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Great job lads, keep it up - to all the others things take time and most often have to get worse before they get better, let the lads breath and do what they do, or are people in such a mad rush that it all needs to be fixed today or they will never come back?
Yeah it took me 4-5 days to put up pics of my new sawmill, but no-one died from the suspense - give it time
Brett, the whole idea behind email notifications is that you get an email advising you that someone has replied to a thread you are subscribed to, you don't need to be on the forum at the time. Same applies to email notifications of a PM, you will know you got a PM regardless of whether you are on the forum. The auto-popup for PM only goes activated when you actually login to the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Could you tell me more about the Auto refresh add-on for FF, would this work for the new Activity Stream, ie does it automatically refresh the Activity Stream page when a new post has been entered on the forum? If so it would give us iSpy back.
But I'm always on the forum Fred....Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Shed
You can set the Auto-Refresh for about 8 pre-determined times, or go to custom. It does exactly the same thing as clicking the refresh button, so if that updates the Activity Stream then so will AR.
It's great for PMs because it will interrupt any tab that you're looking at in that execution of FireFox, with the little pop-up that can be canned for later if you want.
I have a two screen set-up here, and there have been occasions (such as during the Hand Tools Group Buy) where I have had iSpy open and visiable on the laptop screen, and my USERCP, or whatever thread I'm looking at open on the big (main) screen.
I have noticed that if you are in New Posts with AR on (a right click option will toggle it) when it refreshes after say 2 minutes, it will NOT include the new posts since then - it will just un-bold the ones that you've looked at since the last refresh, just like manually refreshing does. To get the latest posts included you have to click new posts again.
FireFox is pretty cool Fred. I switched to it about two years ago. There's an absolute stack of add-ons and plug-ins available, mostly free with a plea for donation. I use around 15 add-ons and I don't get ANY flashing ads on Newspaper sites etc, which means I actually get to be able to read the primary msg of the site (the News). I can see and block tracking sites (and there's HEAPS of them), and so it goes on.
I'm yet to determine if the Forum's new Auto-save feature preserves my text in the middle of replying. This is one down side of AR - if you don't toggle it off then you lose whatever you have just typed. I'm surprised you haven't heard me on occasion Fred, particularly when it happens 3 times in 5 minutes (yeah I'm that dopey at times). However, if you have the AR set to 2 minutes then you don't have to retype much (and if I sense a refresh coming I quickly ctrl-A and ctrl-C, and paste it back after the refresh).
There are those that would say I'm a bit AR myself.
Thanks Brett, F5 doesn't refresh Activity Stream, neither does Auto Refresh:(, I just installed it and no go. The other features of Auto Refresh are not that important to me, so have uninstalled it again.
Yes, have been using Firefox for quite a while and use some of their add-ons.
Nutso. Kinda figures though. So what you need is a touch screen with a trained monkey, or are you already doing similar?Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Shed
Watch who you're calling a trained monkey please:)Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Sorta, kinda, have an icon on my Toolbar that activiates the refresh of Activity Stream it points to this
Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums
Of course the irony of it is that vBulletin knows when a new post has been put up, it even puts New Activity (x) on the csreen to let you know. You would think instead of putting that information on the screen they would just update it wouldn't you? Common sense is not as common as it once was:no:
Thanks Greg! With a forum of this size with so many daily posts the lack of a Forum/Post filter of some sort is a real pain if it is not available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Groggy
Let me say that the "Boss", Steve and the tech guys and all the mods have undertaken a huge task. I do not envy you, Well done :2tsup:
Links seem to be harder to find in posts so if looking for an expected link move your mouse over and around the text a bit - in the mean time I'll report that too.
Can't say John. It may be fixed when the skin issue is resolved, hopefully in the next few days but no promises.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnredl
Please ensure you read THE KNOWN PROBLEM LIST before reporting new items. I've bolded the key words to help you find things faster.
I've downloaded forum runner. Up & going again. (although I did have to spend a whole $2 to stay online...good thing this is a good forum!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Groggy
Yep, this definitely needs looking at, was hoping that it'd be sorted in the pipeline, I've started making any hyperlinks I place in bold now to make them stand out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Groggy
Date Reported Description Comments Urgency Admin Comment 9th Sep 2012 #30 Images are not being displayed. go into settings and I get a lot of Document.write java script errors before it loads in the top frame. HIGH Working on this one, bear with us. #33 The mobile site has no WWF logo's, all vbulletin images. If you click on "full site" at the bottom of the mobile page you get page not found https://www.woodworkforums.com/forum/?styleid=36
The upgrade made it impossible to post quick responses with my phone (Nokia N900) and Opera Mobile. #146Medium #34 Users want iSpy back FIXED For those missing iSpy, try this link and put it in your favourites:
Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums
It does not automatically update, you need to refresh (I think)#37 & 50 Settings, and then General Settings returns errors all the way to Xmas. This is under Ie8 and mozilla
Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class etc
In Fact lots of errors under settings.
Top frame gives a lot of Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(1419) : eval()'d code on line 79
and not many pages render properly.
Second Comment #50
Anyway, bug report. The admins may have noticed already, but since I can't see a report about it..............
My options page in the UserCP gives a php error:
Code:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/woodwork/public_html/profile.php(2083) : eval()'d code(98) : eval()'d code on line 1
Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: option in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 4734
Also, the Profile page appears to have some minor CSS glitches in FF15 on W7. Overlapping content. Both should be easy enough to fix.
ETA: Another thing is that people's avatars are not displaying in their posts. This may be related to the settings problem.FIXED Currently rebuilding the Search Engine Index which should fix the search problem.
(EDIT by Groggy: And the Settings issue too)
However, with 137,445+ threads and over 1.436 million posts this could take from an hour to all day, it may also slow down the forums slightly.
Cheers - Neil
Should be ok now, the indexing is finished.#39 Reply works in IE but in mozilla it will not allow me to get into the text entry for a reply. Now I know IE will try and fix code errors before rendering but mozilla will not. #45 Trying to access the forums throughTapatalk (my preferred way of looking at the forums) Is impossible, still getting locked out messages Multiple reports of this. Medium May be skin related.
Temporary option is to use ForumRunner.#47 The colours man, the colours......... I've spent a bit more time on the Forum now, and the one thing that is causing me real grief is the orange text. I simply cannot read it without peering closely at the screen.
I spent a fair bit of energy at the Canberra Show extolling the virtues of the site, showing them how to navigate the site, and encouraging them to join the forum. I now feel like a fraud - if I had known this new colour scheme was coming in I would have been embarrassed to talk to them the way I did. Post #96FIXED Colours have been adjusted. #51 I went to look for a post of mine, went in to Advanced Search, selected my name from the drop down menu, clicked on Search Now and no matches were found. FIXED Currently rebuilding the Search Engine Index which should fix the search problem.
Should be OK now.#53 I think they also forgot to update by removing the display for theCanberra Timber & Working with Wood Show advertising which finished days ago . #54 When I went to w/w/w.woodwork/forum.com (I had to break that text with / or it just displayed the link Activity Stream... like follows ) was directed to the activity stream (Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums ) but I think it would be better to have it direct to the home page(www.woodworkforum.com/forum.php). It's a better page for newcomers to land upon. #60 Where did market place go? It's at the bottom of FORUMS HELP DESK Market Place and some other forums will be going under their own tabs when we can sort them out. For now I have enabled it as a full forum section which can now be found directly beneath the Musical Instruments Section, which eventually will also be on a tab, along with Metal Work, Wooden Boats and Library.
The implementation of the tabs will serve to shorten the main page of the forum so less scrolling to do down the page and bring the main page back to pretty much all woodworking related.#63 Don't like it as much either, especially the difference between the read and unread thread colours, they are too similar. FIXED #70 One thing - there doesn't seem to be an icon to click to go to the User Control Panel. Or do I now just click the settings icon? FIXED Click the Settings Button #82 Also note that the arrows on the side of the various fields in the USERCP are missing, the ones that would let you collapse or open the various fields.
If you can't collapse the fields, the USERCP page can be very long#86 Any chance that the RSS feed be increased from 30 articles? #94 I am not getting any email notification of posts to my threads This goes for pm's too. I know Neil already knows about the pm emails.
Also #149HIGH #107 Not a major issue but on the previous bulletin board, I had it set so thatattachments opened in a new tabbut now they open in the current window.
Had a look through Settings/User CP but couldn't see anywhere to change this, pretty sure you could set this on the old bulletin board.#110
Just looked into this a bit more, on my iPad, attachments previously opened in new tabs but now open in the same tab/window, and I've just tried it on my laptop and attachments open in new tabs as they did prior to the upgrade. Hmm I think I'll see if the settings on my iPad have changed or need to be reset.
Also tried doing this post via my laptop (Vista 32 bits/IE 9) and the browser just freezes when I hit reply but works ok when I use iPad has happened a few times today.#109 Not sure if this has been covered, and it may just be a problem with the search engine, but i have just noticed when i click on new posts i am getting all new posts, including in subforums that i have opted not to get new posts listed from. The previous version allowed users to filter forums they did not wish to see.
Also # 116 Forum Homepage Filtering
Also #152This was a capability coded into the iSpy script that will need to be requested for redevelopment. #116 Could do with some new smilies Low #125 Why is the thread heading on the LHS of the page (first column), and the forum it is in hard up against the opposite side of the page? These two bits of information go together. I find myself scanning the extreme right hand column to find forums I am interested in, then trying to associate thread headings on the other side of the page with these. Also post #143 & 144 #128 When I reply to posts (including this one!) I keep having to save the text into notepad first...because as soon as I hit the "Post Quick Reply" icon it freezes. I get the "woodworking forums not responding" message and I have to reload the page; often several times, and of course it loses my text-hence why I save it in another program first. Last night I tried to reply to a post and it took 7 attempts..... Multiple reports of this. HIGH May be skin related. #133 Has anyone noticed that the dog t**d pictures are upside down? Needs a better description #140 I might mention that having entered a post today, on going back to edit it ... possibly changing to Go Advanced ... it lost all the pagination and became a no CR'd block of text. It wasn't a huge deal - had to put the CRs back in - but then it was only a few lines long.
Also you would have noted that some new and old posts have images visible, but most don't.
I know you are looking at it - the pictures - i just thought the inconsistency was interesting.#140 Also - contrary to a message I received from the software yesterday - I did create a post today with two vimeo videos in it ... mostly by accident.
They had two almost similar URLs (different by 1 number) ... but actually came up as two instances of the first video.
I only mention it 'cos you guys probably don't have enough to do, and messing around with the software is just what you wanted to do all week.#148 Is there any setting to enable one to go straight into 'Advanced' when posting replies? Yes, it is in settings but is misbehaving. #168 Hyperlinks are hard to see in posts. Another skin issue. Medium
I am having heaps of trouble posting and particuly posting PM's is there a problem ? and can this be fixed /
Cheers Ian
Grr just typed this on the laptop but got frozen, now using iPad.
Regarding #128
I kept getting frozen screens with IE9 numerous times on my laptop when replying to posts but using either Safari or ForumRunner on my iPad, posts or threads went through straight through everytime, hmm maybe I should try Safari on my laptop as well.
I'm not sure if this is in the right place.
I have always said "if it's not broken don't fix it"
I personally think the new forum look and just the whole way it works is a total balls up
Someone has stuffed up badly here and I apologize if I have offended anyone
But it's a bloody shemozzle
and it looks horrid on my computer
Cheers as always
AA
I think I might look in again in a few months time. This really is just too difficult. I am finding the whole site too hard to navigate or read.
Sorry guys, going to sign out for a while,
Sad really because I have enjoyed the old Forum style. It's just totally buggered now
Best wishes all, AA
Two things. I think we need to deploy a change management consultant and a team of psychiatrists to deal will the issues that have arisen. C'mon all, challenge yourself, click on things, unlearn what you've learnt and find good things out of this. The white flag equals mediocrity :D
Some of the people, some of the time... :D
We should remember that this forum is free. If we paid to belong, we would have a right to complain.
Certainly offer constructive criticism but don't bellyache over minor problems.
The backroom team are obviously working hard to sort it all out.:2tsup:
I check new post in the forum most mornings. If I make an error while I'm reading posts or visiting suggested other sites and had to resign in to the forum it remembered that I had only been gone a few minutes and the 'new posts' remained basicly the same. This morning I opened the new posts but shortly after went to other sites on the forum itself to help me understand the new format. When I came back to the new posts there were only 3 all posted during the time I was away. I couldn't see an easy way to get back to the earlier posts. Is it me or the new format?
Whitewood
Whitewood, usually that results from clicking on the Mark Forums Read option.
Advanced Editor.
It was mentioned there are problems when going from Standard Edit to Advanced Edit. What I have seen twice now is when it changes from one to the other it goes into preview post mode; if you scroll down the Advanced Edit window is there as normal.
Interesting. Bob's post, located here:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f170/s...ferent-158868/
...displays the images! First one I've seen since the upgrade but none since :/
Hey Cliff,
At least you haven't decided it looks like a nail yet. :D
Regards
Think you find that Bob has inserted the image as a full size image rather than inserting a thumbnail.Quote:
Originally Posted by sjt
Hi all,
Well I'm with Crowie, Reply #104. on this new Format ? To read all the Threads & Replies I have it Zoomed 4 Times the Norm.
To fit this all on my Page the Lettering is on Font 1. Why.
I would have rathered the Old Style, as Why Fix Something That Is Not BROKEN ?
The Font ? is way to small & would have been nice for the Lettering to have been Bold.
The White Background, makes it very hard on poor sighted People.
I really loved the Old Colours.
At the moment I find that I am going Less to the Forums than before.
Why can't I see all that I have Written, instead of a 50mm. Slot ???
Another Question, What is this " Sandstorm " & how do I Preview what I am Writing Now.
It was so much easier before, even I could work it.
I unknowingly clicked on that button also. How do I turn it off ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Shed
Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewood
If you go to Quick Links & click Today's Posts, you can fine what threads you missed, it won't reset the point that you had read up to, but you won't miss any threads that have been updated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironwood
I hear this all the time. It's called progress. If we all had that attitude, we'd still be scraping sticks with rocks to shape them.Quote:
Originally Posted by issatree
You can use Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums - look at the filter on the right side of the screen, it can help reduce what you see.
There is a problem with the skin that may be fixed tonight, otherwise some more drastic action may be required. uBeaut will advise once he knows more.
Glad I'm not an administrator. All seems OK to this Old Fella:2tsup:
Looks good to me too, nothing that I cannot live with. Well done guys, your efforts are appreciated. It is a big job introducing an upgrade. At least none of the old posts have been lost, and 99% of the previous functionality is still there
I reckon this is shaping up all right
Considering the amount of work that goes into something like this, you blokes are doing a great job.
Phil
If you can't find your Forum, check the top of the page AFTER pressing F5. They are being put into tabs up there.
Hi Again,
I'm not actually disagreeing with the Upgrade, just the way it was done.
Pink / Light Red on White never ever worked on anything, not just The Forums.
As for you Younger Chaps & Ladies, you have to get to 75 first & then see how you go.
I'm not intending to be Insulting & I hope I worded that right.
Still no answer on that Word " Sandstorm ". Maybe nobody else know either?.
Is anyone else having issues with being logged off? I am getting logged after a while (can't give an exact time frame)
Email notifications are trickling through now, but seem to be lagging. Making progress.
Just had a lock-up in 'Go Advanced', but auto-save saved my text right through closing and re-opening IE. Love that feature.
:2tsup: