Martin Megson Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hi, struggling a bit with the new site but guess I'll find my way around. The link on the announcement stating more info here doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Yes, I agree - I couldn't actually find any more information there either. It's a bi of a voyage of exploration, isn't it"! Edited February 23, 2017 by alan_fincher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 This is strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 It's bloody awful, that's what it is. How do I go back to the old skin please? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thanks for pointing out the issue with the announcement. It seems it did not like my formatting. Should be fixed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, junior said: It's bloody awful, that's what it is. How do I go back to the old skin please? You can't. The forum software has been updated! Give it a few days and you'll get the hang of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyfeet Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 No just got use to the old one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 The members details take up far more screen space than their posts. Can I hide this? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Oh my God, now I'm getting a bloody pop up every time someone posts in this thread. How do I permanently stop that happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm going to need a new wheel on my mouse soon - it's scroll-a-rama to get through threads now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, junior said: Oh my God, now I'm getting a bloody pop up every time someone posts in this thread. How do I permanently stop that happening? This is a setting in your browser. go to settings and search for notifications. It is set per website. You must have clicked 'allow' by mistake at some time in the past. Which browser? I'm on Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Gordon Bennett - I thought I was the only dinosaur - but there are more even more reactive behind me!!! Yes an huge learning curve (took me at least ten minutes (!) to get something acceptable. Calm down it's only a computer system. (Blurry double spacing...) It WILL settle down (sometime) and I'm truly grateful for -whoever- doing this giant leap to satisfy those who don't have a 'proper' computer (that is those without keyboards...). For 5 minutes I hated it, 5th. time through - it's getting better, hatting to admit it, better. Methinks the mods / owners / whatever have bust their guts to get it thus far. So folks - Thanks and be patient. (now single spacing pls - how...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I think that what appears to be double spacing between lines of type is what is making scrolling needed more. Everything just seems so spaced out. Or perhaps folks are using the return key a bit too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, AllanC said: I think that what appears to be double spacing between lines of type is what is making scrolling needed more. Everything just seems so spaced out. Or perhaps folks are using the return key a bit too often. That is a part of it. The other part is the length of the stuff in a users profile Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hey Allan, your 'total reputation' is tiny compared to mine! Can we lose that please Mods? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yes I see that the amount of profile info is extending the blank area beneath the actual post. Perhaps I need to say lots more to fill the void. Why would you want to lose my tiny reputation. I probably worked hard for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJPHG Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Don't mind the new software but the search feature only returns one hit (previously would be lots) and then crashes asking me to wait 4 seconds before submitting another search??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I see post are quoted as "x minutes ago", rather than giving the actual time of the post. Is there any way to change this as an absolute reference is far more use than a relative one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 My tip is to create a custom activity stream configured how you want it. Under activity...my activity streams... create new stream. I called mine VNC for old time's sake! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Can't find a suitable thread, because like everyone else I'm not (yet) familiar with the layout, but could I post my thanks and congratulations here to the Powers That Be for their efforts? Well done chaps -- and no project time overrun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 One good thing this version supports is that it remembers half-completed posts. So if you go off to look at another thread etc, when you come back it offers the draft you'd already typed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, nicknorman said: One good thing this version supports is that it remembers half-completed posts. So if you go off to look at another thread etc, when you come back it offers the draft you'd already typed. That is something I am undoubtedly going to be making use of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, junior said: It's bloody awful, that's what it is. How do I go back to the old skin please? Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 16 minutes ago, nicknorman said: My tip is to create a custom activity stream configured how you want it. Under activity...my activity streams... create new stream. I called mine VNC for old time's sake! Can you make it list just threads, not all the new posts in the thread? I called mine View New Content too Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thank you for your feedback. We're taking all feedback into consideration with a view to implement improvements where possible. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to explore the new functionality of the software and the improvements it has to offer. I appreciate some may have mixed views (as do I!) but it was a journey we had to make. The software we used previously had reached its End of Life, or EOL (tech term for "use by date") and after April this year, no more security updates will provided for it by our vendor. As such it would have been irresponsible if we hadn't made the voyage. (to use Alan's term :)) Again though, we value your feedback and will be taking it into consideration bearing in mind the constraints we face. One of them being cost; This forum is funded by its members and staff alike and depends almost entirely on donations. As such, we appreciate all donations as it helps to keep the community going. RichM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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