NEWS: Forum Update week of Sept 24th-28th, Downtimes

[Hank001]

Tamina:

I don't get the problem you are having. The BBCode gets wrapped around your currently marked text. So you can write first, then wrap the text in BBCode.

Like the above quote, the old way was press quote, paste text, press quote again to close. Now it's paste the text and it drops in the well, then go back and highlight the text, then press the quote button, then the code wraps. Which I like, but I had to guess it worked like another site I'm on. Plus where's the key to what the new icons mean and the new procedures listed? Like a how to? I still can't get it say: Write out a video title and have it link the video URL to the text.

[Juggernaut93]

Tamina:

I don't get the problem you are having. The BBCode gets wrapped around your currently marked text. So you can write first, then wrap the text in BBCode.

Like the above quote, the old way was press quote, paste text, press quote again to close. Now it's paste the text and it drops in the well, then go back and highlight the text, then press the quote button, then the code wraps. Which I like, but I had to guess it worked like another site I'm on. Plus where's the key to what the new icons mean and the new procedures listed? Like a how to? I still can't get it say: Write out a video title and have it link the video URL to the text.

There is a "quote" button in the upper right corner of the posts to make everything quicker (well, you still have to quote manually though if you want to quote more messages at once)

[Hank001]

Juggernaut93

There is a "quote" button in the upper right corner of the posts to make everything quicker (well, you still have to quote manually though if you want to quote more messages at once)

That much was a gimme. It was things like needing to highlight the text, how to do this and that for mobile users who don't have mouse clicks or control keys, etc. I get what some of the icons above (Like ") mean but some are arcane.

I just haven't found where the whazzits and how to's are is all. I'm in the minority who RTFM.

[spacecoyote99]

Hmm... maybe we need a separate topic for observations?



Firefox 62.0, Linux.

And, of course, in Firefox 62.0.2 (64-bit) Windows:

[DaMuncha]

It looks fine on chrome
https://imgur.com/a/snjmbo2

[radcapricorn]

Oh, the joy of web UIs...

[Tamina]

Set your web page scaling to 100% and this little edge is gone.

[radcapricorn]

Tamina, yep, it is gone, soon to be followed by my eyes if I keep it at 100%

EDIT: actually, it isn't even gone at 100%. Only on the search bar on the banner, top right. It stays jutting in the forum header.

[Miniding]

I posted it on Screenshot thread but here is a better location…

Before forum update, when we clicked on pictures, the pictures opend in new tab beside now, it opens in current tab... not very practical I think...

Is there a setting I missed in new forum's profile or is it disabled ??

[Ketraar]

You can just ctrl+click on image and it will open in new tab.

Works in FF and Opera

MFG

Ketraar

[Hank001]

@ Ketraar

How is that accomplished on a mobile?
(Just an FYI 4 me)
Is there (or going to be) a How To for mobile users for the new schema? If so then I'd suggest a step by step.

[Ketraar]

PC master race mate.

Seriously, I have no idea, just wanted to provide the user with alternatives to an issue.

MFG

Ketraar

[Hank001]

@ Ketraar
Got you. Suppose that's in the works. (Need a fingers crossed smilie).

[OzWraith]

It's lovely and all, but I really would love to see the stats back.

Just adding my tiny voice to the sea of wishes - in the event that folk think stats aren't a thing people care about.

[Miniding]

You can just ctrl+click on image and it will open in new tab.

Works in FF and Opera

MFG

Ketraar

Ketraar, I knew that. Just asking why I now need to do it

By the way... I love the forum on my mobile now!!! Fits like a charm!!!!

[adeine]

Two small issues:



Quick links balloon tip isn't coloured properly



Online ribbon hasn't been themed

[Juggernaut93]

Online ribbon hasn't been themed

I think not being themed makes it more visible

[BurnIt!]

The online ribbon is gone now.
Still tweaking things here and there (made the quote boxes stand out better)

Yes, stats/medals (and the registered game "tickydisk" are still on the todolist. Though stats and medals might need some more time (can't promise I will get to those before we're done with X4 as I need to keep working on that)

[Sao t'Lp]

The online ribbon is gone? Too bad, I liked that thing Will such an indicator return in some other form like a green dot or something?

[OzWraith]

Yes, stats/medals (and the registered game "tickydisk" are still on the todolist. Though stats and medals might need some more time (can't promise I will get to those before we're done with X4 as I need to keep working on that)

STOP THE PRESSES!!!


Stats are still there - you're just hiding them from us!
https://www.egosoft.com/games/X3TC/statistics_en.php

I don't care that they're still the old theme - I'll take whatever I can get until you get around to re-creating them for a new generation.