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New Forum Look

sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
edited 2010-08-13 07:02 in General Discussion
I do not like the way this new fourm is set up

I may just me that do n ot like change I do not know

Comments

  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2010-08-06 19:47
    it took a little getting use to for me but I think it is better then the old in every way except 1. all old links are broken with this version and the redirect messages slow things down especially on a cell phone.
  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2010-08-06 19:54
    I think it's much better than the old one.
  • Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
    edited 2010-08-06 20:05
    I miss Leon's cat.
  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2010-08-06 20:30
    So does Leon! Give them a bit of time, they'll fix it.
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2010-08-06 20:42
    The look sucks

    Way to much female appeal.

    Yes we might be nerds, But the lavender!. , I'm not a ****.
  • Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
    edited 2010-08-06 20:47
    Leon wrote: »
    So does Leon! Give them a bit of time, they'll fix it.

    I know, I'm just trying to lighten the mood a little.
  • Martin HodgeMartin Hodge Posts: 1,246
    edited 2010-08-06 20:57
    $WMc% wrote: »
    The look sucks

    Way to much female appeal.

    Yes we might be nerds, But the lavender!. , I'm not a ****.

    Well the "Beer, Body-odor and Butt-crack" theme is still in the works.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2010-08-07 08:48
    On some PHPbb Sites you can Skin the Forums to each users liking .

    the lavnder is not bad as it kinda cool looking with my Super dark backround on linux . but I can see it needing a few more colors .

    BTW I LOVE how the upper left Parallax Icon logo takes you to the main menu of the fourm .


    Peter KG6LSE...
  • Invent-O-DocInvent-O-Doc Posts: 768
    edited 2010-08-07 08:57
    The logo looks really cool. I like it and really like how searches are better. I do miss, the portraits with the posts, however.
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2010-08-07 10:41
    Peter KG6LSE wrote: »
    BTW I LOVE how the upper left Parallax Icon logo takes you to the main menu of the fourm .

    Nah, that logo should take you to Parallax.com when clicked (IMNSHO). Just below that logo there already exists links to take you to the main forum menu, or higher up in the forum menus, which is more useful than always going to the main menu.

    Rich H
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2010-08-07 11:04
    Martin Hodge wrote: »
    Well the "Beer, Body-odor and Butt-crack" theme is still in the works.

    LMAO. That's hysterical.
  • P!-RoP!-Ro Posts: 1,189
    edited 2010-08-07 11:43
    Beer always sounds good (joking, i'm under age)
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2010-08-07 11:47
    Trust me... It's overrated... (I'm well past age.)

    OBC
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2010-08-07 15:39
    I miss the easy way to the Parallax site by clicking the icon which now directs to the forum
    perhaps a link on each page?
    It makes it easier to look up stuff when answering questions.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2010-08-07 17:40
    W9GFO wrote: »
    Nah, that logo should take you to Parallax.com when clicked (IMNSHO). Just below that logo there already exists links to take you to the main forum menu, or higher up in the forum menus, which is more useful than always going to the main menu.

    Rich H

    I guess I am used to useiing said main Logo on all the other forums I am on .
    Peter KG6LSE
  • Spiral_72Spiral_72 Posts: 791
    edited 2010-08-09 09:33
    Martin Hodge wrote: »
    well the "beer, body-odor and butt-crack" theme is still in the works.

    aaaaaahhahahahaha!!! Aaaaaaahaaaaahahaha! Haaaaa!

    Whew! Now, does anyone have any tips for removing spewed coffee off my laptop screen??
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-11 08:41
    The redirect page was put in place to provide a visual cue that something good happened with your post or other activity. It has been disabled. Let's see if it makes a difference.
    mctrivia wrote: »
    it took a little getting use to for me but I think it is better then the old in every way except 1. all old links are broken with this version and the redirect messages slow things down especially on a cell phone.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-08-11 09:11
    Testing redirect. Without it, it's one less thing to back up through to get to the previous page.

    -Phil

    Yes, much better without it!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2010-08-11 09:14
    I miss the drop-down menu at the top of each forum with links to the other forums. Hope that can be reinstated.

    New format is great, working search tool is very nice. But what to do with all the dead links in the old forum...?
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-11 09:30
    The drop-down used to navigate to another forum is now near the bottom on the page. Now before the "scroll down = bad" crowd kicks in, we need to find out if that page element is mobile. We'll figure that out with the new supplemental skins.

    We're working on a set of solutions to correct the broken link issue. It's complicated so it may take a few days.
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-11 09:31
    Yes, after I post all I see is a blur of page refresh and then it's ready for the next post. I like this too.
  • bill190bill190 Posts: 769
    edited 2010-08-11 10:31
    So far as the broken link issue, I would guess that the old forum had a database and each thread or post had a database record number.

    Then all of this would have been transferred to a new database and each thread would now have a new different record number...

    For example the thread:Best solution for a Propeller Database: FSRW->SD, SettingsOBJ->EEPROM, ROMEngine->EEPROM"...

    Old link "googalized"...
    http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.parallax.com%2Fforums%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fm%3D448799%26f%3D25%26p%3D1&ei=09JiTKn0H4TmsQOz6JyvCA&usg=AFQjCNHe4x4LrvQQJaAUXVc5n0gEp_1KVw

    Thread number 448799?

    New link...
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?t=122036&highlight=solution+Propeller+Database

    Thread number 122036?

    So basically to fix this, you would need a redirect on the old page to the new page minus the /forums after parallax.com and with the new record number. Correct?

    But I would not think the old record numbers would easily map to the new numbers. Not a simple add or subtract sort of thing!

    Another way to handle this would be to write a program which would grab the subject line of the old post, then write a redirect link on the old page to a google.com exact phrase search of that subject with site:forums.parallax.com as a search parameter.

    For example...
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq=Best+solution+for+a+Propeller+Database%3A+FSRW-%3ESD%2C+SettingsOBJ-%3EEEPROM%2C+ROMEngine-%3EEEPROM&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=forums.parallax.com&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=off


    The above search does not find the post on the new site yet, but I imagine as google spiders the new site, the old posts will pop up.

    The other option is to redirect to the new forum search, but it might choke on special characters like , > " etc. Or not use the entire name. Or not use an exact phrase.


    Here are the search results for the above subject using the new forum search...
    1. Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
      The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : Best, for, a, "SettingsOBJ->EEPROM,"
    Anyway solutions to this are quite possible!
  • hmlittle59hmlittle59 Posts: 404
    edited 2010-08-11 13:59
    Now I have to always start my name, even though I did all the remember me stufffffffff.

    some how I'm not remembered!!! poor me


    Howard
  • Kevin WoodKevin Wood Posts: 1,266
    edited 2010-08-11 14:48
    Howard, try clearing out your browser cache and deleting all cookies. Sometimes they get corrupted and cause login issues.
  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    edited 2010-08-13 07:02
    It will take some time for me to get use to the way this new Fourms looks and how you use it
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