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There seems to be a slight problem with some text size or text box size.  For instance, I just opened up "Amish Cook Recipes"  The first recipe is for a hot potato salad.  In the title of the recipe, only the bottom part of the text shows - I see the bottom half of an 'H' the bottom half of an 'O', etc. It's almost like the text box is too short for the text size.  Other than that, everything looks find.  Good job!  Oh one more thing.  The web page doesn't take up my entire screen.  There is about an inch and a half on the right that is unused (the banner goes all the way the the right but not the rest of the page).

I tried the weekly column this morning, but still get all the right side of the screen data blocking that side of the column. Hope you can adjust it. I did try the "decrease text" button, but it made no difference. Thanks for all. I do like the colors, but also appreciated the black and white, perhaps as it is plain! 

I have to ask, what program are you all using? I have Windows Vista, which apparently everyone hates(my family included), but it is all I have ever used. This new format is very compatible with it..I honestly see no difference, other than colors and a fresh -look. That is why I said it didn't make a difference. Perhaps you are running older, non-compatible programs? Just a stab in the dark, I never had a computer before last end of Jan. Hubby went to college(nights) for programming. It took him 5 yrs. to talk me into one. Always before, his was in his welding shop. No kidding! I have not had to adjust sizes or hunt for anything, it's all right there as usual, just different colors,etc. Go figure....

I like change to some extent..but I am having problems with little boxes in the middle of the comments that can't be moved and so needless to say I can't read the comments....also on the first page that comes up, I have the search, text size, make a difference, and all right in the middle of "writing"...How do I make all of the words and bells, whistles, and everything else fit on the page so it doesn't overlap? Karen

 Question- Now on my computer  on the right  margin it has Ads by Google in light blue. On the left margin light green. Scroll ing down to Who's New , another light green box is covered with a light blue box, so I don't know what is in the green box, the blue has either Chocolate Whoopie Pies or Bally fat Diet Recipes or both. Is that the way its suppose to be???

I tried to reply but it's not showing up.  I got a message about malware when I tried to go to the color blender site.

So we've been rolling in a few changes as suggested above - including text resizing, more colors, and different ad placement to kee more content "above the fold" (in newspaper terms).

What's left? TONS! Keep the feedback coming - and for those really interested in colors, how about we open up that discussion, too? Check out this site:

http://www.colorblender.com/

...and post back your favorite color pallet names (each grouping of six colors there has a name, just to make it handy). From that, we can better gauge what Joe and Jane Reader think the colors should be for this website and make some steps toward integrating those suggestions.

to be honest with you the old layout was much, much better, and where is the weekly column to be found, Kevin says there is a tab on the top right, but not on my computer there isn't?????? totally confused and also, this scheme is much harder on the eyes too........sometimes change isn't always good......

The yellow hurts my eyes.  If it were in the sidebar areas or something maybe it wouldn't but trying to read the text on this color background is killing me.

I'm all for changes though.  Life is boring without them.

Keep up the good work Kevin and Brian.

 ok ! my comment.. the site is ok with some adjustment in some areas. But I still can't find where to click on the weekly coulmn for Lovina's weekly column.  someone said it is on the right. all I see in the heading is among other  headings on the right is...Editors blog, Readers blog ,book store. How I have found it is in the search...  then past lovina's columns have shown up. Is it just me? I am left handed. that may be the reason.

Okay, let's all settle down and take a deep breathe ;-)  Brian is trying to spruce up the ol' site, and it may take a little trial and error to get it right.  Practice makes perfect, no?  (Not saying you need to practice, BF ;-)  By the way, who is Mollom?

From what I can see, the format/placement of the features is generally in the same places.  The text/coloring has been tweaked.  I am liking this green/light blue combo better than the gray/black/white.  The yellow does clash a bit, though.  What I would REALLY love to see is a really spectacular "Amish Cook" banner (and maybe some widgets), full of color.  Kevin has so many great photos at his disposal from the books, etc. that would just make an outstanding and grounding centerpiece to the homepage.

The things that are bugging me a little bit: 

-The Twitter updates.  I know a lot of websites have that, but all of Kevin's updates are things he has already posted on this site, for the most part.  Therefore, it takes up a lot of eye-catching space and seems a little redundant.  I liked it earlier today when you just had the "Follow us on Twitter" link there.

-The enormous text size of the subheadings under the posts is a little overwhelming to me, for some reason.  I know text size has been a major source of discussion/frustration in this thread, so I will just leave it at that ;-)

-I miss the red "New" next to the new posts.  That was very convienient just to scan down to the posts you haven't read yet.

...Okay, now back to my pedicure... ;-)

ps...Love the new word, "automagically."  I will be using that in my daily life from now on.