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leon-b

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May 31, 2006
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i cant seem to find the quick links menu ??? i normally use it to mark all read threads
leon
 

Martyn

Bushcrafter through and through
Aug 7, 2003
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www.britishblades.com
This is what I mean about lack of cell padding. In the first pic, you can see how it's so tight (at 1024 pixels), that the first letter of "Hi" has been clipped - that's the result of 0 cell padding....

bcukscreenie001.jpg



Yet a few inches further down there is a ton of white space on both sides...

bcukscreenie002.jpg
 

leon-b

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
May 31, 2006
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i also liked the pictures scrolling at the top like the old site used to have :D
leon
 

gunnix

Nomad
Mar 5, 2006
434
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Belgium
Totally agree with you martyn. I think the adds should just go on top or bottom of the page so that there's not so much space wasted. And so you can see the forums well on a 800x600 which I also sometimes have to use.

I can use this address to get it in fullscreen but if I click a link it gets back to normal :/: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/index.php?&DontReWrite&ct=

I think the website is quite chaotic and not so calm looking like it did before.

Nevertheless you've done a great job.
 

rapidboy

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 14, 2004
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SPONSORS on RHS is obscuring part of the PM's when you open them.

Auto notification for PM's is working again which is great, haven't had for thread subscriptions yet.
 

gunnix

Nomad
Mar 5, 2006
434
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middle mouse click + scroll doesn't work anymore in firefox nor opera. Probably because the forum is running in a frame.
 

Ahjno

Vice-Adminral
Admin
Aug 9, 2004
6,861
51
Rotterdam (NL)
www.bushcraftuk.com
Oh, and can we have the vB quick links menu in the header please? Among other things, it has the "todays posts" link and edite buddy list etc.

I agree with Martyn here.
The Quick Links (just like in the header) already contain:
- Articles
- Reviews
- Forums
- Gallery
- Weather

A second header would solve a lot of white on the left hand side of the screen and would make the screen less cramped.

In the second header you can add:
- Events
- Bushmoot
- Magazine
- Newsletter
- Resource links (maybe combined with Submit Weblink)
- Competition
- Downloads

Site Blogs are already in the header, so could also be removed from the left hand menu.

Maybe the User Menu could be combined with the Login section (top left - where you can add a pic of yourself :D - neat feature btw :naughty: ).

What about making the adverts automatically drop down as you scroll down the page? That would also eliminate a lot of white at the right hand side, and from a commercial point of view: the adverts are in sight at all times (and that's what those companies are paying for).
Or: make them a header aswell, maybe a moving one - from right to left ...

Another, minor, point of interest: could 'bushcraft' on top of the page (in the blue header) changed to 'Bushcraft' or 'BuscraftUK' - at least something written with a capital ... :)

I realise this would be another complete make over ;) Maybe it's just getting used to it. Having a little bit of selfknowledge: I know it takes some time for me to get used to new things ;)
 

Gailainne

Life Member
I couldnt see this posted here, so forgive me if its been raised already. If you click on a new forum post on the front page, you only get a frame length of replys for that thread with no scroll.

Had a look at the code, it looks like people are still posting in the beta site, which is screwing it up, the new posts on the active site work fine.

Stephen
 

Stew

Bushcrafter through and through
Nov 29, 2003
6,446
1,284
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stewartjlight-knives.com
Auto notification for PM's is working again which is great, haven't had for thread subscriptions yet.

It's working for thread subscriptions for me.

middle mouse click + scroll doesn't work anymore in firefox nor opera. Probably because the forum is running in a frame.

It seems to work on some pages for me but not all. :confused:

Also, clicking the 'go to first new post' button in a thread doesn't work.
 
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kobalt01

Guest
1) Gunnix.
If you middle click off to the side i.e. under the menu or sponsors then the scroll works for me in Firefox and IE 7.

2) Also the link in Tonys sig doesnt work an error comes up saying "Restricted Access"

3) and i have the previously mentioned Hybrid mode cascading error in IE7 and Firefox

Matt

P.s.Other than that its great.
 

Zammo

Settler
Jul 29, 2006
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I'm not getting any of the visual problems people are experiencing, I'm viewing in 1600x1200 and using Firefox.


One problem I do have (and it was the same on the old forum) is that I can goto a sub forum and there might for instance be one thread with unread posts and if I then read it and then click the shortcut at the top of the page to take me back to the forum index, it still shows that post as being unread. The only way around this is to Mark the sub forum as read.

One suggestion, as well as having a mark forum read option can you have mark forum read and return to index, also?
 

dommyracer

Native
May 26, 2006
1,312
7
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London
The full members forum isn't working. And most importantly, that's the bit we pay for.

I'm sure you know this already, but when you click on the link to the FM forum, it loads the forum AND the side menus into the main frame.

some bits even shoe the header design from the old site.
 

andyn

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Aug 15, 2005
2,392
29
Hampshire
www.naturescraft.co.uk
If you have any issues with being logged into one and not the other, then just logout of the site and log back in again.

Is this something i'm going to have to do every time i visit the forum as repeatedly logging out and back in is doing my head in.
 

gunnix

Nomad
Mar 5, 2006
434
2
Belgium
Now in firefox it works much better. Often in opera I would get the forum as a grey frame (nothing in it), having to reload the page to get it right. Might be an opera bug though..
 

Martyn

Bushcrafter through and through
Aug 7, 2003
5,252
33
58
staffordshire
www.britishblades.com
Is this something i'm going to have to do every time i visit the forum as repeatedly logging out and back in is doing my head in.

Clear your cookies, you have a cookie conflict between old and new. Either that or you are using AOL and have some lazy cookies on thier proxy server which will clear naturally in time, it's just that AOL is crap and it takes ages.
 

Martyn

Bushcrafter through and through
Aug 7, 2003
5,252
33
58
staffordshire
www.britishblades.com
The full members forum isn't working. And most importantly, that's the bit we pay for..

That's not really necessary is it? I'm sure you pay for more reasons than just one more itty-bitty forum to use?

Give the bloke a break, this is a major site upgrade and there are bound to be teething troubles. I'm sure Tony will deal with the FM forum, but there is no need to throw the "bit we pay for" thing at him. I'm sure if it's an issue for you, Tony will give you a refund (and if I were Tony I'd gift-wrap it with an invitation to find the door.) :rolleyes:
 

JonnyP

Full Member
Oct 17, 2005
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Cornwall...
Why can the word s o r r y not be used on here.....I have been trying to appologise to folk for the silly mood I have been in this evening and the word sorry does not appear....???
I know s o r r y is supposed to be the hardest word, but this is rediculess...
 

falcon

Full Member
Aug 27, 2004
1,211
33
Shropshire
Still having to log in to each section when I change from, say, forums to blogs and vice versa and it will not let me post a Blog comment to wish Red ATB....says I have to be logged in to post even though I am. If it's me being computer illiterate perhaps someone would kindly tell me where I'm going wrong as I'm sure Tony has enough on his plate....
 

scanker

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Aug 15, 2005
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The threads still have their anchors (the # and number at the end of the url when clicking on a new posts icon) but they no longer seem to work in the frameset. Is there anything that can be done about this?

PMs seem to be obscured on the RHS too.
 
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