New Website Feedback
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@chocolatkey The page itself “loads” (it goes to the proper link instead of just a 404 page), but the actual reader isn’t loading any text. Just infinitely loading grey screen - both when I use WiFi and when I use my data plan (as my WiFi is rather poor).
EDIT: Actually, all the manga are loading just fine for me, it seems to be solely the novels that are infinitely loading.
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@chocolatkey All the LN and manga links I tried works in safari and firefox. Thank you
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@chocolatkey The novels reader isn’t properly loading as someone said before me. I can’t post screencaps but it’s just grey, showing that it’s loading but never actually ends even after a couple of mins waiting.
Edit: Aight, since my comments are completely ignored, I think I’m just gonna stick with the old reader eh. Then just unsubscribe and wait for the ebooks.
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@MasterLillyclaw Same. I suspect it's because the new reader uses Blob.text(), which isn't supported by my version of Watefox Classic... According to MDN it's not supported in Safari either, but maybe the data's out of date if it worked for yzh4rjdzob6?
My talking sword has a point. And is also right.
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I haven't really used much the beta site, but I see there's still no "coming soon/upcoming parts" space on the homepage. Rather I find that huge "Our Latest Titles" space pretty useless. It forces me to always scroll down to see anything else on it... The old homepage shows much more info compared to it. 😕
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@MasterLillyclaw couod you post the version of your OS and the model of your device?
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Hmm, where do I find the RSS link for my followed series? Can't find any icon or link even looking at the source code of the pages.
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@chocolatkey I've noticed a problem with the new reader for the site. I was looking at volume 6, part 4 of Slayers and noticed that in 2-page view, I was unable to access the last page of the part by clicking and using the reading arrows. https://imgur.com/bGTyfIR. If I manually use the slide bar, I am able to get to the last page. https://imgur.com/iPldsNk. Also if I use the single page view mode, I am able to access the last page using the reading arrows. https://imgur.com/RfcwhEh. In Chrome I seem to the get the same issue, but this time it lets me see the last page (notice that the slider isn't at the very end). https://imgur.com/iDAHRYv. Pushing the slider to the very end on Chrome shows a "blue" page. https://imgur.com/tJhPoi4
I am on Windows 10 Home version 2004 OS build 19041.804. I am using the Firefox browser version 85.0.2 (64-bit) and Chrome Version 88.0.4324.150 (Official Build) (64-bit). My monitor is in landscape view at 1920 x 1080.
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@chocolatkey As I said earlier, it’s iPhone SE, software version is 13.7. I’m using the Safari app.
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@Gamen @MasterLillyclaw I have an iPhone 8 with iOS 14.4, and Safari loads both light novel and manga parts fine.
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On MacBook Pro (2015), OS 10.15.7 Catalina, using Safari (v. 14.0.3) or Chrome (v. 88.0.4324.150), trying to click the Series Info button at the end of the Welcome To Japan, Ms. Elf manga leads to https://j-novel.club/s/welcome-to-japan-ms-elf-manga , which turns into a 404 page. I think the manga endpages need to be updated to the new address.
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I was quite surprised by the rework of the website; it would have been nice to have expected the change. That said, I think the new layout is, overall, superior than the previous.
Likes:
- Dark theme for both site and reader
** I have yet to check if it works for all novels - I like the ability to filter compared to previous
- The User library is much more user friendly
** The folding of related titles is a definite boon - The calendar is filterable by "followed titles", type of title, and type of publication
Wants:
- Ability to browse titles by tag or genres
- Ability to browse library by tag or genres (sometimes I want to reread a romance, sometimes an isekai, but want to browse)
- Ability to have a "tiled version" of both the titles and libraries view that has a sample cover picture (I like bells and whistles, and sometimes I choose by image)
- Ability to also filter the calendar by titles, tags, and genres
- Ability to associate a drop box, google drive, etc in which to automatically copy new releases (my reader app automatically syncs with such things, yes, I'm greedy like that)
- Ability to link searches and views such as library to a RSS or JSON feed (technically the JSON seems to already be there, since the page loads dynamically, but that doesn't help with general consumers since they would need an user context such as a user key to provide to get the correct version, and no idea if y'all have the capacity for repeatedly hitting consumers)
At any rate, keep up the good work.
- Dark theme for both site and reader
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Btw, just a reminder that the Blog/News page still has test data around: https://j-novel.club/blog ;)
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The prepub reading interface is by far the most important aspect for the site so I'll start there.
It's nice to see the full screen on my 12.9" iPad pro being used as well as swipe gestures for turning pages rather than buttons however there doesn't appear to be a way of increasing the font size and the default is way too small.
A sepia/brown background theme would be nice for readability.
A selection of font choices would be nice. Including some serif fonts, something like Georgia for readability.
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Looks visually better is first impression.
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@redmasq said in New Website Feedback:
I was quite surprised by the rework of the website; it would have been nice to have expected the change
There's been announcements about it every once in a while; it's not like the plans were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard"...
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only thing i miss is the "Upcoming Soon" section of the old site saying how long till X or Y part/volume is coming up, and re-sizing text in the reader
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@SoullessMinion Yeah the countdown was interesting but it was inaccurate as it rounded to the nearest 30 minutes for the calculation if the release part was more than 1 hour away. If you click on the new calendar you will see a clock with a time on it next to the title that now shows the time it will release local to your timezone. It's more accurate in my mind. For example, it is 6:51 PM central time and Instant Death Cheat Vol. 4, part 6 shows to be releasing for me in 19 hours. That is "correct" if you round the time to 7 PM CST and add 19 hours. (I've noticed that Death Cheat usually comes out for me at 2 PM local time, but it was never explicitly stated). Now on the calendar page it says 15th Monday 14:00 so I know it is planning on coming out at 2 PM on Monday local time.
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Just a reminder to check the first post in this topic for known issues/high priority changes that we have already identified!
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Oh interesting...
Not going to lie, there is no telling how long the new site could have been live before I'd have noticed without this post having been updated and catching my eye. I use the beta app to read everything and come directly to the forums for discussions. Pretty sure the only time I ever go to the main site is to pick up credits/books and I tend to do that in chunks every so often 😅
