Author:  Nigel_Hill  Posted:  Aug 22, 2015 18:29  Subject:  Changes to catalog part view are terrible.  Viewed:  257 times  Topic:  Suggestions  Status: Implemented Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Nigel_Hill (110) Location:  Australia, New South Wales Member Since Contact Type Status Sep 12, 2012 Seller  Store: Naijel`s Bricks

Hi. I'm sorry to be so negative but the changes to the catalog's part view page are TERRIBLE. I buy on BrickLink, I sell on BrickLink, but BrickLink is also an invaluable resource when building. I need to be able to look up a part and see at a glance the whole list of known colours and what ones are currently being sold. It is really not acceptable to load the page and then have to click a drop down list to see colors, then click known colors, then scroll just to see what those are, and then have to do more work to see what is being sold of each. It's really, really, really not useful compared to the old page layout. The old page layout had this visible immediately when the part page loaded. Please change this back as soon as possible. There should be a list of all known colors and a list of all colors for sale at a minimum. This is important because there may be known colors of some parts but they aren't for sale. Also, it's generally bad idea in UI design to use a drop down list with more than 8 or so options. If this cannot be changed back then the drop down list should at least be made bigger so you don't have to scroll.

Message Has 10 Replies:

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - BLUSER_476526 (231)

[...] Hear, hear...I completely agree.. (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - blackballoon (7321)

[...] That is true but if they left it the old way then it would be too easy (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - Miro78 (2360)

[...] I just posted this as a reply in a different thread, but I will echo this change as a TERRIBLE idea. From a builder's point of view, it makes designing a build with [...] (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - re_collection (727)

[...] They are worse than terrible, I don't find the right words in english language... maybe because I don't know english swear words :) [...] (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - kidsncritters (1192)

I was wondering what all the fuss was about - then I looked on the part detail page... NO TABS at the bottom! I thought it was a great idea to have the tabs there! (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Problem)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - viejos (670)

[...] I switched this to a suggestion so people could vote. I say, bring back the colors. :) (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

This is awful Bricklink - DallasBricks (3913)

I believe this is among the worst changes BL has made. PLEASE, PLEASE change this back to show all color information in the tabs. That was a nice presentation. David (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - DallasBricks (3913)

Everyone contact Admin now. We have to hit them hard on this. (URL) David (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - jonwil (82)

I also hate what has happened, I use Bricklink all the time as a reference for "does part x exist in color y and if so, do I own any of the sets that contain it" and the changes [...] (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

Re: Changes to catalog part view are terrible. - fredjh (201)

Voted yes... I use those pages for reference all the time. I know it takes compute time and bandwidth, but I think I've bought enough here that I can look things up sometimes [...] (106 months ago, Aug 22, 2015, to Suggestions)

24 Messages in this Thread:

 Msg 1 « - Nigel_Hill (110) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - BLUSER_476526 (231) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - blackballoon (7321) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - blackballoon (7321) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - Miro78 (2360) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - re_collection (727) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - kidsncritters (1192) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Problem
 Msg 8 - viejos (670) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 9 - JulieK (8979) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 10 - JulieK (8979) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 11 - 62Bricks (1455) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 12 - enig (6342) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 13 - BLUSER_369442 (322) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 14 - BLUSER_369442 (322) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 15 - Miro78 (2360) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 16 - DallasBricks (3913) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 17 - DallasBricks (3913) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 18 - jonwil (82) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 19 - Darth_Smithy (1307) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 20 - tEoS (5297) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 21 - Darth_Smithy (1307) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 22 - TheBrickGuys (13284) 106 months ago Aug 23, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 23 - Nigel_Hill (110) 106 months ago Aug 23, 2015 to Suggestions
 Msg 24 - fredjh (201) 106 months ago Aug 22, 2015 to Suggestions