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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:03 pm 
 

I was kinda split on that feature, honestly.  While I can see the benefit (like how you describe, for getting the text at work), there were two big negatives:  

1) I can't tell you how many times people replied to the e-mail, thinking they were replying to the post (and the reply e-mail was sent to me!),

2) complaints from people saying "how come these PMs are stuck in my Outbox?" (the PM *had* been read -- via the e-mail -- but since it was not physically clicked on in the PM Inbox, the system regarded it as unread, and it remained in the sender's Outbox).

Unfortunately, I feel these two negatives outweigh the positives, at least for now.

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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:42 pm 
 

FoulFoot wrote:There appears to be a mobile mod for phpbb, which we use here.  I'll take a look at it and see what it entails.  In the meantime, if someone could access the (normal) forum here with a smartphone, and see how well / how poorly it performs, that would be great.
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The ForumRunner app for iPhone (and presumably Android) should be able to read this forum,
but I think you need to flip a switch on your end, Scott.

The new format looks great on iPhone and iPad.

Obviously it's small on the iPhone screen, but it's manageable in a pinch,
especially if you're just doing a quick reply, or checking a pm, or something.


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:03 pm 
 

FoulFoot wrote:Not sure what you're complaining about -- if the thread is orange, clicking it will bring you to the first unread post.  If it's blue, there's no unreads, and clicking it will bring you to the first post.

If for some reason you want to go directly to the first or last page, you can do that from the pagination squares to the right of the topic (for multi-page topics).

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The problem is that, if the thread is blue, at least when I last checked, it automatically redirected to the last post of the thread which I did not like. Primarily because I always use the "mark all threads read" before I log out and leave the site. However, I can still do what I want... I just don't log in first. If it has been fixed, great. I no longer care since I'll just use my method anyway.


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:18 pm 
 

FoulFoot wrote:I was kinda split on that feature, honestly.  While I can see the benefit (like how you describe, for getting the text at work), there were two big negatives:  

1) I can't tell you how many times people replied to the e-mail, thinking they were replying to the post (and the reply e-mail was sent to me!),

2) complaints from people saying "how come these PMs are stuck in my Outbox?" (the PM *had* been read -- via the e-mail -- but since it was not physically clicked on in the PM Inbox, the system regarded it as unread, and it remained in the sender's Outbox).

Unfortunately, I feel these two negatives outweigh the positives, at least for now.

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I also appreciated getting the body of the PM via e-mail. It allowed me to judge whether I wanted to bother logging on right then to reply, or just save it for later.

RE: the themes... I never knew I had a choice before  :oops: , so I guess I don't miss it.


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:18 pm 
 

The signature editor (UCP / Profile) was broken, and is now fixed.

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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:47 pm 
 

Keith the Thief wrote:The ForumRunner app for iPhone (and presumably Android) should be able to read this forum,
but I think you need to flip a switch on your end, Scott.

Consider the switch flipped!  The ForumRunner app should now be able to find and read the forum.  For anyone with access to this, lemme know how it's working out --

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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:09 pm 
 

Well I installed ForumRunner and am posting with it right now. It does indeed work. Thanks for doing this, I mostly browse from my mobile.

  

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Post Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:08 pm 
 

FoulFoot wrote:
Keith the Thief wrote:The ForumRunner app for iPhone (and presumably Android) should be able to read this forum,
but I think you need to flip a switch on your end, Scott.

Consider the switch flipped!  The ForumRunner app should now be able to find and read the forum.  For anyone with access to this, lemme know how it's working out --

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It's a-workin'.
I just pm'ed you ... more than once, sorry :-/


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:30 am 
 

Hiya,

I think what I don't like is the colour scheme on this - the brown/blue/orange combo.

I am still getting used to it, but I think it just looks odd.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:45 am 
 

A screenshot from an iPhone running ForumRunner.  Thanks to Keith the Thief!

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:04 am 
 

I gotta say I like the way the forum looks at present, despite my initial reservation that it looked too busy.
I didn't know you could view forums on a phone without viewing the full site in a browser. I'll have to look into that.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:42 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:I gotta say I like the way the forum looks at present, despite my initial reservation that it looked too busy.

I happened to agree with your initial observation -- this theme was a complete re-work from the one you previewed last month.  I stole some elements and ideas from that previous theme, which are the similarities you see.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:47 pm 
 

Not a bug, but if there is one thing that I am really having a difficult time getting used to, it is that the administrative, announcement, and stickied threads arent separated by a buffer anymore like they used to be.  For some reason my brain is having a difficult time adjusting to that particular difference.

And is it just my imagination or is everything just a bit smaller than before?  I've always had close to perfect eyesight but recently I wonder if I need an eye exam.

By the way, are you planning on changing the landing page and the other sections of the site to match what youve done with the forum?


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:19 pm 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:Not a bug, but if there is one thing that I am really having a difficult time getting used to, it is that the administrative, announcement, and stickied threads arent separated by a buffer anymore like they used to be.  For some reason my brain is having a difficult time adjusting to that particular difference.

It's something I'm taking a look at.  I'm not thrilled with that particular presentation either.

Kingofpain89 wrote:And is it just my imagination or is everything just a bit smaller than before?  I've always had close to perfect eyesight but recently I wonder if I need an eye exam.

Some fonts have been reduced a point size.  I'll also look at bumping it up a bit to see how it looks.  The topic pages themselves are exactly the same size as before, though.

Kingofpain89 wrote:By the way, are you planning on changing the landing page and the other sections of the site to match what youve done with the forum?

Perhaps.  :)

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:49 pm 
 

FoulFoot wrote:A screenshot from an iPhone running ForumRunner.  Thanks to Keith the Thief!


Scott, how do we get to the Acaeum through forumrunner?


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:14 pm 
 

Got it, never mind.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:53 pm 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:...the administrative, announcement, and stickied threads arent separated by a buffer anymore like they used to be.

And is it just my imagination or is everything just a bit smaller than before?

Both issues addressed!  Sticky icons added, and much of the smaller text has been kicked up a pixel.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:21 pm 
 

Yeah, this looks much better!


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