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[rando]

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What worked?

 

Obviously not the concerted effort I had been putting forth inside the box. 

 

Which is to say simply backspacing into it did work.  Yes, I feel as dumb right now as I am appreciative to mansr for reeducating me on how to use a comment box.  

[Daudio]

1 hour ago, rando said:

Which is to say simply backspacing into it did work.

 

Interesting. That didn't work for me, on any of many attempts 

Perhaps the difference is the "Quote box" I couldn't delete was from the "Quote This" pop-up function (on selected post text), not the Editor tool button.

 

Do you know that you can abandon an aborted post attempt by 'Back'ing out of the page ?

 

[rando]

I thought it odd as well given the number of times I'd tried it before.

[Bob Stern]

On 5/8/2017 at 9:11 PM, Sal1950 said:

Shame you lost that nicely formatted Q&A input page for Profile-Audio System. I've restored mine from a cut & paste here that I've used elsewhere.

 

Although you may have restored it, your audio system still isn’t displayed, either on your public profile page or appended to your posts!

 

I hope Chris can restore this feature because a person's equipment sometimes is useful context in a discussion.

[Jud]

11 hours ago, Bob Stern said:

 

I hope Chris can restore this feature because a person's equipment sometimes is useful context in a discussion.

 

If you can make it concise enough to fit, putting it in your sig makes that very convenient.

[mansr]

It would be great if the "mark site read" action only marked as read things posted at the time the page was loaded. As it works now, it is easy to miss posts made just before the button is clicked.

[The Computer Audiophile]

In case anyone is interested in seeing how far the new site has come compared to the old site, I thought I'd post a screenshot. Perhaps you like the old one, but when I look at the old one I think YUK.

 

Also, I was told by a couple that they like the new site quite a bit, despite their initial pushback, and that they'd forgotten what the old site even looked like. Well, here it is, before I decommission it for good :~)

 

 

[Daudio]

2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I thought I'd post a screenshot. Perhaps you like the old one, but when I look at the old one I think YUK.

 

I notice how much more information is presented to the busy audiophile !

And I remember how much more was there behind that screen, like system description info just discussed above...

 

And, in terms of the 'look'; I know a fair number of things about graphic design, and the most important of those is that I am NOT a graphic designer (through I do have a fair 'eye'), and neither are you. It takes a lot more learning, practice and talent, to be proficient at that job, then either of us has. Not even close. Perhaps you could enlist a CA member with the right 'chops' to help ?

 

I think the old design was pretty damn good ! I recall thinking long ago, that it was quite a nice design for a professed 'geek.  The color palette was pleasing, and helped separate and highlight key interface elements. The script 'logo' looked very good, and added a nice welcoming contrast to the usual techy font selections - perhaps a merger of the digital and the analog ?

 

Sure, I had my problems with the old CA, as with the new, but not so much with the styling, nope. Hands down better then this new... thing...  IMNSHO anyway.

 

 

Too much good, old, stuff is disappearing from the Web (epa.gov), and for why ?

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

43 minutes ago, Daudio said:

Perhaps you could enlist a CA member with the right 'chops' to help ?

 

I can't argue with your opinion about the new v. old site, but I can tell you the facts. I have a graphic designer, who attended the most prestigious art school in Minnesota, on retainer. Not cheap, but it's his area of expertise, not mine.

[wwaldmanfan]

One thing that bothers me about the new site is the elimination of the three-second rule (5 min, actually) for editing a post. I often make typos, or don't word something as well as I would have liked, and now, it's etched in stone on the internet forever as soon as I click Submit. Yes, I can still edit postings, but now everyone sees that I made a boo-boo.

[The Computer Audiophile]

54 minutes ago, wwaldmanfan said:

One thing that bothers me about the new site is the elimination of the three-second rule (5 min, actually) for editing a post. I often make typos, or don't word something as well as I would have liked, and now, it's etched in stone on the internet forever as soon as I click Submit. Yes, I can still edit postings, but now everyone sees that I made a boo-boo.

 

Are you talking about the message that "user X has edited this post?"

[bunno77]

It would be nice if you didn't have to scroll to the top of the page to see your notifications

[wwaldmanfan]

35 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

Are you talking about the message that "user X has edited this post?"

 

Si, señor.

[Daudio]

1 hour ago, wwaldmanfan said:

but now everyone sees that I made a boo-boo

 

Ah, come on, we're all human, be a mensch, just get used to it 

 

Have a little fun with what you write in the "Reason for Edit"...

It could be seen as a commitment to the quality of your postings...

Or you could spin a conspiratorial mystery to your changes...

I see it all over the place here, doesn't even register anymore...

Nothing to be averse to, that I can see ?

 

And, I recall that it was there in previous versions of CA too, but it was smaller, fainter, and less obvious as now.  I think the time one has to go back and Edit, is a little longer now, as I haven't had any issues there. (!)

 

[Bob Stern]

9 hours ago, Jud said:

If you can make it concise enough to fit, putting [your audio system] in your sig makes that very convenient.

 

There are sigs?  I don’t see your sig or anyone else's.

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, Bob Stern said:

 

There are sigs?  I don’t see your sig or anyone else's.

 

Sigs are disabled on the mobile version.

[The Computer Audiophile]

25 minutes ago, wwaldmanfan said:

 

Si, señor.

 

I just enabled "silent editing" let's see how it goes.

[Kal Rubinson]

2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

I can't argue with your opinion about the new v. old site, but I can tell you the facts. I have a graphic designer, who attended the most prestigious art school in Minnesota, on retainer. Not cheap, but it's his area of expertise, not mine.

Graphic design is not exactly the same thing as efficient, useful design and, without making any specific reference to your designer, there are all too many awful products (software and hardware) designed by professionals. 

 

I like the information density of the old UI because it minimizes scrolling and clicking.  Also, my aging eyes like the harder contrast of the old text and graphics.  Yeah, I have learned to manage with the new one but I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Just now, Kal Rubinson said:

Graphic design is not exactly the same thing as efficient, useful design and, without making any specific reference to your designer, there are all too many awful products (software and hardware) designed by professionals. 

 

I like the information density of the old UI because it minimizes scrolling and clicking.  Also, my aging eyes like the harder contrast of the old text and graphics.  Yeah, I have learned to manage with the new one but I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

 

Have you tried the Blue theme (option below)?

[Kal Rubinson]

3 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

Have you tried the Blue theme (option below)?

Just did.  Marginal effect.

[Bob Stern]

2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Sigs are disabled on the mobile version.

 

I don’t see sigs on the desktop either.  (Safari, Firefox & Chrome browsers on Mac.)

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Bob Stern said:

 

I don’t see sigs on the desktop either.  (Safari, Firefox & Chrome browsers on Mac.)

 

What if you widen your web browser window?

[Bob Stern]

32 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

What if you widen your web browser window?

 

No difference.  

I've attached a screenshot of what my browser displays.

Can you post a screenshot of what the Sig is supposed to look like?

[Kevin M.]

I like the new site. Like the look. I mostly come here to read the great information. It remains my favorite site. You do a great job of reviewing products and interacting with the users. I love that too. This site is unique in that respect. Keep up the great work.

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Bob Stern said:

 

No difference.  

I've attached a screenshot of what my browser displays.

Can you post a screenshot of what the Sig is supposed to look like?

 

Interesting. You have a sig :~)