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Zimphire · Apr 14, 2005, 11:53 PM

Is that like a reverse chocolate covered cherry?

Demonhood · Apr 15, 2005, 12:11 AM

no. it tastes nothing like cherry.

CD Hanks · Apr 15, 2005, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

no. it tastes nothing like cherry.

It tastes like lost dreams.

Sage · Apr 15, 2005, 01:25 AM

I don't mind the update (especially since it's temporary), but for christ's sake, the font size it tiny! At the very least, could you use a relative value in the CSS so that browser prefs can change the size? I seriously have a headache now from the squinting.

OwlBoy · Apr 15, 2005, 01:29 AM

mmmm Quick Reply

Demonhood · Apr 15, 2005, 02:17 AM

thread starter separated.
damn, that was a royal PITA.

theolein · Apr 15, 2005, 02:28 AM

There is one thing I really want to disable and yet I seem to be unable to do so: Subscriptions being emailed to me automatically even though I have no email notification enabled.

im_noahselby · Apr 15, 2005, 02:30 AM

I like the new forums, but the orange hurts my eyes.

I'm curious, is the orange and blue colour scheme gonna stick around, or can we expect something different in the final design of the forum?

Noah

Xeo · Apr 15, 2005, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by MacNStein

can we get sexier user classifications? Such as "No-Lifer", "Pathetic", "Waste of Bandwidth", "IntraWeb Parasite", or "Social Pariah"?

thanks.

Zimphire can only have one title!*

Put the number of replies and views back on the left of the "last post" box. They were on the left, correct? Yes, yes they were. I know my memory hasn't failed me.

*Joke people, joke!

Demonhood · Apr 15, 2005, 02:41 AM

cooler user classes will be coming when we upgrade to the new theme. at least, that's the plan.

and i've added instructions for getting rid of the email notifications in the announcement.

ok, that's enough of vb3 editing for me this week.

Xeo · Apr 15, 2005, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

cooler user classes will be coming when we upgrade to the new theme. at least, that's the plan.

and i've added instructions for getting rid of the email notifications in the announcement.

ok, that's enough of vb3 editing for me this week.

Thank god the week is almost over.

skalie · Apr 15, 2005, 03:27 AM

For some reason when I'm not logged in it says I'm offline.

Demonhood · Apr 15, 2005, 03:33 AM

um, that's the definition of offline.

vexborg · Apr 15, 2005, 03:42 AM

Originally Posted by Ois�n

As it is right now, the thread listing page is extremely screwed up in Opera (7.5/XP).

The "page 1 of 230" bar with all the numbers just continues up until 225-and-a-half (it gets cut off right in the middle of 226) and takes everything else with it, so the page is about 3 miles wide and only the first column (which, luckily, is also the most important one) can be seen without vertical scrolling.

Looking forward to seeing this baby go GM (ie. the design being tweaked to perfection)

The same happens in Firefox 1.0.2 on XP...

Goldfinger · Apr 15, 2005, 03:43 AM

Demonhood, is it possible to subscribe to threads but not get any notifications ? I selected "no email notification" but I still got them. Now I turned the subscription off.

vexborg · Apr 15, 2005, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by Zimphire

Oh yeah? I have TWICE as many stars as you.

My hero! I bow down for you.

Oisín · Apr 15, 2005, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by Goldfinger

Demonhood, is it possible to subscribe to threads but not get any notifications ? I selected "no email notification" but I still got them. Now I turned the subscription off.

No. Subscribing to a thread means that you're notified every time someone replies to it. If you don't receive notifications, you're either not subscribed to the thread, or there's something wrong with your e-mail address.

Albert Pujols · Apr 15, 2005, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by vexborg

The same happens in Firefox 1.0.2 on XP...

Doesn't happen to me.

The only thing I see wrong is the Title bar in the Reply to Thread box is streched way out of the box.

Oisín · Apr 15, 2005, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by Albert Pujols

Doesn't happen to me.

No, they fixed it now so it only goes up to 8 and then has a "last page" link.

The only thing I see wrong is the Title bar in the Reply to Thread box is streched way out of the box.

Yep, me too, there are a few places here and there where stuff stretches beyond the container...

Goldfinger · Apr 15, 2005, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Ois�n

No. Subscribing to a thread means that you're notified every time someone replies to it. If you don't receive notifications, you're either not subscribed to the thread, or there's something wrong with your e-mail address.

I have the following options:

Default Thread Subscription Mode: Do not subscribe, no email notification, instant email notification, daily email notification, weekly email notification.

Shouldn't option 2 subscribe me to the thread (so I can check it's status in my control panel) without sending me any email about it ?

ManOfSteal · Apr 15, 2005, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by skalie

For some reason when I'm not logged in it says I'm offline.

Ummmm....

ManOfSteal · Apr 15, 2005, 07:41 AM

"Thread" is not centered at the top like the other sections...

ReggieX · Apr 15, 2005, 07:48 AM

Just remember: having everyone autosubscribed to every thread they reply to places a big load on the database, it really should be off by default. Like I mentioned in the Feedback place a few months ago

Originally Posted by Demonhood

thread starter separated.
damn, that was a royal PITA.

Goldfinger · Apr 15, 2005, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by ReggieX

Just remember: having everyone autosubscribed to every thread they reply to places a big load on the database, it really should be off by default. Like I mentioned in the Feedback place a few months ago

Yeah, but if the server can handle the load, then why not ? It's a really handy feature as long as it doesn't bug me with emails. I had 50 emails from macnn in my mailbox when I came home yesterday.

legacyb4 · Apr 15, 2005, 10:15 AM

Full edit in Camino 0.8.3 is really sluggish; maybe from the animated icons on the page?

tikki · Apr 15, 2005, 06:08 PM

When we get our fixed theme please move replies and views before Last Post like before. kthx.

TailsToo · Apr 15, 2005, 08:13 PM

Let's all go back to text! Then we can break out the 2400 baud modems and still have good speed too!

Person Man · Apr 15, 2005, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by deej5871

Whoa..you live in Defiance? I live just a little north of you (Fulton County). Sweeet.

[off topic warning]
Yes. I just moved here about two and a half months ago to start my new job. So far, I like it here.

I previously lived in Youngstown for 5 years, but I grew up in Columbus.
[/off topic]

Back on topic...

I'm anxiously awaiting the final look of the "new, improved" MacNN Forums.

Zimphire · Apr 16, 2005, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Xeo

Zimphire can only have one title!*

Cadaver · Apr 16, 2005, 01:51 AM

Here's a question... why does this version of the forum software look so much better in IE6 for Windows than on Safari or Firefox??

I'm browsing right now on my PC with IE6, and things like the "Reply to Thread" page/box and the bevels around the nested quotes look way better in Win IE than in Safari or Firefox.

Is this just the way the VB3 software was written??

Person Man · Apr 16, 2005, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Cadaver

Here's a question... why does this version of the forum software look so much better in IE6 for Windows than on Safari or Firefox??

Is this just the way the VB3 software was written??

Probably the way the standard VB3 theme was designed. I'm sure once the real theme is put up it will look much nicer in Safari and Firefox.

cruciarius · Apr 17, 2005, 02:18 PM

its been a few days and well...a few things still haven't been "fixed".

i'm still missing the links to each forum at the bottom.

the smilies aren't working right. i can't access the head hitting the wall, thumbs down, wink, confused, poking with a stick or any to the right of those, without clicking the "more" link. however, this is due to how i have my safari window set up. those smilies are beyond this reply to thread box border.

these big ugly yellow bars are...well, ugly. i think they should be smaller.

what was wrong with the old look? i liked it much more than this.

Person Man · Apr 17, 2005, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by cruciarius

what was wrong with the old look? i liked it much more than this.

Well, they haven't finished updating the look yet. It will take some time, but I think they will be giving the place a totally new look, different from this one, and different from the old look, too.

I imagine that the totally new look will come once the main MacNN page gets overhauled, too.

They probably planned to wait until everything was ready before rolling out VB3, but then VB2 started giving them problems, so they decided to roll out VB3 early, and then fix the minor problems while they continued to get the new look ready.

Give it time.

cruciarius · Apr 17, 2005, 02:31 PM

ah ok. i just haven't seen any changes lately and thought this was the final look.

fireside · Apr 17, 2005, 02:54 PM

when you do get an email on a topic you subscribed to it says its from "MacNN Forums Forums."

cruciarius · Apr 17, 2005, 03:12 PM

i just got the "database error" page. i thought this was fixed...

Person Man · Apr 17, 2005, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by fireside

when you do get an email on a topic you subscribed to it says its from "MacNN Forums Forums."

The MacNN Forums Forums, funded in part by a grant from the Department of Redundancy Department.

budster101 · Apr 17, 2005, 03:39 PM

Going to Spymac to see if there are any rumors as to when the MacNN facelift will be completed...

cruciarius · Apr 17, 2005, 05:02 PM

spymac..

Oneota · Apr 17, 2005, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

the red dots with the chocolate center have returned.

Yeah, but you can't click 'em! They used to take you to the last thing you'd posted, but now they're just eye-candy. With a chocolate center 'n all.

ryaxnb · Apr 17, 2005, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by blue storm 1337

I have no complaints, but I know that some people will have things to whine about, so I've made a thread for it. Do you dislike the buttons? Do you hate teh quick reply feature? Is your favourite site Thalo?

I think teh Quick Reply feature is teh roxxx!

. What's with the V on the right side of all the headers?
Oh. it collapses. It looks like a v. They stopped using quite so much table gunk.

. CSS roxx111

ryaxnb · Apr 17, 2005, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

That's it, I'm moving to Windows!!!!

LOL!

phantomdragonz · Apr 17, 2005, 11:05 PM

i am glad you brought in the thing where-you-mouse-over-the-thread-text-and-it-gives-you-some-of-the-first-post thing. i really like it!

THANKS!

Zach

vmpaul · Apr 21, 2005, 06:54 PM

Now that I've seen this for a couple days...

The biggest problem is that the Message boxes have no hierarchy. The Date-Time stamp is the same size as the message contents. As is the Signature text. The Message should have primary significance over everything else, in the new scheme it doesn't. It gets lost too easily.

Never been a big fan of the Signature images but that isn't hurting anything here. It's the lack of distinction between the 3 elements. Having a Rule between them doesn't do enough.

Color scheme, fine. Graphics fine. It's just much harder to read a thread now. It needs to be tweaked to make the Message the most important element again.

My .02�.

Xeo · Apr 21, 2005, 07:51 PM

I just thought of a feature.

Xeo · Apr 21, 2005, 07:52 PM

If you reply multiple times in a row,

Xeo · Apr 21, 2005, 07:52 PM

it should merge them.

ManOfSteal · Apr 21, 2005, 08:34 PM

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CharlesS · Apr 21, 2005, 08:55 PM

How about adding a certain well-known command which erases the hard drive (and which people occasionally like to recommend in jest) to the censorship filter?

macaddict0001 · Apr 22, 2005, 01:58 AM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

How about adding a certain well-known command which erases the hard drive (and which people occasionally like to recommend in jest) to the censorship filter?

sudo rm -f?