dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 You will probably notice things have changed a bit. The forum software has been updated, lots, and I mean lots, of things will look different. It may take us a while to get used to things. The upgrade was not a smooth process, but hopefully the upgrade finished correctly. If you find problems let us know. There are a few things: 1. The forum now uses one image to represent you for avatar and profile. I had to make a choice so I chose avatar. If you want your profile picture, and don't have a copy let me know and I'll get it to you. 2. You may have to choose a theme again. The old themes were supposed to be updated with new information, but that's one of the things that didn't work properly. 3. The default theme **P.Board) logo needs some changes. Anyway, like I said, if you find other problems let us know. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Excellent! chat is a lot more phone friendly which is brilliant Link to post Share on other sites
Jade Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I was about to say it's phone friendly. A shame it's been made to look like social networks though. That's why I liked coming here, for it's uniqueness. Now it just looks like facebook, but with topics. Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 i kinda like it Link to post Share on other sites
Sacred_Path Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 you can no longer see what topic someone is browsing, which makes it much less fun to click around on people's profiles. Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 i wish the avatar/profile pic could be gif too :/ over all its pretty cool , i kinda agree with the above post too Link to post Share on other sites
✿�ỉά✿ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Nice change - with some good and some not-so-good changes! Overall, I like the new forum Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Excellent! chat is a lot more phone friendly which is brilliantGreat! I was about to say it's phone friendly. A shame it's been made to look like social networks though. That's why I liked coming here, for it's uniqueness. Now it just looks like facebook, but with topics.I'm not sure why you think it looks like facebook. If it does look like facebook, maybe that was intentional, since forums have lost so many members to the evil empire. Maybe try a different theme? you can no longer see what topic someone is browsing, which makes it much less fun to click around on people's profiles.If you open someone's profile, you'll see an Online or Offline box. Hovering over it should show what they are doing, although I don't know what's so important about that. You can also hover over their name and a mini profile will popup with the information. i wish the avatar/profile pic could be gif too :/ over all its pretty cool , i kinda agree with the above post tooI'll look into the gif thing. Nice change - with some good and some not-so-good changes! Overall, I like the new forum Yeah, some good, some bad. But necessary if we wanted to keep up with security updates. Link to post Share on other sites
Arie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I actually really like it! I have not run into any issues and I like how it look/works. Link to post Share on other sites
Sacred_Path Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 If you open someone's profile, you'll see an Online or Offline box. Hovering over it should show what they are doing, although I don't know what's so important about that. You can also hover over their name and a mini profile will popup with the information.True, just saw that. Otherwise the changes are, at least, visually pleasing. Link to post Share on other sites
✿�ỉά✿ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 you can no longer see what topic someone is browsing, which makes it much less fun to click around on people's profiles. you can do what Dook said, or at the end of the main page there's online users list - if you click on "(see full list)" , you can see what topic someone's browsing! I'll look into the gif thing. Yeah, some good, some bad. But necessary if we wanted to keep up with security updates. The only 'not-so-good' thing for me is that the gif avatars are not available anymore - I made a couple of gifs, and changed my avatar to a gif recently! but overall the forum 'looks' really nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Arie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 So I have run into a few issues in the mobile site. I am using an iPhone.... Dunno if tht makes a difference. The button on the top right is not working. That button gets you to notifications, new content, profile ect.The option to view the full instead of mobile is also not working for me. Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 The only 'not-so-good' thing for me is that the gif avatars are not available anymore - I made a couple of gifs, and changed my avatar to a gif recently! but overall the forum 'looks' really nice! Are they animated gifs, or just any gif? If animated I changed a setting so it should work now if you try again. So I have run into a few issues in the mobile site. I am using an iPhone.... Dunno if tht makes a difference. The button on the top right is not working. That button gets you to notifications, new content, profile ect.The option to view the full instead of mobile is also not working for me. I fixed some errors in iOS mobile support. Does it work now? Link to post Share on other sites
Arie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I fixed some errors in iOS mobile support. Does it work now?Yes! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Yes! Thanks! Great! One down. Link to post Share on other sites
✿�ỉά✿ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Are they animated gifs, or just any gif? If animated I changed a setting so it should work now if you try again. They're animated gifs - I tried to put the same gif but any image bigger than 50kb isn't allowed.. I linked the gif through an image hosting site in the older forum and it worked, but it didnt work now... and I dont know how to reduce the size of animated gifs Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Linking to an image host isn't allowed after the upgrade unless you use a gravatar. I've increased the limit on upload size to 150kb to match our rules. Don't know why it was at 50. Is that big enough? We could consider increasing it. Link to post Share on other sites
✿�ỉά✿ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Mine are like 250kb >.< and I'm also having the same issue with the mobile version on my iPhone... Since you've fixed the iOS support, I think its just my old outdated iPhone which doesnt support the new forum! Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 whats gravatar? Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 whats gravatar? http://en.gravatar.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 i checked the site, but can we use gif through them? gif dont seem to work as avatar on the forum Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I don't really know anything about gravatars. Sorry. I didn't see anything about image types or size limits on their site. I've changed some settings. Have you tried using/uploading a gif again? Link to post Share on other sites
Nephilim Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 yes i did, still doesnt work Link to post Share on other sites
130671 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) Wow and I thought my comp was suddenly all mad... Oh btw, how do those warning points work? Edited March 12, 2013 by 130671 Link to post Share on other sites
dookdookdook Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Well, I've changed mine to an animated gif and it works. How big is the image you are trying to use, filesize and dimensions? Link to post Share on other sites
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