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Hi Folks,
What do you want to see in future upgrades to this forum? I'm updating this post with requests as I have time to review them.
Requested upgrades:
-Improved navigation
-Updated color scheme--hard to see some colored text
-Update "button text"--wording is clunky, "save" instead of "post", "add a forum topic" instead of "make a post"
-Advanced formatting options
-Spell check
-Add reference numbers to new posts
-Add old Mzinga message IDs to archive posts
-Need a "Back to Forums" link
I'm trying to keep feedback centralized so I can keep track of the suggestions in order to act.
Please keep the posts in this dicussion on the topic of "upgrades." I've also started a companion discussion on bugs.
That list is for things that are just plain broken. For instance, I don't think the email notification system is working.
Thanks in advance for constructive feedback.
Gina, FineWoodworking.com
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Well, having formatting (post #142211, reply #1 of 51)
Well, having formatting options (like the text composition box at old Knots, and at Sawmill Creek and a zillion other forums) is tops on my list. We should not have to format HTML or BBS.
"Save" should be "Post" "Add new comment" should be "Reply" (it's not a blog, it's a forum).
As far as color scheme: The main headings (Power Tools, General Discussion) should stand out discreetly from the titles of the threads.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
PS: Speed is crucial too. (post #142211, reply #2 of 51)
PS: Speed is crucial too. Is the slowness of the site related to the newness of it, or is something else going on? I've seen several comments already about this issue, and I'm sure noticing it when I post.
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Not fair. You stole all my (post #142211, reply #20 of 51)
Not fair. You stole all my comments.
ASK
1.Need line breaks instead of (post #142211, reply #3 of 51)
1.Need line breaks instead of color shift between posts
2.Need direct access to attachment ability at composition level
3.Black type on white ground,
4.Move search my message number to Left side as a pull down. 5.Add boolean search at same time (search words), all in one place
6.Unless really planning to use right side for future ads, links other and visual clutter, move center column over and use for expanded response area. Keep that for the non-forum area of the website.
7.Most people here are woodworkers and could care less about HTML - keep it simple. Otherwise will end up with overuse of color, style etc and look like Romper Room.
New site seems slow. Also (post #142211, reply #4 of 51)
New site seems slow. Also navigation is not intuitive. I really don't give much value to formatting options, preferring speed and ease of use.
I like the new site! My (post #142211, reply #5 of 51)
I like the new site!
My suggestion is this: a "Reply" button at the bottom of a thread.
To explain, currently, there is a "Add New Comment" button after the first post in a thread, which works as I'd expect.
Then, after each post, there is a "Reply" button, which replies to that post.
So if one reads through an entire thread, (which manners seem to dictate one do before one opens one's mouth...) then elects to reply, one either must reply to a post near the end of the thread, or return to the top of the thread.
So my suggestion is simply an "Add New Comment" button near the end of the thread, or following each post.
I like the new site! Did I say that yet? :)
"A few of us went down to Gettysburg. Some of us didn't come back.
If you weren't there, you'll never understand."-- Unknown Infantryman
*Attaching files or images in (post #142211, reply #6 of 51)
*Attaching files or images in a reply
*Better distinction between Forum Headings and Topics in the left column
TIP
If the server is running slowly using a browser that supports Tabs lets you load several topics concurrently in separate tabs. Once you finish you selection, the first is loaded for reading.
Don
I'm wondering - when the (post #142211, reply #7 of 51)
I'm wondering - when the string of posts on a thread gets to be in the hundreds, will I have to scroll down the entire thing to find the last new one?
OK...I see that "Recent Topics" will more or less get there, but it's not specific to an ongoing thread. I really liked the way the old format gave notice of new posts in a thread and I could go directly to them.
David Ring http://www.touchwood.co.il/?id=1&lang=e
Gina, A.We seem to have lost (post #142211, reply #8 of 51)
Gina,
A.We seem to have lost message counts in the individual profiles when clicking on a member. Will that come back?
Mel will be extremely bummed otherwise.
B.SpellChecker.
(Firefox lets me know whats missed spelled but it doesn't give me word options and I'm lazy)
BB
"...B.SpellChecker. (Firefox (post #142211, reply #34 of 51)
"...B.SpellChecker.
(Firefox lets me know whats missed spelled but it doesn't give me word options and I'm lazy)"
Right click on the misspelled word for word options in Firefox.
Larry, If I can find your (post #142211, reply #38 of 51)
Larry,
If I can find your messages then anyone can, especially the agile BB.......
Of course, it is a bit easier if a fellow posts a wee piksher in his profile. However, please try to post a-one with you cracking a smile as otherwise we might think you to be a bit of a glum bloke.
Lataxe
Larry, Simple click on word (post #142211, reply #39 of 51)
Larry,
Simple click on word in Mac doesn't do it. Control/click on underlined word will bring up words/alternatives but not on older versions of FireFox. Mac import dictionaries that FF will recognize are limited to 3-5 word/spelling variations, not same as previous forum spell checker.
BB
Put the "FOR SALE" back under (post #142211, reply #9 of 51)
Put the "FOR SALE" back under the banner as Classified. There is way to much length to the left side already.
Gina, Would there be a way of (post #142211, reply #10 of 51)
Gina,
Would there be a way of shrinking the spaces between topics in the leftside column? As it is now the excess space means that column is quite long and requires a lot of scrolling down to get to the bottom. Just a small tweak, but it would streamline the page considerably..
Zolton
If you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon
Left side "folders and (post #142211, reply #11 of 51)
Left side "folders and subjects"
A. Would like contrasting color for "folder"
B. Like last forum, Underline subject and followed tight by "[#new of # total]"
C. Get rid of "who"
D. Loose empty spacing between subjects would make it easier to scan threads without all the unnecessary scrolling.
Agree with (post #142211, reply #12 of 51)
Agree with forestgirl,
""Save" should be "Post" "Add new comment" should be "Reply" (it's not a blog, it's a forum). "
BB
Gina, I couln't find this one (post #142211, reply #13 of 51)
Gina,
I couln't find this one but apologies if it's already on the list:-
Could the central message column scroll seperately from the columns either side (which would have their own scroll bars)? I liked this feature of the old forum as otherwise there is too much up/down full-page movement, which I find tiring on the eye.
Lataxe
I would definitely second (post #142211, reply #15 of 51)
I would definitely second what Lataxe has suggested. That one change would make it much easier to navigate around the main page. Kieran
One item that should be very (post #142211, reply #14 of 51)
One item that should be very quick to implement. On the front pages allot less column space to the forum name, and allot it to the right hand column with the poster and date. More space over their will immediately reduce the number of lines used, giving a much more information dense first impression. Ought to be an almost trivial change to accomplish, with lots of visual benefit.
Test your finish on scrap, FIRST, or risk having to scrap your finish.
It would be nice if the (post #142211, reply #16 of 51)
It would be nice if the "discussion" column (on the left side of the screen) would NOT scroll when I scroll down reading to the end of a thread.
Not a big deal, but it would be nice.
Thanks for all of your hard work Gina.
Bill
Although I personally like (post #142211, reply #17 of 51)
Although I personally like the threaded (indented replies) some prefer the chronological display. If the new software has expanded user profile capabilities, it might be possible for each user to customize their view to their own tasted.
Since the amount of indent is small due to the restricted horizontal space, it might be nice if the display code added a tree structure - vertical lines to the replied-to post, with horizontal lines to each reply.
An option to collapse the view into an index format without the post and reply text might also be helpful.
Don't know whether to call (post #142211, reply #18 of 51)
Don't know whether to call this a bug report or a request for enhancement, but I've noticed on some long threads that messages get progressively indented and wind up skinny toward the bottom of the thread.
It'd be nice if there were some way so that when I revisit a thread the posts that I've already read were not shown. I imaging the feasibility of this depends on whether Drupal has the concept of read versus unread comment in a thread.
In general, compressing vertical space and using lines as delimiters would make the forum more readable, especially the thread topic list.
Thanks.
Let me opt out of having to (post #142211, reply #19 of 51)
Let me opt out of having to see the personal tag lines. Some are interesting, but after reading them once, they become bothersome visual noise.
Hello Gina, It seems the (post #142211, reply #21 of 51)
Hello Gina,
It seems the ability to edit one's posts expires as soon as someone replies. Having the ability to edit for a few days would be a better option to me.
Getting rid of the right-hand blather column would also allow wider pictures than 480 pixels and allow the longer indented threading to be more readable.
Take care, Mike
I want to strongly suggest (post #142211, reply #22 of 51)
I want to strongly suggest that the text font and color be chnaged to something readable. Also, need the ability to brose and attach a file/photo in a reply.
I another suggestions. A way (post #142211, reply #23 of 51)
I another suggestions.
A way to mark all posts as read. As it is, unless I open each post, they stay marked as unread.
"A few of us went down to Gettysburg. Some of us didn't come back.
If you weren't there, you'll never understand."-- Unknown Infantryman
Gina: Second the request to (post #142211, reply #24 of 51)
Gina:
Second the request to eliminate the personal tag lines. Sometimes blank lines are included, the amount of screen space used becomes excessive. And the tag lines don't add value to the discussions. I'm sure some people are very proud of their tag lines, and I'm not saying they shouldn't be proud of them. But they do take up a lot of space over time, especially for those who post often.
I'm not sure where this (post #142211, reply #49 of 51)
I'm not sure where this comment will end up in the chronology but here goes:I support the need for email notification and separate scrolling of the Discussion Column from the Post column.
P.S. My 'Message Notification' works fine.
I've heard a suggestion that the alternate color blocks be eliminated in favor of 'separation lines'. Perhaps replies to the thread subject could be in white, while digressions in the tan color. Tis would enable the chronology of posts to be implemented.
I appreciate the listening 'ears' at Taunton. Keep up the good work.
Gina, I'm learning my way (post #142211, reply #25 of 51)
Gina,
I'm learning my way around, and want to thank you (all of you at Taunton) for your efforts. For my tastes, the sky is NOT falling. I'm sure with all the improvements you are making, this format will eventually be just fine.
If I could make a request, it would be to somehow receive email notification for a reply to any of my comments, just like the old site. It was a terrific feature of the old site for me, as it kept me from needing to surf the entire forum for replies to any of my comments.
Happy Holidays,
Jeff
Request member file under (post #142211, reply #41 of 51)
Request member file under "Member" listing be done or have option to go to simple alphabetical list without graphics or data. Too much to plow through to find a name. Sometimes I don't know the exact spelling to use so at least an alphabetical list would give a starting point. Of no use as is for me.
Thankx
Boiler