There are a few new features in the 2.1 branch of SMF that I've turned on for us. Please don't abuse them, or I might have to turn them back off.
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LIKES - You can now like individual posts if you want to. This will allow people to show their support for something, and not have to make an 'I agree' type of post if they don't want to.
@ Mentions - You are now able to directly mention another user in a post and they'll get a notification about it. Please don't abuse this.
I'm not sure that I see where the like post button is, but I did just find another feature: if you select some text, there's now an option to quote just the selected text. Neat.
We also appear to have the ability to edit posts while still being in the thread (similar to quick reply).
Quote from: vdeane on March 26, 2024, 12:55:01 PMI'm not sure that I see where the like post button is, but I did just find another feature: if you select some text, there's now an option to quote just the selected text. Neat.
I'm not seeing the like button either.
Quote from: Voyager on March 26, 2024, 12:55:39 PMQuote from: vdeane on March 26, 2024, 12:55:01 PMI'm not sure that I see where the like post button is, but I did just find another feature: if you select some text, there's now an option to quote just the selected text. Neat.
I'm not seeing the like button either.
@Voyager how about now? I think I fixed that.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 12:58:37 PMQuote from: Voyager on March 26, 2024, 12:55:39 PMQuote from: vdeane on March 26, 2024, 12:55:01 PMI'm not sure that I see where the like post button is, but I did just find another feature: if you select some text, there's now an option to quote just the selected text. Neat.
I'm not seeing the like button either.
@Voyager how about now? I think I fixed that.
Yep! Should see that I liked your post if you want to check the back-end of the function.
The character limit rules have changed for the worse. The character limit is 300 for signatures. It used to be that it would only check before filtering and automatic replacement. Now, it also checks after. Worse, punctuation characters get replaced with HTML entities (even if they're in ASCII), meaning punctuation takes up several characters.
There's a new "country" option on my profile, but I can't add it without ruining my signature, since it's over the limit by 38 characters. (It displays as 6 over before trying to save, which I was able to get under the limit by removing "http://" from the links, but it's 38 over when it auto-adds the HTML entities.)
I've changed my display name to match Flickr and Discord. My original idea for "1" was that it wouldn't be connected with my other accounts and I could put more personal information here compared to my "hotdogPi" accounts, but that ended as soon as I got Flickr.
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 26, 2024, 01:10:16 PMThe character limit rules have changed for the worse. The character limit is 300 for signatures. It used to be that it would only check before filtering and automatic replacement. Now, it also checks after. Worse, punctuation characters get replaced with HTML entities (even if they're in ASCII), meaning punctuation takes up several characters.
There's a new "country" option on my profile, but I can't add it without ruining my signature, since it's over the limit by 38 characters. (It displays as 6 over before trying to save, which I was able to get under the limit by removing "http://" from the links, but it's 38 over when it auto-adds the HTML entities.)
I've changed my display name to match Flickr and Discord. My original idea for "1" was that it wouldn't be connected with my other accounts and I could put more personal information here compared to my "hotdogPi" accounts, but that ended as soon as I got Flickr.
Some settings got reverted to the 'default' due to the changes that happened when fixing the site.
Signature limit should now be 450.
Yep my signature character limit is 450 so its working for me
Where did the option to find unread replies to threads you've participated in go? I can only find getting all unread replies.
Quote from: ClassicHasClass on March 26, 2024, 01:21:12 PMWhere did the option to find unread replies to threads you've participated in go? I can only find getting all unread replies.
It's now called 'Updated Topics'. Should be right under the 'AARoads Forum' logo at the top.
Got it. Much obliged, thank you. :sombrero:
Found it :sombrero:
I love the new layout of the forum!
@rickmastfan67
I see the avatar options have defaulted. Is there a way to get back what was the previous avatar? I tried to update it in the profile and it did not like it.
Searching is more intuitive now. It was always the case that searching in a board or topic would search that board or topic rather than the entire forum. It wasn't obvious that that was the case until now, though, where it explicitly says "this topic" (and has an option to switch to "entire forum"). However, searching US 50 still gets US 250 and US 501, regexes still aren't supported, and you still can't search a user's posts from their profile.
By the way, I absolutely don't like that the window to type posts in is monospaced.
Can we get back the darker green main color for the forum?
Quote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 01:28:59 PMI see the avatar options have defaulted. Is there a way to get back what was the previous avatar? I tried to update it in the profile and it did not like it.
In what way? I'm trying to figure out what might have changed here.
Quote from: nexus73 on March 26, 2024, 01:35:11 PMCan we get back the darker green main color for the forum?
See this thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=34674.0
It appears that any profile that was a default option is now gone. Anything that was an uploaded image survived the update.
Gravatars are still there though
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 26, 2024, 01:44:01 PMIt appears that any profile that was a default option is now gone. Anything that was an uploaded image survived the update.
Got it. Should now be fixed.
I'm not seeing the "like" button feature either. And how does the "mention" feature work? Do you type an @ sign before the name?
I'll test now:
@hbelkins It even autocompleted as I was typing it.
Yep you type a @ before the name
@hbelkins
There's a little autocomplete feature when typing the first two letters of the username. Also, the "PREVIEW" and "POST" buttons seem to have swapped places.
@Hunty2022 (just trying to see where the notification would be located)
I also noticed the age no longer appears on profiles unless you click on the actual profile.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 26, 2024, 01:56:45 PMI'm not seeing the "like" button feature either. And how does the "mention" feature work? Do you type an @ sign before the name?
I think it should be fully fixed for the 'special' user groups now. Honestly thought just turning it on for 'Regular Members' would have allowed it for all the extra groups. lol.
Quote from: BlueOutback7 on March 26, 2024, 02:04:01 PMI also noticed the age no longer appears on profiles unless you click on the actual profile.
Blame SMF for taking that away. Can't be fixed at this time.
Question
@rickmastfan67 How often does SMF update their software?
Quote from: WhyLifeIs4 on March 26, 2024, 02:08:22 PMQuestion @rickmastfan67
How often does SMF update their software?
Not that often. 2.1.4 came out in June of last year (2023), however we were running on the older 2.0.x branch till today.
Ok
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 01:41:19 PMQuote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 01:28:59 PMI see the avatar options have defaulted. Is there a way to get back what was the previous avatar? I tried to update it in the profile and it did not like it.
In what way? I'm trying to figure out what might have changed here.
There used to be an "avatar gallery" where one could pick their avatar. I did not see it.
Quote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 02:12:12 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 01:41:19 PMQuote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 01:28:59 PMI see the avatar options have defaulted. Is there a way to get back what was the previous avatar? I tried to update it in the profile and it did not like it.
In what way? I'm trying to figure out what might have changed here.
There used to be an "avatar gallery" where one could pick their avatar. I did not see it.
It's already been fixed. ;)
Quote from: Hunty2022 on March 26, 2024, 02:01:20 PM@Hunty2022 (just trying to see where the notification would be located)
Didn't appear anywhere, probably because I did it to myself.
Quick reply...awesome.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 02:12:56 PMQuote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 02:12:12 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 01:41:19 PMQuote from: hobsini2 on March 26, 2024, 01:28:59 PMI see the avatar options have defaulted. Is there a way to get back what was the previous avatar? I tried to update it in the profile and it did not like it.
In what way? I'm trying to figure out what might have changed here.
There used to be an "avatar gallery" where one could pick their avatar. I did not see it.
It's already been fixed. ;)
Got it. Thanks.
I definitely like that, when clicking the image button, instead of having to click in the middle of the brackets to paste a link (if you happen to have moved the cursor), a dialog box opens up making it much easier to use, especially on mobile.
Search lets you pick and choose which sub-forums you'd like to search. You can also pick from results by the largest/smallest topics or the most/least-recent topics. Not sure how the "relevance" works...same as before?
Searches used to be hierarchical; searching from the main page of the forum searched everywhere, searching in a sub-forum only picked results from that section, and searching within a thread showed results just inside that particular thread. Unfortunately, the last feature is missing from this update.
Is there a way to have a rich text editor? It seems it defaults to plain text, although maybe it's always been this way and I just haven't noticed before?
Quote from: Quillz on March 26, 2024, 04:51:59 PMIs there a way to have a rich text editor? It seems it defaults to plain text, although maybe it's always been this way and I just haven't noticed before?
Probably intentional, rich text causes quite a few security issues on SMF.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 26, 2024, 02:07:28 PMQuote from: BlueOutback7 on March 26, 2024, 02:04:01 PMI also noticed the age no longer appears on profiles unless you click on the actual profile.
Blame SMF for taking that away. Can't be fixed at this time.
That's actually good thing IMO. There was too much discussion of users' ages before.
I am also a fan of the quick edit, which I'm using to add: I liked the green background for roadgeek vibes, but prefer the new background for browsing in public or semi-public spaces, as it looks more like other forums or a generic web page, and stands out less.
I do not like the quick reply appearing at the bottom of each page for the same reason: the en masse emojis are ugly and and make it very obvious that you're on a message board.
Wow. Love the quick reply interface. However, not much of a fan of stuff like avatars not appearing. That makes it a bit tougher to identify people in threads. And it sucks that the theme has reverted to the default, though I understand that it would have to be rebuilt from scratch.
This design is nice and yes the forum had to be modernized to get the current security features and its understandable.
Seems like the Fictional highways and Traffic Control boards aren't hidden to people who aren't logged in anymore, judging from me opening my computer just now.
Need more reactions - including (https://static-00.iconduck.com/assets.00/angry-face-emoji-1024x1022-arpjzyy8.png)
Something minor I have noticed is that the "new" forum drains my phone battery faster than before. This could be (and probably is) because I still have an iPhone 8, and the battery on my phone is not very good.
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Quote from: Voyager on March 26, 2024, 05:10:09 PMQuote from: Quillz on March 26, 2024, 04:51:59 PMIs there a way to have a rich text editor? It seems it defaults to plain text, although maybe it's always been this way and I just haven't noticed before?
Probably intentional, rich text causes quite a few security issues on SMF.
What issues? Most other forum software allows it.
Dang, I was not expecting this today! But I'm pleasantly surprised. Weird to see the old theme that I've gotten used to for over a decade gone though. Hopefully we can get a BGS theme going again in the future.
I'm a big fan of the Like button though! Helps to show support for a post without needing to reply. Please don't take that away!
I actually don't mind this new setup for now, if they're planning on rebuilding the old theme and adding back profile pictures. It's just weird to navigate for me, since I was so used to the old layout, which did bug out sometimes on my phone when I opened it, causing text to shrink. I'll learn it one way or another though. :nod:
Quote from: Quillz on March 26, 2024, 04:51:59 PMIs there a way to have a rich text editor?
Pay him a high salary.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 26, 2024, 09:46:20 PMI'm a big fan of the Like button though! Helps to show support for a post without needing to reply. Please don't take that away!
I thought the mods/admins didn't have it before was the thought that it would create a popularity contest.
Oh, neat, if you click the link in a reply to jump back to the original, it highlights the post you jumped back to in yellow.
Regarding avatars—they appear just fine on desktop; they're hidden on mobile to save space on the screen. So if you want full functionality...use a desktop, same as before.
I was a little lost finding the forum titles.
It certainly was aggravating not being able to log in yesterday, but at least now I know why.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 26, 2024, 10:32:20 PMRegarding avatars—they appear just fine on desktop; they're hidden on mobile to save space on the screen. So if you want full functionality...use a desktop, same as before.
Ah, that makes more sense. I was away from my computer when making that observation, so I assumed that was the way it was universally. It does look much more compact on mobile devices, so kudos to that I guess.
The font used for in-progress replies (like this one I'm actively writing) is an improvement over the old one as well. It looks like some sort of serif Ubuntu or something?
It seems there's nowhere to get to your personal profile directly from the home page anymore, which will take some getting used to.
Quote from: webny99 on March 26, 2024, 11:26:02 PMIt seems there's nowhere to get to your personal profile directly from the home page anymore, which will take some getting used to.
At the top of any page in the forum there's a highlight-able button that when clicked, shows links to your profile, posts, among other things.
Quote from: webny99 on March 26, 2024, 11:26:02 PMIt seems there's nowhere to get to your personal profile directly from the home page anymore, which will take some getting used to.
There's a bar at the top of the screen with your avatar in it. Click that and then click the big avatar, and that takes you to your profile.
Quote from: jlam on March 26, 2024, 11:21:03 PMThe font used for in-progress replies (like this one I'm actively writing) is an improvement over the old one as well. It looks like some sort of serif Ubuntu or something?
It's whatever your browser's monospaced font is set to (so mine is Fira Mono).
I quite like this new format, since it is so much better on the phone than the old one. Finally can give up Tapatalk for this.
Quote from: Quillz on March 26, 2024, 04:51:59 PMIs there a way to have a rich text editor? It seems it defaults to plain text, although maybe it's always been this way and I just haven't noticed before?
Oh, it turns out you can! The setting "WYSIWYG" is within your account/profile settings, but turned off by default. This is nice, as I don't think this was in use with the older version.
On an unrelated note, it seems the update also reset the time zone settings. I had to change mine back, so if you are noticing time stamps being off, check your settings.
Okay, browsing/posting from mobile and I am getting NO theme, just plain text - regardless of login status. Looks weird as hell. However guessing it's something to do with my mobile browser's (Brave, in my case) ad/tracker blocker, since the default theme reappeared once I turned it off.
Edit: Or maybe it was just one of those weird momentary code gremlins, since it shows up now.
I like the way when you click a link to a post on the forum's home screen (such as in the Recent Posts list), or when you click the "new" button to view unread posts in a thread, the post to which the link points highlights in yellow.
First post from the new mobile website. Huge improvement over what we had before! Planning to use this over Tapatalk going forward. :clap:
Quote from: Big John on March 26, 2024, 10:31:06 PMQuote from: JoePCool14 on March 26, 2024, 09:46:20 PMI'm a big fan of the Like button though! Helps to show support for a post without needing to reply. Please don't take that away!
I thought the mods/admins didn't have it before was the thought that it would create a popularity contest.
I think that's why they previously didn't. I don't really see that as being an issue here. Most members are old enough to not make a big deal about likes.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 27, 2024, 09:50:04 AMQuote from: Big John on March 26, 2024, 10:31:06 PMQuote from: JoePCool14 on March 26, 2024, 09:46:20 PMI'm a big fan of the Like button though! Helps to show support for a post without needing to reply. Please don't take that away!
I thought the mods/admins didn't have it before was the thought that it would create a popularity contest.
I think that's why they previously didn't. I don't really see that as being an issue here. Most members are old enough to not make a big deal about likes.
Famous last words, given the forum's history and threads about one's post counts...
At least there isn't an overall Like count for each profile that I've found. It's just on a per-post basis. That should keep things reasonable.
On an unrelated note, while we're in this whole new forum process, is it possible to put more emotes away under the More button? I'm thinking about some of the rarely used emotes, such as...
:poke: :coffee: :sombrero: :awesomeface: :meh:
There's just so many there right now.
This theme takes me back to the old days when I interacted on more forums, the majority of which had the default theme
There used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
I'm still seeing it. Even on mobile, which has been streamlined.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 27, 2024, 09:50:04 AMQuote from: Big John on March 26, 2024, 10:31:06 PMQuote from: JoePCool14 on March 26, 2024, 09:46:20 PMI'm a big fan of the Like button though! Helps to show support for a post without needing to reply. Please don't take that away!
I thought the mods/admins didn't have it before was the thought that it would create a popularity contest.
I think that's why they previously didn't. I don't really see that as being an issue here. Most members are old enough to not make a big deal about likes.
We had a thread around ten years ago regarding whether there ought to be a "like post" button. The sentiment was largely that it wasn't needed.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11356.0
The comments I made back then continue to reflect my overall feeling about that sort of thing, so I'll simply quote what I said in 2014:
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 14, 2014, 09:43:23 AMI really don't like the idea of a "dislike" button. I think if you disagree with someone's comment enough to be motivated to give some indication of it, you should give a reason why you feel that way (preferably more than just "yawn" or "fuck you," but then, if someone posts that sort of reply, it just damages his own credibility).
I don't really see much reason for "like" or "dislike" buttons because I don't think it's hard to assess the value of a post. It's sort of like perusing the reviews on Amazon.com when considering whether to buy a product. They do let people vote on whether reviews are helpful, but I don't need the vote count because I think it's easy to determine which reviews are useful and which are written by grade-school kids as a school assignment. Plus, the people who vote something helpful might be doing so for reasons that are of little interest to you (an example might be if somebody's review focuses on why a stereo component is convenient to operate but doesn't discuss sound quality—if your focus is on the sound, that review won't help you).
Quote from: IMGoph on March 27, 2024, 11:07:06 AMThere used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
Soon hopefully, since it's a thing that has to be modified in the theme files to bring back. Just have to figure out how to do that.
@rickmastfan67 Appreciate the hard work! Glad the forum is way easier to use on mobile, too.
It's interesting that the gender marker moved from text to the Mars/Venus symbol, when Wikipedia moved away from that symbol to text a year or two ago. (I would prefer it switched back; not everyone knows what those symbols mean.)
Still no nonbinary option, though...
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 27, 2024, 11:17:40 AMStill no nonbinary option, though...
Complain to SMF about that.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 11:16:17 AMQuote from: IMGoph on March 27, 2024, 11:07:06 AMThere used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
Soon hopefully, since it's a thing that has to be modified in the theme files to bring back. Just have to figure out how to do that.
It used to just be a toggle on/off setting in the admin panel way back when (might still be?) I think it was in the notification settings.
Quote from: Voyager on March 27, 2024, 12:08:14 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 11:16:17 AMQuote from: IMGoph on March 27, 2024, 11:07:06 AMThere used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
Soon hopefully, since it's a thing that has to be modified in the theme files to bring back. Just have to figure out how to do that.
It used to just be a toggle on/off setting in the admin panel way back when (might still be?) I think it was in the notification settings.
No, it's not. You have to mod the theme files to add it inside of threads.
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 27, 2024, 11:17:40 AMIt's interesting that the gender marker moved from text to the Mars/Venus symbol, when Wikipedia moved away from that symbol to text a year or two ago.
I think that's a theme thing, since the TM forum has been doing that since forever, and they're on the older SMF version.
For those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Quote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
Because the mobile webpage is streamlined, some actions are impossible, such as searching a thread rather than the entire forum.
Quote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
If you're on a computer, there's a little thing at the top left that says "Alerts". I saw some "notifications" in there telling me that people quoted me in threads yesterday. That might be where the @ notifications live.
Quote from: Techknow on March 26, 2024, 11:47:07 PMAt the top of any page in the forum there's a highlight-able button that when clicked, shows links to your profile, posts, among other things.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 02:56:42 AMThere's a bar at the top of the screen with your avatar in it. Click that and then click the big avatar, and that takes you to your profile.
Found it, thank you both.
I also like that the entire thread is now visible when typing a post, instead of just recent replies. That makes it a lot easier to insert multiple quotes as I did just now. Previously that required juggling multiple tabs.
Quote from: Hunty2022 on March 27, 2024, 07:33:34 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
If you're on a computer, there's a little thing at the top left that says "Alerts". I saw some "notifications" in there telling me that people quoted me in threads yesterday. That might be where the @ notifications live.
That should be where it shows up. I know that's where I find out when somebody 'likes' a post I've made.
Quote from: webny99 on March 27, 2024, 08:05:46 PMQuote from: Techknow on March 26, 2024, 11:47:07 PMAt the top of any page in the forum there's a highlight-able button that when clicked, shows links to your profile, posts, among other things.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 02:56:42 AMThere's a bar at the top of the screen with your avatar in it. Click that and then click the big avatar, and that takes you to your profile.
Found it, thank you both.
I also like that the entire thread is now visible when typing a post, instead of just recent replies. That makes it a lot easier to insert multiple quotes as I did just now. Previously that required juggling multiple tabs.
You can also just click the avatar (or your name) in any post of yours. That will also take you to your profile. ;)
Where did the image button go? I can't seem to find it.
It's the one immediately to the right of the YouTube button.
Is there an estimate to how long it will take to restore the old forum theme? A week, a month, maybe more?
I was also going to request a temporary theme with a dark background and the new message tags turned back on, to be applied while the real forum theme is under reconstruction, but if that isn't a priority then I'm fine with what we have now.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 27, 2024, 05:06:29 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
@JayhawkCO here you go
Quote from: hbelkins on March 28, 2024, 01:56:02 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 27, 2024, 05:06:29 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
@JayhawkCO here you go
Yeah, nothing here either.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 01:59:43 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 28, 2024, 01:56:02 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 27, 2024, 05:06:29 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
@JayhawkCO here you go
Yeah, nothing here either.
It might be in the "Alerts" section at the top since that's where all of the quotes and stuff are.
Quote from: jlam on March 28, 2024, 02:16:11 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 01:59:43 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 28, 2024, 01:56:02 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 27, 2024, 05:06:29 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
@JayhawkCO here you go
Yeah, nothing here either.
It might be in the "Alerts" section at the top since that's where all of the quotes and stuff are.
Nope.
Quote from: X99 on March 28, 2024, 12:59:11 PMIs there an estimate to how long it will take to restore the old forum theme? A week, a month, maybe more?
No ETA, as all the settings are different from the previous branch of SMF that we were on. So will take some trial and error to get stuff to work right.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 02:22:27 PMQuote from: jlam on March 28, 2024, 02:16:11 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 01:59:43 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 28, 2024, 01:56:02 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 27, 2024, 05:06:29 PMQuote from: hbelkins on March 27, 2024, 04:59:33 PMFor those of you who "at-ed" me (highlighed me by typing the @ sign and my username) -- nothing happened on my end. I didn't get any kind of notification when I logged in. Was I supposed to? Of course the only notifications I have highlighted to send an email to me are when I get a private message on the forum, so...
Will you @ me so I can see if anything happens on my end and I can let you know?
@JayhawkCO here you go
Yeah, nothing here either.
It might be in the "Alerts" section at the top since that's where all of the quotes and stuff are.
Nope.
Check here: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showalerts
You also might have to 'manually' turn on alerts for stuff like 'mentions', which should be here: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=notification
I have it set up (by default, I assume) to give me an alert when I have a mention. When I click alerts at the top, I do see it there. That said, I would have assumed that it would do something similar to "My Messages" and put a count of "unread" alerts that I have next to the word Alerts and put the word in bold or something.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 12:11:37 PMQuote from: Voyager on March 27, 2024, 12:08:14 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 11:16:17 AMQuote from: IMGoph on March 27, 2024, 11:07:06 AMThere used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
Soon hopefully, since it's a thing that has to be modified in the theme files to bring back. Just have to figure out how to do that.
It used to just be a toggle on/off setting in the admin panel way back when (might still be?) I think it was in the notification settings.
No, it's not. You have to mod the theme files to add it inside of threads.
For me personally, this is the most important thing missing. I rely heavily on the [NEW] tags.
Quote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:53:36 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 12:11:37 PMQuote from: Voyager on March 27, 2024, 12:08:14 PMQuote from: rickmastfan67 on March 27, 2024, 11:16:17 AMQuote from: IMGoph on March 27, 2024, 11:07:06 AMThere used to be a little "NEW" icon next to each post that was new since the last time I had viewed a thread. I don't see that anymore. Is that something that can be brought back in some way (or is there a setting I need to change on my end to make that happen)?
Thanks!
Soon hopefully, since it's a thing that has to be modified in the theme files to bring back. Just have to figure out how to do that.
It used to just be a toggle on/off setting in the admin panel way back when (might still be?) I think it was in the notification settings.
No, it's not. You have to mod the theme files to add it inside of threads.
For me personally, this is the most important thing missing. I rely heavily on the [NEW] tags.
I will try to figure out how to get it back, but there's no guarantees, as the files are setup completely different now.
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:23:06 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Oh! The huge section at the bottom of each page! Wasn't that always there?
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 04:33:27 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:23:06 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Oh! The huge section at the bottom of each page! Wasn't that always there?
I thought so, too.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:40:09 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 04:33:27 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:23:06 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Oh! The huge section at the bottom of each page! Wasn't that always there?
I thought so, too.
It was, but it wasn't as fleshed out, the buttons for various things (like the embeds and things like
bolding text) and smilies weren't there.
Not the gumdrop buttons.
Quote from: freebrickproductions on March 28, 2024, 05:14:54 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:40:09 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 04:33:27 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:23:06 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Oh! The huge section at the bottom of each page! Wasn't that always there?
I thought so, too.
It was, but it wasn't as fleshed out, the buttons for various things (like the embeds and things like bolding text) and smilies weren't there.
For bolding and such, I find it just as easy to just type the tags. Smilies are nice though.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on March 28, 2024, 02:43:34 PMQuote from: X99 on March 28, 2024, 12:59:11 PMIs there an estimate to how long it will take to restore the old forum theme? A week, a month, maybe more?
No ETA, as all the settings are different from the previous branch of SMF that we were on. So will take some trial and error to get stuff to work right.
Several years ago, to my surprise, I got made an Admin of a new forum that was replacing one (which I was never involved with on the Admin side of things) that had just got shut down. In setting up that forum (which did not port over ANY of the content from the other one) I went out of my way to make a Theme that tried to mimic the feel of the previous forum. However I never promoted it, I just put it into the settings and hoped people might find it if they cared to look for it. A few people did, but while I still have Admin status there, I have moved on from that topic and seldom look at that forum any more. I just checked and it looks like I'm the only person still using that Theme. *sigh*
Now having said that, you might expect that when this revision of the AA forum finished the other day, the first thing I looked for was some kind of alternate display theme.
Something else I had done when setting up that forum was that I eradicated their default emoticon library and replaced it with a much less manic version. Not that I really use emoticons that often any more. (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.trainorders.com%2Fandroid%2Ftemp%2Ficon_ungood-w.gif&hash=2289198a7ece965f795d1cddcdc05805d3dbd92a)
Will the ability to edit your viewable location be added?
Are you somehow unable to? I can.
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 28, 2024, 06:34:31 PMAre you somehow unable to? I can.
Where? I can't find it.
It's in "Profile Details", in the same screen where you can change your avatar, signature, gender, and age. Nothing is different from the old forum.
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 28, 2024, 06:52:51 PMIt's in "Profile Details", in the same screen where you can change your avatar, signature, gender, and age. Nothing is different from the old forum.
How come I looked at thazt page several times and never saw that line there before? :crazy: :paranoid:
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 05:39:04 PMFor bolding and such, I find it just as easy to just type the tags. Smilies are nice though.
Same here, w/r/t formatting tags: I always just type them manually. I never use the actual icons for that. But I can never remember which emoticon corresponds to which emoji/sticker. So yeah, that is nice to have in the 'quick reply' box, not just after clicking [PREVIEW]. Of course, I almost always am only using a smiley if I'm quoting someone else's post, and I always click [PREVIEW] when quoting, to make sure nothing went awry...
Quote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 05:39:04 PMQuote from: freebrickproductions on March 28, 2024, 05:14:54 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:40:09 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 04:33:27 PMQuote from: JayhawkCO on March 28, 2024, 04:23:06 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 03:55:51 PMQuote from: epzik8 on March 26, 2024, 02:31:11 PMQuick reply...awesome.
Am I missing something? Where is this quick reply of which you speak?
For me, right below the last post in a thread.
Oh! The huge section at the bottom of each page! Wasn't that always there?
I thought so, too.
It was, but it wasn't as fleshed out, the buttons for various things (like the embeds and things like bolding text) and smilies weren't there.
For bolding and such, I find it just as easy to just type the tags. Smilies are nice though.
Same, though sometimes going through and adding a URL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) is easier with the button around selected text, especially if I didn't already have the link I'm using at the ready. ;-)
As a side note, I think "quick edit" had been an option with the older software, but the button for it was less prominent.
Quote from: kphoger on March 28, 2024, 07:51:05 PMOf course, I almost always am only using a smiley if I'm quoting someone else's post, and I always click [PREVIEW] when quoting, to make sure nothing went awry...
Fun fact: quotes actually render correctly in rich text view, which can be toggled from quick reply (although the button is instead labeled as the default-on "source view").
I don't like it that the subject doesn't show up on every post anymore. Often, I click on a topic, then do something else on the other monitor, then look back and forget what topic I'd clicked on. It was nice to see it without having to scroll all the way to the top.
Quote from: kphoger on March 29, 2024, 01:18:20 PMI don't like it that the subject doesn't show up on every post anymore. Often, I click on a topic, then do something else on the other monitor, then look back and forget what topic I'd clicked on. It was nice to see it without having to scroll all the way to the top.
Not an ideal solution, but if you hover the mouse pointer over the timestamp of a message, the subject shows up in the tooltip text.
I'm testing now if titles can still be changed for a single post, viewable by hovering as described. (I changed it on this post, so you can test on mine.)
Yes, the title changed.
Good to know we can at least still hover to see individual title posts. It would be nice to see it brought back like it used to be though, if it's still an option in SMF.
Quote from: catch22 on March 29, 2024, 01:27:21 PMNot an ideal solution, but if you hover the mouse pointer over the timestamp of a message, the subject shows up in the tooltip text.
There's also the browser tab itself.
Is anybody else having problems with viewing tables? Ever since the update, tables on threads like "Lowest-numbered Route You Haven't Been On" have been completely broken. An absurd amount of space is inserted before the location of the table, and the table is completely stripped of rows and columns. Here's what I'm talking about:
(https://i.postimg.cc/4xjbd8cP/Screenshot-2024-03-29-9-59-43-PM.png)
Search is broken, which is super annoying when trying to find if I already posted something in Road Sign UNO.
Quote from: jlam on March 30, 2024, 12:06:00 AMIs anybody else having problems with viewing tables? Ever since the update, tables on threads like "Lowest-numbered Route You Haven't Been On" have been completely broken. An absurd amount of space is inserted before the location of the table, and the table is completely stripped of rows and columns. Here's what I'm talking about:
(https://i.postimg.cc/4xjbd8cP/Screenshot-2024-03-29-9-59-43-PM.png)
This isn't happening with all tables.
| This table | Does not have |
| the problem | for me |
I wonder what's up with Rothman's tables that they end up with that giant amount of white space in front of them.
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 30, 2024, 03:44:58 AMQuote from: jlam on March 30, 2024, 12:06:00 AMIs anybody else having problems with viewing tables? Ever since the update, tables on threads like "Lowest-numbered Route You Haven't Been On" have been completely broken. An absurd amount of space is inserted before the location of the table, and the table is completely stripped of rows and columns. Here's what I'm talking about:
(https://i.postimg.cc/4xjbd8cP/Screenshot-2024-03-29-9-59-43-PM.png)
This isn't happening with all tables.
| This table | Does not have |
| the problem | for me |
I wonder what's up with Rothman's tables that they end up with that giant amount of white space in front of them.
I'm on Chrome on both by desktop and phone and am not seeing a "white space" issue with the tables in the lowest numbered thread.
But, I am also not seeing a table in jlam's post in here... Looks like he's using img tags, but just with an URL?
ETA: Oh wait, looks like it happened on some earlier tables for some reason. The BBCode's the same in the posts, so...whatever. Forum's problem, not mine. :D
Old feature to bring back: marking a message as "New" or "Unread" after you click on the topic. It's nice that it brings you to the first unread message, but nothing marks read vs. unread messages after that as you scroll.
Quote from: Alps on March 30, 2024, 10:38:08 PMOld feature to bring back: marking a message as "New" or "Unread" after you click on the topic. It's nice that it brings you to the first unread message, but nothing marks read vs. unread messages after that as you scroll.
There's a 'Mark Unread' button at the bottom beside the 'Print' button.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 29, 2024, 02:04:10 PMGood to know we can at least still hover to see individual title posts. It would be nice to see it brought back like it used to be though, if it's still an option in SMF.
Found the option and turned it back on. ;)
Where did signature pictures go? My profile picture (Imagine..) shows but my signature image (Tardar Sauce a/k/a Grumpy Cat) does not.
Quote from: hbelkins on April 01, 2024, 03:16:10 PMWhere did signature pictures go? My profile picture (Imagine..) shows but my signature image (Tardar Sauce a/k/a Grumpy Cat) does not.
It looks like it was hosted on a page on the AARoads website but got discontinued/archived. Said image likely exists elsewhere.
I still see it, including on mobile. (Real, not April Fools.)
Quote from: hbelkins on April 01, 2024, 03:16:10 PMWhere did signature pictures go? My profile picture (Imagine..) shows but my signature image (Tardar Sauce a/k/a Grumpy Cat) does not.
Because your signature image was in the 'old' gallery. That info wasn't ported over when repairing the database.
Quote from: Alps on March 30, 2024, 10:38:08 PMOld feature to bring back: marking a message as "New" or "Unread" after you click on the topic. It's nice that it brings you to the first unread message, but nothing marks read vs. unread messages after that as you scroll.
The 'NEW' image is now back. :) Took several trials and errors on my offline forum finding the best placement spot for it (and the proper code to get it to work right), but it's now working. :)
Whenever I post something in a thread, I've noticed that it automatically adds it to my watchlist. It remains on the list unless I manually go in and remove it.
However, if I remove the thread from my watchlist once (like this one), it doesn't return to the list.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on April 02, 2024, 02:35:10 AMQuote from: Alps on March 30, 2024, 10:38:08 PMOld feature to bring back: marking a message as "New" or "Unread" after you click on the topic. It's nice that it brings you to the first unread message, but nothing marks read vs. unread messages after that as you scroll.
The 'NEW' image is now back. :) Took several trials and errors on my offline forum finding the best placement spot for it (and the proper code to get it to work right), but it's now working. :)
I saw it today and went back to this thread to Like whoever fixed it (:
Quote from: jlam on April 02, 2024, 01:28:14 PMWhenever I post something in a thread, I've noticed that it automatically adds it to my watchlist. It remains on the list unless I manually go in and remove it.
To prevent threads from automatically being added to your 'watchlist', do the following:
Profile -> Notifications -> unclick the button for "Follow topics I create and reply to" -> Click the 'Save Settings' button at the bottom of that page.
Love having the "NEW" label back, thank you rickmastfan67.
I've noticed that profile picture limits have changed, my fingerpost profile picture (which I've used for like 10+ years now) is much smaller than it used to be. The horizontal limit is the same as before, 150px, but the display size is about half that (or less).
Quote from: jakeroot on April 03, 2024, 10:39:06 PMLove having the "NEW" label back, thank you rickmastfan67.
I've noticed that profile picture limits have changed, my fingerpost profile picture (which I've used for like 10+ years now) is much smaller than it used to be. The horizontal limit is the same as before, 150px, but the display size is about half that (or less).
Should be fixed now. Another setting that somehow partially got reset and needed to be kicked to work again correctly. lol.
+1 for the new "alerts" feature. It's really handy to know when your posts have been quoted, and fun to see when you've been "liked". And +1 for the like feature itself? To my knowledge it's been serving its intended purpose without being abused or creating drama, so I'd call that a success.