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A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:04 am
by RangerJoe
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:41 pm
by Tanaka
Fantastic news they are finally updating the forum. The slow downs, lag, server issues, crashes, double post issues, terrible search functions, etc. were becoming worse and worse...
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:06 pm
by castor troy
hmmm, hopefully it's functioning better than the known forum but I wonder why the new one only takes about halve of my 24inch monitor? [&:] It's like going from a 16:9 TV back to a 4:3
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:56 pm
by Nomad
Caster Troy, use the Control-Scroll wheel to zoom in, works fine.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:39 pm
by OnWargaming
Same for me, half of the screen.
The search function works much better!
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:14 pm
by Nomad
Use the Control-Scroll wheel and you will get this. I reduced it to 1/2 size so it would not be too large
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:26 pm
by RangerJoe
I suggest that any comments and suggestion be put on the thread at the link that I posted. I just put it here so people from this game forum would have a chance to see it and respond there.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:16 am
by Yaab
The link doesn't load for me.
Hans Bolter is right:
-the white background is too bright, the grey lettering too washed out. The new color scheme is too hard on the eyes. The old forum color scheme is superior. The old forum leads 1:0.
-the two unused , dark grey vertical bars...Really? Smartphone users can just flip the phones horizontally. Do they really read forums vertically? The old forum uses the whole witdh of the screen. The old forum leads 2:0
Didnt use search, picture posting and quoting options in the new forum, so I can't comment on them.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:27 am
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: Yaab
The link doesn't load for me.
Hans Bolter is right:
-the white background is too bright, the grey lettering too washed out. The new color scheme is too hard on the eyes. The old forum color scheme is superior. The old forum leads 1:0.
-the two unused , dark grey vertical bars...Really? Smartphone users can just flip the phones horizontally. Do they really read forums vertically? The old forum uses the whole witdh of the screen. The old forum leads 2:0
Didnt use search, picture posting and quoting options in the new forum, so I can't comment on them.
Go to the top of the General Forum and post that on the thread named:
New Matrix Forum
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:24 pm
by Lowpe
Thanks for the links Ranger![&o]
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:27 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: Nomad
Use the Control-Scroll wheel and you will get this. I reduced it to 1/2 size so it would not be too large
Yeah, but that doesn't put more text onto my screen, it's just zoomed in. Looks like the whole world has to fit on mobile devices nowadays. Pity on this forum we aren't all kiddies anymore.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:42 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Thanks for the links Ranger![&o]
You are welcome.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:43 am
by paradigmblue
I also agree that the black bars and the white background make the new format a downgrade for me.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:16 am
by Tanaka
ORIGINAL: paradigmblue
I also agree that the black bars and the white background make the new format a downgrade for me.
I use dark modes on Firefox. This helps a lot with sites that still use the awful bright white backgrounds we all hate.
RE: A look at the new forum software
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:32 am
by Nomad
Dark mode extension works great.