Forum software upgrade on the way

[Joe Blow]

@Joe Blow another minor observation which you might be able to have a look at ?

When you open a thread the menu opens like below with the New Posts etc rolled down

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As you scroll through the thread reading the post the New Posts sub menu rolls up like below

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After I read the thread I like to click on the New Posts button ( my favorite ) but when hidden it now takes 2 clicks to get the new posts......yes I know I can feel you rolling your eyes at me, but if the New Posts could be visible after reading the posts then happy days !!

Trav, instead of clicking "New Posts" in the "Forums" submenu, just click the "What's New" tab that scrolls down with you as you read the thread and which will immediately take you to the "What's New" area where the "New Posts" are.

I hope that helps a little.

 

[Trav.]

Cheers mate, I will give that a go.

I'm sure that I will find a compromise somewhere.

 

[Joe Blow]

The new software has given all those without avatars an avatar with the first letter of their user name. This is no good at all.

If you don't have an avatar, then get one. Get rid of that boring letter and add an image that better expresses your personality.

You're so much more than just a letter.

If you need help with it, just ask. I'm happy to assist.

 

[PZ99]

Some sites run a default avatar (such as the ASF logo) for users without one.



Would that help ?

 

[bigdog]

When I post an news article, line spacing between paragraphs is ignored and I need to insert paragraph line spacing

The article copied


The Posting result omits paragraph line spacing
The drops began in Asia as soon as trading opened for the week, and they accelerated in Europe on worries about the possibility of tougher restrictions there to stem rising coronavirus counts. In the U.S., stocks and Treasury yields weakened, while prices sank for oil and other commodities that a healthy economy would demand.
The S&P 500 fell 38.41 points, or 1.2%, to 3,281.06. It extends the index’s losing streak to four days, its longest since stocks were selling off in February on recession worries. But a last-hour recovery helped the index more than halve its loss of 2.7% from earlier in the day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 509.72, or 1.8%, to 27,147.70 after coming back from an earlier 942 point slide. The Nasdaq composite slipped 14.48, or 0.1%, to 10,778.80 after recovering from a 2.5% drop.


Following fixed by inserting line spacing in my posting
The drops began in Asia as soon as trading opened for the week, and they accelerated in Europe on worries about the possibility of tougher restrictions there to stem rising coronavirus counts. In the U.S., stocks and Treasury yields weakened, while prices sank for oil and other commodities that a healthy economy would demand.

The S&P 500 fell 38.41 points, or 1.2%, to 3,281.06. It extends the index’s losing streak to four days, its longest since stocks were selling off in February on recession worries. But a last-hour recovery helped the index more than halve its loss of 2.7% from earlier in the day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 509.72, or 1.8%, to 27,147.70 after coming back from an earlier 942 point slide. The Nasdaq composite slipped 14.48, or 0.1%, to 10,778.80 after recovering from a 2.5% drop.

Wall Street has been shaky this month, and the S&P 500 has dropped 8.4% since hitting a record Sept. 2 amid a long list of worries for investors. Chief among them is fear that stocks got too expensive when coronavirus counts are still worsening, Congress is unable to deliver more aid for the economy, U.S.-China tensions are rising and a contentious U.S. election is approaching.

 

[Joe Blow]

Some sites run a default avatar (such as the ASF logo) for users without one.

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Would that help ?

Nah. I'd rather everyone have the letter than a default avatar. The best of all outcomes would be for everyone to have a unique avatar that they selected, but I accept that not everyone is interested in such things.

 

[Joe Blow]

When I post an news article, line spacing between paragraphs is ignored and I need to insert paragraph line spacing

Sorry to hear this @bigdog. Does it help if you cut and paste it into a word processor such as Microsoft Word first and then into ASF?

I'm not sure why it removes the formatting, but I'll do some checking and see if I can find out.

 

[PZ99]

Nah. I'd rather everyone have the letter than a default avatar. The best of all outcomes would be for everyone to have a unique avatar that they selected, but I accept that not everyone is interested in such things.

LOL - fair enough... How about this?


@bigdog , when you make a post try clicking this icon before pasting your doco..

 

[Joe90]

Thanks for sorting this Joe.
Cheers.

Hello Joe

I think there's still some issue with the sequence of the timing for displayed posts, this from the new posts page...

Cheers
Joe.

 

[frugal.rock]

The request "do you want to view in Tapatalk" is the most annoying thing I have found.
I don't have the app, don't want the app, but seemingly am destined to be haunted by the "hard sell" every time I log in.... Would you like fries with that?

 

[Joe Blow]

Hello Joe

I think there's still some issue with the sequence of the timing for displayed posts, this from the new posts page...

Hi Joe, I can't reproduce this at my end. Do you have any forums, threads or people ignored?

The request "do you want to view in Tapatalk" is the most annoying thing I have found.
I don't have the app, don't want the app, but seemingly am destined to be haunted by the "hard sell" every time I log in.... Would you like fries with that?

I just disabled Tapatalk. I've had enough of that damned thing. I know some people use it, but it causes a lot of issues. It's just not worth it anymore.

 

[frugal.rock]

Wow, expedited result !
Thanks Joe.
?

 

[Joe90]

Hello Joe
No people, threads, or forums currently blocked.

Regards
Joe.

 

[Joe Blow]

No people, threads, or forums currently blocked.

I have just rebuilt a lot of the forum caches. Could you please check again and let me know if it is looking any better now? Thanks.

 

[Modest]

Been awhile since I logged on, I like it and it’s super snappy on my iPhone. Nice one.

 

[Austwide]

Hi Joe
I get a lot of emails that I don't want - A new reply to a watched thread.

I've checked my settings and can't see any reason i get them.

I haven't seen any other members comment about getting them, so could you have a look please, no urgency.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe
I get a lot of emails that I don't want - A new reply to a watched thread.

I've checked my settings and can't see any reason i get them.

I haven't seen any other members comment about getting them, so could you have a look please, no urgency.

Go to your Watched Threads. Click where it says, "Manage Watched Threads" over on the right and select "Disable email notification".

 

[Joe Blow]

Just a heads up that there is a minor software upgrade scheduled for this weekend. All being well, it should go ahead Saturday evening, so there may be a very brief disruption to ASF's uptime then.

I will post again in this thread just before the upgrade goes live.

 

[Joe Blow]

Just a heads up that there is a minor software upgrade scheduled for this weekend. All being well, it should go ahead Saturday evening, so there may be a very brief disruption to ASF's uptime then.

I will post again in this thread just before the upgrade goes live.

Due to circumstances beyond my control, the planned software upgrade has had to be delayed by one week.

See you next weekend.

 

[Joe Blow]

Moving ahead with this upgrade in about 45 minutes from now. There may be some downtime, but hopefully not much.