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Oct 30, 2023 15:51:47 GMT
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Another month, another update, like when the supermarket keeps moving the food around the place.
Okay this has a number of changes in it that start to put in to play some other new changes coming down the line.
What I've done:
Made the forum a consistent width on a number of larger devices to make it easier to update across multiple displays
Removed the side bar on the home page as it was a bit redundant
Reworked the entire menu, now has fancy pop out
Added a basic board navigation to the menu system
Moved Logout to the bottom of the main menu
Redone the Menu Icon
Added a Full Reply option to the Quick Reply at the bottom of a thread
Some small padding and graphical fixes around a couple of the buttons
Added the requirements so that bottom stick ad will only appear on Portrait (vertical) format displays, so that it is not letterboxing on landscape displays.
Changed some code for the menu show and hide at the top so it feels more "solid"
Changed some styling so mobile display doesn't jump around as the page is loading.
Moved the Report/Admin type functionality for a post to the top right, rather than be with the Like/Reply/Quote area.
Fixed up some stuff with the Like display so it should work on Mobile properly again now (god I hope it does, that took me ages (even though it looks no different)).
What is immediately next:
Probably a load of complaints about the menu that will need fixing
Getting the Advert stuff updated to take advantage of the new display settings and make more people happy
What is next after this:
The Editor buttons display on mobile needs to be better
The Menu will need some proper styling
Revisit what displays at what screen size now the layout is more consistent
General layout and tightening up on a piece by piece basis (Thread title block, content display block, profile block etc. etc.)
Profile view is a bit wacky on Mobile
PMs display to be improved
New button position and enlargement (has a lot of impacts on the thread listing so I need to have a good think on that one)
A very cool idea I had that will only work for Desktop/larger screens, but could make life very nice for browsing the forum
Anyway ... feel free to shoot me now.
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2023 15:57:01 GMT by HoTWire
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Oct 30, 2023 16:28:11 GMT
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First Fix: putting the actual links in the Forum navigation in the popout menu
Second Fix: styling on Full Reply button.
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jimi
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Oct 30, 2023 19:39:48 GMT
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Been using the October theme since you made it available, seems good to me, liking the new Full Reply tab 👍
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2023 19:40:20 GMT by jimi
Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Oct 30, 2023 20:41:05 GMT
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Picture upload on ipad is non functional
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Oct 30, 2023 20:52:42 GMT
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Picture upload on ipad is non functional Oooh I didn't test that as I've not changed anything to do with it at all, but it doesn't seem happy. Will see if I can work out the problem. May be out of action for the next hour at least though. |
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2023 20:53:11 GMT by HoTWire
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braaap
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Oct 30, 2023 21:18:36 GMT
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Nothing to complain, I like that the menu on the left hides itself now, though I haven't tested it on mobile gear yet.
What is the tick box next to the moved gear wheel menu for?
Thanks for still developing the forum further.
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Oct 30, 2023 21:21:26 GMT
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 Image upload working again, made a stupid mistake when adding the Full Reply option (which I did last thing today, so missed testing fully). |
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Oct 30, 2023 21:24:17 GMT
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Nothing to complain, I like that the menu on the left hides itself now, though I haven't tested it on mobile gear yet. What is the tick box next to the moved gear wheel menu for? Thanks for still developing the forum further. It is for selecting multiple posts, I had it hidden previously because it is an odd bit of functionality to have outside of an admin setting, and even then we don't really use it. I need to style that properly again, but I didn't want to wait another week to put this change live as it has other fixes that people are after in it. I feel we're getting closer to something that is a very solid version of this site, including the mobile layout, which will give me a bit of confidence going out in the wide world of the internet and telling everyone to come here and check out our stuff again.  |
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MiataMark
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Oct 31, 2023 19:45:05 GMT
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The layout seems to be broken for Firefox (on iOS), initial login screen the 'buttons' for login don't appear.  Same thing using Chrome. Firefox 119.0 (64-bit) chrome Version 118.0.5993.117 (Official Build) (x86_64) macOS Ventura 13.5.2 |
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longman
Club Retro Rides Member
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Oct 31, 2023 19:50:01 GMT
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I liked the sidebar and used it all the time...
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Paul
98 500 SL
86 911 Carrera/sold
23 Octavia Phev
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Oct 31, 2023 21:58:01 GMT
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The layout seems to be broken for Firefox (on iOS), initial login screen the 'buttons' for login don't appear. Oh that is interesting, I tested that on an emulator, I wonder if it is different on the actual hardware. |
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Oct 31, 2023 22:00:15 GMT
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I liked the sidebar and used it all the time... On desktop I have a replacement for it which may be even more useful. I can also make the old one a profile option, like the large text. Give me a bit though as I have some other things to tackle first. But I think you will like the new sidebar for desktop idea I have brewing |
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jimi
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Oct 31, 2023 22:45:19 GMT
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The layout seems to be broken for Firefox (on iOS), initial login screen the 'buttons' for login don't appear. Oh that is interesting, I tested that on an emulator, I wonder if it is different on the actual hardware. Firefox on Android is the same BUT login and register are hyperlinks (orange colour) clicking either takes you to the appropriate place |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Looks great and works well. On a multi-page, fairly lengthy thread- like this one for example:- forum.retro-rides.org/thread/149693/1986-toyota-mr2-brum-noises?page=123If you scroll to the very bottom of the screen, the options to select a different page disappear. Also, when getting to the bottom of the screen and selecting the next page, the next page is shown but doesn't go to the top. Thankyou for the continued hard work on the forum! |
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2023 0:56:39 GMT by turbogeek
Living vicariously through other people's projects!
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MiataMark
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Oh that is interesting, I tested that on an emulator, I wonder if it is different on the actual hardware. Firefox on Android is the same BUT login and register are hyperlinks (orange colour) clicking either takes you to the appropriate place Yes the links work, but the layout is broken. Just tried with Safari and that's the same. |
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Yes the links work, but the layout is broken. Should be fixed now |
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Nothing to complain, I like that the menu on the left hides itself now, though I haven't tested it on mobile gear yet. What is the tick box next to the moved gear wheel menu for? Thanks for still developing the forum further. It is for selecting multiple posts, I had it hidden previously because it is an odd bit of functionality to have outside of an admin setting, and even then we don't really use it. I need to style that properly again, but I didn't want to wait another week to put this change live as it has other fixes that people are after in it. I feel we're getting closer to something that is a very solid version of this site, including the mobile layout, which will give me a bit of confidence going out in the wide world of the internet and telling everyone to come here and check out our stuff again. I prefer doing multiple quotes in one reply, unless addressing something specific. It does not seem to work, well, maybe it is me…. Ticking multiple boxes, then hitting the reply. Or quote option gives me nothing. Am I missing a step again? |
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jimi
Club Retro Rides Member
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Another month, another update, like when the supermarket keeps moving the food around the place. Okay this has a number of changes in it that start to put in to play some other new changes coming down the line. What I've done: Made the forum a consistent width on a number of larger devices to make it easier to update across multiple displays Removed the side bar on the home page as it was a bit redundant Reworked the entire menu, now has fancy pop out Added a basic board navigation to the menu system Moved Logout to the bottom of the main menu Redone the Menu Icon Added a Full Reply option to the Quick Reply at the bottom of a thread Some small padding and graphical fixes around a couple of the buttons Added the requirements so that bottom stick ad will only appear on Portrait (vertical) format displays, so that it is not letterboxing on landscape displays. Changed some code for the menu show and hide at the top so it feels more "solid" Changed some styling so mobile display doesn't jump around as the page is loading. Moved the Report/Admin type functionality for a post to the top right, rather than be with the Like/Reply/Quote area. Fixed up some stuff with the Like display so it should work on Mobile properly again now (god I hope it does, that took me ages (even though it looks no different)). What is immediately next: Probably a load of complaints about the menu that will need fixing Getting the Advert stuff updated to take advantage of the new display settings and make more people happy What is next after this: The Editor buttons display on mobile needs to be better The Menu will need some proper styling Revisit what displays at what screen size now the layout is more consistent General layout and tightening up on a piece by piece basis (Thread title block, content display block, profile block etc. etc.) Profile view is a bit wacky on Mobile PMs display to be improved New button position and enlargement (has a lot of impacts on the thread listing so I need to have a good think on that one) A very cool idea I had that will only work for Desktop/larger screens, but could make life very nice for browsing the forum Anyway ... feel free to shoot me now. First Fix: putting the actual links in the Forum navigation in the popout menu Second Fix: styling on Full Reply button. Been using the October theme since you made it available, seems good to me, liking the new Full Reply tab 👍 It is for selecting multiple posts, I had it hidden previously because it is an odd bit of functionality to have outside of an admin setting, and even then we don't really use it. I need to style that properly again, but I didn't want to wait another week to put this change live as it has other fixes that people are after in it. I feel we're getting closer to something that is a very solid version of this site, including the mobile layout, which will give me a bit of confidence going out in the wide world of the internet and telling everyone to come here and check out our stuff again. I prefer doing multiple quotes in one reply, unless addressing something specific. It does not seem to work, well, maybe it is me…. Ticking multiple boxes, then hitting the reply. Or quote option gives me nothing. Am I missing a step again? Works for me as above. tick the boxes, then click quote on the last post you select |
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2023 12:42:41 GMT by jimi
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Yes the links work, but the layout is broken. Should be fixed now Not when I looged in at 1pm today. |
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jimi
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Looks fine to me  Is there supposed to be a button ? |
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