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Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

Nymr83
Dec 04 2017 08:47 PM

When did this happen? Really cool!

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 04 2017 08:53 PM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

I am still on my laptop. Is this like a tapatalk thing, or just looks better in a mobile browser? Thanks for diving into this, guys.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 04 2017 09:00 PM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

Nymr83 wrote:
When did this happen? Really cool!

Less than an hour ago!

d'Kong76
Dec 04 2017 09:04 PM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

Who da man? Ben G da man!
Thank you for taking the bull by the horns.

Centerfield
Dec 04 2017 09:17 PM
What happened?

Avi.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 04 2017 09:18 PM
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ten thumbs up! gonna look opn my phone NOW!!!!

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 04 2017 09:46 PM
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Looking awesome from safari and my iPhone. You guys rule.

41Forever
Dec 04 2017 09:49 PM
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Great job! Is this the reason you were playing with the fish sticks and food?

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 04 2017 09:51 PM
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41Forever wrote:
Great job! Is this the reason you were playing with the fish sticks and food?

No, that was for something else.

dgwphotography
Dec 04 2017 09:53 PM
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This looks very nice on my phone - great job!

MFS62
Dec 05 2017 02:39 AM
Re: What happened?

The avatars are on the right?
This must be what its like to be dyslexic.

Later

Fman99
Dec 05 2017 03:51 AM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

Love the new look! Way awesome on my mobile as well. CPF!

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 05 2017 11:23 AM
Re: What happened?

If you prefer the old version, it's still available. Just use this link:

index.php?style=2

dgwphotography
Dec 05 2017 02:14 PM
Re: What happened?

If you want to move the avatars back to the left side, you only have to change 3 lines in the css

metirish
Dec 05 2017 04:21 PM
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Loving it all, thank you

dinosaur jesus
Dec 05 2017 05:30 PM
Re: What happened?

I appreciate the work you guys put in, and I'm sorry to gripe. But this background is hurting my eyes. Way too much off-white. The link to go back to the old version doesn't do anything. And how do you respond to specific posts now?

Edgy MD
Dec 05 2017 06:18 PM
Re: What happened?

I agree that some more contrast between the white and the light gray would be more aesthetically harmonious, but the crack staff in Stockholm was more concerned about functionality first. We'll be bringing in some consultants from Milan to review the style.

Centerfield
Dec 05 2017 06:34 PM
Re: What happened?

Can we get naked lady silhouettes like they have on mudflaps? I think they are very classy and reflect the personality of the forum.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 05 2017 06:56 PM
Re: What happened?

Talk about mud flaps my forum's got 'em

Edgy MD
Dec 05 2017 06:58 PM
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cooby
Dec 05 2017 07:10 PM
Re: What happened?

dinosaur jesus wrote:
I appreciate the work you guys put in, and I'm sorry to gripe. But this background is hurting my eyes. Way too much off-white. The link to go back to the old version doesn't do anything. And how do you respond to specific posts now?

Second this. Link above doesn't work or I'd use it.
I don't know if it's just on my phone or all but there is no telling when the most recent post was unless you open thread and scroll the whole way to the bottom

Tells when thread started but not most recent post
Yeah I know, whah

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 05 2017 08:03 PM
Re: What happened?

The link to the old format is working for me. What happens when you click on it?

dinosaur jesus
Dec 05 2017 08:08 PM
Re: What happened?

Benjamin Grimm wrote:
The link to the old format is working for me. What happens when you click on it?

It takes me to the Board index, which looks the same as if I didn't go through the link.

I did find how to respond to a particular post, though.

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 05 2017 08:17 PM
Re: What happened?

dinosaur jesus wrote:
Benjamin Grimm wrote:
The link to the old format is working for me. What happens when you click on it?

It takes me to the Board index, which looks the same as if I didn't go through the link.

I did find how to respond to a particular post, though.

Same. The link to the "old" format drops me right back in the new/current one.

cooby
Dec 05 2017 08:21 PM
Re: What happened?

Me too. I was going to tell you not to worry about it if it was just me.

I do miss that the main page doesn't show the latest post's time stamp though. Maybe it does on my laptop I haven't looked yet.

It looks good BG. I'll get used to it :)

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 05 2017 09:46 PM
Re: What happened?

It looks like Internet Explorer doesn't display the Classic Format, but Chrome and Firefox do.

I've also changed the front page of the forum to allow for users to choose, but again, it won't work in IE for some reason.

Crane Pool Forum Home Page

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 05 2017 10:18 PM
Re: What happened?

For the record, I dig the new theme, but was just checking from my Mac book and the "old" theme didn't work for me on Opera 49.0, Firefox 55.0.3, or Safari 11.0.1.

I just checked from FF on my work computer (Windows 7, Firefox 57.0.1 and Chrome 62.0.3202.94) and it loaded the new theme, too. I tossed my cookies and cleared my cache, but no difference.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Again, I don't care, was just seeing what worked & didn't and am sharing, in case it's useful. I see the links point to style=2 or style=3, but they look the exact same to me.

cooby
Dec 05 2017 10:44 PM
Re: What happened?

I'll mess around a little with it tomorrow. Thanks for looking into it!

d'Kong76
Dec 05 2017 11:13 PM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 05 2017 11:18 PM

I like the contrast of black on slight gray. It's a little in your face on a big desktop
screen so I just make it a smaller window and it's fine. Bravo again to Ben Grimm who
took only like 48 hours to answer the bell.

Lundy
Dec 05 2017 11:17 PM
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Just wanted to delurk and say how great the site looks now! I can't get the classic site to load on Firefox but I don't care about that--the new version suits me just fine.

cooby
Dec 05 2017 11:36 PM
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Hi Lundy! Yep, as I suspected it is perfectly fine on my laptop. Just my phone that suffers. No biggie.

MFS62
Dec 06 2017 02:38 AM
Re: What happened?

So, if we get a personal message, where would that show?
Or, how do we send one? I can't find the "messages" spot. It was near the top left on the old format.
Later

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 03:31 AM
Re: What happened?

Look under User Control Panel / Overview.

d'Kong76
Dec 06 2017 12:21 PM
Re: What happened?

Just for info purposes, I'm not getting 'classic format' on my regular desktop
computer or laptop in both Chrome and Firefox. I don't really care since I so
much prefer the shiny new format and also love that I don't need a magnifying
glass to quickly take a peek on my phone.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 06 2017 12:50 PM
Re: What happened?

This is a gigantic improvement for mobile, thanks. I'm a little weirded out by the right-side avatars but I suppose I will get used to it.

MFS62
Dec 06 2017 01:02 PM
Re: What happened?

Benjamin Grimm wrote:
Look under User Control Panel / Overview.

I found that there (after some brief searching) but does some notice pop up when you get a message (like above the index in the old format) or do you specifically have to look there?
It seems to be unwieldy to have to go there every day to see if you have a message.

Later

d'Kong76
Dec 06 2017 01:19 PM
Re: What happened?

I get a email (in addition to a pop-up window) when someone PM's me.

cooby
Dec 06 2017 01:36 PM
Re: What happened?

Just for reference laptop is Chrome, phone is Safari, whatever that is

metirish
Dec 06 2017 02:21 PM
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I must say I am digging the mobile site, I will be posting a lot from ,phone, site looks great on my phone

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 02:22 PM
Re: What happened?

Can those of you who have been having trouble with Classic Forum give it another try? I made a configuration change that may or may not work.

Thanks.

Link to Classic Forum

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 06 2017 02:25 PM
Re: What happened?

I am now fully "classic" mode, whether I go style=2 or style=3. My phone is "classic" mode, too.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 02:28 PM
Re: What happened?

Well, we don't want that.

It looks like I may have to undo the change that I made. I'll wait to see what kind of results we get from others, however.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 06 2017 02:29 PM
Re: What happened?

I see "classic" layout when I hit that link.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 06 2017 02:29 PM
Re: What happened?

Now my desktop remains in "classik" mode

Centerfield
Dec 06 2017 02:35 PM
Re: What happened?

So now I'm in classic. How do I go back to the new format?

Sorry guys. I feel like I should be better at this.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 02:41 PM
Re: What happened?

Both versions of the forum are linked to from the homepage at http://thecranepool.net

It seems, though, that your browser and/or operating system may keep the distinction from working. I think we'll probably settle in with a situation where the Classic will work for some people, in some situations, but not for everyone everywhere. Hopefully the people who want it will be able to get it, but we're going to have to give priority to Mobile because it's more functional for more people.

Vic Sage
Dec 06 2017 02:48 PM
Re: What happened?

today, i came here and it looks like it did originally. Which i'm grateful for. I don't handle change well.

MFS62
Dec 06 2017 03:14 PM
Re: What happened?

d'Kong76 wrote:
I get a email (in addition to a pop-up window) when someone PM's me.

Thanks.
Later

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 03:21 PM
Re: What happened?

Let's try this. If this works, those of you who prefer the original format will have that as your default. Those of you who want the Mobile format can opt for that.

If you want to have one format on your phone and another on your desktop, that may or may not work. You would have to use the links on the home page and cross your fingers.

metirish
Dec 06 2017 03:27 PM
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So much for the mobile friendly site ....fuck

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 03:31 PM
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See above. We're currently working on making the choice of style up to the user, but if that doesn't work, then we'll go back to setting the Mobile version as the default. Bear with us! Ultimately, if we have to go with one or the other, the Mobile version is the one that will survive.

cooby
Dec 06 2017 03:32 PM
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Please tell me you did not do this for my sake!

Ben I'm fine with the new format, it works for me at home and that's where I should be using this anyway

cooby
Dec 06 2017 03:33 PM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

Benjamin Grimm wrote:
See above. We're currently working on making the choice of style up to the user, but if that doesn't work, then we'll go back to setting the Mobile version as the default. Bear with us! Ultimately, if we have to go with one or the other, the Mobile version is the one that will survive.

:)

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 03:34 PM
Re: What happened?

Bumping this to the new page.

Benjamin Grimm wrote:
Let's try this. If this works, those of you who prefer the original format will have that as your default. Those of you who want the Mobile format can opt for that.

If you want to have one format on your phone and another on your desktop, that may or may not work. You would have to use the links on the home page and cross your fingers.

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 06 2017 03:37 PM
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Changing Roosevelt -> Mezz worked like a champ for me. I'm back on the shiny, new mobile look.

cooby
Dec 06 2017 03:39 PM
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Me too! Easily toggles back and forth even on iPhone :)

You are Super Ben!

metirish
Dec 06 2017 03:47 PM
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Cheers, made the changes , thanks again

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 06 2017 05:06 PM
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2 little questions for BG-

Do you know of an option to change the color of hyperlink text? The color seems very close to normal text in the new theme. I didn't see it under User CP/display options or anything like that.

Second and less important, is the avatar on the right a feature of the new theme? I didn't see a way to change that either.

Thank you again for all the efforst.

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 06 2017 05:12 PM
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Not even important, BG. I think I'm setting in nicely with the "classic" on the laptop and the "mobile" on the mobile.

Nice upgrade, dudes.

Benjamin Grimm
Dec 06 2017 06:10 PM
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Changing the hyperlink text was one of the customizations I made in the previous format. I'll have to do the same with the new one when I get a chance.

Nymr83
Dec 11 2017 05:13 AM
Re: Woah! (Mobile Friendly Forum)

A Boy Named Seo wrote:
Not even important, BG. I think I'm setting in nicely with the "classic" on the laptop and the "mobile" on the mobile.

Nice upgrade, dudes.

how'd you get that to work? both links on the home page lead me to the Mobile look, for now i'm using the Classic look as the mobile look isnt as pretty on the desktop, but i figure i could bookmark the settings page on my mobile device and be a click away from changing it

A Boy Named Seo
Dec 11 2017 03:09 PM
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Nymr83 wrote:
A Boy Named Seo wrote:
Not even important, BG. I think I'm setting in nicely with the "classic" on the laptop and the "mobile" on the mobile.

Nice upgrade, dudes.

how'd you get that to work? both links on the home page lead me to the Mobile look, for now i'm using the Classic look as the mobile look isnt as pretty on the desktop, but i figure i could bookmark the settings page on my mobile device and be a click away from changing it

I didn't in the end. Once you login, your board preference will be loaded regardless of platform. So I switched fully to the new look so it works on the phone.