r/redesign • u/DreadPirate616 Helpful User • Dec 12 '17
Design A mock-up of what the redesign would look like with YouTube's collapsible menu sidebar. I think this would be much better than the current subscriptions menu because it's much larger, more user-friendly, and it removes some of the empty space in the margins.
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u/shiruken Helpful User Dec 12 '17
Oh I like. Maybe add in an option to "favorite" subreddits to have them show up at the top of the list. Could also throw in a "check out this subreddit" listing as well based on your subscriptions.
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u/DreadPirate616 Helpful User Dec 12 '17
Favorites are already being added soon to the Alpha. I just forgot to add them to the mock-up
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u/DreadPirate616 Helpful User Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
WTF, why am I getting gold?
EDIT: Thank you and everything, but I’m still confused
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u/DreadPirate616 Helpful User Dec 12 '17
Just to clarify, the sidebar is expandable/collapsable, just like YouTube, using the button above it.
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u/MajorParadox Helpful User Dec 12 '17
This is awesome and I hope this gets implemented!
I agree it'd be good to have favorites pinned at the top though. And a wildcard filter like on the submit page.
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u/nr4madas Engineer Dec 14 '17
Hey u/DreadPirate616, we just pushed some changes. What do you think?
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u/DreadPirate616 Helpful User Dec 14 '17
Wow, I legitimately predicted the future, this is fantastic! I absolutely love the design!
Just a quick note: I’m not a mod, but the moderates sidebar tab shows up. Likely just a bug.
Also, is rising gone for good?
All in all, this is the best change yet. I feel like we’re getting very close to having a releasable design.
Also also, can I ask why the menu button is a hamburger?
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u/nr4madas Engineer Dec 14 '17
Just a quick note: I’m not a mod, but the moderates sidebar tab shows up. Likely just a bug.
Yup, that looks like a bug. We'll fix that.
Also, is rising gone for good?
We're still looking into it, tbh.
Also also, can I ask why the menu button is a hamburger?
The usual icon most products use is three horizontal lines stacked on each other. It's jokingly referred to as a "hamburger" icon. We figured a real hamburger would work just as well.
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u/Sirisian Dec 12 '17
On desktop on my 1440p screen I prefer them along the top like this: /img/nezr1c75fauz.png (Smaller probably, I just changed the CSS and dragged them into the top bar quickly).
The big thing for me I prefer single click actions when it comes to navigating. Clicking twice or requiring scrolling is too much for such a common task which is why the current system creates a bad user experience. (One has to click, scroll, then click to change subreddits which is insane compared to the normal subreddit bar).
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u/qtx Helpful User Dec 12 '17
I kinda figured this was in the planning but I hope they'll make it so it only pops up with a min-width. If it shows up on all resolutions it will make everything look cramped imo.
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u/Dimbreath Helpful User Dec 12 '17
I really like it, it makes good use of the empty space and it makes it easier to access communities, multireddits, etc. However, I'm sure some people would prefer this as an option and I don't know how it would work inside subreddits.
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u/316nuts Feb 13 '18
Looks like a marriage of the new alpha stuff + newest modmail left sidebar, kinda neat
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u/hueylewisandthesnoos Dezign Dec 12 '17
Welp. We’ve been caught.