Easy on the Eye - feedback
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From: Blairgowrie,Scotland
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
I had to look in my crystal ball to decide what the 
he was on about. Then I twigged it was the new forum look. It would be nice if I didn't have to use any brain cells though. I'm undecided,I keep thinking I'm on the wrong forum!
he was on about. Then I twigged it was the new forum look. It would be nice if I didn't have to use any brain cells though. I'm undecided,I keep thinking I'm on the wrong forum!
sua cuique voluptas
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From: Oxford, UK
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Well, I like it! The WSYWIG editor is much nicer to use, although the addition of a spelling checker would cut down on bandwidth, especially in JB Forum!
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From: London
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Not sure about the functionality, as I haven't really used anything much yet, but the appearance is no improvement at all.
The displayed default font size is MUCH TOO BIG! If it's possible to alter it, I haven't yet spotted how.
There didn't seem to much wrong with the preceding user interface of PPRUNE imho - and I speak as someone who has spent more than a decade testing software for a living.
First reaction?
"My First Bulletin Board"
The displayed default font size is MUCH TOO BIG! If it's possible to alter it, I haven't yet spotted how.
There didn't seem to much wrong with the preceding user interface of PPRUNE imho - and I speak as someone who has spent more than a decade testing software for a living.
First reaction?
"My First Bulletin Board"
The Analog Kid
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From: Brecon Beacons National Park
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
The displayed default font size is MUCH TOO BIG! If it's possible to alter it, I haven't yet spotted how.
You can't please all of the people all of the time but fortunately, in this case, they can please themselves
Cheers,
Rich.
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From: The Twilight Zone near 30W
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Not bad. I suppose we'll get used to the format. However, I seem to be getting an awful lot of this......
The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.
etc....
The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.
etc....
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From: 'An Airfield Somewhere in England'
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
I think it is an improvement overall but there is a glitch when you click on a user name. It offers you the opportunity to search for all posts by a particular individual but then says they have 'no matches' or something similar. I am not sure what the deal is but clearly it would be desirable to search for lists of posts by a particular individual and this facility does not appear to be working.
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Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Still doing a lot of testing and debugging. We thought it would be better that you at least can use the forums to read and post. Featurs such as search will be fixed or brought on-line as and when we have time.
however, please continue to post about what you think may be right or wrong. We do read the replies but cannot always respond immediately. Too much work going on in thebacjground.
Danny
however, please continue to post about what you think may be right or wrong. We do read the replies but cannot always respond immediately. Too much work going on in thebacjground.
Danny
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From: by the river
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Hi Danny & all,
Happy New Year, and many many thanks for the present Danny, we all really do appreciate the tremendous time, effort and organizational talent that goes into PPRuNe.
As with anything new - it takes a few minutes (hours) to assimilate all the new and different things. Still don't find it as intuitive as the old, but that is just inflexible grey matter. This editor is way better - highlight and format is great.
Wraparound didn't always work in the past - I haven't found anywhere where it doesn't so far on this new edition, so that is a plus and this Quick reply is just 2 million % better than before, so that alone gets an overall thumbs up.
Not yet sure whether the "Instant e-Mail notification should be the default - think probably not as I suspect it will overload the system unnecessarily - just a suggestion.
Ripline - spell checker is now there try to reply to something with the Quick editor and then flip to the advanced editor (great feature) and then look in the top right for the abctick. Download did not kick off automatically (but manual also works), but that is just a detail....
Norman pointed out the strange navigation when you try looking up a "person" via their ID.
Have a good year out there, and thanks Danny, you are a real trouper. Gofer
Happy New Year, and many many thanks for the present Danny, we all really do appreciate the tremendous time, effort and organizational talent that goes into PPRuNe.
As with anything new - it takes a few minutes (hours) to assimilate all the new and different things. Still don't find it as intuitive as the old, but that is just inflexible grey matter. This editor is way better - highlight and format is great.
Wraparound didn't always work in the past - I haven't found anywhere where it doesn't so far on this new edition, so that is a plus and this Quick reply is just 2 million % better than before, so that alone gets an overall thumbs up.
Not yet sure whether the "Instant e-Mail notification should be the default - think probably not as I suspect it will overload the system unnecessarily - just a suggestion.
Ripline - spell checker is now there try to reply to something with the Quick editor and then flip to the advanced editor (great feature) and then look in the top right for the abctick. Download did not kick off automatically (but manual also works), but that is just a detail....
Norman pointed out the strange navigation when you try looking up a "person" via their ID.
Have a good year out there, and thanks Danny, you are a real trouper. Gofer
Last edited by gofer; 3rd January 2006 at 11:18. Reason: Ran the spell checker after downloading & installing - great
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From: Florida
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
The name bar clear across the page at the top of each reply is a distraction to speed reading the real meat of the forum which is the reply text.
I much prefer that the posters details be miniatureized off to the left hand corner. so as to let the real reading material stand out in an unborken field down the full height of my screen.
I much prefer that the posters details be miniatureized off to the left hand corner. so as to let the real reading material stand out in an unborken field down the full height of my screen.
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From: Jetting across the universe..
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
To be honest, I much prefer this more standard vBulletin layout than the old one. I probably would look better with the user name and info to the left of the posts, rather than on top though.
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From: LONDON
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Yep agree, poster details on the left as before would be much easier on the eye, esp when reading a long series of posts.
If vBulletin is anything like Php BB then the whole interface can be custom designed to get away from the 'my first board' look but I know this is a lot of work!!
Keep up the good work guys
If vBulletin is anything like Php BB then the whole interface can be custom designed to get away from the 'my first board' look but I know this is a lot of work!!
Keep up the good work guys
The Cooler King
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From: Europe
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
Great job Danny
Light blue tint is nice and easy to look at, especially after an hour or so of Ppruning!
Thanks to you and whoever else was involved in working on this over the New Year whilst some of us on JB were probably face down in some unknown sidestreet in Winnipeg, or Oxford....
Cheers and have a great 2006
Farrell
Light blue tint is nice and easy to look at, especially after an hour or so of Ppruning!
Thanks to you and whoever else was involved in working on this over the New Year whilst some of us on JB were probably face down in some unknown sidestreet in Winnipeg, or Oxford....
Cheers and have a great 2006
Farrell
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: UK
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback
but where have the 'hot topics' gone?
I agree that avatars etc were better on the LHS but the removal of the large PPRUNE logos on the header make it easier to 'stealth-prune'
I did like my 'hot topics' though.
I agree that avatars etc were better on the LHS but the removal of the large PPRUNE logos on the header make it easier to 'stealth-prune'
I did like my 'hot topics' though.
Re: Easy on the Eye - feedback