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Poll Idea 02: Download Time Improvements (White Giant)

Topics: Suggestions: Poll Idea 02: Download Time Improvements (White Giant)

David Wendelken (White Giant)

Monday, September 1, 2008 - 12:31 pm Click here to edit this post
Some of us are limited to very slow download speeds, so the proper layout of a large page and the commands on it can make a real difference.

Place "actions" at the top of the page, not at the bottom.

Example: In the forum, place the create new conversation button at the top of the page, not the bottom. That way, I do not have to load the entire page every time I want to start a new conversation.

Example: On the downloads pages, place the latest files at the top, because most of the time you go there, you will want the latest file.

Example: On the corporate upgrades page, place the actions that allow you to order upgrades for all companies at the top of the page, not at the bottom. That way, you don't have to load the entire page of corporations when you want to order upgrades for all of them.

Angus88 (Little Upsilon)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 08:12 am Click here to edit this post
Decent idea with changing the locations, but its a low file page browser game they are not going to be able to make it any faster.

David Wendelken (White Giant)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 06:57 pm Click here to edit this post
I can click on that link as soon as it shows up on my page, no need to wait for the rest of the page to load!

That speeds things up a lot where I'm located.


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