zylon Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I briefly tried switching to Internet Explorer and the regular editor worked on there, but only for my most recent posts. Was unbelieveably slow though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 I briefly tried switching to Internet Explorer and the regular editor worked on there, but only for my most recent posts. Was unbelieveably slow though. What version of Internet Explorer is it? How old is the computer? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) won't let me cut'n paste from the about page but: Windows Explorer ver. 6.00.2900.5512(xpsp.080413-2105) date installed: 08/04/2004 Computer was bought sometime around then. Owner refuses to upgrade as they don't trust the new version 8. Edited September 19, 2011 by zylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 won't let me cut'n paste from the about page but: Windows Explorer ver. 6.00.2900.5512(xpsp.080413-2105) date installed: 08/04/2004 Computer was bought sometime around then. Owner refuses to upgrade as they don't trust the new version 8. That is Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Javascript is horribly slow in that browser, and its rendering engine is light years behind modern browsers. I'm actually surprised you can browse the forum at all. I don't really have any good advice I can give you, except that I'll look for a lightweight skin that's not Javascript heavy, and you can try that out. You can also go to the bottom of the page and click "Change Theme" to the "IP.Board Mobile" skin, which should look better but it's not as full-featured as the regular skin. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Well, hopefully it can be made to work with my AOL 9.6 or I won't be able to run the 520 HSC much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Can you install Chrome or Firefox on that machine? Should work fine, although may be a bit slow on a seven year old machine. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ http://www.google.com/chrome Both of these are a heck of a lot faster and more secure than Internet Explorer 6! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Since the change i can no longer find where to click to take you back to the main Atariage site. I mean i can get there but i liked the convenient link that was at the top of the forums before the change. Or am i just overlooking it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I think the new features are great. The only thing I don't like, and I don't think it's something that's going to sink in, is the general cosmetic look of the forum. It looks like an old BBS now, the organization of the previous version was very crisp and easy to navigate. It feels bulky now. Within threads is generally the same, I'm talking mainly about the main page where you see all the separate parts of the forum. Not sure I dig the skin colors either. A little drab and too 'just started a blog' to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 I think the new features are great. The only thing I don't like, and I don't think it's something that's going to sink in, is the general cosmetic look of the forum. It looks like an old BBS now, the organization of the previous version was very crisp and easy to navigate. It feels bulky now. Within threads is generally the same, I'm talking mainly about the main page where you see all the separate parts of the forum. Not sure I dig the skin colors either. A little drab and too 'just started a blog' to me. The appearance will change, especially that of the main page. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I have to admit...the default skin is nice and clean...I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 After doing some hunting on Invision's site, the ability to disable Avatars has been removed. The rationale was probably that since they've "eliminated" Avatars (they are your user photo now) and they are used all over the freakin' place, that it would be more problematic to allow people to disable them than it's worth, as then you have to design your pages to work with and without the images in place. Do you have a link so that I can send an earful to whoever made that design change? Very annoying. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) BTW: I had avatars disabled, but they are displayed now. Bug? After doing some hunting on Invision's site, the ability to disable Avatars has been removed. The rationale was probably that since they've "eliminated" Avatars (they are your user photo now) and they are used all over the freakin' place, that it would be more problematic to allow people to disable them than it's worth, as then you have to design your pages to work with and without the images in place. If you're using AdBlocker (or something similar), you could block these two locations where the images are coming from (not sure this is all of them, but would be easy to figure out if you see more after blocking these): http://www.atariage.com/forums/uploads/profile/ http://www.atariage..../uploads/av-*.* Those blocks should works inside Opera too. But having to do it manually is cleary a step backwards. Edited September 19, 2011 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I have fixed the animated avatars. ..Al Indeed you have. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I think I've got my forum photo thing under control but it was being a little glitchy for me. I had to disassociate my account with my facebook account and then just let it sit for a bit before Atari Age would actually let me clear out my old personal photo and put my avatar back in. Thought I'd just mention it in case anyone else is having problems getting a personal photo to go away and bringing back their avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Those blocks should works inside Opera too. But having to do it manually is cleary a step backwards. It's less annoying than I thought. Thanks to Opera which is automatically synchronizing the blocking list to my various computers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Doesn't look bad in Opera mini on my phone. I just can't find the ' new posts' button. Is this still supported? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Doesn't look bad in Opera mini on my phone. I just can't find the ' new posts' button. Is this still supported? Yes, click the "View New Content" link in the upper right corner of the page. Here's a link: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=viewNewContent&search_app=forums ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Do you have a link so that I can send an earful to whoever made that design change? Very annoying. I will find one for you. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eyvind Bernhardsen Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I like the look of the new mobile theme, but I can't use it since it doesn't have the "Mark forum as read" button any more. Would it be possible to reinstate that button? That's an odd omission, which I just confirmed. I'll add it tonight. ..Al I've just noticed another problem with the mobile theme: when you're in a multi-page thread, there's no way to jump to a specific page (only prev/next), or even see which page you're on or how many pages there are. Also, still no "mark all as read" button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 How do you get the username list in alphabetical order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I tried to shorten my signature, but I get the message "[#10211] You may only use up to 3 lines of text in your signature."... even if I only keep the first two links of my signature (would only take up ~1/2 line in the end). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 How do I move my avatar pic to the posts, so I can see it at the side of my posts again like it used to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 won't let me cut'n paste from the about page but: Windows Explorer ver. 6.00.2900.5512(xpsp.080413-2105) date installed: 08/04/2004 Computer was bought sometime around then. Owner refuses to upgrade as they don't trust the new version 8. Windows 8 or the Internet Explorer 8? IE6 hasn't been supported since 2009, and most website development standards call for IE7, FF3.6 at the minimum. Your client needs to be running IE8 (the max you can go up to on XP) if they expect to be able to access most modern sites properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjaukifa Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 One thing I noticed on the mobile version last night, and I'm not sure if this has been brought up or not, but I can't find the View New Content link, other than that I like the this theme alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 One thing I noticed on the mobile version last night, and I'm not sure if this has been brought up or not, but I can't find the View New Content link, other than that I like the this theme alot. Click on the icon in the upper-right corner. A menu will pop up and "View New Content" is on there. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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