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#121 User is offline   Rain 

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Posted 2010-October-22, 07:53

We've been reading and compiling the issues mentioned. The focus will be on fixing bugs and making sure everyone who wants to can login and join the community. This includes issues such as forum possibly being too slow. It may not include issues like handviewer not working well on iphone - we may not be able to fix that.

After that, we'll add/enable some features, possibly add 1 new area.

And then after that, think about design matters - I believe much of the design issues reported, such as colour problems, are because of unfamiliarity with the new color palette, so it's not pressing, although we'll look at the skins someone linked. Some other design issues mentioned, like the size of boxes, could be looked into once the other stuff has been done, though it's not clear whether changes are possible.

Also, taking suggestions for titles. :)
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Posted 2010-October-22, 07:56

My scroll wheel doesn't like the new forums, it has to work a lot more these days.

And where can I change my password?
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Posted 2010-October-22, 08:06

FWIW, I have an iphone and the hands appear normally (if slowly). I'm still curious about the post ratings, but I guess I'm a troll for asking so many times about it. I have (for some absurd reason) a positive user rating, but I still can't rate any posts.
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Posted 2010-October-22, 08:31

Gwnn, I tried to PM you the answer but might as well write it out. (Your PM box was full or something).

Reputation changes and some small setting changes will probably come very soon. Just waiting for some server issues to be settled first before making any less urgent changes.

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Password:

Forum is now linked to BBO. You change forum password by changing BBO password. It can't be different anymore, although forum passwords are case sensitive and BBO ones are not.
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Posted 2010-October-22, 09:06

Thank you for your answer Rain :)

I would just like to add that the mobile version looks very nice with its blueish tints and I much prefer that to the non-mobile version (with all sorts of colours). I know part of this can be just lack of familiarity but the mobile version was also unfamiliar and I instantly took a liking to it.
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Posted 2010-October-23, 12:21

I did forget to mention one big improvement (which I missed the first day since people weren't using the built-in auction formatter much):

Congratulations, you've finally got the auctions in W-N-E-S format! On the old forum, we were stuck with "dealer-first" auctions that caused nonstop "which person is bidding what?" puzzles.
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Posted 2010-October-24, 04:15

In case it was not yet mentioned:
If you include a suit symbol, eg ♣ by then the text clubs between [ ] is included, but this text is selected and deleted if you continue typing
It would be easier if text was not selected with cursor after last ]
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Posted 2010-October-24, 07:39

First of all, apologies if this has been mentioned already somewhere in the 7 pages of this thread, but ....

Not that I intend to make use of the system for voting posts up or down, but I am just curious as to why some posts have the vote possibility embedded but others do not. Any takers?
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.

Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mPosted ImagesPosted ImagetPosted Imager-mPosted ImagendPosted Imageing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.

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Posted 2010-October-24, 09:12

Most things that are different just need getting used to, I think.
But along with a few other posters, I really HATE the amount of vertical space that everything takes up - both the individual replies, and the thread listing.
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Posted 2010-October-24, 09:33

View Post1eyedjack, on 2010-October-24, 07:39, said:

First of all, apologies if this has been mentioned already somewhere in the 7 pages of this thread, but ....

Not that I intend to make use of the system for voting posts up or down, but I am just curious as to why some posts have the vote possibility embedded but others do not. Any takers?



I agree, but if I may expand: Is there, or could we have, a file somewhere that explains this and other features? If it exists, where?

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Posted 2010-October-24, 11:02

View Post1eyedjack, on 2010-October-24, 07:39, said:

Not that I intend to make use of the system for voting posts up or down, but I am just curious as to why some posts have the vote possibility embedded but others do not. Any takers?


I'm guessing that it is the mods who you can't vote up or down - they're just gods anyway.

Nick

PS It appears you can't vote yourself up or down - but you can report yourself!
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Posted 2010-October-24, 11:05

None of the hand diagrams have the vulnerability shown it seems.
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Posted 2010-October-24, 14:48

I encourage those who are unhappy with the new look to try my user style: http://www.bridgebas...yle-for-forums/ (Requires Firefox/Chrome)
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Posted 2010-October-24, 15:19

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2010-October-24, 09:12, said:

Most things that are different just need getting used to, I think.
But along with a few other posters, I really HATE the amount of vertical space that everything takes up - both the individual replies, and the thread listing.

You could reduce your own contribution to that problem by telling us less about your interests.
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Posted 2010-October-24, 16:25

I have a minor problem >>> if I try to hide a segment of the forum clicking on (-), it doesn't work, the only action that happens is...I get to the top of the site
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Posted 2010-October-24, 16:36

View PostAberlour10, on 2010-October-24, 16:25, said:

I have a minor problem >>> if I try to hide a segment of the forum clicking on (-), it doesn't work, the only action that happens is...I get to the top of the site


You'll have to tell them what Browser and version of it you are using - coz it works OK for me on a really ancient version of Firefox.

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Posted 2010-October-24, 18:35

The new format will be fine once we've got used to it and a few quibbles have been fixed e.g.
  • Choice of skin (in profile). The operators can include a skin something like the old one for traditionalists.
  • Scoring method in hand diagrams.
  • Replace Word "board" with "forum" in profile choices.
  • Avators.
  • For those who want variants, you can edit the hand contents between hv tags
  • Also, notice that if you use the hand comment facility, you use less vertical space (a worry for many).
  • But this effort demonstrates that there are still a few layout problems. For example, list numbers overlap the diagram.

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Posted 2010-October-24, 20:23

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2010-October-24, 09:12, said:

Most things that are different just need getting used to, I think.
But along with a few other posters, I really HATE the amount of vertical space that everything takes up - both the individual replies, and the thread listing.
Your post consisted of three lines of text (in my view) and about twice that in vertical whitespace because of groups, posts, joined, gender, location and interests along with "limit bidder" a row of dots and a couple if icons. All that stuff makes for lots of vertical empty space. I think it would be nice if the default was not to show most of those things. (But, nice to have them in the profile...which you can see when you click on a name or otherwise ask to see a profile.)
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Posted 2010-October-25, 00:07

Seems that we can really use Google search on the new forum.
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Posted 2010-October-25, 01:43

View PostNickRW, on 2010-October-24, 11:02, said:

I'm guessing that it is the mods who you can't vote up or down

So does that mean that if you can go up and down you are rockers?
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.

Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mPosted ImagesPosted ImagetPosted Imager-mPosted ImagendPosted Imageing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.

"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"

"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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