Well since I put up the post about accepting membership contributions now, I figured I would give you guys a few shots of the new site and one of the new tools in action... (I cheesed out the graphic, so no jokes!)
These pics are in the 40-65k range, so they may take a few seconds to load!
This is the main news screen, the menu is dynamic and located below the AD (the big white thing!). The small empty gray box will hold links to the most current news items, articles, columns, and product reviews! The small pic in the corner is the FeaturePic, followed by the site polls!
[img]www.ar15.com/images/miscPics/v2-shot1.jpg[/img]
The second shot is of the product review engine. (Again, apologies for the cheesed graphic!) This will hold the product information as well as the rating (from the site as well as from all reviews and the average!) and the reviews appear below the picture.
[img]www.ar15.com/images/miscPics/v2-shot2.jpg[/img]
The final picture is of the beloved forums in the new layout. With the navigation for the entire site accessible above the forums, you will be able to jump between forums easier, jump to content areas, and basically go where you need or want to, to get to the information faster!
[img]www.ar15.com/images/miscPics/v2-shot3.jpg[/img]
I didn't want to show off too much of the site for the time being!!! The new look and design is compact, easy to use, and VERY powerful. It uses some DHTML and Javascript and has been tested on IE5, 5.5, MacIE, and is being completed with Netscrape. (I hope!)
-- GB