Not to start a flame war at all. But, the new interface is a visual disaster as 'I see it'. Yipes. I understand the contrast issue as indicated in the no reply Admin Section. But, it also appears the fonts and size are not reader friendly, the far left column icons are too large, etc. I understand that whenever a new upgrade, interface or replacement site occurs there is a learning curve, disharmony, and the need for the familiar status quo. But, this new look sure leaves a whole lot not to like, IMO. Thanks.
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Well said, and I tend to agree. While I'm at it: thanks to all the administrators and mods for their work on this site.
Another vote for NYANDW , He's right on with his comments. I thought my computer settings got messed up.
ED,
40 year commuter-railfan and model railroader,
Ex-Long Islander
40 year commuter-railfan and model railroader,
Ex-Long Islander
I agree. I like the old format (the one we had up to Saturday) better than this one.
"Look down, step over, and watch the gap!" - Dr. John Clarke, The Gap Rap (2010)
Hard to get to the end of a thread to read the latest comments. Then too 8m a computer idiot.
We can adjust the width of the display if people would like. The original theme looked more like this: https://sitesplat.com/phpBB3/
That said, we cannot do any real customization with the old theme, so we can't really move the site forward with it. This also gives us more control over the ads. No more random ads appearing in the middle of posts.
That said, we cannot do any real customization with the old theme, so we can't really move the site forward with it. This also gives us more control over the ads. No more random ads appearing in the middle of posts.
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Co-Owner, Railroad.Net
Ave Atque Vale
Co-Owner, Railroad.Net
Ave Atque Vale
gprimr1 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 9:36 am We can adjust the width of the display if people would like. The original theme looked more like this: https://sitesplat.com/phpBB3/Personally love the new theme, especially as someone whose been on these forums since like 7th grade in 2006. That example you linked to does look like a nice improvement over an already huge upgrade.
That said, we cannot do any real customization with the old theme, so we can't really move the site forward with it. This also gives us more control over the ads. No more random ads appearing in the middle of posts.
The theme is okay, the colors could have more contrast but they're not horrible. The killer is that there is no longer a single click way to get to unread/new posts. You must click in to the first page of a topic and then click on First Unread post. The old theme allowed you to click the icon on the left and jump immediately to First Unread.
EDIT - I see now that the asterisk can be clicked to take you to First Unread. Functionally acceptable but then why is the icon to the left so big?
EDIT - I see now that the asterisk can be clicked to take you to First Unread. Functionally acceptable but then why is the icon to the left so big?
very hard to read , and not an improvement in my opinion .
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
gprimr1 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 9:36 am We can adjust the width of the display if people would like. The original theme looked more like this: https://sitesplat.com/phpBB3/I think that the width of the pages is the largest problem with this redesign. Please adjust the width of the page as close to what the old site was.
That said, we cannot do any real customization with the old theme, so we can't really move the site forward with it. This also gives us more control over the ads. No more random ads appearing in the middle of posts.
"Look down, step over, and watch the gap!" - Dr. John Clarke, The Gap Rap (2010)
Some web sites have an option to change the background color from white to black.
The all white background is horrible on my eyes.
The old blue background was easier to read.
The all white background is horrible on my eyes.
The old blue background was easier to read.
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What did the French conductor say after his train derailed ?
Too Loose La Track.
What did the French conductor say after his train derailed ?
Too Loose La Track.
nyandw wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 11:30 pm Not to start a flame war at all. But, the new interface is a visual disaster as 'I see it'. Yipes. I understand the contrast issue as indicated in the no reply Admin Section. But, it also appears the fonts and size are not reader friendly, the far left column icons are too large, etc. I understand that whenever a new upgrade, interface or replacement site occurs there is a learning curve, disharmony, and the need for the familiar status quo. But, this new look sure leaves a whole lot not to like, IMO. Thanks.Steve! How dare you! Just kidding, of course.
As Greg has noted, we're really trying to enhance function and ability. I do think contrast is an issue; the Night Stalker view you can select from the drop down under your name helps a lot with that. The old "template" was causing some issues. I tend to be with you on the learning curve... when we switched from MS-DOS to Windows back in the early 90's, I hated it!
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Jeff Smith wrote:I do think contrast is an issue; the Night Stalker view you can select from the drop down under your name helps a lot with that.
Ahh........much better.
But what happened to the quotes ?
Ahh........much better.
But what happened to the quotes ?
Bill Mangahas (AKA Newkirk Images LLC)
What did the French conductor say after his train derailed ?
Too Loose La Track.
What did the French conductor say after his train derailed ?
Too Loose La Track.
The width of the screen, whether it be the new look or the old look (sounds like GM bus talk 
) doesn't bother me. I usually enlarge the fonts anyway. Contrast is the issue for me and Nightstalker Mode is what I switch to. Is it possible to set that as the default within the User's preferences?
) doesn't bother me. I usually enlarge the fonts anyway. Contrast is the issue for me and Nightstalker Mode is what I switch to. Is it possible to set that as the default within the User's preferences?JoeD
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I apologize for sounding so negative but this new forum is horrible. Colors, font, width etc. It sucks. I don't mean to be critical of the administrators who run this board. I'm sure we all appreciate your work in setting this up and maintaining it. But this is just not user friendly. Hope you can come up with something better. Thanks again for your efforts.