Hi all, I'll upgrade the forum tomorrow in the afternoon some time. I'll freeze it when I do, and it shouldn't take more than a couple hours. If y'all could sacrifice a goat (token) for luck, that will help.
General Forum upgrade: tomorrow at some point (Sunday, April 25th)
- Thread starter James Stevenson
- Start date
Onderzeeboot
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The Goat sacrificing has commenced!
Ok here goes...
Done!
You'll notice the font has changed. I will change it back, I just haven't looked into it yet, and I think getting the upgrade done was the top priority.
Anyway, please have a poke around and see if things work.
Anyway, please have a poke around and see if things work.
This new forum software lets us add custom 'Like' emojis. I know everything will feel weird and off at first, but with your feedback we can make it even cozier than the old boards.
Font's back
This is exactly what we needed in these trying times!
Onderzeeboot
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Aha! For once I was ahead of my time!In a few days we will probably not even notice it anymore. Only thing bothering me is the round shaped profile pic, my Dimir Guildmage is cut off
Onders pic however seems to be made for that upgrade!
Yeah, it makes my profile picture look weird, too (considering that it's a square Minecraft skin in a circle). The new "online" badge location doesn't help either, it makes my profile look like it's eating a Pea!In a few days we will probably not even notice it anymore. Only thing bothering me is the round shaped profile pic, my Dimir Guildmage is cut off
Onders pic however seems to be made for that upgrade!
Onderzeeboot
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Quick feedback: it's harder to distinguish between read and unread threads for me. The difference in thickness is pretty small. On my laptop at least.
Yeah, I turned my zoom to 80% and it's more distinguishable, but I definitely think the fonts need to be tuned. Will look into the square profile pictures. James said he would look at those buttons but it wasn't a quick easy implementation.
The colors are almost, but not quite exactly the same and it's freaking me out.
I feel like the desktop version could use some aesthetic tweaks, but the mobile version is suuuuuch an improvement. Also now you can register for the forums via Google. We will look into getting Twitter/Facebook registration working.
Apparently there's now a Likes leaderboard: https://riptidelab.com/forum/members/?key=highest_reaction_score
Onderzeeboot
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I feel I have an unfair advantage due to the sheer amount of (shit)posts I have made
Now that we have a new system, can I suggest a change?
Right now: When a thread has been fully viewed, it has normal text. When a thread has a new comment, the text is bolded.
Suggestion: Can we distinct the two even more? And maybe add some?
Maybe give threads you've never read even once a different color?
And if you've read some of the comments but not all of them, besides making it bold, maybe do something more to make it stand out?
Thank you
Right now: When a thread has been fully viewed, it has normal text. When a thread has a new comment, the text is bolded.
Suggestion: Can we distinct the two even more? And maybe add some?
Maybe give threads you've never read even once a different color?
And if you've read some of the comments but not all of them, besides making it bold, maybe do something more to make it stand out?
Thank you
Mobile usability is crucial! The previous version needed a lot of help in that area, so this was a really good upgrade. Nicely done.
The post preview now uses the same page, so I can now still see the posts above :O
This is a great boon for me (if I ever do one of my indepth posts again).
I also noticed that there is a random option to 'save draft', which would be great if it actually works, but I don't know where it is actually saving this draft...
This is a great boon for me (if I ever do one of my indepth posts again).
I also noticed that there is a random option to 'save draft', which would be great if it actually works, but I don't know where it is actually saving this draft...
Having just given it a go, I have no idea. But! If I enter some text in a thread, but don't post it, it's still there if I navigate around and come back later! It even works across devices!
I'm admittedly having a difficult time differentiating read from unread threads. So imma +1 this
Chris Taylor
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in the meantime I find it helps if you zoom out on desktop (Ctrl+Mousewheel)
At 90% zoom the difference is more noticable
(Haxx)
At 90% zoom the difference is more noticable
(Haxx)