editor Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 You've probably noticed that we just upgraded the HAIF software. There's a lot of things still churning in the background, so it'll take a few hours for most things to settle down. One it does, give me a few days to put all the loose pieces back together. Please explore the new features and such. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Please let me know where I can find the crucial New Posts button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Looks to be in the same place to me. Just phrased "unread content" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The Icon Below the Lighthouse/Brownstripey Building/Ferris Wheel doesn't look as tidy. Looks good so far. Like the double line space. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 just need the view new content button. also no preview post/ more reply options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Woah looks nice! Nice upgrade.....Has a very Twitter Bootstrap look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 just chose a random tweet to see if we could embed tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Oh no! Not this one! This is what Simtropolis uses now (HAIF and it use the same software). I can already see that the posting isn't nearly as antagonistic as Simtropolis is (it still exhibits some behaviors like when writing a post, words that run over to the next line get a dash between them) but it does not hijack right-clicking like Simtropolis does. If I try to copy and paste a URL in, even using the [ url ] BBCode, this is what usually results: [url=http://www.retailwatchers.com/download/file.php?id94]I can't edit this mess and it breaks the link. Basically, I have to manually use the "Add/Remove Link" button instead of using BBCode. It's a pain, and I'm sorry that HAIF is like that now. Dealing with pictures is even worse (shudder). Things written in BBCode do render properly though provided the link isn't copied and pasted in. The link below goes to my own website as proof of concept. Carbon-izer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I just tested adding a pic using BBCode like I always have - easy peasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 hours ago, kylejack said: Please let me know where I can find the crucial New Posts button! Check out the "Activity" tab at the top. I'm kinda digging the All Activity stream. It's kinda like HAIF:Now was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: The Icon Below the Lighthouse/Brownstripey Building/Ferris Wheel doesn't look as tidy. Looks good so far. Like the double line space. Thanks! Yeah, there are some customizations I wrote for the previous software that don't translate into the new system. It's not really an "upgrade," so much as it's a whole new software package. So I'll have to re-write some bits. Let me know what else you notice is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 hours ago, LarryDierker said: just need the view new content button. also no preview post/ more reply options? Hmmm... You're right. I guess "preview" isn't really necessary anymore since the text editor is fully WYSIWYG. Before it was kind of a hybrid because not all browsers could handle the advanced features. But time marches on and those old browser versions are pretty much dead. I forget what used to be in "more reply options." Is there a particular function you miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 30 minutes ago, editor said: Hmmm... You're right. I guess "preview" isn't really necessary anymore since the text editor is fully WYSIWYG. Before it was kind of a hybrid because not all browsers could handle the advanced features. But time marches on and those old browser versions are pretty much dead. I forget what used to be in "more reply options." Is there a particular function you miss? Now that I think about it I can't even remember why I ever used it. One little thing, I don't see the post number in the corner of the posts. I kinda like the little reminder to just where I am in a thread. I love the unread content and Activity functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 5 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: The Icon Below the Lighthouse/Brownstripey Building/Ferris Wheel doesn't look as tidy. Looks good so far. Like the double line space. Thanks! Agreed. Along with the bold black font used for the username. I noticed we can't embed videos anymore, and all existing videos that were embedded into a post are just shown as a link now. Thanks for the updates Editor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 ^^^ looks clean and smooth and fun. props management! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 On Mobile, the ads are full desktop width. Causing the website to become narrow. Have to zoom in each time I open a new page. It looks like a majority if not all are Ad Choice with the option to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The old way that the avatars and names were was Name Avatar The text that goes below the avatar Custom Banners Info (the last two *may* have been switched) Now it goes: Name The text that used to go below the avatar Custom banners Avatar Info Now the "Soon." totally looks out of place, and will have to be removed. And writing a post adds double spaces when I make a line break. Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 15 hours ago, IronTiger said: Oh no! Not this one! This is what Simtropolis uses now (HAIF and it use the same software). I can already see that the posting isn't nearly as antagonistic as Simtropolis is (it still exhibits some behaviors like when writing a post, words that run over to the next line get a dash between them) but it does not hijack right-clicking like Simtropolis does. If I try to copy and paste a URL in, even using the [ url ] BBCode, this is what usually results: [url=http://www.retailwatchers.com/download/file.php?id94]I can't edit this mess and it breaks the link. Basically, I have to manually use the "Add/Remove Link" button instead of using BBCode. It's a pain, and I'm sorry that HAIF is like that now. Dealing with pictures is even worse (shudder). Things written in BBCode do render properly though provided the link isn't copied and pasted in. The link below goes to my own website as proof of concept. Carbon-izer You'll have to be more specific about what you want changed with images. I don't know what "shudder" means. As for copying and pasting links producing unexpected results, it sounds like you're copying styled text and when it gets pasted, that styling comes with it. This can happen a lot if you copy from another web site, or especially a PDF. I'm not sure what the solution is on Windows, but on a Mac you just use Paste and Match Style (under the Edit menu, or Shift-Command-Apple-V — your shortcut may vary). There's probably a Windows equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 10 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Agreed. Along with the bold black font used for the username. I noticed we can't embed videos anymore, and all existing videos that were embedded into a post are just shown as a link now. Thanks for the updates Editor! Test test test. Embedding video seems to work OK. I just pasted in the URL. It's possible that you were looking at some threads with videos in them that hadn't yet been converted to the new system. With a half million posts to process it may take a little time. But, as you can see above, new posts are able to have videos embedded immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Montrose1100 said: On Mobile, the ads are full desktop width. Causing the website to become narrow. Have to zoom in each time I open a new page. It looks like a majority if not all are Ad Choice with the option to close. Fixed. At least on iPhone. Let me know if your mobile device is still having the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I personally am not a fan of the "All Activity" option, since it shows each topic activity, likes, pretty much any activity. Way too much content when I just want to see the newest topics that have been responded to (the old "view new content"). I did find a solution I like, under "My Activity streams" you can create a custom stream. I did so with topics only then when I went to it I changed the view (top right icon options) to condensed view. This gets me closest to the old view new content and I'm sure I will like it better over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 54 minutes ago, IronTiger said: The old way that the avatars and names were was Name Avatar The text that goes below the avatar Custom Banners Info (the last two *may* have been switched) Now it goes: Name The text that used to go below the avatar Custom banners Avatar Info Now the "Soon." totally looks out of place, and will have to be removed. I'm probably not going to much around in the code to suit your one-word slogan. Quote And writing a post adds double spaces when I make a line break. Yuck. Remember your third grade writing class: If you can't indent a paragraph, then you leave a space between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 38 minutes ago, editor said: Fixed. At least on iPhone. Let me know if your mobile device is still having the same problem. The main page is fixed (on an iPhone). However, the sub forums still have the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 testing... ...failing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 6 hours ago, skwatra said: I personally am not a fan of the "All Activity" option, since it shows each topic activity, likes, pretty much any activity. Way too much content when I just want to see the newest topics that have been responded to (the old "view new content"). I did find a solution I like, under "My Activity streams" you can create a custom stream. I did so with topics only then when I went to it I changed the view (top right icon options) to condensed view. This gets me closest to the old view new content and I'm sure I will like it better over time. This has been the topic of a lot of discussion on another forum I'm on since they underwent the same software upgrade. I strongly preferred the "view new content" view there as well, but since it's gone and doesn't look like it's coming back any time soon, I've reverted to manually browsing each forum to locate topics containing new content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 You can click "unread content" at both the top and the bottom, and you can select the "condensed view" and it acts the same as before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I just tried "unread content" again, I hadn't tried the condensed button before i found the custom stream option. That works as well. I also saw that you can edit your stream settings with the unread option as well. overall this is very customizable and i'm sure 99% of users can find something they like as much, if not better than what was available before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Maybe you don't have to muck around in code to fit my "one word slogan" but I can't seem to get rid of it, as that appears to be part of my rank ("Ferris Wheel") which is fixed and unchangeable. Maybe disable that feature altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 On 3/9/2016 at 4:16 PM, cspwal said: You can click "unread content" at both the top and the bottom, and you can select the "condensed view" and it acts the same as before On 3/9/2016 at 4:38 PM, skwatra said: I just tried "unread content" again, I hadn't tried the condensed button before i found the custom stream option. That works as well. I also saw that you can edit your stream settings with the unread option as well. overall this is very customizable and i'm sure 99% of users can find something they like as much, if not better than what was available before. This approach seems to work pretty well. There are some differences between the old "new content" view and the default settings for the new "unread content" view, but a combination of the condensed view and tweaking the stream settings to adjust what's displayed narrows most of the differences considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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