LouisCamp Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 We are now using the latest edition of the boards software. It looks a bit different, but hopefully works fine. Let me know if you found something isn't working. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Oooooh .... some new emoticons, some others missing. Ha! Do I have priorities or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisCamp Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I knew that would be the first complaint. I think it's easier to add them with this version. Let me know the missing and I'll restore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Everybody hates new. I spent too many years as a software engineer to really complain about updates. Bugs are fixed. Features are added. I'll get used to the differences. And I spent a couple years running a marble forum and I know the effort involved, so thanks to Louis and Steph for all their hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I don't hate it yet, but I might. It took me a while to figure out how to get in . . . And does the writing have to be this tiny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, ann said: And does the writing have to be this tiny? Try pressing the control and plus keys together once or more, Ann. It'll take a while to get comfortable but it seems cleaner and I think I'll like it just fine - seems like there might be some improved functionality and ease of use too. But then, I try to embrace change, since it's the only thing you can really count on. And while I'm here, it's a good time to be sure that Lou and Steph know . . . I really do appreciate the forum and all you do to keep it running smoothly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Major improvement in the attachments. They post big now. So that will be good for visibility. Is bandwidth or storage an issue? I checked with my test account and I see that there is still a limit of around 420 kilobytes for ordinary member accounts. If they're not issues, then could we raise the cap? With today's cameras people come in with some pretty big images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I think that should be something to consider. I host my own photos, but I like to post bigger shots and my directory of marble photos since the end of November is around 13Meg. These aren't posted on a single marble site, but I can see folks hitting the limit pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oh well. First I noticed the difference when reading the eMail notifications and thought something changed on my mail-client... So time to log in after a few days of abstinence - and wow, new look & feel. As with every change I need to get familiar with. One property is annoying: Clicking the eMail link "Go to this post" I directly get where I think I want to be. Then I sign in and am warped back to the very beginning of the thread. I am pretty sure I took the same procedure as every time but maybe I missed a new feature? If not, could you please be so kind and reconfigure the sign-in process to leave me where I currently am? And I really like some of the new emoticons - thanks to the maintennance team: - console I/O error 4711: incompetent user detected! Abort, Retry, Ignore? >_ - call ... me ... now! (always resembles me to a certain german comedy) - Hoody's state of mind Hey team, the most important icon is missing: *thup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I want the eating popcorn and the can of worms and the piteous weeping one back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Piteous weeping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I've had so many computer problems in the last two weeks that I thought this change was something else wrong with my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I think I will appreciate the changes. My problems are just 'error 4711' (see above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I had a similar 'coincidental' experience to what Edna went through. But finding out that this new situation wasn't a problem on my end wasn't much relief. Still, it's only reasonable for me to admit that I noticed a real improvement today! It looks like the new board format no longer decides to randomly change the capitalization of words in the title of a post you might make. This is really good. But as long as I'm here, I'm going to add to my list of complaints by saying that I'm getting tired of hitting the large emphasized 'Sign Up' button at the top right, when all I'm trying to do is 'sign-in'. Signing in is a daily occurrence. Signing up is a one time thing. Why in the world would someone suddenly decide to 'reverse' the big bold button on the right with the much more subtle text to the left? This is just 'silly', and I'm being incredibly 'polite' to describe it that way. ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I just noticed one good thing in your animal names thread. Now when we click on a link in a post, it automatically opens in a new window. So I don't have to figure out how to navigate back to the site if I forget to right-click and open in new window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Hadn't thought about that situation recently, but that sounds like another good thing. It's definitely easier and more reliable to close a separate window and/or tab than trying to shift into reverse and have the website or your browser get confused and goof up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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