[COMPLETE]Server Maintenance - 05-11-09

[wheelsup_cavu]

Originally Posted by model299

Read the first post again. That 'splains the new style. It'll be interesting to see what the place ends up looking like.

It does indeed seem to run faster and better!

Good job!

I hope the background color is one of the things voted on/worked on.
That sharp white background is tough on "my" eyes.


Wheelsup

[HoHun]

Hi Horse,

>The site should run a bit faster and be a bit more stable. Enjoy

Thanks a lot! I already found one important point where the new software does a much better job than the old one - in threads with very wide posts, no longer are all posts scaled to the width of the widest one! :-)

I also found one mis-feature of the old forum surviving in the new one, though. Maybe there is something you could do about it by changing some template files? I'm not familiar with the specific software, but if it works like the wiki software I know it might be a simple change ...

Here is the HTML the forum generates for a post with three attached images (manually formatted for easier readability):

  <legend>Attached Images</legend> 
  <div style="padding:3px"> 
    <img class="attach" src="http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/polls/89867d1240011169-p51-vs-p47-p-47_vs_p-51_speed_comparison.png" border="0" alt="" />
    &nbsp;
    <img class="attach" src="http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/polls/89868d1240011169-p51-vs-p47-p-47_vs_p-51_climb_comparison.png" border="0" alt="" />
    &nbsp;
    <img class="attach" src="http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/polls/89869d1240011186-p51-vs-p47-p-47_vs_p-51_turn_comparison.png" border="0" alt="" />
    &nbsp;
    </div>

(real life example from here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/pol...tml#post484230 (p51 vs p47) - post #186 in the referenced thread, in case the direct links still don't work reliably.)

If the   code would be replaced by a simple space, this would improve the readability a lot because the   code stands for a non-breakable space, so a browser properly will display the attachements all in a single row, making for very wide posts if there are multiple attachments.

(The Microsoft Internet explorer versions I have tried fail to properly observe the   code and stack the images vertically if necessary. Just in case you wonder why the posts look good for most people - MSIE's non-optimal HTML interpretation veils the forum's non-optimal HTML generation.)

If this sounds too technical or like it's not a realistic option of forum software, just tell me and I'll never mention it again - I'm aware of how hard it can be to please everyone in software administration :-)

In any case, the problem has already been greatly ameliorated by the better post width scaling mentioned above! In the past, the entire thread (... page) was affected, now it's just a single post :-)

Thanks again for the great job you're doing with this forum!

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

[GrauGeist]

Originally Posted by Amsel

Also it is soothing to the senses, more comfortable.

Man, I'm getting radiation burns on my face!



Hey, by the way...were we supposed to lose our flags?

[Marcel]

Yup, definately works better. Good job Horse.

One request: in the old format there were links at the bottom of the page to return to the higer level. These I found very convenient. Could they return?

[claidemore]

runs quite a bit faster!
Excellent changeup.

[Gnomey]

Would agree with Marcel and also GG, would be nice to see the flags back again.

There is already a thread somewhere on the forum of new banner ideas that was done a while ago, would perhaps suggest using one of those. Link:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/cor...ggy-15226.html (ww2aircraft.net siggy...?)

Otherwise it looks good and does run faster. Guess this blue will take some getting used having been used to the brown for what seems like forever.

[lesofprimus]

It too bright as it is right now.... Hurts the eyes....

[109ROAMING]

With Gnomey ,Marcel and GG I'd like to see the flags if possible?

also agree with Dan ,its abit hard on the eyes

Are the GB icon things gonna change to suit the backround ?

[Wayne Little]

Originally Posted by lesofprimus

It too bright as it is right now.... Hurts the eyes....

That's the sun shining out of your....forget it....

[NastyDrZORN]

Originally Posted by horseUSA

[COMPLETE]Server Maintenance - Forums Closed 05-11-09 @ 6:30pm EDT for 1-2hours

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Updated Forums Version, hence the new style. We will shortly open up a contest to design some site banners. More on that...
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You guys better be indeed, cus this looks shite, cold and and... well... ugly! The old website felt so... home! I though i was rederected to a hackers website with this no-style webbie look :P

Can i join the Contest also? And only banners or like the whole website (i'll go for option 2 :P)

[Thorlifter]

Originally Posted by NastyDrZORN

You guys better be indeed, cus this looks shite, cold and and... well... ugly!

Dude, lighten up! As you should be able to tell, he is working on it still.

[Doughboy]

This website is much faster.

[Njaco]

Well, I have toget used to it but one thing I noticed is those of us who used the old background for siggys and such, like the GB icons, have to work at changing them. -adapt, overcome!

I agree Marcel. I liked the links at the bottom.

I really don't mind as long as the outages are done with. Thanks Horse!!!

[Messy1]

Definitely faster! I am sure it is a work in progress. I appreciate all the effort horse. Thanks!

[NastyDrZORN]

Originally Posted by Thorlifter

Dude, lighten up! As you should be able to tell, he is working on it still.

Dude lighten up, it is now is it! Its cold and ugly... or is the thing the rest of the world calls "opinion" new to you? I asked a question and dont need captain obvious to come around, fly back plz! And dont flame me for nothing!

Can or can't i join the contest for the banners, or maybe the style of the complete website?