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[the_grove]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/beta/

Some more changes going on...

A little less coloured wouldn't be bad, but it's okay...

Edit: At least they are now using all the space they have instead of leaving a huge gap

[Jono]

It is very colourful. Almost a little too informative for someone who only logs on for the new updates as it's a lot to take in.

I'd like to have been able to move the boxes around. I find blogs, Newsbeat and videos more interesting than what is currently available in that selection such as the chart and photos. Podcasts would be more useful than an events list too. If they've got an event to promote it'll be at the top in that flash thing.

I'd like to have seen a daytime listen again box where the hip hop, indie and dance selections are too.

[the_grove]

and why does it have to be purple?

[Nik B.]

looks good, I do like the new one rather than the current one, which has always looked a bit crowded. So yeah, it's good.

[the_grove]

but the new one does look even more crowded?!

[Timsk]

Shame the links in the main navigation don't fit ('Experimental' out of place).. At least on FF305 on Ubuntu anyway, if not on Windoze.

[Jono]

It looks good but the blue looks hideous for evenings. I think they should scrap the changing backgrounds and keep it colourful.

The blogs seem to change to evening blogs too. Interesting but is it really that significant? There's only one introducing blog in that list.

It's those elements that need questioning. The amount of problems with the revert to evenings seems pointless for just changing a background colour.

[the_grove]

Shame the links in the main navigation don't fit ('Experimental' out of place).. At least on FF305 on Ubuntu anyway, if not on Windoze.

Looks different with windows. It fits...and has another font...

[Jono]

Looks different with windows. It fits...and has another font...

Yeah we've got arial for the menu.

I think a schedule would be useful of some sort. Radio 2 has a 'next on-air' box.

[the_grove]

Radio 2 has a 'next on-air' box.

But that is a bit pointless if you have a next-on-air info that shows who is going to be on in 2 hours time...I don't think that is necessary...

[Jono]

But that is a bit pointless if you have a next-on-air info that shows who is going to be on in 2 hours time...I don't think that is necessary...

A schedule for a next five hours or something would be useful then. Something that knocks off the show that's on-air from the schedule and shows what's coming up for the rest of the day.

So 4am and Greg's on and you have a look...

6.30am Chris Moyles

10am Jo Whiley

1pm Edith Bowman

4pm Scott Mills

7pm Zane Lowe

If you come on for Scott Mills you'd get...

7pm Zane Lowe

9pm In New Music We Trust

10pm Colin Murray

12am Bobby and Nihal

2am Annie Nightingale

You get the picture. Radio 1 feels it's significant to trail ahead so they must think it's important to inform listeners of what's coming up?

[Timsk]

Yeah we've got arial for the menu

Lazily crafted CSS in my opinion... Arial is a predominantly Windows thing - I think they should be including the Helvetica font family really for other platforms...

lifted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/css/blq/radio1_blq_nav.css 

#blq-local-nav ul#navigationlist{
    list-style-type:none;
    margin:9px 0 0 5px;
    padding:0;
    font-size:13px;
    font-family:'arial';
    font-weight:bold;

    }

[popbitcher]

i am using opera and it is working for me

[the_grove]

Mmh. I quite miss the five flash-images below the big flash-thing on top of the page...there's just text in the new version, and images are more at the bottom of the page, so you will have to scroll down for some eye-catchers that may be interesting...

[Guest inxces4308]

I think its way too busy and the colours dont blend themselves well enough. There is too many differant background colours/patterns on the boxes. Only thing i do like is that on the scroller you can have a choice of what thing to look at.....

Get rid of the green/black evening background on the current site and its fine the way it is......

[Nik B.]

but the new one does look even more crowded?!

I meant all crowded into that little area to one side, it looks much more spaced now and is generally much, much better.

[Jugalug]

I do quite like it, but it seems very loud to me - I prefer a more neutral pallet. I can see that a little more work needs to be doing. However, I can see quite a lot of effort has been put into it!

[Jono]

Took me a while to realise the pictures with a circle and a dot in it are links/menus. Only just noticed.

Also new and music in the text bubble links to this old page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/innewmusicwetrust/

[Guest inxces4308]

Dont like the daytime yellow on it now, much prefer the neutral blue.

[SamTheInternetGuy]

Hey everyone, just to let you know we're reading with interest and taking notes! (the lazy CSS is fixed now, Mr Ubuntu)

[Jono]

Dont like the daytime yellow on it now, much prefer the neutral blue.

Now you see I'm quite the opposite and dislike the dark blue and enjoy the yellow to purple.

The background near the text bubble doesn't seem to fade though at the moment. Just seems to cut off and go black. Would rather see it fade purple.

The N Dubz link has a speaker icon showing it's an iPlayer link. But the other 'listen again' links have speakers but just go to the minisite. The only exception is the Zane Lowe takeover link which doesn't have a speaker. Surely the listen again features should go straight to iPlayer or straight to the mini-site rather than a variation. The N Dubz link could go on Grimmy's page beings it was technically his show.

[the_grove]

I think there is too much info on the new page... Why is there this 1xtra/Switch/Introducing thing? I think if there are some news worth mentioning on the homepage, they are already and should in future be shown in the main flash image on top...the 1xtra/Switch/Introducing container won't really be providing interesting information most of the time, will it?

And wouldn't it be good to put the "Blog box" next to the flash-app at the top of the page? the blogs are updated quite regularly, so that would show not-so-regular visitors that there are lively blogs about Radio 1...

[Guest inxces4308]

And wouldn't it be good to put the "Blog box" next to the flash-app at the top of the page? the blogs are updated quite regularly, so that would show not-so-regular visitors that there are lively blogs about Radio 1...

I second that - i think it would also make certain presenters do more blogs!

[Jono]

I agree, and as I've said before, the most updated things should be at the top working its way down to the least updated. So I'd like to see it sorted like this:

Listen Again/Highlights

Blogs - News - Live Lounge

Chart - Videos - Photos

Links (Adverts) - Events - Text Bubble

It might have made more sense to use the links for the rotating image box on the left handside but I guess I can see the sentiment behind leaving the background space blank on the left.

[Jugalug]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/