Forum Upgrade - Any Issues?

[Soundguy]

i see there is now a 'new posts' button similar as before. thanks!

and my tractor list doesn't overflow onto the text box. double thanks!

 

[aczlan]

Question though- With all the toolbars available in the reply box, would it look nicer if it was condensed to 2 lines instead of 3 ?

I agree, seems like everything would fit in 1-2 lines (depending on screen size).

Aaron Z

 

[toppop52]

Muhammad just want to thank you and your staff for all your hard work on this upgrade. We truly appreciate your willingness to allow the TBN members to participate in the design. Your attitude is what makes TBN a special place! THANK YOU :thumbsup:

Ditto!:thumbsup:

 

[MasseyWV]

Even before the change when I click on any menu item on the main page it drops down BEHIND the Mahindra video ad or behind the Surplus Center ad instead of OVER them. I thought it was because I use Chrome but it also does it in IE.

I've encountered similar problems before. Perhaps the Admins will find the following link useful for finding and applying the solution.

html - drop down menu over a flash file - Stack Overflow

 

[Redneck in training]

Go to your profile, then click "find recent posts" ... it will return all of your posts. Find started threads will show just the threads you started.

I think it could be nice if the "Find recent posts" and "Find started threads" icons (buttons) were also on the top bar of forums In example as "My posts" and "My threads". I think it is freequently used function so it would be nice to have it as single click.
Submit Reply button could be also on the top of the editor. Othrwise I have to scroll to it.

 

[jinman]

Muhammad, I want to know whose idea it was to use a faint background tractor tread design to point at the advertising column in the forums? Whoever came up with that has my congratulations. It catches your eye without being distracting, and it sure brought a smile to my face the first time I saw it.:thumbsup:

BTW: The only issue I've seen is the current page info overwriting some of the advertising text at the top of each page when reading a thread. It doesn't always do it, and I'm not sure what makes some pages look right and some overwrite.

EDIT: I added an example in the attachment.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. the cat tracks/ag tread do look nice..

all in all it must have taken an extreme amount of work to get this all in place.

i'm quite impressed.

an no more take-over adds either!

 

[MasseyWV]

I just noticed that the forum now fills my screen and the space that was formerly empty because I block ads is GONE! Now, I'm a happy camper. :thumbsup:

Question...

Would it be possible to add BB code float capabilities for images embedded in posts, signatures, etc? Something like

and

, or [float=left][/float] and [float=right][/float] should suffice. A set of [clear]left-right-both[/clear] BB code tags would probably also be needed to clear the floats.

 

[MotorSeven]

When I get to the bottom of a page there is no way to go back to the same forum without fishing through the "quick navigation" menu....kind of a pain. On the old format I could go back to the sub forum with a click on that quick nav button.

I know you must stil be working on things, but today any old post that I made in the past does not even show the thread envelope...it's just blank.

Even your old format was light years ahead of a few other forums I visit, the new one isn't bad, but will take some time getting to get used to it. Keep up the good work!

 

[Redneck in training]

I think it could be nice if the "Find recent posts" and "Find started threads" icons (buttons) were also on the top bar of forums In example as "My posts" and "My threads". I think it is frequently used function so it would be nice to have it as single click.
Submit Reply button could be also on the top of the editor. Otherwise I have to scroll to it.

The function "Find recent post" showed the threads I contributed to, sort them by date, displayed those I already read in different color than those with unread post(s). Currently "Find recent posts" shows every post so it is cluttered and hard to tell if containing thread is read or unread.

 

[MasseyWV]

I just noticed that when editing my signature, after uploading a properly sized signature picture, the "Insert Signature Picture" button doesn't work.

 

[polo1665]

This is a long thread and perhaps I have missed it, but the search function does not seem to work. This is the first time I have tried to use it since the upgrade. When I click on the "search" I get nothing.

 

[blueriver]

This is a long thread and perhaps I have missed it, but the search function does not seem to work. This is the first time I have tried to use it since the upgrade. When I click on the "search" I get nothing.

Try the rest of them ... I can not use the following.

AMD not to mention this is the first I've tried to add a picture ... I really don't like that new layout.

 

[mikim]

Ditto!:thumbsup:

I know a lot of us old farts don't like change. (a sure sign of getting old btw) But change is normally a good thing and I think it's great that the guys working on these changes are making such effort to lessen the impact. Kudos.

 

[MasseyWV]

I just noticed that the forum now fills my screen and the space that was formerly empty because I block ads is GONE!

I guess I spoke too soon, now it's BACK! :mur:

 

[Soundguy]

When I get to the bottom of a page there is no way to go back to the same forum without fishing through the "quick navigation" menu....kind of a pain. On the old format I could go back to the sub forum with a click on that quick nav button.

I know you must stil be working on things, but today any old post that I made in the past does not even show the thread envelope...it's just blank.

!

i noticed those as well..

 

[Soundguy]

I know a lot of us old farts don't like change. (a sure sign of getting old btw) But change is normally a good thing and I think it's great that the guys working on these changes are making such effort to lessen the impact. Kudos.

yep.. ditto on both points. change is ruff on us stodgy types.. and htey must be doing a heckuva lot of work to have made it go this easy so far.

 

[Soundguy]

i havn't tried to uplaod a pic yet. will see.. i'm sure I might sometime today..

 

[MotorSeven]

The URL side of the photo button works for me....using a Photobucket pic

 

[Arkaybee]

In my view this new upgrade is NOT an improvement.

Much harder to read with less contrast, smaller fonts, location of new comments to a thread , and I haven't even tried some of the features already mentioned by others.

I enjoy IMPROVING things but NOT just to change to make something different.

The new software probably makes things better for the administrator and for maintaining and servicing the site but it has made it less enjoyable for me to use.

Arkaybee