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  • G George K
    7 Sept 2022, 13:01

    Hay @Axtremus or @Klaus did you reboot the system?

    Seems to be working now.

    (I noticed the forum was unavailable for a few....)

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    Klaus
    wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 13:47 last edited by
    #385

    @George-K said in Forum Issues:

    Hay @Axtremus or @Klaus did you reboot the system?

    Seems to be working now.

    (I noticed the forum was unavailable for a few....)

    Yes. I'm going through a series of updates. Expect more brief outages.

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    • K Klaus
      7 Sept 2022, 13:47

      @George-K said in Forum Issues:

      Hay @Axtremus or @Klaus did you reboot the system?

      Seems to be working now.

      (I noticed the forum was unavailable for a few....)

      Yes. I'm going through a series of updates. Expect more brief outages.

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      George K
      wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 13:51 last edited by
      #386

      @Klaus said in Forum Issues:

      Yes. I'm going through a series of updates. Expect more brief outages.

      Thanks for the notice and your hard work. It does not go unnoticed.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Mik
        wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 13:52 last edited by
        #387

        And is much appreciated.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • G George K
          7 Sept 2022, 12:23

          Looks like embedding YouTube doesn't work either.

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          Klaus
          wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 13:57 last edited by
          #388

          @George-K said in Forum Issues:

          Looks like embedding YouTube doesn't work either.

          Does the error still persist? It seems to work fine here.

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            Klaus
            wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 13:58 last edited by
            #389

            (That said, there are still a couple of updates pending - let's wait until all updates are finished before checking whether everything works).

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            • K Klaus
              7 Sept 2022, 13:57

              @George-K said in Forum Issues:

              Looks like embedding YouTube doesn't work either.

              Does the error still persist? It seems to work fine here.

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              George K
              wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 14:23 last edited by
              #390

              @Klaus said in Forum Issues:

              @George-K said in Forum Issues:

              Looks like embedding YouTube doesn't work either.

              Does the error still persist? It seems to work fine here.

              Good here too. Thanks.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Catseye3
                wrote on 7 Sept 2022, 14:35 last edited by
                #391

                Had a very brief "nodebb" whiteout a few minutes ago t; everything is fine now.

                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  Klaus
                  wrote on 23 May 2023, 07:06 last edited by Klaus
                  #392

                  There's a new major version of NodeBB, which includes a couple of changes to the surface that will be visible.

                  I'm not quite sure how well that new version fits to our requirements and whether the plugins we use are compatible with it.

                  I'll give it a try. Thanks to backups, I can revert to the old version. But we can't stay on the old version indefinitely because there will be no security updates.

                  If you have any comments or stumble upon any issues please let me know.

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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 23 May 2023, 10:37 last edited by Klaus
                    #393

                    An obvious change is the optical look. The NodeBB developers encourage usage of their new "Harmony" theme. From what I understand, it's supposed to be the new default for NodeBB forums, and also the one with the best support, the most robust one, likely to work equally well on mobile devices etc.

                    I suggest we should give it a try before concluding that it sucks and we want back to what we had before 😀

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                      Klaus
                      wrote on 23 May 2023, 10:45 last edited by Klaus
                      #394

                      A few things I noted:

                      You can now edit chat messages.
                      You can now browse the edit history of a post.
                      You can now get a list of draft posts that you are currently working on with the button on the right.

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on 23 May 2023, 10:55 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                        #395

                        I’ve noticed that all my posts now appear to be complete bollocks. Is there a plug-in to fix that?

                        I was only joking

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                          George K
                          wrote on 23 May 2023, 11:28 last edited by
                          #396

                          Quoted text is in a larger font - that's a good thing.

                          Toolbars are on the right and left of the main screen. Not sure about that.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 23 May 2023, 11:48 last edited by
                            #397

                            We'll get used to it. More important to keep up with the versions.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              George K
                              wrote on 23 May 2023, 11:52 last edited by George K
                              #398

                              Also notice the "quick reply" button...or you can do it the traditional way.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • K Klaus
                                23 May 2023, 10:37

                                An obvious change is the optical look. The NodeBB developers encourage usage of their new "Harmony" theme. From what I understand, it's supposed to be the new default for NodeBB forums, and also the one with the best support, the most robust one, likely to work equally well on mobile devices etc.

                                I suggest we should give it a try before concluding that it sucks and we want back to what we had before 😀

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                                89th
                                wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:00 last edited by
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                                @Klaus said in Forum Issues:

                                I suggest we should give it a try before concluding that it sucks and we want back to what we had before 😀

                                It's almost like you have experience with users and change management. Admittedly when I'm on the user end, I often say "this sucks, give me back what we had" but I also know any UI change becomes quite normal a few uses of it.

                                Thanks for the updates, Klaus!

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                                  Axtremus
                                  wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:01 last edited by
                                  #400

                                  I use the dark "Cyborg" color scheme.

                                  Comparing the "old" and "new" user interface on an iPhone 13 Pro:

                                  IMG_5264.png IMG_5265.png

                                  The new interface shows less information (e.g., fewer topics per screen, no view count or reply count information). But probably not a bad thing for aging eyes (and we are all aging).

                                  Also, the "quick reply" box at the bottom is unusable because the page control blocks the "Quick Reply" button -- you cannot tap that button.

                                  IMG_5266.png

                                  Not saying we need to revert to the old version, not leaving a historical record of how things used to be.

                                  Carry on!

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                                  • AxtremusA Axtremus
                                    23 May 2023, 12:01

                                    I use the dark "Cyborg" color scheme.

                                    Comparing the "old" and "new" user interface on an iPhone 13 Pro:

                                    IMG_5264.png IMG_5265.png

                                    The new interface shows less information (e.g., fewer topics per screen, no view count or reply count information). But probably not a bad thing for aging eyes (and we are all aging).

                                    Also, the "quick reply" box at the bottom is unusable because the page control blocks the "Quick Reply" button -- you cannot tap that button.

                                    IMG_5266.png

                                    Not saying we need to revert to the old version, not leaving a historical record of how things used to be.

                                    Carry on!

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:06 last edited by
                                    #401

                                    @Axtremus the "Cyborg" skin tends to put topics in bold, it seems.

                                    I use "darkly" and it's not as bold.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:07 last edited by
                                      #402

                                      Screenshot 2023-05-23 at 7.06.32 AM.png

                                      Screenshot 2023-05-23 at 7.07.22 AM.png

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:08 last edited by
                                        #403

                                        It all seems fine to me. I have to remember to use the icons at the side of the screen, but I'll get the hang of that eventually. I think the overall look is an improvement, kind of in line with what I'm seeing at work with Outlook and what-have-you.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on 23 May 2023, 12:18 last edited by Axtremus
                                          #404

                                          And you have to refresh/reload your browser window/tab to get the new interface ...

                                          I have two Safari window/tabs opened to TNCR, one showing the old interface (and as far as I can tell, the controls still work and I can navigate with them just fine), one showing the new interface. You get the new interface after you refresh or reload your browser.

                                          I will try to not reload/refresh my old TNCR window just to see how long I can keep using that old interface. 😄

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