Forum Software Upgraded
 

I have just upgraded us to the latest version of vBulletin. There are several new features, though I'm not exactly sure of them myself. So have a look around and let me know if something is not functioning as it should.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

One of the changes are the social group aspects which you can all access using the 'community' link up above.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

The cowpats are still missing -perhaps to be restored another time?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I think this would be better than a cowpat..........:eek:.....and if you get two...this one....:enough:.......?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

no community link on the blue theme Gents!

There are 2 "Chat room" links but one has no sub menu.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Blue theme does not get updated.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

OK, fair does but at work I still get issues with red freezing without painting the screen past the grey background, probably our firewall which scans and tweaks all scripting. I also get issues with Blue on IE(5.5) wher todays post link throws the 10 second error more often than not.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

any chance of taking the blogs off the mobile pages? they use half a screen, i'll post some screen shots tonight
Posted via Mobile Device

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

The new spelling correction bit has some quirks

My Car for the weekend thread, on the todays posts page its spelt my 'traditional' way, when you click on it it gets corrected!

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I didnt even realise they had gone:eek:...took me ages to get a ruddy cowpat!!

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Not right keen on the new upgrade, nw one third is off screen on the
right, I've noticed several other sites have gone the same way, assuming that everyone has a wide screen monitor.

Dammed annoying, having to keep shoving that little rat round the mat,
to see which forum your on.

Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Just what I said in the thread 'Slow' ... when you are off line the 'Today's Post' 'aint there .. have to go into each forum, which takes ages.

May put a lot of potential lurkers off from coming on line as a member.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Heres the screen shots, only been like this since yesterday so I assume its the upgrade that has changed it, the Hone - new Post - UserCP used to be at the top of the page, all the blog links have been added since the upgrade.
As you can see it takes up half the 1st page in portrait mode, takes all the screen when in landscape.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1233346896


http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1233346896

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

what do you mean retlaw? Usually software works on percentage width of the screen so if your screen is 1024 wide its that wide, on mine its 1920 pixels wide. it shold make no difference whasoever.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

My viewable screen size is 13.25 inches wide x 10.625 inches high,
a quarter of what I used to view, before the upgrade, is now offside.
Lots of web sites have now done this, its The bill gates syndrome,
make every one get a wide screen. tried one, I only gained an inch
in height, got fed up with it for so little gain, so I gave it my daughter.
Just tried altering them pixel thingy's I now need a magnifying glass
to read the print.
Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

ah, I think you have it set up as extended desktop so your monitor is a 'window' on a larger 'virtual' desktop. It should just need reconfiguring. I'm off friday If you want me to pop round and do it?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Thanks Ian.

Can you describe what you mean, the screen size is as I've always
had it on all the computers I've ever had, I thought they set
themselves up when you plugged them in. Did'nt even know I had a
larger virtual desktop. I'm going back in time to kill that gates.

Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Hi Ian
Attached are a few sample shots of what I mean as to
screen width taken from other sites I visit.
All readable in the screen, whilst Accy Web has a quarter offside.
Notice rat bar along bottom of sreen on Accy Web, have to use
it to read which forum the thread is in.

Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Retlaw, what is you screen resolution set too?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I've tried other sizes of resolution now on 1280 x 600 every thing is stretched vertical, needd a magnifier to read some of the fonts, plus I need to adjust the screen thats one off to one side, going back to
my original settings.

Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

if you are 1280 wide you should be 960 high if your monitor is a standard 4:3
1280 / 4 = 320
320 * 3 = 960

That should stop things being stretched

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I have just tried Accyweb on my netbook in both red and blue skins and it works fine at 1024 wide. You use 1026 by 768 on a standard 4:3 monitor

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Thanks Neil
Thats sorted it, never realy took much notice of those settings before, now I'm on max font size
I can see whats going on.

Retlaw

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

The relationship between horizontal and vertical pixels is one of those "obvious when pointed out" sort of things many people don't think about.

I run mine at 1440 by 900 because I have a 16:10 22" wide screen monitor

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

heh, I run mine at 1920 x 1200 :D


Retlaw, are you all sorted or do you need me to pop in still?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I can do but a blind person in the house complains :)

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I can see your problem, however don't appear to be able to duplicate it? I'm on Accyweb on my iphone now and the blogs do not appear, whether I log in or out. I don't really use the mobile theme, am I missing something?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Just checked and they are still there on mine :confused: strange they appeared after the upgrade but haven't for you

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Thanks Ian
Its a lot better now, never played with those settings before. Now I wish I'd kept the monitor I gave to my daughter. I'll have to get another.

Retlaw.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

heh, I run mine at 2560 x 1600 :D

No but seriously, I think if you run at 800x600 then the screen will not be able to cope, 1% of users here still run at that though. Of course websites are getting wider and bigger, as technology moves on, I actually couldn't imagine using a 800x600 monitor any more!

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I did some digging, and it turns out Roy disabled the search feature for guests to try and improve the server strain. Today's Posts uses search so that's why the link has gone. Hopefully it will be re-enabled as soon as the server problems are sorted.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Just checked my phone ( as a big user of accyweb mobile) and I don't see it either. I do however have teh search.php?do=getdaily URL as my homepage so maybe thats it.

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Just switched to mobile style now and also gone through some of the source and can't find any reference to the blog, or any problems.. The style was probably altered during the blog upgrade so I will check the xml files and see what I can find. Out of interest, which mobile browser are you using?

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

Opera 9.5 mini

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

I have the "new Posts" as mine search.php?searchid=xxx

Re: Forum Software Upgraded
 

i use Nokia WEB (which is loosely based on Safari)