spaceman07 8 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 hello.. i am liking the new update.. looks refreshed! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37099 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thanks for the feedback ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageus 67 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) At present can't say I agree. Whilst it looks cleaner, there's far too much whitespace everywhere, meaning very little actually fits on the screen without scrolling. On mobile the General section is all that fits on the screen without scrolling. On desktop even with minimum length posts, you are lucky to see 3 posts per screen without scrolling. Whilst writing this reply, it looks like there are blank lines between individual lines of text as linespacing is set to something like 1.5. Edited June 11, 2020 by Armageus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh_48 943 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Luke said: Thanks for the feedback ! I have to say that as upgrades go this one is not totally horrible. There is a good deal I don't like but mostly it is things that are really cosmetic in nature and I will adapt. I have some customizations that I will have to change so the appearance will look at least somewhat normal. There is much too much wasted space on the screen and I am not sure I can find a way to make that acceptable for viewing. I like to see as much as possible and now most of my screen is simply wasted empty space. We will see as time goes on but for now this looks pretty horrible but it is usable, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 where is the filter setting so i can get rid of the forums i don't care about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 738 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I am not able to load Forum Pages using Tapatalk right now. I can see the forums and I can see the read and unread status and Tapatalk but when I click on it with my thumb all I get is a spinning gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh_48 943 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, mastrmind11 said: where is the filter setting so i can get rid of the forums i don't care about? There is a down arrow on the upper right of each forum that can hide that forum from view. It is not as clean as it was before but it does work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Gilgamesh_48 said: There is a down arrow on the upper right of each forum that can hide that forum from view. It is not as clean as it was before but it does work. doesn't appear to be permanent. also i don't want to hide the entire forum, just certain sub forums that don't apply to me (macOS, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh_48 943 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 minute ago, mastrmind11 said: doesn't appear to be permanent. also i don't want to hide the entire forum, just certain sub forums that don't apply to me (macOS, etc) It is permanent for me. There may be a setting somewhere that has to be checked. I do not see any way to hide sub forums. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, Sammy said: I am not able to load Forum Pages using Tapatalk right now. I can see the forums and I can see the read and unread status and Tapatalk but when I click on it with my thumb all I get is a spinning gear. It seems to be broken. Hopefully the @Admin's can sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggs 300 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Some features are gone. In general is a good improvement for the look and feel Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianwi 238 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) I didn't really like the old forum platform, but I can't say this is much of an improvement after just my first visit. Perhaps it will improve with time? When I visit the forum I'm generally looking for a couple of things: 1. Update on any threads I've started/commented/watched/etc. 2. A quick scan through the new posts since my last visit. 3. A quick way to mark everything as read It is very bright though Edited June 11, 2020 by adrianwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, adrianwi said: I didn't really like the old forum platform, but I can't say this is much of an improvement after just my first visit. Perhaps it will improve with time? When I visit the forum I'm generally looking for a couple of things: 1. Update on any threads I've started/commented/watched/etc. 2. A quick scan through the new posts since my last visit. 3. A quick way to mark everything as read It is very bright though Pretty sure all of that is possible. Explore the different view options right there on the forum page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Look at the "fluid" view and all the different "Activity Streams" etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillOatman 501 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I like it so far. Only complaint is the nag popup when I press 'mark as read'. Didn't do that before, does now. Otherwise it is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyp3rD 10 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 hours ago, CBers said: It seems to be broken. Hopefully the @Admin's can sort it out. 2 hours ago, Sammy said: I am not able to load Forum Pages using Tapatalk right now. I can see the forums and I can see the read and unread status and Tapatalk but when I click on it with my thumb all I get is a spinning gear. There too. But, great upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 And how about being able to paste images and drag log files right onto your post...? C'mon, that's a huge improvement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jachin99 82 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I think I prefer the look of the old forums but I really like the activity view in the new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianwi 238 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ebr said: Pretty sure all of that is possible. Explore the different view options right there on the forum page... Yeah, I've had a bit more of a play and it does looks promising. It's reset all of the notification settings to 'immediate' which I thought was going to be a PITA to change, but you can select them all and apply the same changes en masse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh_48 943 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, ebr said: And how about being able to paste images and drag log files right onto your post...? C'mon, that's a huge improvement. I mostly liked the old way. I have never had any desire to drag log files onto a post and I post images rarely as I find I do not like reading posts where there is an image inline so I do not want to subject others to that. An attached image is the better option for me as is simply attaching log files. I find "features" such as you mention have more of the effect of being in the way of using a forum than enhancing he user experience. I guess it is just "the way things are done now" but it is not "best" for my use. And there is still WAY too much empty wasted space on the screen. I know it will not change back and I know I will get used to it but sometimes change seems just to be for change's sake and this change seems to fall mostly in that category. Different does not equal better. At least these forums are still way better that what has been done at Roku or Plex. But that is a bit like a car being better than a Gremlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, BillOatman said: I like it so far. Only complaint is the nag popup when I press 'mark as read'. Didn't do that before, does now. I believe you can still do this "popup-free" from the forum listing - click on the green convo bubble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechigo 293 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Cool forum guys, now I will have no longer have to use tapatalk Is there any way to bring back the list at the bottom showing what users are reading the topic? I don't see it anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, Gilgamesh_48 said: I mostly liked the old way. I have never had any desire to drag log files onto a post and I post images rarely as I find I do not like reading posts where there is an image inline so I do not want to subject others to that. An attached image is the better option for me as is simply attaching log files. I find "features" such as you mention have more of the effect of being in the way of using a forum than enhancing he user experience. I guess it is just "the way things are done now" but it is not "best" for my use. And there is still WAY too much empty wasted space on the screen. I know it will not change back and I know I will get used to it but sometimes change seems just to be for change's sake and this change seems to fall mostly in that category. Different does not equal better. At least these forums are still way better that what has been done at Roku or Plex. But that is a bit like a car being better than a Gremlin. You can also still attach items in an "old" way but I'm sure you will be in the minority of believing drag-drop and copy-paste is "worse" ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 And of course, the mobile version of the forums is totally different, but having used the same layout on other IPB forums, all is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh_48 943 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, ebr said: You can also still attach items in an "old" way but I'm sure you will be in the minority of believing drag-drop and copy-paste is "worse" ;). I know that but I just cannot understand why drag and drop is better. It pretty much requires that you shrink windows to get more than one on the screen and requires that you reduce reading space. It is just clumsy for me. My dog is even irritated by the increased profanity this change has produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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