Feedback on new forum

Sparky · 3 Mar 2001, 02:01 (Ref:67683)

Excellent work Craig, Chris and all those tireless backroom workers... The site looks excellent.
The best just got better!!

And just in time for Melbourne too!

Well done!

EERO · 3 Mar 2001, 03:58 (Ref:67702)

Spellcheck!!!!! I love spellcheck!!!
(Its the dyslexic's favorite program)

Craig its a great revision-the site just keeps getting better and better.

Thanks for the effort, for all our sakes.

-E.

Lorna · 3 Mar 2001, 07:38 (Ref:67742)

Looking good Craig! Congrats and thanks for all the hard work and long hours you have put in. 2001's gonna be great

F1FansClub · 3 Mar 2001, 12:06 (Ref:67795)

Congrats Craig on a wonderful achievement! How can this get any better?! But knowing you Craig, you'll find out and give it to us

Ally :beerface:

D428 CHO · 3 Mar 2001, 12:21 (Ref:67798)

Excellent stuff

I know all about the trouble that goes into the setting up of even the most basic of forums, so well done to all involved!

Thought I should point out a couple of minor niggles that won't be difficult to fix though. Firstly the time seems to be set an hour fast from GMT (unless I can select my own time zone from the settings which I've yet to look at), and some of the images in the first column (evvelopes, light bulbs) are distorted. Otherwise no problems.

**Craig** · 3 Mar 2001, 12:25 (Ref:67799)

You can set your own time zone by going to 'My Forum' and then clicking 'Edit Options' - there was a change in the way the forum handles the timezone which seems to have altered the timezone which some users are listed as being in...

Updating your options page will rectify this though.

As for the icons on the front page, we have a new set of icons which are slightly larger. It seems your browser has cached the old images and is trying to stretch those to fit the new width and height attributes. You'll need to refresh your browser to view the new ones.

Wrex · 3 Mar 2001, 15:27 (Ref:67832)

Absolutely Fantastic effort Craig & co.

Just took it for a test spin, and it ROCKS!! Or to put it in smilies terms

Keep up the great work.

**Craig** · 3 Mar 2001, 20:52 (Ref:67896)

Quote:

Originally posted by D428 CHO
some of the images in the first column (evvelopes, light bulbs) are distorted.

OK, i've had someone else mention this too. The reason is that your browser has cached the old images. Just to prove it's working fine here...

R · 3 Mar 2001, 20:52 (Ref:67897)

These new features are great - "the best just got better", I'll second that.

I have one wish though. It's not a major thing, but I kind of liked that the page numbers on multi-page topics were at the bottom of the pages as well. That way it's easier to see if there are more pages, especially when you click through an email notification, which takes you to the first unread post (that's also a great improvement).

Any chance of the page numbers returning to the bottom of the pages?

**Craig** · 3 Mar 2001, 20:55 (Ref:67898)

Seeing as you asked so nicely... give me an hour or so and i'll dial up the necessary templates and alter them for you

R · 3 Mar 2001, 20:56 (Ref:67899)

Thanks, Craig!

I thought the light bulbs looked funny, but I didn't feel like mentioning it! I guess mine are distorted too!

knowlesy59 · 3 Mar 2001, 21:02 (Ref:67900)

ive got 3 words for you about this site..

GREAT

Lorna · 3 Mar 2001, 21:15 (Ref:67904)

My yellow light bulbs are thin. I have cleared out my cache but no change. Anyone got any advice for an IE user? Is there something I have missed?

Lorna · 3 Mar 2001, 21:21 (Ref:67906)

This is what mine looks like:

R · 3 Mar 2001, 22:27 (Ref:67913)

That's strange! Mine are OK now after I refreshed, and I also have IE (5).

TimD · 3 Mar 2001, 23:02 (Ref:67930)

Curiouser and curiouser.

My white lightbulbs were thin and elongated last night when the forum first came on stream, but they righted themselves overnight.

They're fine now.

And this new format is just superb. Top marks to everyone concerned.

SL · 3 Mar 2001, 23:29 (Ref:67943)

Everything fine with me. Took a little bit of exploring to find my way around but now all is well.

Only problem is the clock, according to my watch the time now is 23:27 UK 23:27 GMT. the last post I done in F1 was timed at 00:17, 10 minutes ago in my life but a vat full of beer in real time. Is this is a hint to get me up the pub a whole hour early ??????

SL

R · 4 Mar 2001, 00:29 (Ref:67952)

No, no, it's a trick to have us up all night, because there's an F1 race on the other side of the globe, and how on earth are we supposed to know what time it starts European time??!?

I had the same problem, I was set to Russian time or something. Go to "My forum", choose "Edit options", scroll down and you'll find the part where you can set the time.

SL · 4 Mar 2001, 00:42 (Ref:67958)

R

Sorry, I am an International executive who travels in the front part of an aircraft, hence I am not used to setting my own watch, I usually have a trolly dolly tnat does that irksome task for me.

So tell me again, I have to get Micky Mouses big left leg by the minutes and his smaller right leg on the hour...........

Confused ??????

Lorna · 4 Mar 2001, 00:56 (Ref:67960)

Quote:

Originally posted by R
That's strange! Mine are OK now after I refreshed, and I also have IE (5).

I have refreshed loads of times and emptied my cache and still no better

I am also using IE5. I reckon Craig hasn't told us that we can use a variety of light bulbs in the sight as one of the new features

redshoes · 4 Mar 2001, 09:48 (Ref:68062)

Refresh will only re-draw the page, often using what's already in the cache. If you hold down CTRL and click on Refresh MSIE should ignore any cached images and re-download everything on the page. Think SHIFT + Refresh does the same for Netscape.

If that doesn't work then FORMAT C: from a DOS prompt should fix it

Lorna · 4 Mar 2001, 10:33 (Ref:68069)

Thanks, Redshoes. I had forgotten you had told me about the Ctrl Refresh before.

As for the second piece of informatioin. Ha....... ha...... ha...... ha....... ha....... [said in a very sarcastic way]

Lorna · 4 Mar 2001, 10:39 (Ref:68071)

Redshoes, that has made all my light bulbs look the same now. Unfortunately, it has made them all look thin instead of the rounded little fella's they should be. Thanks to you has officially been withdrawn!

redshoes · 4 Mar 2001, 19:41 (Ref:68235)

Quote:

Originally posted by Lorna
Thanks to you has officially been withdrawn!

Well if you're going to take that attitude... you work in an IT helpdesk, you work it out <strop>

Gerard · 5 Mar 2001, 00:20 (Ref:68340)

I don't even have lightbulbs.
I have candles.

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