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#106 ·
Took a little while to traverse the "learning curve" but I finally got my signature to look and work the way I wanted. Still haven't figured out how to submit, preview or edit my postings, however.

I'm beginning to like the new format, nevertheless. I guess time will tell.

As the fella who fell off the roof of a ten-story building said as he passed the second floor: "So far, so good..."


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#107 ·
Hmmm... if you "haven't figured out how to submit... postings" how is it that I am reading them?


As for "preview", the "Quick Reply" does not have one.  Only if you click "Quote" or "Reply" in a previous post or "Add a reply" at the bottom of top of a post can you preview a "Reply".


As for "Editing", your postings should have a button in the upper right (where "Quote" and "Reply" are) that you can click.  (You won't find that button in anybody else's postings/replies.)


To start a new topic, go to the content page of any forum and clckc the "Add new Topic" button just above the list of topics in the forum.


 
 
#108 ·
Posted By Semper Vaporo on 01/03/2008 3:59 PM


Hmmm... if you "haven't figured out how to submit... postings" how is it that I am reading them?



As for "preview", the "Quick Reply" does not have one. Only if you click "Quote" or "Reply" in a previous post or "Add a reply" at the bottom of top of a post can you preview a "Reply".



As for "Editing", your postings should have a button in the upper right (where "Quote" and "Reply" are) that you can click. (You won't find that button in anybody else's postings/replies.)



To start a new topic, go to the content page of any forum and clckc the "Add new Topic" button just above the list of topics in the forum.









That's exactly what I'm doing without success. I get the edit window, I make my changes but when I hit the submit button the body section goes blank and has a red asterisk next to it. Nothing happens after that. The only way I've found that works is to paste my edited reply into the "Quick Reply" window and it shows up (as I have done here.)
 
#110 ·
Jack:

Same platform & same problems here. I just put this on the "Feedback" page, but it is asking for suggestions and I don't have a suggestion, so I guess we will just have to wait someone is able to make a suggestion.

The behavior is similar using Opera on a PC. It shows Javascript errors such as "Void 0" in reply to the "Submit" button.

Happy RRing,

Jerry
 
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#111 ·
Posted By Big65Dude on 01/03/2008 4:15 PM
 my browser is Safari.


Therein lies your problem.  Safari is notorious for not supporting many features that other better web browsers do.  I guarantee that firefox would work well for you.
 
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#112 ·
Posted By Big65Dude on 01/03/2008 4:15 PM
Maybe Shad or Dwight can figure out what's going on, or what I'm doing wrong.

BTW, I'm using a Mac and my browser is Safari. Mac OS 10.5.1


Okay, I just tried to do the same thing (edit) on  - Firefox - and the edit, preview and submit buttons now work fine.


Also, this time I got the tool bars above the edit window, which I never saw when I was using Safari.


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#113 ·
Jack, Gary & Any Other Mac Users (Along with Anyone Interesting in Helping):

I'm not absolutely certain, but it appears that the way the "Feedback" page works is that people have to vote for whether a posted "suggestion" is addressed or not. I don't understand why a website problem report requires suggestions and voting to get fixed, but that is the way MLS is now setup.

Please go there and vote to fix the Mac + Safari platform problems, or they might not ever rise to the top of the barrel!

Thanks for the Support & Happy RRing,

Jerry
 
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#114 ·
Shad:

I can guarantee that firefox does not support many (as in can't read the address) of the several thousand bookmarks I have, along with demanding (actually 'suggesting') that I update it virtually every week. Since I am on a dial-up connection, this becomes a royal PITA. No thanks. I'll stick with software that was written by someone paid to do it, is sold as a product, and has technical support rather than free opinions to fix problems.

For your information, I participate in dozens of web groups addressing model and prototype RRs, recreational vehicles, tools, construction, CAD support, technology, etc. and Safari does not have a problem with any of them. Also, my current version (3.0.3) of Safari did not previously have any problems with MLS.

I would truly appreciate any effort you could make to get this simple (apparently JavaScript) problem addressed.

Thanks & Happy RRing,

Jerry


On Edit: Just trying to be part of the solution rather than the problem, I have now downloaded the latest version (2.0.0.11) of Firefox. The previous time I tried it, I had something like version 1.0.x.


I am going to try using it to access MLS, with my first trial being this edit. So far (other than it being very slow) it looks like it works. One small bug is that it always double spaces when hitting return. I guess I'll get use to that.


One thing I have forgotten to mention: Although I have posted several times in this "Unimpressed" thread, I am definitely not in the unimpressed group. Overall, the new forum and tools look pretty good. Just different, and when all the corners of the box are explored, probably a significant improvement.


More later.


Happy RRing,


Jerry
 
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#115 ·
There is one thing I noticed in the Dispatch thread that I for one don't necessarily agree with, but then this isn't MY site to make those kinds of decisions.


It is made very clear in the New and Improved thread, that there are some additions and "plusses" that are only available to 1st Class membership. So in essence it seems that other than the new skin, losing all the "now archived" posts, and an overall purging of past material, the momentum towards the "added improvements" was targeted mainly towards 1st Class members.


I have to say this: I was a 1st Class member for a time. I have since let me 1st Class membership expire, and I didn't really see a need to renew it at this point. The "extras" that were available were not really something that I found useful.


An MLS email address? I don't need ANOTHER email address to check.


Storage for pictures? Got that on two other sites, for free.


Now I read there are going to be builders logs available for 1st Class members only? So the majority of the membership will be cut away from seeing some of the great things that some 1st Class members work on, only becaue they choose not to spend their money towards the upkeep of this site?


I'm not saying this to be mean, argumentative, and I understand that many will disagree with me, and that's ok. What I would ask is those who are dying to type "well...if you don't like this site, go find another site to post on....etc." please refrain. I have a few other sites that I do post on and those sites include a majority if not all of their content free of charge.


I applaud Shad and the others for putting time and effort into the upgrades of this site, and bringing it forward in technology and aesthetics, etc...Just not sure the wording of the "cause" for improvements was well meant.


Just my $0.0000000002 cents worth, since others have put theirs in here as well. :D


Michael
 
#116 ·
Now I read there are going to be builders logs available for 1st Class members only? So the majority of the membership will be cut away from seeing some of the great things that some 1st Class members work on, only becaue they choose not to spend their money towards the upkeep of this site?

So far as I know, any member will be able to view the blogs, so no one is being cut away from anything. I believe creating a blog is limited to 1st Class members, tough I'm not sure yet.
 
#117 ·
Michael, just a few quick counter-points...

1) Builders logs are viewable by everyone. Creating one is a 1st class perk, but you don't even need to log in to view them.

2) The old posts are archived and still viewable. They're not going anywhere, and are searchable using the old search engine. You just can't comment on them anymore. All threads eventually get archived and locked, the changeover just accelerated the process for the active ones up to the cut-over. In a year's time this thread will probably be archived and locked. In the grand scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal.

3) There are numerous "behind-the-scene" changes that really only affect the administration of the site, making it much less of a time-hog. This goes a long way to make sure MLS continues to be here for all of us. :)

Later,

K
 
#118 ·
Kevin,


Thanks for the clarification; then by that I do stand corrected and I publicly apologize for making claims that were not true!! (What I get for not reading the small print thoroughly...you should see some of my modeled structures.../DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crazy.gif)


 


Michael
 
#119 ·
:confused:when i first got onto this new version my password did not work so I  had it sent to me.  It was the original one from when i first started using MLS so I went to My profile and changed it back to what i was using recently then I was able to get into my web space here and got my sig which was still stored in it . I had to use the imaging tags to get it to appear correctly. There is one thing i would like and that is showing who is using the chat room. I still have super speed on this site as long as i keep cleaning out temporary internet files every day just like i had to do before the change. thanks Shad for the improvements /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/laugh.gif.
 
#120 ·
 


It looks like the item I posted on Jim Carter's first dude hear thread might have happened...


Something new, for the most part is a bit "uncomfortable." 


As the jeans get worn and washed, they fit and are as comfortable as the old ones...   


That's a Yogi-ism....   /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/tongue.gif:D
 
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