Forum Software: Navigating Threads, New Features, Feature Requests

[ProaSailor]

Does anybody know how to get the "multi-quote" functionality to work?

You can reply to one post then, without clicking 'Post reply', reply to another post. The quotes and your replies are combined in a way that makes perfect sense.

 

[floater]

There is a subtle button in the bottom left corner of the page that says 'Change width' Might help.

it does! thanks. imo it should default to 'clicked' width first. Idk why anyone would want it narrower (less readable) given so few topics are displayed anyhow. but its possible other browsers react differently. I use a laptop.

 

[floater]

Have you not noticed the button at the top right of the page that allows you to set the number of posts per page?

Forum Software: Navigating Threads, New Features, Feature Requests

I feel nd “well known member” to be totally lame.

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thanks!

 

[floater]

You can reply to one post then, without clicking 'Post reply', reply to another post. The quotes and your replies are combined in a way that makes perfect sense.

certainly worth a try. but what is the "+Quote" feature for?

 

[ProaSailor]

what is the "+Quote" feature for?

I hadn't noticed that but it appears to be exactly what you asked for!? When in doubt, try it!

 

[floater]

I did. didn't work.. or - I simply couldn't figure out how to get it to work.

 

[Terry Hollis]

Sorry I was unclear, iPad only, increasing the font in settings works for newspapers and such but this stays locked at a very small size.

I don't use an iPad but with my phone I can expand or contract the font size by wiping with two fingers.

 

[ProaSailor]

Would be fun if we could delete other peoples' old posts.

You can reply to one post then, without clicking 'Post reply', reply to another post. The quotes and your replies are combined in a way that makes perfect sense.

it does! thanks. imo it should default to 'clicked' width first. Idk why anyone would want it narrower (less readable) given so few topics are displayed anyhow. but its possible other browsers react differently. I use a laptop.

thanks!

certainly worth a try. but what is the "+Quote" feature for?

It wasn't obvious to me either. But looking more closely, a 'Insert quotes...' button appears at the bottom of the page in the reply form. When clicked, it gives you a chance to review the list of posts you've selected and remove or re-sequence them.

The more I see of the new forum (and the responsiveness of the admins), the more I like. It's better than the old forum in many ways.

 

[techadmin]

It's better than the old forum in many ways.

Finally a smart member!

 

[Marty Gingras]

I did. didn't work.. or - I simply couldn't figure out how to get it to work.

On my browser it flashes a banner saying "Message added to multi-quote". The multiple quotes can then be added to a reply. It's much better than before.

 

[floater]

must agree. my complaints have been addressed:

1. Forum topics hard to read?
   • click text lower left that reads "Change width".
2. Not enough forum threads displayed?
   • click "Showing n threads per page" upper right.
3. Not enough posts displayed within a topic?
   • click "Showing n posts per page" upper right.

 

[ProaSailor]

Is it possible to increase the default font size?

One tiny change to the CSS 'html' def fixes font size, though there are probably multiple settings to check.

Changing '15px' to '1em' using Chrome's 'Inspect' feature looks wonderful to me.

 

[IStream]

Request: replicate the old software's "activity threads" functionality.

 

[Dex Sawash]

I just realized I had been using the downvote (anarchy icon) instead of the upvote, just blindly clicked the leftmost one . Apologies to the people I downvoted, even if you are an arsehole, but I didn't think any of you were arseholes since the new software started.
Can't find a link to reactions I passed out to others so I can't correct them.
Check out this dunce, right?

Is there a way to view your recent reactions?

 

[ProaSailor]

Can't find a link to reactions I passed out to others so I can't correct them.

Just click 'Like' a second time and your previous Like or Downvote will be removed.

 

[Marty Gingras]

I just realized I had been using the downvote (anarchy icon) instead of the upvote, just blindly clicked the leftmost one . Apologies to the people I downvoted, even if you are an arsehole, but I didn't think any of you were arseholes since the new software started.
Can't find a link to reactions I passed out to others so I can't correct them.
Check out this dunce, right?

Is there a way to view your recent reactions?

Go to your Home>members>latest activity. Easiest way is by clicking on your user name.

 

[Jean-Baptiste]

One tiny change to the CSS 'html' def fixes font size, though there are probably multiple settings to check.

Changing '15px' to '1em' using Chrome's 'Inspect' feature looks wonderful to me.

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Merci, this likely above my pay grade, but most kind to reply!

 

[Blue Crab]

Merci, this likely above my pay grade, but most kind to reply!

It looked like French to me.

 

[Jean-Baptiste]

It looked like French to me.

Merci, je pose juste une question.

 

[Not My Real Name]

In case it has not been pointed out above, it looks like folks can edit their own original posts even if they were posted many hours ago. That used to be limited to 30 minutes.

There appears to be no time limit now, was able to edit a post from three days ago as a test.

Good or bad? I see some of both but am concerned about if some assholes will sail that boat into to the rocks.

Bad. We had open editing for a while. I now call it the “gaslighting” feature.

I think we changed it to five minutes.