comments on the planning of one huge vbulletin hack?

[Dominick]

layout.

header reads site name

centered heading

left hand tower hold nav information

italics third heading type double spaced

right of the tower is content

normal font. not centered with the catagory info. paragraph form

footer is copyright info and pertinent site info

copyright - web master email - site name
user cp link - admin and mod cp links

small font bolded

left hand tower is laid out in catagories

site announcements
picture gallery
forums
games
tech

right hand side- general introduction to the site.

image of question mark next to all opened breadcrumbs leads to a floating borderless window that details any information regarding the questioned item

on catagory click unclicked sub catagories disapear. Sub catagories associated with the selected link replace them.

format
left - right
tower - details

site anoucements - details
personal announcements
actual sitewide annoucements
business annoucements
upcoming projects
*link for breadcrumbed info*

picture gallery
events
personal pics
holidays
family
*link for breacrumbed info*

forums
forum info
*breacrumb*

games
flash games
logic games
puzzles
*breacrumb*

tech reference
*breadcrumb*

note on format * on clicking a catagory the details for that will open. Unless there are subcatgories below it. All catagories that act as directories will carry the information regarding the sub catagories (a brief explanation). A catagory that does not carry sub catagories will carry what ever info is regarded for it inside the right side box.

Note on forums. forum layout would be something like this

General Bull++++
---
Lounge Chat
Hotties - Female
Hotties - Male
Mister Roboto
switchgirl

Music
---
World
Hip Hop
House
Trance

Tech
---
Programming
___
Langs
___
networking
---
foo
---
OS's

each main catagory would open to a sub catagory but the only sub catagories to be listed would be the cat's below the main for that level.
Forum listings would display forum level bits. IE last post author and time of post

thread listingw would detail the first post inside of that thread

post listing would detail the posts inside of a frame in that window

note on included items
integrated instant messenger IE something like trillian but with the capability of using intrasite IM. Also containing an ease of use PM system

[Dean C]

Hehe sounds nice- a LOT of work though

- miSt

[Russ_T]

You should storyboard it, get a better feel for the layout that way. Just knock something up in photoshop, after you've started outlining your requirements storyboards are very helpful.