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To compliment the new responsive website layout we have updated the forum to a responsive design that allows the forums to be used on all platforms.
If you experience any issues please let us know.
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Hope you like it.
The fonts are large. I guess that is good for us older fellas....lol
Give me back my old forum please
I will look into reducing the size a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
Unfortunately the old forum was not responsive and didn't work on mobile so it will not be coming back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
The new forum is an affront to the senses. I vote old one. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Sorry you feel that way. I understand some will not like it, others will take some time to get used to it while others will love it. With the new main site layout this is the new forum moving forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
Best part of this site and the main website as well is that it works great on desktop and mobile and that is the most important part of this overhaul.
Seamless change over for me,looks good I like it.
Hold 'ctrl' and roll your mouse wheel.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
The old site worked well on mobile. I didn't like the style of the mobile one so I had my phone request the desktop site. This new format is over the top. I can only get a few panes of discussion threads on my screen at a time (depending on size) and the fact that there is no automatic move to the next line for entire words (so that words look hyphenated without the -) when you type in a reply to a post (or editing your post) is extremely frustrating. Please, please, please bring back the old one.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Its great I like it.....
No issues.
Looks fine to me.
looks great
I like it!
Traitors all of you! :silly:
Have you looked at using the tapatalk app for forums? Works really wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
Change can be a good thing....Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
The only thing being a cranky curmudgeon get's you is heart disease....:D
I've always been resistive of change online, but I'm sure I'll get used to it once I can figure out how to reach the key board with the laptop so far away because of the text size.
btw The last version of the board worked fine on my android phone.
Not a really big mobile phone user (only for looking at the forums in the treestand). Much rather use a desktop.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher
I reduced the size of the text in the forum posts to a smaller font size. By chance your zoom set more than 100%? Press CTRL+0 (number 0) as this should reset that.Quote:
Originally Posted by kickingfrog
The previous version of the board did not work responsively on Android phones. The mobile theme was poor and the main full site theme was small and tough to navigate. This layout is designed to work on all devices while maintaining the same look/feel.
Over 50% of OOD visitors used a mobile device in 2016 and that number will only grow in years to come so hence the reason for the responsive site that works on all platforms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
I'm with you Dyth !!!!
I like it. No complaints.
Looks great to me. But I only say that to annoy Dyth. :)
I'll try it out when I get back from Florida beware there might be a pic heavy thread in the Photography section I'm after 100 different Bird species in 10 days :D
Wheel?Quote:
Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher
Mouse balls are getting as rare as hen's teeth.:ninja:
Looks fine. I should get used to it pretty quick.
Is it loading faster? It appears that way to me.
If I remember correctly, it was you who mentioned to me about "embracing change" when I was looking for opinion on buying a smartphone? :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_iles
Much better...thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
very nice CalTek, sure looks a lot cleaner and much more stream line, thanks for all your efforts to keep the forum relevant.
Not sure if I'll ever have the need to go 'mobile'...don't have a mobile device that does anything but make phone calls :)
Great improvement on Android phone.
Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
You'll like the new layout on desktop for photos as new layout almost utilizes full screen whereas the old site was only 980px wide.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodbender
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Originally Posted by Sinker
I'm with you Sinker
What change ? ........ LOL ?
Glen
Would it be possible to have a " Like " button? Some times a person might like a comment but has nothing to add to conversation.
Looks fine on my big screen at home. Haven't checked it out on the phone yet but e-mail notifications don't seem to be working.
Not something that will be added anytime soon but something we can look into when time allows on my end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foxx
Thanks for heads up. Will take a look at that tomorrow AM.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Is it possible to darken the text..it's OK when I'm typing into a post, but the pale gray that used once posted is really too light and hard to read even on a PC monitor.
I looked around and don't see where there is a user/customized adjustment for it.
Like it so far, it was seamless. Well done to IT Staff...not an easy task.
no problems here and the photos look better. Thanks
Don't like it. I won't be visiting or using anymore.
deb
Looks good on the phone and email notifications working now.
Went to login at the top of the screen this morning. Couldn't use the automatic login (name and password) because no text would come up in the fields, had to hit the login button and bring up the login screen.
Come on now, stats have no place in logic. As the great poet, Homer once said "Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything. Forty percent of all people know that."Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Hey buddy,Quote:
Originally Posted by TroutSlayer
You need to add a Taylor headstock to that profile picture LOL.....pick one up and play it sometime. The martin has been stuck in its case for ages since I got a Taylor.
S.
Small thing, but I like the green highlighting on 'selected text'.
Was good the way it was. Why fix what aint broke.
It works great on desktop.
A few issue with my Iphone though.
First, from the "New post" menu I can't see how many pages have been writen on a thread so I can't go straight to the last page.
Second, when you look at someone post the layout looks terrible. The avatar and name of the member takes a lot of space and you have to look for the post. Something isn't right.
Good job overall but need some tweaking.
Can't be that bad since you haven't stop posting since yesterday!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
Just lodging my complaints. Hopefully the powers that be see that the old site was fine the way it was.
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Originally Posted by seabast
I'll second the avatar/name taking up big real estate in the post. I'm using an iPhone w/Safari, and for posts with only a sentence or two, the avatar/name takes up 2/3 of the post. I disable avatars anyway, but it may be distracting for others.
I also have some screen formatting issues:
There a column of grey on the right hand side - this shrinks most of the forum screen, and partially covers the Canada wordmark.
The menu is a bit counter-intuitive in the layout. That big, unlabeled menu button, that is begging to be used, is for the magazine, while the diminished menu button is for the forum. Any way to label that up, so it is obvious which one is community vs. magazine?
Either way, I appreciate the work you are putting into this CalTek
Will work on that today.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Thanks for your time here. Sorry to see you go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longgun
Weird that email is working now (I didn't do anything on my end :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
As mentioned numerous times the old site was NOT mobile friendly so that is why it was updated - so in a way it was broke.Quote:
Originally Posted by laker taker
Thanks for heads up. I will see if I can get my hands on an iPhone to test (only have Android here).Quote:
Originally Posted by seabast
I disagree - old site was not "fine" by web standards. Responsive websites (one web design that works in all platforms) are where it is at and the old forum did not meet that criteria so it was overhauled (as was OOD website).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
I like it just takes getting used to. Fonts are a nice size, but I haven't tried it on the smart phone yet. Maybe make the fonts a slight bit darker in the posts.
"Where it is at" shouldn't be a reason for change. Twerking is where it is at too. It doesn't mean dancing has gotten better. There has been specific issues with the "improved" site. Some have been addressed. Others have not.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
When I cut and paste text from other sources, the text is in a "window" within the thread rather than embedded in the thread.
This is the new site layout and we will not be going back to the old site. Sorry you don't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dythbringer
As for the issues...I am getting to them as I can and when time allows on my end.
See attached pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Pic#1:
Can't see the number of pages.
Pic#2 and 3:
The post looks small in relation with the member footer message. Getting use to it though....
I know you are. I didn't mean to infer otherwise. I know you have a lot on your plate. I don't know if you can tell but I am not a great embracer of change. You have stated as a web designer that the site needed to be more responsive. As the end user of the website, who has used the website on a mobile device, I disagree with that statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Thanks for the photos. I will see what I can do with this. I agree with pics 2 & 3. I will have to go into the theme code to see if I can figure that out. May not be this week but it will get done.Quote:
Originally Posted by seabast
Thanks CalTek , the text font (shade/colour) is much easier to read ...
It's sure a big change - I'm sure I'll eventually get used to it (a change is as good as a rest?).Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
One issue I've had, with multiple attempts, is to log in. When I enter my user name, then the password, in the entry boxes, no text actually shows up and the boxes appear to remain blank. Frustrating, since the first few times I just
kept clearing the cache, closing and re-opening the browser, and trying again. I did notice the cursor wiggling around a bit on my attempts to log in, so I did the user name entry, hit tab, then the password entry, clicked Log On, and gained entry.
Win 7, IE 11.0. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!
O.N.G.
Fixed. I re-aligned the page number boxes as well so they fit better on all pages.Quote:
Originally Posted by seabast
This was an IE issue - didn't like the size of the input boxes. Has been corrected,Quote:
Originally Posted by OldNewGuy
I posted this as an issue as well. Hopefully Caltek will have it fixed up in no time.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldNewGuy
Yup, that worked. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
O.N.G.
Appears having issues with the page numbers on new post / search sections. Will look into that another time.
Nice to see an effort being put in to modernize and improve the site. Too bad there are so many whiners! I'm not always a huge fan of website changes either but within a week it feels like that's how it's always been. Glad to see it available on mobile.
So the HTML 1.0 look and feel is the new look and feel standard....:silly::silly:
To me it looks like a Waterloo Co-op 1st year prototype but I guess if you don't want to deal with tools like Cordova and Ionic then HTML 1.0 should work ....:silly:
Ah well ... as long as it works.
The articles list however is broken ...
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for Atom and RSS and KML
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In addition, interoperability with the widest range of feed readers could be improved by implementing the following recommendations.
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Source: https://www.oodmag.com/feed
Just a FYI for you - this was a pre-packaged theme manually updated to fit the new OOD website design. Unfortunately creating a new theme in the VB software would be a big undertaking for our web team as we current manage all the OFAH properties, social media accounts and our time is limited.Quote:
Originally Posted by mosquito
The OOD team is aware of the RSS feed error and hopefully will have that fixed soon.
If you would like to discuss the new layout, Cordova or Ionic please fire me a PM.
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Originally Posted by CalTek
Hey it works, just me being nit picky, if it works and only a few bugs, ignore me, good implementation. We have two customers we are building apps for and the costs of going with a truly mobile app with the required cross platform, ap store... :scream: are probably way out of the budget. I know the fonts and colours are good ones for useability BUT it still reminds me of HTML 1.0 :moose::moose::moose::shades:
I'll do that pal! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinker
Do you feel like the traffic has decreased since the new layout has been implemented?
No traffic has been down for a while. lots of people stepping back and putting the old nose to the grind stone. I think things should pick up soon when fishing and spring bear season opens. I myself am working my butt off. Home one or maybe two days a month. No time to scout/Knock on doors or any thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mateo
Hope you will still be up for hunts this year. Got my own truck now so I can just head straight out to hunt on my days off. Should make things easier, Karen understands if I don't show up during hunting season. I have the best wife in the world.:thumbup:
Where is the "new posts" button?
Top right, click the fold down "Menu"Quote:
Originally Posted by GuyJR
We will work on adding that back in at a later date. In the meantime you need to navigate back to the forum section index to post new topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by GuyJR