iol's new layout

[midrange]

Pretty shocking.

And...

function MM_showHideLayers() { //v9.0
      var i,p,v,obj,args=MM_showHideLayers.arguments;
      for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) 
      with (document) if (getElementById && ((obj=getElementById(args[i]))!=null)) { v=args[i+2];
        if (obj.style) { obj=obj.style; v=(v=='show')?'visible':(v=='hide')?'hidden':v; }
        obj.visibility=v; } 
    }

etc

:erm:

 

[FarligOpptreden]

Why do news sites choose these horrific layouts? The content is just splashed all over the page and your attention isn't really drawn to anything... except the ads in the header! It just feels like an absolute mission to try and read anything on there, never mind trying to find out what's current or not.

Oh, and the inclusion of those legacy scripts just show the incompetence of the developers in adhering to standards compliance...

 

[ryu]

also hate the new layout

 

[chrissy]

+1. They changed it a while ago, then changed back to the old layout. Hope they realize their mistake.

 

[dequadin]

Mandatory mention: Google fast flip

Edit:
Don't forget Google News

 

[midrange]

They've actually managed to make it look worse than The New Age's site - amazing.

 

[Riot2]

ive stopped using iol since they changed their format, i find it really annoying aswell

 

[Raithlin]

Oh no! MM_?? = macromedia = DreamWeaver = drag/drop =

:wtf: This in a high-profile site like IOL?

 

[Datura]

I have tried getting used to it but just can't. It was simple and user friendly before. Now it is just a mess. "If it aint broke..."

 

[stevenv]

MM_showHideLayers() { //v9.0

Would hate to know how much people get paid for this ...

 

[riscbroker]

+1. They changed it a while ago, then changed back to the old layout. Hope they realize their mistake.

They were forced to revert to the old layout - there was a short 'apology' at one point, and it took a while for them to get the new format workable again. I've been using IOL for years now I'll look elsewhere

 

[Fudzy]

I'm liking the way it's more content focussed than advert focussed

 

[murraybiscuit]

wow. that source code is giving me a headache.
js, meta tags and css all over the place. beautiful.
how the hell you even start to debug something like that is a mystery...

 

[ponder]

ive stopped using iol since they changed their format, i find it really annoying aswell

+1

 

[Fudzy]

Does anyone know of any other news sites that give province specific news?

 

[chrissy]

Okay, changed my mind. The new site's not that bad, you just need to get use t it.

 

[Datura]

I am still fighting with it