Forum Software Update

[Steve]

By now, you figured out things look a little different around here. The reason is because of the upgraded forum software. You may also see some changes in how things function. What they are, I can't tell you.

In the few days/weeks, I will be making some changes to the look as well as features of the forum. What you see on one day may not be there the next.

Your feedback though this process will be greatly appreciated.

Steve

[JDavis]

The look and feel of the forum is cool.

Great Job!

~ Jon

[McKBrew]

I agree. Like the layout.

[Steve]

Hopefully you were spending time with your family and didn't notice a little down time on the forum.

There is a database problem that cases an error when a certain module is activated and I attempted a clean install of the database and it fixed the problem. Then I had issues on getting the database uploaded. Finally figured that out after scratching my head for hours.

When I uploaded the database backup it returned.

More troubleshooting in the near future.

Steve

[Steve]

I am glad to report that the database issue has been resolved. A five minute fix that I spent hours trying to figure out. Hopefully no posts were lost in the process.

Steve

[nightfoam]

For the record, I'm not a huge fan of the "upgrades." Having to answer a random question every time I want to post is annoying. Also, posting pictures appears to be a lot more difficult. Instead of posting the pictures as I type the post, I have to type it all, then go back and insert the pictures to get them to be where I want them. I know it is little things but still,,,,

[Steve]

Thanks for letting me. Its not doing it for me, maybe because of Admin privileges. I'll check the settings to see what I can find.

[Steve]

I think I eliminated the requirement for human verification (at least for members who have posted three or more time). If somebody can test it for me and let me know if it works on your end.

Steve

[Steve]

Also, posting pictures appears to be a lot more difficult. Instead of posting the pictures as I type the post, I have to type it all, then go back and insert the pictures to get them to be where I want them. I know it is little things but still,,,,

I need some clarification on this issue. I have admin privileges so my results may be different.

For my post at Land Cruiser and a Winter Afternoon, I selected the icon which brought up a popup to post the url of the image. It inserted the image at the location of the curser.

I then typed the text. The post with an image worked for me.

Is this what you experienced? Or did something else occur?

[JDavis]

Adding a picture tmy wife took of two cows cooling their heels in the shade to test the functionality of adding a picture in line The editor does seem to behavior a little different. The way the text is wrapping seems to be different.

But was able to add an inline picture as the message was being typed. The picture graphic did throw me a bit though.