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Upgraded: New version hides the threads also from the Recent Posts list, as well as from the Watched Threads I think.
Captain's Log
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SummerRain
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
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I've upgraded the board software to the latest version. Don't think I messed up anything too much.
I've deliberately gone back to the default "watched" icon. (Sorry BS, it just stood out too much from the other icons.)
I've deliberately gone back to the default "watched" icon. (Sorry BS, it just stood out too much from the other icons.)
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I've modified the board layout on the forum index page so that vertical space is better utilised. The forums are now arranged into a grid of two categories per row and two forums per row inside each category ... Well, you can see what I mean. If you hate it right now, I'm sure it will grow on you in the fullness of time 
We might have to modify the layout slightly within the grid though ... Let me know if you have any opinions.
We might have to modify the layout slightly within the grid though ... Let me know if you have any opinions.
My first reaction when loading new layout: AAAAAAGHHH!!!!!!!
However, I've never seen a forum this design before so I'm sure its just going to take some adjustment. Maybe.
However, I've never seen a forum this design before so I'm sure its just going to take some adjustment. Maybe.
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Didn't take me long to adjust to the new layout. My impression is that it makes it easier to see more stuff at a glance.
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This type of layout is the latest craze in forum design. All the cool kids do it now.
A guy in Vietnam has gone one step further and replaced all the forum links with buttons!
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As long as the buttons were labeled so you could see what you were clicking on and weren't dependent only on icons, I wouldn't mind that.
Nightshade
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I'm fairly adaptable to change, however, in my humble opinion, the new layout on the main page now looks too crowded. Finding the section I'm interested in reading now on my tablet is hellish.
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I'm a bit surprised it's looking any more crowded now on a tablet because the web pages are still supposed to adapt to the kind of resolution available on the viewing device. So while there are 4 forums per row when viewed on my computer monitor, there is only 1 forum per row when viewed on my mobile phone.
SummerRain
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Hmm newness. I think it draws your attention more evenly between each forum, whereas before I just looked at the forum headings and skipped over the subforums. More difficult to narrow down what you're looking for if you're looking for something specific, but better for browsing. I think that's a good thing.
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I made the Blackend styles fluid, i.e. no longer fixed, i.e. they no longer have a max width. If that makes sense. I think the new layout on the index page looks better now on these styles.
Nightshade
Get off my lawn!
Let me see if I can figure out how to take a ss on my tablet. The last Samsung update fubared a few quick keys and it's been a learning curve for me to figure out how to adapt to those changes also. I'm not this much of a critic ordinarily, but I find it almost unreadable on the tablet. I'm honestly not even crazy about it now I'm viewing it on my desktop's monitor. For me, it's just too busy of a layout. That is just my opinion, of course. Maybe it's just my old eyes.
FortyTwo
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It's not the end of the world or anything, but I'm going to have to throw my hat in with everyone who isn't comfortable with the new layout.
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For me it was a bit like coming home to find that all the furniture was glued to the ceiling.
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^This.
I'm pretty torn on how I feel about it. I like that it's unique and different, at least compared to the other message boards I visit. At the same time I also find it annoying to navigate.
