably not the best designer you could get), but if you want, I can do it for 
you.

Original comment by pedroave...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 1:41

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I always have problems getting my css to behave properly.  I end up with extra 
pixels 
in places that make no sense and so forth.  I'll probably roll out a simple 
design 
later this week so all the functionality is in place, and then let people 
spruce it up 
if they want.

Even though I put in that call to action, I don't actually have the backend 
ready 
anyway, so it'd be awkward to take up your offer now.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 2:12

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Same problem as people posted above. Options page is completely unusable.

Original comment by gulle...@gmail.com on 18 Mar 2010 at 7:01

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Issue 43 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 22 May 2010 at 11:38

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Tom made it look better but this won't close until more of the options are 
there.  Will push tonight.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 14 Jul 2010 at 6:21

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First commenter and I actually followed through! Half a year later.

Original comment by all...@gmail.com on 14 Jul 2010 at 6:26

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This issue is not very specific. What options should be added to consider this 
closed?
Shouldn't we just close this and add separate issues for every desired feature?

Original comment by sepha...@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2013 at 11:56

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Maybe, if we added a message saying that the other tabs were disabled pending 
more features, so that people didn't expect them to work we could close this.

The main thing was having a nice design.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2013 at 3:37

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@ #11 Although the issue is not specific, it should be clear that the options 
don't look nice. Some simple tweaks will resolve this issue for now, I guess.

- Remove the non-working tabs (don't even display them when they don't do 
anything)
- Align the options and their labels so they look more clean.
- Without tabs, there is no need of the blue div around the options

I attached a screenshot of a simple form, which might even be enough to resolve 
the issue. 

However, there are many possible tweaks to this one even without adding more 
features.
For example:
- a color chooser for the popup color
- screenshot or live demo of what the option will actually change/affect

Original comment by oO.p...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 9:30

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@13 you probably don't remember how the options looked before but the look and 
feel are basically adequate though some of your points are valid and can be 
filed as separate bugs.  Thanks for the detail and ss.

* Having the tabs is great because it foreshadows things to come.  People love 
that!
* Aligning the options is a good idea and could be filed.
* I guess you don't like blue, but it's not really a bug to not like a color.

The last two things are also fine ideas that could be separate bugs if someone 
cared enough. :)

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 10:05

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@14: 
* No, it got nothing to do with the color blue, just that most times dark on 
white is used to have the best readability. Most times colors are used to 
indicate something. This is not always the case though, but why jump out of the 
things the users are used to? 
* Yes, you are right, some of the issues should be separate bugs/features. 
* I disagree with you on that tabs that don't do anything are a good thing. 
This is usability again. If there is a tab and I can't click it, why show it? I 
mean, if this product has updates every week/month, then it would be understood 
by the users. Because when they recieve an update, the tab might work now, and 
they see that something is happening. But with no updates concerning this issue 
for quite some time, there might be a misunderstanding and a feeling of 
"unfinished/broken options".

Please note: I don't want to say "do more updates" or "you have to use white as 
a background" or otherwise tell you how to make your product. These are just 
thoughts of mine and maybe you can find some of them useful. :)

Original comment by oO.p...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 11:44

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Why are people commenting on something that hasn't been worked on in 3 years?

Original comment by bigazzkn...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 7:29

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I'm not a doctor, but sometimes you just gotta believe!

Original comment by all...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 7:31

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@15 Thanks for commenting, this is an open forum and your arguments may sway 
the consensus even if I'm selfish.

@16 The options page was updated last week.

Original comment by melin...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2013 at 7:51

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I added a few options that were simple to implement and removed the tabs for 
now.
Also, aligning the options and their labels would make it nicer. It's not as 
bad as before since replacing the Yes/No selections with checkboxes made it 
look cleaner. I tried doing it for a while but CSS hates me. Can somebody do it?

Original comment by sepha...@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2013 at 9:01

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