[Scourge of Ages]

Much better, it stays out of the way when you don't need it, and doesn't do anything you don't want it to.

[mjn.mixael]

If you absolutely must have some expandy thing... I would suggest a lot less 'BAM I'M A BUTTON! LOOK AT ME LIGHT-UP!

Honestly, after a few days of longer sig areas, I was completely fine with it. Mostly because all the stuff that pops in and out, lights up, darkens, and whatever animations that seem to go on when I scroll are really distracting. It was nice to have less of that for a little while. But please make a choice and stick with it. I've had to update my sig every single time (I don't want my to need to expand) because every single time the visible length changes.

EDIT: For example, when I first made my sig, it was 3 lines at regular font. Then the area got slightly larger, so I went with 4 lines smaller font. Now it seems we are down to slightly more than 2 lines at regular font. Make up your mind, man.

[Sandwich]

If you absolutely must have some expandy thing... I would suggest a lot less 'BAM I'M A BUTTON! LOOK AT ME LIGHT-UP!

Honestly, after a few days of longer sig areas, I was completely fine with it. Mostly because all the stuff that pops in and out, lights up, darkens, and whatever animations that seem to go on when I scroll are really distracting. It was nice to have less of that for a little while. But please make a choice and stick with it. I've had to update my sig every single time (I don't want my to need to expand) because every single time the visible length changes.

EDIT: For example, when I first made my sig, it was 3 lines at regular font. Then the area got slightly larger, so I went with 4 lines smaller font. Now it seems we are down to slightly more than 2 lines at regular font. Make up your mind, man.

Look, you... I've been doing my best to figure out the sig thing, based on feedback from everyone. Nothing has been set in stone, even now, so stop updating your sig until I say you can, y'hear?

On a slightly more serious note... the sigs are about as small as I'd be comfortable with right now; do you think they should be taller? Perhaps 1.5-2x or so?

Also, you should be much more please with the popping in and out of the post links now.

EDIT: Also, be glad I restrained myself from doing this: http://css-tricks.com/examples/DifferentTransitionsOnOff/

[Black Wolf]

I'm liking the current set up, well done!

[Spoon]

I think good work has been done. 

[mjn.mixael]

The times I updated my sig were not in the last few days, but just over the course of your changes since the new layout was rolled out. I fully realize that's only once every few months.. But, how often does the forum layout/look/feel really need to be messed with?

I mean, we already know HLPers are a stubborn lot with how they take FSU upgrades.... Stop messin with mah forums. I just got used to it.

[Scotty]

I liked it the other way better, with the whole sig displayed.  I really have to wonder if the post-content-to-viewing-space ratio is really in so much need of precision fine tuning.

[Black Wolf]

I liked it the other way better, with the whole sig displayed.  I really have to wonder if the post-content-to-viewing-space ratio is really in so much need of precision fine tuning.

On desktop\laptop screens, probably not, but in mobile there was definitely a problem in some cases.

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[Scotty]

Pfff, that just means Sandwich's sig is too long.  No reason the rest of us should have to "suffer" for it!

Suffer used in jest.

[mjn.mixael]

This method also leaves quite a bit of blanks space between the top of the Sig box and the first Sig text line.

[Sandwich]

It does indeed; white-space is not a bad thing. Also, just FYI, I'm posting from my phone and I see there are optimizations to be made. I hope to get to those tonight perhaps.

[Fury]

I didn't know Sandwich had signature that ridiculous as I have sigs disabled. I think that no signature should exceed length of sensible post, which Sandwich's does by a mile and then some. Wasn't there supposed to be character limit to sigs?

Also, currently layout of user profile view is broken. You can only see half of first line of signature.

[jr2]

I like the signatures!  Hmm, but for others, how about an addition to the signature on / off switch so it becomes on (always open) / collapsible / off?   If you feel like it anyways.

[NGTM-1R]

Wasn't there supposed to be character limit to sigs?

2000 characters. For reference, a visual illustration of 2000 characters using just the humble x. (We could probably jettison 500/1000 and nobody would notice.)

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[Luis Dias]

Seems small. Increase it to 10^4.

[Fury]

2000 characters. For reference, a visual illustration of 2000 characters using just the humble x. (We could probably jettison 500/1000 and nobody would notice.)

That's default limit yeah. It was shortened to something much less when I was still an admin. Perhaps that change has been reverted, though I see no good reason to do that. Sigs aren't supposed to be longer than most posts for chrissakes.

[Luis Dias]

And please never allow pics in the signature.

[Klaustrophobia]

after a day of consideration, i think the new sig boxes look bad.  it's better than the auto-expanding box, but displaying the whole thing like it was a couple days ago was the best so far.  this one displays three lines, cutting off half of the bottom one.  the expand button takes up almost as much vertical space as the displayed part of the sig, and i agree that the flashing is kinda annoying.  the button also remains even if the sig fits in the box.  the bit i find the worst about it though is that it leaves a LOT of empty space below it on short posts for people who have badges or images.  i find the occasional really long sig less jarring than the flashing expand button and empty space in an odd place.

edit: ok so i see the 'expand' doesn't light up like a christmas tree anymore, but the same applies to the other buttons on posts.  they don't need to be blacked out.

[FreeSpaceFreak]

I like the current setup Never did like sigs bigger than posts.

[headdie]

I am guessing the char limit reverted during the forum upgrade.

as for the sig style again I think I prefered the show all method but perhaps cut the char limit down to 750-1000

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or would it be better (if possible) to limit the number of lines the sig can use?