Simviation Forum - Forums Upgrade

Jan 8^th, 2008 at 6:24am

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We are going to upgrade to the latest version of Yabb.
During this time the forums need to be put on hold during backup & conversion.

These things are necessary and there should be some improvements.

Thanks

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Reply #1 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 1:18pm

CharlottesDad Ex Member

Looks good so far pete, it's a bit easier on the eyes when first visiting after a black screen that's for sure.

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Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 1:20pm

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very nice the 2.2! Keep on doing...

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Reply #3 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:21pm

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Lurvely Pete... Take a while for the eyes to get used to, but it's very nice!

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Reply #4 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:22pm

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Testing!

Still in beta!!! Wink

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Reply #5 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:23pm

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That was hard work!!!

A LOT of stuff went wrong.

The rest of the upgrade will continue - graphics etc.

Think Global. It's the world we live in.

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Reply #6 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:24pm

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Looking good.
I take it private messages are still to be sorted?

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Reply #7 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:25pm

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Looking sleek. Great job. Wink

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Reply #8 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:27pm

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Craig. wrote on Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:24pm:

Looking good.
I take it private messages are still to be sorted?

There are probably a lot of things that need to be fixed.

At least they are basically useable!!

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Reply #9 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:29pm

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Interesting! Nice job.

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Reply #10 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:31pm

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pete wrote on Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:27pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:24pm:

Looking good.
I take it private messages are still to be sorted?

There are probably a lot of things that need to be fixed.

At least they are basically useable!!

No rush or criticisim Pete. I cant imagine how tough this has been. Wink

Where do we find the PM's when its fixed?

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Reply #11 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:33pm

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Looks very nice...

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Reply #12 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:40pm

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The forums are looking good. Great job Pete....! Cool

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Reply #13 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:49pm

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Great job! The new look is awesome. Cool

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Reply #14 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:52pm

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Oh good, I though the website exploded

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Reply #15 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 7:56pm

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Looking good so far. The only thing I would change is the flashing thing next to sub-forums with new posts, I can't see what is new and what isn't. Other than that though, I'm liking it so far.

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Reply #16 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:00pm

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Great new look Pete. Bravo. I'm snooping around for issues, only one so far is I can't get into admin.

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Reply #17 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:15pm

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Congratulations for Such a beutiful forum Pete!

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Reply #18 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:18pm

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A great forum keeps getting better

But ummm (psssst) don't forget the character limit.. I just hit a 2000 character wall with an NDB flight school post Cool

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Reply #19 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:19pm

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RSS support!! Finally! I know Ramos had been pushing that for quite some time now Cheesy

Great job Pete! Keep it up! Wink

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Reply #20 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:20pm

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Oh cool!

I was wondering what was going on

Cool new layout, any other plans?

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Reply #21 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:26pm

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The Best is the You know Now where the members are from ,and if he/she's on line or not COOL! Cool

The one to be perfect is one that says the Age.. so we can know who we're dealing with

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Reply #22 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 8:32pm

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Oh goodie, RSS ! Just noticed!

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Reply #23 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 9:41pm

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Woah, I've just re-installed Vista and thought it had changed the forums!!

Looks great!

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Reply #24 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 10:10pm

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Oh forgot to mentioned that the Upload link is not up yet. Wink

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Reply #25 - Jan 8^th, 2008 at 10:24pm

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The old link seems to be working...

http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

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Reply #26 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:31am

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Nice, i was wondering what happened.

One problem, i didn't like it trying to remember my pass Grin

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Reply #27 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:05am

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Thanks for the work,

so what's new beside the RSS feed? Optically it looks very smooth. Some smilies are missing, or am I wrong?

Great new style,

Cheers,
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Edit: Ah we get a "online" tag, c Cool

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Reply #28 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 3:01am

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Looking good, Pete. This place is getting better each year.

Crash Wink

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Reply #29 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 3:09am

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vote YES! for RSS!!!!

lol... glad i got plenty of room for the whole board Tongue

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Reply #30 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 4:03am

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Things seem to be working, poor Pete has really had his hands full with this upgrade and deserves a keg of beer for his efforts!

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Reply #31 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 4:18am

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ozzy72 wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 4:03am:

Things seem to be working, poor Pete has really had his hands full with this upgrade and deserves a keg of beer for his efforts!

I can't seem to upload one of them. My USB cable doesn't seem to work with liquids... Wink

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Reply #32 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 5:35am

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Good job that you guys got it all up and running! Looks very smooth!

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Reply #33 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 7:37am

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Great new look Pete. Bravo. I'm snooping around for issues, only one so far is I can't get into admin.

All of us. Working on it. Was working last night & I didn't change anything --- I think it's a file ownership issue - I'll check

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But ummm (psssst) don't forget the character limit.. I just hit a 2000 character wall with an NDB flight school post

Upped to 12k. Let me know if it didn't work ... Thanks Brett!

Extra Smileys missing ... - working on it

Top image upload & other links + SimV logo - working on it

.... All in all we're getting there ......

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Reply #34 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 7:40am

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Pete,

when trying to post from my PocketPC 2003 the 'post' button says 'Wait' and is greyed out. You may not be able to do anything about this, but i thought I'd mention it.

great stuff by the way

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Reply #35 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 11:10am

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Looks great!!

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Reply #36 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 11:43am

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Hmm, its certainly interesting...

I think there is a little bit too much blue though... And I liked how there was the background on the forums.

Pros though are that it is nice to navigate around and in the User CP the ability to change the task without changing the page is quite good.

But my only dislikes are the flashing 'new post' things and the extent of the blue.

Undecided

-New design is beginning to grow on me though

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Reply #37 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:24pm

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eughhhhh....I hope this isn't permanent....the YaBB 2.2 logo at the top and lack of SimV is annoying....as is the flashing dot things....

Oh well....

The aesthetics dont matter if it runs better

.mic

EDIT....wow....all I typed was [YaBB2.2] without the brackets and it made the link.....

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Reply #38 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:33pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:24pm:

eughhhhh....I hope this isn't permanent....the YaBB 2.2 logo at the top and lack of SimV is annoying....as is the flashing dot things....

What flashing dot things? I don't see any flashing thingies. Questioning

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Reply #39 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm

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how can I upload images now??

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Reply #40 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:41pm

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Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:33pm:

Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:24pm:

eughhhhh....I hope this isn't permanent....the YaBB 2.2 logo at the top and lack of SimV is annoying....as is the flashing dot things....

What flashing dot things? I don't see any flashing thingies. Questioning

They were by the forums, and flashed if something new had been posted...

but it's fine now thanks to Alonso pointing out you can switch back to 2.1 in your profile Cheesy

now we just need to change the yabb banner....

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Reply #41 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:42pm

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alrot wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm:

how can I upload images now??

I think the old link still works. Upload Images

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Reply #42 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:36pm

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Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:42pm:

alrot wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm:

how can I upload images now??

I think the old link still works. Upload Images

yes...but there is no longer a link at the top of each page Wink

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Reply #43 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:41pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:36pm:

Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:42pm:

alrot wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm:

how can I upload images now??

I think the old link still works. Upload Images

yes...but there is no longer a link at the top of each page Wink

I'm sure that will be fixed in time. Meanwhile, add this to your bookmarks. http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

Elementary my dear Watson. Tongue

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Reply #44 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:55pm

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Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:41pm:

Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:36pm:

Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:42pm:

alrot wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm:

how can I upload images now??

I think the old link still works. Upload Images

yes...but there is no longer a link at the top of each page Wink

I'm sure that will be fixed in time. Meanwhile, add this to your bookmarks. http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

Elementary my dear Watson. Tongue

it is...if your bookmarks dont delete themselves every other day

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Reply #45 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:04pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:55pm:

Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:41pm:

Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:36pm:

Hagar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:42pm:

alrot wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 12:39pm:

how can I upload images now??

I think the old link still works. Upload Images

yes...but there is no longer a link at the top of each page Wink

I'm sure that will be fixed in time. Meanwhile, add this to your bookmarks. http://www.simviation.com/yabbupload.html

Elementary my dear Watson. Tongue

it is...if your bookmarks dont delete themselves every other day

Never had that problem but there's plenty of ways over it. You could always paste the URL into a text file.

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Reply #46 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:05pm

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Looking good so far, only other thing is, the 'all' option is missing for me next to threads with more than 1 page.

Other than that, liking the new colouring etc. Just not the YaBB2.2 logo. Wink

Hope everything will come to sort itself out in time.

All the best,
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Reply #47 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:06pm

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This is my first post in the new forum software setup, and i'd firstly like to congratulate Pete and his team! on how smoothly this went. I realise there are teething problems still, but isnt there always with any new software setup (Windows is case in point Tongue

) I think the new layout looks much more modern and sofisticated. Well done pete, looking good so far

Ps - one minor point that, for some weird reason, annoys me, is the fact that the reply box for your post is not aligned with the other formating tools, because the character limit is there instead. Its very minor, but i instantly noticed when i posted this.

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Reply #48 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:48pm

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...just thought of something... Roll Eyes

...!

In the new Version, are we still limited in the amount of time after which we can no longer modify/correct/add to our Postings...?

That was a problem with the previous version as well.

The version before that there was no limit, as I recall... Wink

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I always like to be able to correct my obvious/silly mistakes when I spot them!... Embarrassed

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Paul.... Cool

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P.S. I like the new "Check all" option...followed by "Remove" PM's...Saves all that tedious checking of zillions of Boxes to delete them!... Wink

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Reply #49 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 2:55pm

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Good point Paul. It's easy enough to find out. Look for one of your old posts & see if you can modify it. Cool

I just tried it & it seems they fixed it. Wink

PS. The limit wasn't a bad idea actually. Stopped people changing their comments after causing an argument, making them appear innocent. I've seen plenty of that in my time. Angry

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Reply #50 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 5:33pm

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Could just be me, but the new forum takes a CONSIDERABLE amount of time to load now, even after it's cached.

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Reply #51 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 5:52pm

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certain pages like member profiles are taking a while to load I've found but nothing major.

The only problem I have found, when you try to send multiple pm's the system blocks it saying that too many are being sent and it considers it as spam.

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Reply #52 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 5:55pm

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Remember this is all new, it's only been up and running for 24 hours at most...

Bear with it, I'm sure it'll sort itself out within a few days.

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Reply #53 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 6:32pm

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Remember this is all new, it's only been up and running for 24 hours at most...

Bear with it, I'm sure it'll sort itself out within a few days.

Exactly .... most of the above points are either simply not done yet or can be easily fixed.

You have to remember I can't be full time at this. It is a priority & I do it whenever I can.

Within a few days things should be running at least as well as the old forum. If you still have niggles please don't sit back & accept them - let me /us know & I'll see if it can be done.

I don't think there is anything mentioned that can't be fixed.

All in time - Some things can take time - I had to fix a bug today by uploading a blank text file to the messages folder - it took over 1 hour just to do that because the folder is so big & then it has to refresh & then refresh again after permissions are set. Luckily it worked - sometimes you do that just to see if it will work .. Wink

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Reply #54 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 7:58pm

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It still amazes me how a single web-site can be such an "alive" and comfortable place. These little adjustment periods remind us what's involved.

Thanks, Pete.. and the Mods, too

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Reply #55 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:00pm

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For a moment there, I thought I was suffering the effects of drinking too much egg nog. Grin

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Reply #56 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 10:18pm

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I must say I am NOT fond of this new V2.2 forum software.

I find it impossible to tell the difference between Topics and threads that
I have read by looking at the headings. There is no difference in contrast
as far as I can tell, unlike the old version where the followed "links"
were grey vs the blue of the unread Topics or threads. It wasn't a great
difference but enough that I could easily skim the headings and see which
ones I had been reading.

Since I read sevaeral forums daily I don't remember which threads, in
particular, that I have posted in or am reading. I depend on the forum
software to do that for me and this version doesn't.

I changed my prefernce in my profile options to use the "old style"
Version 2.1 format but I can't detect that any change took effect or that
there is any difference.

As to the "New" forum software, I didn't find any problems with the old
software....and if adding content or additional options, WHY must the
designers also try to "pretty things up" , which seems to be what
happened with the contrast issue....

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Reply #57 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 10:22am

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I really love the new forums; however there is one thing I have a little niggle with; the thread listings look a bit too 'crowded' to me - their layout makes them feel a bit claustrophobic. Is there a way to increase the depth of the box the thread title appears in to give it a bit more 'room to breathe'?

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Reply #58 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 2:27pm

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Thanks for the hard work Pete, Looks good! I really love the new "Are you sure you want to delete this post" feature!

Gypsy_Baron wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 10:18pm:

I must say I am NOT fond of this new V2.2 forum software.

I find it impossible to tell the difference between Topics and threads that
I have read by looking at the headings. There is no difference in contrast
as far as I can tell, unlike the old version where the followed "links"
were grey vs the blue of the unread Topics or threads. It wasn't a great
difference but enough that I could easily skim the headings and see which
ones I had been reading.

Since I read sevaeral forums daily I don't remember which threads, in
particular, that I have posted in or am reading. I depend on the forum
software to do that for me and this version doesn't.

I changed my prefernce in my profile options to use the "old style"
Version 2.1 format but I can't detect that any change took effect or that
there is any difference.

As to the "New" forum software, I didn't find any problems with the old
software....and if adding content or additional options, WHY must the
designers also try to "pretty things up" , which seems to be what
happened with the contrast issue....

Paul

I too, switched back to the "old" layout, and it looks right to me. Might need to reload your browser?

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Reply #59 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 2:53pm

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It's looking good. Where's that thumbs up smiley when you want it? Never mind. Wink

I just noticed that half of my signature is missing. Don't know what it was previously but the limit now seems to be 200 characters.

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Reply #60 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 3:02pm

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Hagar wrote on Jan 10^th, 2008 at 2:53pm:

It's looking good. Where's that thumbs up smiley when you want it? Never mind. Wink

I just noticed that half of my signature is missing. Don't know what it was previously but the limit now seems to be 200 characters.

Let me change that now Doug. None of this stuff transferred & it has all had to be changed from default settings.

500 enough?

I'll get those smileys up soon .....

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Reply #61 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 3:05pm

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I noticed the 200 character sig limit earlier.. purely by coincedence my sig is EXACTLY 200.

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Reply #62 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 3:06pm

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pete wrote on Jan 10^th, 2008 at 3:02pm:

Hagar wrote on Jan 10^th, 2008 at 2:53pm:

It's looking good. Where's that thumbs up smiley when you want it? Never mind. Wink

I just noticed that half of my signature is missing. Don't know what it was previously but the limit now seems to be 200 characters.

Let me change that now Doug. None of this stuff transferred & it has all had to be changed from default settings.

500 enough?

I'll get those smileys up soon .....

Lovely. Thanks. Wink

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Reply #63 - Jan 10^th, 2008 at 9:09pm

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The new look reminds me of vista.

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Reply #64 - Jan 11^th, 2008 at 11:08am

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I like this new suite for the forum!
(except from one thing: the flashing "new post" blip...)

btw: is it BBC making the news slight in that smoothly? If yes, could anybody tell me the tag?

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My stored PMs have all gone... any chance they can be returned? Undecided

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MrJake2002 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 2:53pm:

My stored PMs have all gone... any chance they can be returned? Undecided

Odd...All of mine (243) are still here Huh

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Ashar wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 3:20pm:

MrJake2002 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 2:53pm:

My stored PMs have all gone... any chance they can be returned? Undecided

Odd...All of mine (243) are still here Huh

As far as I know all mine are still there... Huh

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Reply #68 - Jan 11^th, 2008 at 8:41pm

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Meck wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 11:08am:

I like this new suite for the forum!
(except from one thing: the flashing "new post" blip...)

btw: is it BBC making the news slight in that smoothly? If yes, could anybody tell me the tag?

The new post "blip" goes back to the yellow flag style if you change your profile to use the YABB 2.1 format.

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Reply #69 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 10:00am

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Just noticed; the smilie drop-down list to the left of the box where you type a message has no smilies in it. Am I the only one with this problem?

Sorry for the late notice but it hadn't registered until just now. Wink

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Reply #70 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 9:03am

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Groundbound1 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 8:41pm:

Meck wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 11:08am:

I like this new suite for the forum!
(except from one thing: the flashing "new post" blip...)

btw: is it BBC making the news slight in that smoothly? If yes, could anybody tell me the tag?

The new post "blip" goes back to the yellow flag style if you change your profile to use the YABB 2.1 format.

...I think I will come along with that. Just mentioned for future updates... Wink

But again to the second part of my post:
How did you do that? Huh

spitfire boy wrote on Jan 13^th, 2008 at 10:00am:

Just noticed; the smilie drop-down list to the left of the box where you type a message has no smilies in it. Am I the only one with this problem?

Sorry for the late notice but it hadn't registered until just now. Wink

...here it's just the same

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