Cellar upgrade - Page 6

Kagen4o4 · 03-18-2006, 11:24 PM

i would like to express my sadness for the loss of the quick jump to forum menu. FOR SHAME!

Beestie · 03-19-2006, 12:33 AM

I just realized - well it just actually dawned on me that I'm no longer losing threads in the "New Posts" link when logging in and out and from different computers. I used to have to keep the initial "New Posts" page open because if I hit it again, I'd lose everything (no posts would show as new and I'd have to troll through each forum to find new stuff).

That is a big improvement at least given the way I navigate the waters here. I'd make an terrible sailor - I'd toss the compass overboard in the first five minutes and just sail off somewhere.

Undertoad · 03-19-2006, 08:53 AM

Another 3.5 improvement. It doesn't depend on cookies to figure out whether you've seen something; it actually flags that you've seen it in its database, so it knows for sure. A lot smarter.

richlevy · 03-19-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beestie

I just realized - well it just actually dawned on me that I'm no longer losing threads in the "New Posts" link when logging in and out and from different computers. I used to have to keep the initial "New Posts" page open because if I hit it again, I'd lose everything (no posts would show as new and I'd have to troll through each forum to find new stuff).

That is a big improvement at least given the way I navigate the waters here. I'd make an terrible sailor - I'd toss the compass overboard in the first five minutes and just sail off somewhere.

This helps me because I seem to lose my place even when I open a different tab in Firefox to fact check.

capnhowdy · 03-21-2006, 01:36 PM

What's the new way to insert links and then edit the url to text? It used to be easy with the 'insert hyperlink' button. I couldn't even post the URL for some weird reason today. Clues?

wolf · 03-21-2006, 01:38 PM

Type the text, highlight it, and then select the link tool, which will be plopped into place and surrounded with the right assortment of square brackets and codewords.

capnhowdy · 03-21-2006, 02:14 PM

Thanks for the tip, Wolf.
Again I have proven myself to be computer illiterate.

lookout123 · 03-21-2006, 10:56 PM

i'm a little slow here. i love the "ago" feature, but i miss being able to hit the dropdown menu and see who is viewing what thread. i would just keep that up and stumble around when i was bored. newbies are really good at going through the archives and drawing my attention to threads i've never seen.

Maui Nick · 03-29-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I think all the basic problems are found, now it's little things like the Cellar tag.

What do you think of the "15 minutes ago" variety of stating the time of posts and threads? I've turned it on to see whether we like it.

Rather like it, actually ... lets you know how long ago the post was (which is how we humanoids actually think) instead of the date stamp.

But after 24 hours, I'd like to see it revert to the date of the post; the actual time is not so important.

And one thing that is quite nice ... the way that the Quick Reply function adds a post without completely reloading the page.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagen4o4

i would like to express my sadness for the loss of the quick jump to forum menu. FOR SHAME!

That, too.

03-18-2006, 11:24 PM	#76
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	i would like to express my sadness for the loss of the quick jump to forum menu. FOR SHAME! __________________ something we both can enjoy??

03-19-2006, 12:33 AM	#77
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I just realized - well it just actually dawned on me that I'm no longer losing threads in the "New Posts" link when logging in and out and from different computers. I used to have to keep the initial "New Posts" page open because if I hit it again, I'd lose everything (no posts would show as new and I'd have to troll through each forum to find new stuff). That is a big improvement at least given the way I navigate the waters here. I'd make an terrible sailor - I'd toss the compass overboard in the first five minutes and just sail off somewhere. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-21-2006, 01:36 PM	#80
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	What's the new way to insert links and then edit the url to text? It used to be easy with the 'insert hyperlink' button. I couldn't even post the URL for some weird reason today. Clues? __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-21-2006, 01:38 PM	#81
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Type the text, highlight it, and then select the link tool, which will be plopped into place and surrounded with the right assortment of square brackets and codewords. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-21-2006, 02:14 PM	#82
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Thanks for the tip, Wolf. Again I have proven myself to be computer illiterate. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-19-2006, 08:53 AM	#78
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Another 3.5 improvement. It doesn't depend on cookies to figure out whether you've seen something; it actually flags that you've seen it in its database, so it knows for sure. A lot smarter.

03-21-2006, 10:56 PM	#83
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i'm a little slow here. i love the "ago" feature, but i miss being able to hit the dropdown menu and see who is viewing what thread. i would just keep that up and stumble around when i was bored. newbies are really good at going through the archives and drawing my attention to threads i've never seen.

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