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Offline lastparker

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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #25 on: November 29, 2008, 04:41:01 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on November 28, 2008, 11:18:05 AM
Normally, I click on the home button, (top right), and it would take me to the list of the forums. It's been changed.  :bawl:

I came.  I saw.  I was frightened.   :o
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2008, 12:20:12 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 28, 2008, 05:37:15 PM
I noticed that when I post, I just get smart-ass responses.

I hope this bug has been fixed.
What the hell are you talking about?...Shut up! :-)
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2008, 08:38:20 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 28, 2008, 05:37:15 PM
I noticed that when I post, I just get smart-ass responses.

I hope this bug has been fixed.

It's not a bug, it's a feature.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2008, 08:41:27 PM »
Quote from: Chris on December 01, 2008, 08:38:20 PM
It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Selling "Vista" are ya?
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Re: Who is playing with the buttons?
« Reply #29 on: December 01, 2008, 08:42:36 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on November 28, 2008, 05:50:39 PM
I turned the option, off via the commandeered computer.  thank you for noticing my poorly constructed sentence. :-)

Which direction did you turn the option?
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2008, 08:59:51 PM »
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2008, 09:02:53 PM »
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Re: Who is playing with the buttons?
« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2008, 10:03:45 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on November 28, 2008, 03:51:11 PM
I am sort of happy with it, too.  it changes dynamically.  the middle column is the 3 most recent posts from breaking news, followed by the 20 most recent posts to the overall forum.  and then after that there are 3 columns that we can publish to the portal "on demand".





It's very, very nice. You should be proud. It takes a bit of getting used to, but in the words of the annointed one, Change is good. At least in this case, it is.

Good work, WE.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #33 on: December 07, 2008, 07:52:26 PM »
I like the new front page, but is there an option to not display the poster's avatar?  It takes up a lot of space.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #34 on: December 12, 2008, 05:49:08 PM »
Quote from: Chris on December 07, 2008, 07:52:26 PM
I like the new front page, but is there an option to not display the poster's avatar?  It takes up a lot of space.

if you are referring to the topmost avatar, you can "collapse" that category.  you can turn this:



into this:



by clicking the "-" sign that is circled in the first screencap.  but be aware that you will lose the links
for "Show unread posts since last visit", and "Show new replies to your posts" if you do that. 

To uncollapse that category, just click on the "+" sign that took the place of the "-" sign.

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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #35 on: December 12, 2008, 06:11:45 PM »
I have a complaint that may have already been brought up but I'm too lazy to go through this entire thread to find out.

Can you adjust the front page so as to allow a person to click on the Breaking News threads? A couple of times I've wanted to go straight to a BN thread but couldn't find the link.

I can click on the link to the actual news link if that's posted but not to the thread. Instead, I have to click on Forum at the time, go into Breaking News and click on the thread from there.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #36 on: December 12, 2008, 06:15:55 PM »
Quote from: jendf on December 12, 2008, 06:11:45 PM
I have a complaint that may have already been brought up but I'm too lazy to go through this entire thread to find out.

Can you adjust the front page so as to allow a person to click on the Breaking News threads? A couple of times I've wanted to go straight to a BN thread but couldn't find the link.

I can click on the link to the actual news link if that's posted but not to the thread. Instead, I have to click on Forum at the time, go into Breaking News and click on the thread from there.

You click at the bottom of the post on the front page where it says "comments."  I do always want to click on the headline though. 
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #37 on: December 12, 2008, 06:17:47 PM »
Quote from: jendf on December 12, 2008, 06:11:45 PM
I have a complaint that may have already been brought up but I'm too lazy to go through this entire thread to find out.

Can you adjust the front page so as to allow a person to click on the Breaking News threads? A couple of times I've wanted to go straight to a BN thread but couldn't find the link.

I can click on the link to the actual news link if that's posted but not to the thread. Instead, I have to click on Forum at the time, go into Breaking News and click on the thread from there.

if you click on the little icon that immediately precedes the thread title, it will take you to the thread.  that can be made more intuitively obvious with the use of category avatars.

thanks for the input, jen.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #38 on: December 12, 2008, 06:18:52 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on December 12, 2008, 06:17:47 PM
if you click on the little icon that immediately precedes the thread title, it will take you to the thread.  that can be made more intuitively obvious with the use of category avatars.

thanks for the input, jen.

I didn't even realize you could click there WE.   :thatsright: 
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #39 on: December 12, 2008, 06:23:43 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on December 12, 2008, 06:17:47 PM
if you click on the little icon that immediately precedes the thread title, it will take you to the thread.  that can be made more intuitively obvious with the use of category avatars.

thanks for the input, jen.

I just tried it and it works. Thanks, WE! Now what the hell is a "category avatar?"  :-)
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #40 on: December 12, 2008, 06:29:47 PM »
Quote from: jendf on December 12, 2008, 06:23:43 PM
I just tried it and it works. Thanks, WE! Now what the hell is a "category avatar?"  :-)

it's a more prominent version of that little thing that you just clicked. :uhsure:
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #41 on: December 12, 2008, 06:31:01 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on December 12, 2008, 06:18:52 PM
I didn't even realize you could click there WE.   :thatsright: 

the thread title itself should be a clickable link to the thread.  I just don't know what these people that write free software are thinking sometimes. :whatever: :-)
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #42 on: December 12, 2008, 06:31:54 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on December 12, 2008, 06:31:01 PM
the thread title itself should be a clickable link to the thread.  I just don't know what these people that write free software are thinking sometimes. :whatever: :-)

Ahh, if only you ruled the world.   :uhsure:
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #43 on: December 12, 2008, 06:32:30 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on December 12, 2008, 06:31:54 PM
Ahh, if only you ruled the world.   :uhsure:

how strange.  that is exactly what I was thinking.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #44 on: December 12, 2008, 08:52:50 PM »
I was referring to this:



The poster's name is already at the top of the article.  The avatar eats up space.  JMHO.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #45 on: December 13, 2008, 12:30:15 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on December 12, 2008, 06:18:52 PM
I didn't even realize you could click there WE.   :thatsright: 
You can, but you have to wash your hands afterward.
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #46 on: December 13, 2008, 01:43:12 PM »
Quote from: Chris on December 12, 2008, 08:52:50 PM
I was referring to this:



The poster's name is already at the top of the article.  The avatar eats up space.  JMHO.

oh.  yes, that is an option.  I'll take a look at it the next time I am messing around with the portal, which, given my obsessive-compulsive behavior, should be about 15 minutes. :-)
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Re: We have made some changes to the homepage
« Reply #47 on: December 13, 2008, 01:53:47 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on December 13, 2008, 01:43:12 PM
oh.  yes, that is an option.  I'll take a look at it the next time I am messing around with the portal, which, given my obsessive-compulsive behavior, should be about 15 minutes. :-)


15 minutes, you disappoint me WE, I expect it changed within 5.  :wink:
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