Software Upgrade: Prepare for Changes & Bugs

[Kurdt]

The things I do for people.

I am now visible.

Now there is a moment in PF history. Its a long time since I've seen online under your name.

 

[Evo]

put on some sun block! it's been years since you've seen the light!

Rats, smoke is rising off of my skin... I should have remembered to wait until after sunset.

Now there is a moment in PF history. Its a long time since I've seen online under your name.

Take a screen shot, not likley to happen again for a long time.

 

[tiny-tim]

The things I do for people.

I am now visible.

Wow!

As at 23.39 (my time), you did not appear when I refreshed my profile.

 

[cristo]

Wow!

As at 23.39 (my time), you did not appear when I refreshed my profile.

Great, now I know how to creep around: thanks TT and Evo!

 

[Evo]

Wow!

As at 23.39 (my time), you did not appear when I refreshed my profile.

So, you may stalk at will!

And I am invisible once more.

 

[Borek]

For the record...

 

[Evo]

For the record...

Wow, caught.

 

[Moonbear]

put on some sun block! it's been years since you've seen the light!

 

[NeoDevin]

Before the upgrade, there was a button at the bottom of every page allowing you to return to the previous page (or any page higher in the forum tree). Is there any plans to put this back in? It's more convenient than scrolling to the top.

 

[Helical]

Will you be bringing back the preview button (the little plus sign that let's you see the first post of a thread)? I was a fan of that.

 

[tiny-tim]

Will you be bringing back the preview button (the little plus sign that let's you see the first post of a thread)? I was a fan of that.

Seconded … that saved me a lot of time (after someone told me what it was! )

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Seconded … that saved me a lot of time (after someone told me what it was! )

yeah I'll look into it

 

[mbrmbrg]

Before the upgrade, there was a button at the bottom of every page allowing you to return to the previous page (or any page higher in the forum tree). Is there any plans to put this back in? It's more convenient than scrolling to the top.

Are you talking about The Incredibly Handy Navigator Drop-Box? Because I miss that, too.
Congrats on the upgrade, Greg!

 

[NeoDevin]

Are you talking about The Incredibly Handy Navigator Drop-Box? Because I miss that, too.
Congrats on the upgrade, Greg!

That's the one I'm talking about. Every time I finish reading a thread, I go looking for it, and when I don't find it a little piece of me dies inside.

PS. Other than that, the upgrade seems to be progressing smoothly, good job Greg!

 

[Defennder]

There are several features in the old forum software which are absent in this one, such as previewing the first post in a thread. Would these features be re-implemented?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There are several features in the old forum software which are absent in this one, such as previewing the first post in a thread. Would these features be re-implemented?

yes that will be reinstalled soon, what else is missing?

edit: the first post preview is back up

 

[Vid]

If you collapse the side windows on your own profile, there doesn't seem to be a way to open them back up. I've logged out and back in, cleared everything in firefox, and they're still closed with no way to open them. I'm using the beta version of firefox 3 if that makes a difference.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

If you collapse the side windows on your own profile, there doesn't seem to be a way to open them back up. I've logged out and back in, cleared everything in firefox, and they're still closed with no way to open them. I'm using the beta version of firefox 3 if that makes a difference.

FF3 has caused issues with PF. I would revert back to FF2 until FF3 is ready.

 

[Redbelly98]

I like the new feature that lists all posts made in the past 24 hours (Get Posts --> Today's Posts)

Thank you Greg!

-- Mark

 

[Moonbear]

I like the new feature that lists all posts made in the past 24 hours (Get Posts --> Today's Posts)

Thank you Greg!

-- Mark

I don't think that's a new feature, just a new label for "New Posts" or something like that (I didn't use it very often to remember).

 

[jal]

How does "Approve Comments" in the blog, work?
I posted a comment and it did not show up.
jal

 

[cristo]

How does "Approve Comments" in the blog, work?
I posted a comment and it did not show up.
jal

I've approved your comment.

It seems as though you can select whether or not comments are moderated when you post a new entry in your blog: make sure you don't select the "moderate comments before displaying" option if you want comments to be automatically approved. I presume you can also manually approve comments to your own blog yourself (have to wait for Greg to tell us whether this is right or wrong, though, since I only know what I've managed to find out through playing around!)

 

[Redbelly98]

I don't think that's a new feature, just a new label for "New Posts" or something like that (I didn't use it very often to remember).

Nope, "Today's Posts" is different than "New Posts". Both appear if you simply click on "Get Posts" at the top of any page in here.

 

[lisab]

Yes!

I often check on people's profiles, for one reason or another … I'd prefer they didn't know … and they'd probably prefer they didn't know!

(A record of visits to a blog seems reasonable … but why to the profile?)

Ha! I look at people's profiles all the time - mostly because I have poor memory (though when I meet people in person I don't have this problem at all!). Oh and I'm snoopy, too . So, fair warning...my name might appear on your "recently visited" list!

 

[Chi Meson]

Forum jump.

Where is the forum jump? A few other posts alluded to it (not by proper name though). If it's not coming back I can just make a short list of bookmarks, but it seems to be such a basic thing.

Other than that, things are fine

 

[NeoDevin]

That's the thing I was talking about, what happened to the Forum Jump? What if I say please? Can we get it back then?

PLEASE!

 

[lisab]

My tag cloud keeps disappearing and reappearing. Is this a bug, or due to some tinkering?

Or perhaps the forecast called for a partly tag-cloudy day on PF ?

 

[jim mcnamara]

I never had a tag cloud, so I don't miss it - I think.

 

[cristo]

My tag cloud keeps disappearing and reappearing. Is this a bug, or due to some tinkering?

Or perhaps the forecast called for a partly tag-cloudy day on PF ?

Tag cloud looks fine to me. Are you still having problems?

 

[Kurdt]

Its been alright for a while. One must expect hiccoughs while Greg is tinkering.

 

[lisab]

Everything's OK right now.

 

[Evo]

The tag cloud is there every time I look.

 

[Moonbear]

Or perhaps the forecast called for a partly tag-cloudy day on PF ?

I haven't noticed any problems. Unless you've managed to catch some off times while Greg has been tinkering with things, maybe it's a browser issue? What browser and version do you use?

 

[mbrmbrg]

I hate to nudge, but I hate to continue without Forum Jump (hat tip to Chi) even more.
Greg? Mentors? Anyone have any info on when (or if ) Forum Jump will rejoin us?

 

[mbrmbrg]

bump? c'mon, don't make me send this as a PM...
We going to get Forum Jump back?