ghunt Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Hello everyone, As you can probably tell, we've performed an upgrade that isn't massive, but isn't insignificant. It looks like everything is working well, but as always, please chime in if you notice something that seems broken or not working correctly. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I think it was better when the "create-alert-messages-account" tools were on the right side of the page instead of underneath "Maestronet Forums." The new way unnecessarily wastes a lot of "above the fold space." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 You also have a redundant "Reply to This Topic" button at the top of the page, when it is easy to see the same instruction inside the Reply text box. Also, the "Start New Topic" button/link should be in the header, not between the top post and comments of an old topic thread. Also, the edit button has been hidden in the "..." which is not user friendly. Also see that Flash is still being used, but it is now obsoleted. Also, thanks for maintaining this site. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 It's not really redundant. The button at the top will auto-scroll to the bottom and drop you into the reply box, so if you just need to type a reply, it gets you there faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Thank you very much for posting this, @ghunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Thanks for updating and the update! Now it explains why everything looks just that little bit different...and you're wondering why, when you can't quite put your finger on it, before you convince yourself you must be imagining things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Its all so new and shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 BTW...where is the "mark as read" button? I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 On 2/3/2021 at 10:35 PM, Rue said: BTW...where is the "mark as read" button? I can't find it. Still can't find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 7 minutes ago, Rue said: Still can't find it... This? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 GeorgeH has pointed out the one option which is a the very top right that will mark every thread of every forum as "read". When in a forum, there is a button at the top right of the forum on the same line as the pagination that says "Mark Forum as Read". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Yes. I can see that on my computer, but I can no longer find it on my phone. Sorry, I should have been clear on that. I've probably been using my smartphone a lot more than the computer this past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Test reply... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 On 2/3/2021 at 1:23 PM, ghunt said: Hello everyone, As you can probably tell, we've performed an upgrade that isn't massive, but isn't insignificant. It looks like everything is working well, but as always, please chime in if you notice something that seems broken or not working correctly. Glenn Several of us are having trouble with the edit change. https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/347991-point-of-order/ Is there any way that you could restore this to the way it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothwein Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 .On balance, there was more complaining about not being able to log in when the forum added mobile capability. @ghunt, it is still very inconvenient to logout on an Android smartphone. This can become a security/privacy issue. Please get the team to address it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 ...and the "PM" button for smartphone, and the "Mark as read" button ...etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Yes all of the above issues would be good to fix. I have also been having loads of problems viewing threads recently on my account, I just get a 500 error all the time and can't view anything. I have tried mitigating it using all the usual tricks: VPN, different browsers, different internet connection, different devices and cache / cookie clearance but a lot of the time I still have problems so it must be account related. At the moment I can only view my private messages. I have found a way around being blocked from the threads by viewing as a guest and trying to post something and logging in. This seems to be the only way for me to post things at the moment. (This is exactly what I have done to post this message). There seems to be some internal account / servers issues causing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted May 21 Report Share Posted May 21 What is the deal with the banner ads? For example, at least two are obsolete (rehaironline.com and turnerviolins.com), one uses Flash and does not display (obsolete technology), and one announces a new product launch from over three years ago. And @martin swan, how long are we going to have to endure poor Larry's heartbreak? (Actually, MN wouldn't be the same without Martin's banner ad! ) I wonder if the banner ads could actually be made more useful and relevant to readers and users as well as more profitable to the site owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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