The forum has changed!

[administrator]

A couple of suggestions influenced by the old forum format: I'd like to have the TE retail website open in a different window when I click on "Shop". I also miss the thumbnail previews of pictures in individual posts.

Hi Artista,

The thumbnails are working now. I'm working on a fix for the shop link but it involves modifying each template - in the meantime, you can right-click on shop and choose "open link in a new window" from the drop-down menu.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Artista]

Hi Artista,

The thumbnails are working now. I'm working on a fix for the shop link but it involves modifying each template - in the meantime, you can right-click on shop and choose "open link in a new window" from the drop-down menu.

Thanks,
Jeff

Thank you, Jeff. I'm getting the impression that this format change is an enormous undertaking. Thanks for all that you and the others do to maintain this forum.

[Crankin]

Thankfully, I changed it back to the default style. I hated that dark blue. The change is bad enough, but at least this looks a little like the old forum.
I understand needing to upgrade so stuff doesn't crash, but for what I do on the forum (read posts in the regular threads, no subscribing or looking at things that are only new), I don't see any change in the way I use TE.

[malkin]

If you're looking for feedback...

I'm bugged by having to click to get to a log in
and I think the User name banner above each post takes up too much vertical space--so that my whole screen only shows 2 or 3 posts at a time. It makes for a lot of scrolling down.

No deal breakers though. Good work.

[administrator]

Thankfully, I changed it back to the default style. I hated that dark blue. The change is bad enough, but at least this looks a little like the old forum.
I understand needing to upgrade so stuff doesn't crash, but for what I do on the forum (read posts in the regular threads, no subscribing or looking at things that are only new), I don't see any change in the way I use TE.

Hi Crankin,

The primary reason behind the upgrade is to stay on the current version so we can continue to get security updates.

There isn't much in the way of new functionality that we are using (there is a "blogging" feature and some Facebook integration that I haven't turned on -- it can post to your facebook page whenever you post here -- didn't think anyone would really want that!)

[Catrin]

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There isn't much in the way of new functionality that we are using (there is a "blogging" feature and some Facebook integration that I haven't turned on -- it can post to your facebook page whenever you post here -- didn't think anyone would really want that!)

Egads - nope

[TsPoet]

Egads - nope

That's exactly what I thought.
But, then when I thought of FB, I thought it would be easy to just "like" your post, LOL

[Crankin]

I would never want anything I say here posted on FB!
I just have a hard time with visual changes