Migration Related Feedback & Questions (1 Viewer)

[BobO'Link]

So is the "improved" "Forum List" which opens a side bar of forums the new way to get around? I don't have a drop down list of choices of forums from the old "Forums" menu method - just mostly duplicates of the "Tools" menu. I'm not too fond of it at the present, partly because there's no way I can find to close it should you accidentally open it, and partly because I do not like "side bars."

 

[Dave Upton]

So is the "improved" "Forum List" which opens a side bar of forums the new way to get around? I don't have a drop down list of choices of forums from the old "Forums" menu method - just mostly duplicates of the "Tools" menu. I'm not too fond of it at the present, partly because there's no way I can find to close it should you accidentally open it, and partly because I do not like "side bars."

It is the new way to get around - the old way wasn't very effective for mobile devices, and 30% of people use those here. You can just click/tap back on the main area of the screen and it will disappear.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I don't mind having the sidebar option, but I REALLY miss the dropdown functionality of the "Forums" link. As Bob said, the new iteration of the "Forums" link mostly just duplicates the options available from the "Tools" link.

 

[questrider]

We added the new forum list menu (you can see at the top), and as a result some fixes I made were lost and had to be re-done. No poulter/poultryeists i'm afraid!

So, I wasn't hallucinating? Rats.

 

[Dave Upton]

So, I wasn't hallucinating? Rats.

If anything that was fixed disappears, let me know.

 

[questrider]

If anything that was fixed disappears, let me know.

Whether I'm hallucinating or not?
No, really, though. You guys run a tight ship here. Infinite kudos from my POV.

This new board rocks.

 

[Malcolm R]

I don't mind having the sidebar option, but I REALLY miss the dropdown functionality of the "Forums" link. As Bob said, the new iteration of the "Forums" link mostly just duplicates the options available from the "Tools" link.

Same here. I don't know why the drop down function keeps disappearing and we have to keep pleading to get it back. It's a time saver as you only have to hover and click, rather than clicking multiple times and scrolling through the list to find the forum you want.

 

[TonyD]

Yes, please bring it back.

 

[TonyD]

I feel that the fixing things that don't need to be fixed thing is going on.

I still don't understand why the Weekly roundup needs to be in two different places to see the complete topic.

 

[Carabimero]

Just thought I would mention that I really enjoy the new feature where a post I started but never sent is retained for me to send later, even if I leave the forum and then come back. Very nice!

 

[Dave Upton]

I feel that the fixing things that don't need to be fixed thing is going on.

I still don't understand why the Weekly roundup needs to be in two different places to see the complete topic.

It's not, it's only in one place. The discussion is on the forum, the article is on the front page. You can view the entire thing on the front page.

 

[TonyD]

I know that Dave. Than it's redundant to have the discussion in two places.
*shrug*

 

[Dave Upton]

I know that Dave. Than it's redundant to have the discussion in two places.
*shrug*

The actual discussion posts are stored using the forum software, but are visible in the article. We just have a short snippet in the thread to enable discussion in the forum also. It may not be your preference, but it's the best compromise right now.

 

[Dave Upton]

We're going to talk about the drop down. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[TonyD]

The actual discussion posts are stored using the forum software, but are visible in the article. We just have a short snippet in the thread to enable discussion in the forum also. It may not be your preference, but it's the best compromise right now.

okay.

 

[TonyD]

started getting now posts as popups on the left side.
Hard to see the forum list with them there.

 

[rayman1701]

Yeah I just noticed that now too.......not sure how I feel about it, but my first impression was annoyance.

 

[Mike Frezon]

started getting now posts as popups on the left side.
Hard to see the forum list with them there.

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Yeah I just noticed that now too.......not sure how I feel about it, but my first impression was annoyance.

THEY can be turned off. Go into your preferences section (found in the dropdown menu off your UserID in the upper left-hand corner of any page).

Uncheck the box that says this:

Show new alerts and messages as pop ups

 

[Jason_V]

Thank you, Mike. Those pop ups may be the most annoying thing I've experienced all year.

 

[Dave Upton]

Sorry guys, we put this in as a test to see if folks liked it. If you guys hate it - we'll probably put a bullet in it.