New Matrix Forum

[OldSarge]

ORIGINAL: 76mm

ORIGINAL: Zovs
Here on Matrix there is a section in the upper right called My Forums. When you click on it it takes you to all the forums you have subscribed to for easy reference.

Given the hundreds of forums on the Matrix site, this is a critical feature--I've book-marked this MyForum page and that is how I access the Matrix site. If the new site doesn't have this feature, I literally won't be back to this forum, because I'm not prepared to either bookmark all of the individual games that I follow or come to the general Matrix page and hunt and peck through all for the forums for what I'm interested in.

Have you looked at the 'Manage Subscriptions' tab in the User Control Panel? I believe it'll do something close to what you're looking for. YMMV. It supports the feature, whether or not it'll be carried over or we have to redo it is another matter.

[ncc1701e]

Where is it possible to look for a member name login? I was pressing the Member List.

[OldSarge]

ORIGINAL: ncc1701e

Where is it possible to look for a member name login? I was pressing the Member List.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page in the New format.

[Zovs]

ORIGINAL: OldSarge

ORIGINAL: 76mm

ORIGINAL: Zovs
Here on Matrix there is a section in the upper right called My Forums. When you click on it it takes you to all the forums you have subscribed to for easy reference.

Given the hundreds of forums on the Matrix site, this is a critical feature--I've book-marked this MyForum page and that is how I access the Matrix site. If the new site doesn't have this feature, I literally won't be back to this forum, because I'm not prepared to either bookmark all of the individual games that I follow or come to the general Matrix page and hunt and peck through all for the forums for what I'm interested in.

Have you looked at the 'Manage Subscriptions' tab in the User Control Panel? I believe it'll do something close to what you're looking for. YMMV. It supports the feature, whether or not it'll be carried over or we have to redo it is another matter.

Yes its completely empty at the new site, but here on Matrix Games I have forums and threads and a bunch of subscriptions but they are not transferred over to the new site.

[Zovs]

I had to manually re-subscribe to the forums I enjoy visiting.

I still think this should have transferred over, but maybe its just not possible.

If not I think some folks will be disappointed with the move. I know I'll lose all my PM, Friends and Bookmarks if what I am seeing so far is how the transfer will occur.

[OldSarge]

ORIGINAL: Zovs

Yes its completely empty at the new site, but here on Matrix Games I have forums and threads and a bunch of subscriptions but they are not transferred over to the new site.

I was replying to 76mm, he was concerned that he wouldn't be able to manage his own forum list as he does on the current site.

Hopefully, copying over subscriptions is something that can be picked up by the migration team. It isn't a show stopper for me, my own list is sort enough to easily recreate, but I can understand others may have lengthier subscription lists.

[ncc1701e]

ORIGINAL: OldSarge

Scroll down to the bottom of the page in the New format.

Thanks, I was confused by the fact you must be login to see it contrary to the old site.

[nscrutable]

Pros:

- The narrower UI makes for more readable word wrapping.

- The darker background is more pleasant on my eyes.

Cons:

- The new forum doesn't recognize my username when I try to log in. (!)

- The colorfully animated advertisements on the top of the screen are distracting while trying to read forum posts.

- The blue bar at the top stretching across the entire screen looks strange in contrast to the rest of the narrow UI when viewed on a wide screen. (nitpick)

Questions:

- How does the forum deal with wide images? Currently they don't scale down, so it forces using wide windows or zooming out which results in long lines of small text. A wide image could break the new narrower forums if it's not anticipated and tested.

[z1812]

Is there a mark all forums read command? I didn't see one.

[IainMcNeil]

This will be going live tomorrow. This will requires approximately 1-2 hours of down time starting at 4pm GMT.

[Denniss]

what about making this a global announcement?

[roeddog]

ORIGINAL: mainsworthy

i have bad eyes, the new forum font looks small and hard to read, a setting to enlarge would be good, i dont know if there is one from looking. i hope the feedback is welcome, if it has matrix games on it its great!

mainsworthy,
as a work around for now, if you're on a PC you can press control key + mouse wheel scroll to make text larger or smaller. Works on almost any site BTW.
use control key + 0 to reset to default size

[mainsworthy]

yes it was mentioned, big help too, its great! thx

[StormingKiwi]

ORIGINAL: IainMcNeil

This will be going live tomorrow. This will requires approximately 1-2 hours of down time starting at 4pm GMT.

The new forum isn't synched to the old one, as it is a week out of date in the distant worlds 2 subforum.

[Bleek]

The new forum font colour is grey on a grey background and is quite small on mobile.

I don't care about design or bells. It's a forum. Readability is 101.

I'm in my 30s and my eyes are fine, but the above makes me feel like I'm straining.

[IainMcNeil]

Thanks - the colour has been changed from grey to black.

When it is live, if you are having problems with the new forum please follow these instructions.

If you cannot login
• Reset your password at https://samelogin2020.slitherine.com/reset-password
• If this does not help please contact support@matrixgames.com with your username.

If you can login but you cannot see a forum you used to be able see, or you are unable to post to a forum
• Contact support@matrixgames.com with your username and the forum you are trying to access.

If you want the forum to utilize the entire width of your screen
• Login to the forum
• Once logged in click on your username in the top right.
• Select the User Control Panel
• Select the Board Preferences Tab
• On board style change from “matrixgames” to matrixgames-wide”
• Click Submit

[IainMcNeil]

The new forum is live but we are resolving a performance issue that is making it slow so please be patient on that one.

If you are having other problems with the new forum please follow these instructions.

If you cannot login
• Reset your password at https://samelogin2020.slitherine.com/reset-password
• If this does not help please contact support@matrixgames.com with your username.

If you can login but you cannot see a forum you used to be able see, or you are unable to post to a forum
• Contact support@matrixgames.com with your username and the forum you are trying to access.

If you want the forum to utilize the entire width of your screen
• Login to the forum
• Once logged in click on your username in the top right.
• Select the User Control Panel
• Select the Board Preferences Tab
• On board style change from “matrixgames” to matrixgames-wide”
• Click Submit

Thanks and enjoy the new forum!

[defekt]

'Mark All Topics Read' doesn't work.

Can the font be changed in setting somewhere? It's very spidery and looks terrible at 125%.

[defekt]

'Mark All Topics Read' doesn't work.

Can the font be changed in setting somewhere? It's very spidery and looks terrible at 125%.

[defekt]

...and if you click Submit again while it's figuring out what to do it will post twice, as above.