So, this Sunday forum outage.... [Archive] - Page 3

fletty

13th September 2012, 10:54 PM

OK now, so far I've stayed out of any comment because much of what has happened is way out of my depth BUT I now have my thumbnails opening, the search function works, Groggy taught me things about the forum I should always have known, the expanded pics look more sparkly (could it be the changed background colour?), I dont mind the new colours which some have described as pink but to me is beige (the new black) and I am a happy little fletty....
thankyou for all of the work you have done and continue to do for US, Uncle Neil and happy helpers you are salt of the earth!

fletty

Master Splinter

13th September 2012, 11:08 PM

Still no answer on that Word " Sandstorm ". Maybe nobody else know either?.

Sandstorm is the name of the forum theme (colours/font/layout). You can find more here - Complete VB - vBulletin skins. All vBulletin themes just $34.95! (http://www.completevb.com/premade.php?premades=0)

fletty

13th September 2012, 11:22 PM

..... AND I get slideshow views of the pics! It doesn't get better than this!

fletty

Humphrey9999

13th September 2012, 11:23 PM

I now have my thumbnails opening

Me too. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Big Shed

13th September 2012, 11:31 PM

Are um....i'm back to orange threads again, the nice blue has run away. Is it just me?

Like the tabs on the top of each page, good job!

Just to add, i just looked on my phone, last new post from then was 5.30, still blue.

Ewan, that happened as part of the change tonight which included the fix of the pics. It will be put right in good time, contrary to popular opinion the Admins are only human.

Ueee

13th September 2012, 11:51 PM

Thanks Fred, i guessed that. Really like the pic slideshow, well done, you superhuman admins!

pmcgee

14th September 2012, 05:56 AM

Pics are showing, Pics are showing, .... :)

"And there was much rejoicing." :woot: Thank you guys very much.

One thing I've had ... (XP SP3 & Chrome) ... is that the window hangs if I go to insert pics inline. Videos no problem.

I cheated it in the 'Table de Paris' thread by inserting a jpg URL using the video button, then changing the [ VIDEO ] [/ VIDEO] to

Haven't tried it in other browsers yet.

Thanks again,
Paul

munruben

14th September 2012, 08:22 AM

My pics are back too. Well done guys. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Scott

14th September 2012, 09:53 AM

Pic with slideshow, autosave, uncluttered layout, subtle changes here and there and a single column view.

NIRVANA!

Acco

14th September 2012, 10:00 AM

One of the things I have noticed since the some of the forums have been moved to the top toolbar, is that those forums cannot be accessed in the Mobile Skin or on ForumRunner unless there has been a new post made and you can then access the forum via that new post.

Pic of Forums available through ForumRunner

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And one of Mobile Skin

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Both of these were taken on my iPad, I usually use the full site on my iPad and ForumRunner on my iPhone.

One other thing I've noticed on my iPad is that the search box overlaps the Musical Instruments link on the top toolbar, haven't checked this on laptop yet.

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Big Shed

14th September 2012, 10:03 AM

DJ, search box overlapping has been logged and is being addressed.

Not rich enough to own an iPad, so can't check that, but I'm sure it will be looked at by the powers that be.

Acco

14th September 2012, 10:11 AM

No worries Fred, just thought I'd point it out, as I hadn't seen it mentioned and didn't know if powers to be knew :2tsup:

FenceFurniture

14th September 2012, 11:02 AM

Ok, so the forum has been slow this week, and a few things have disappeared for a while. Sometimes we've taken a step forward and then a step back (orange-blue-orange text). This is exactly the kind of thing that happens with major upgrades. Anyone who has written a spreadsheet of even medium complexity will know that it wil be finished "when it is finished".

We can see new and very useful features coming on every day:
:2tsup:Autosave
:2tsup:Extra tabs at the top which makes things faster
:2tsup::2tsup: The "Like" button - this is excellent
:2tsup:Slideshow (although I haven't seen/used that yet)

All the whining sounds like the kids from the back seat "Are we there yet?". :~

Consider the alternative: The forum could have been shut down for a week while all this was done. It would have taken longer than the current approach because the vast team of fault reporters would not have been available, so call it a two week shutdown. :C

So keep your powder dry until things have settled down, and you'll probably find that the forum has much more functionality than before, and quicker (logically) to use. And spare a thought for the implementation team - they've worked their butts off all week only to be rewarded with whinging from the impatient. Never forget that they are doing this for US and they are doing it for NOTHING, and we get the benefit for NOTHING. Pretty hard to find a better deal than that. :no:

For those who want the old forum back - this is the IT world man - it's never static. It's the information superhighway, not a gated cul-de-sac.:doh:

I haven't seen any of the adverts popping up that have been mentioned, but maybe that's because I use Adblock (a Firefox add-on). This feature alone makes using FF (eh?) worthwhile.

One thing that I haven't wrapped my head around is the difference between Activity Stream and New Posts. Near as I can tell they are the same dog with a different smell, except that AS takes up much more space per entry than NP. I'm sure I must be missing something there.:whatonearth:

Just saw another new difference - clicking "more" icons and that page is much more condensed than it was - good job too.

Suggestion: in Advanced Reply you could add another 24 (or well and truly more) of the most frequently used (by me) icons down the right hand side which would save having to open the "more" window (because that is quite a tedious process).

Big Shed

14th September 2012, 11:07 AM

I might just add here that I just received a notification of a new post in a subscribed thread for the above post, almost at the same time, so that appears to be working again.

Our ever industrious backroom people have been tweaking email settings and it appears that has done the job:2tsup:

FenceFurniture

14th September 2012, 11:08 AM

..... the Admins are only human.

Twas only yesterday that we were discussing monkeys. Is this the expurgated version of Darwin's Theory of evolution?

chrisb691

14th September 2012, 11:09 AM

Thumbnails are back, and the posts are now readable for older eyes. Getting there people, thanks to all admins. :)

Humphrey9999

14th September 2012, 11:12 AM

DJ, search box overlapping has been logged and is being addressed.

If it helps, this only happens to me when I zoom higher than 100%. At 100% there's no overlap. (XP SP3 / IE8)

Edit: My notifications seem to be arriving on time too, now.

ubeaut

14th September 2012, 11:51 AM

Overlapping will be fixed some time today. Was supposed to be being done last night but there was a lot more to do and then2:00am rolled around and we all fell asleep.

Chesand

14th September 2012, 02:12 PM

:DWe will excuse you this time but dont let it happen again.:D

pmcgee

14th September 2012, 06:29 PM

I wonder if this is going to be like it used to be with the garbo's at xmas time ...

We may need to leave out some grog sitting in/on our email boxes for the admins to collect as they come around ...

:drunk22:

RETIRED

14th September 2012, 07:03 PM

All bribesdonations gratefully received. :D

Chrism3

14th September 2012, 07:32 PM

I note that some members are now receiving notifications. I haven't received any since the morning of the 11th - is there anything I need to do to get back on the bike?

Dorno

14th September 2012, 07:41 PM

I am still having heaps of trouble trying to send PM's in anyone else ? I am also having trouble just posting at all.

Cheers Ian

Big Shed

14th September 2012, 08:07 PM

I am still having heaps of trouble trying to send PM's in anyone else ? I am also having trouble just posting at all.

Cheers Ian

Ian, a bit more specific info might be in order. Obviously you can post, other wise that post wouldn't be there.

If you like send me a PM or email and explain what you are having trouble with and I'll try to help.

steven

14th September 2012, 08:11 PM

I note that some members are now receiving notifications. I haven't received any since the morning of the 11th - is there anything I need to do to get back on the bike?

I'm having a look into this issue now.

Scott

14th September 2012, 08:58 PM

I'm having a look into this issue now.

Can I claim the opposite? Just received 54 emails at once! I feel loved.

rwbuild

14th September 2012, 09:11 PM

Good to see blue as the post color, now can we have a color other than orange for the log in please.

Overall, when all the bugs are ironed out, the site will be much better.

Patience is a virtue.....

RedShirtGuy

14th September 2012, 10:03 PM

Ditto on receiving the emails. I just had 13 (correctly) turn up since I last checked my mail a couple of hours ago. Last post to a subscribed thread was a day or two ago.

Keep up the good work oh powerful admins :2tsup: All this is reminding me why I got out of IT (by the skin of my teeth too I might add) :U

Jethrow

14th September 2012, 10:18 PM

Now I Cant Post replys
Wodwork forum does not respond to my replys

Merged by Bedford.

steven

14th September 2012, 10:28 PM

Can I claim the opposite? Just received 54 emails at once! I feel loved.

They appear to be sending again, thanks for the confirmation. There were quite a few emails queued up unfortunately.

crowie

14th September 2012, 10:44 PM

I'm still having some issues with screen freeze after writing the reply.....sorry

Groggy

14th September 2012, 10:45 PM

Dorno, would you mind posting which browser you are using, you are not using a mobile device are you?

Woodwould

14th September 2012, 11:51 PM

Overlapping will be fixed some time today. Was supposed to be being done last night but there was a lot more to do and then2:00am rolled around and we all fell asleep.
Teaspooning?

steven

14th September 2012, 11:59 PM

Teaspooning?

I guess?? :2tsup:

Sturdee

15th September 2012, 03:19 AM

Congratulations to all concerned in implementing the change. You guys were working under pressure and had stupid posts about minor inconsequential petty things, like colour & fonts, to worry about. A thankless task it was and well done.

I'm very happy with the changes and when you guys get to the end of the major works I would like to suggest 2 small improvements :

1. As in item 125 of Groggy's list I also would like the new posts & todays post result to be shown as " Icon re posting" - "Title of thread " - " Sub-forum it belongs to" - and then the details of the latest post if needed.

2. The ability to collapse the similar thread box at the bottom of the thread.

Both minor but good improvements and I'm patient enough to wait for this while more important parts are done.

Peter.

ubeaut

15th September 2012, 11:51 AM

OVERLAPPING SCREEN TABS:
Sorry about the overlapping tabs not being fixed last night but there was a much more pressing problem with the mail server putting us out of action. Hopefully the tabs problem will be fixed today some time.

For now an easy fix may be to use Firefox or instead of IE or if the eyesight is good Ctrl - (that's Ctrl and the minus key) will reduce the screen size and fix it.

ADS AND POPUPS:
If you see ads at the top of the screen you ere not logged in to the forums. There is only one ad block on the forums for for logged in members. It is a trial ad block found right down at the bottom of the page and when it is just text it is almost impossible to see. When it is a graphic ad (it switches between text & graphic) you can't miss it.

The ads on the Guest view of the forum and in the Archive are there to help pay to keep this site FREE (some people seem to have forgotten it's all free and run by unpaid volunteers) and are hopefully are annoying enough as to act as an incentive for guests to sign up and become contributing members.

Popups.... What popups? There are no popups installed on these forums (other than those in the tabs etc which have been here for ever including on the old forms). If anyone sees a popup ad on these forums it will most likely be coming from your own computer infected with a tracking virus or similar.

What's happening:
Steven and I are still hard at it trying to get all the fixes in place but having businesses to run and is slowing us down a little. Since last Sunday I have been working until 2 & 3 am in the back room every night updating the counters and trying to do stuff to cause the least disruption and Steven is endeavoring to do things whenever he gets a few spare minutes.

It is happening albeit slower than anticipated. Mostly because of the massive size of this beast we call Woodwork Forums. There are around 15 million items that need to be updated, The Search Engine update took a little over 32 hours, attachment thumbnail update run yesterday went for around 10 hours until it in conjunction with the mail serve made the forums fall over due to the load on the server.

I'm off to the factory for a late start and will be working there all weekend trying to catch up on many lost hours over the past weeks due to shows, forums, and other bloody annoying stuff like 30+ emails a day from disgruntled members demanding immediate responses as to why the forums are stuffed and how it is inconveniencing them and why they will never be back again, and how dare we.... etc etc, etc.

It's free people. Suck it up or leave. Bit harsh but some people just don't seem to get it.

Anyway as they said during another great conflict:

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Personally I prefer this one

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Cheers - Neil :U

BobL

15th September 2012, 11:58 AM

I don't remember if "similar threads" was in the previous forum version or not but I had to chuckle at seeing these as the suggested links from a thread on "Lathe bed wear".

Wear to buy (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/wear-buy-92806/)
Why do brides wear white? (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f17/why-do-brides-wear-white-66200/)
What do you wear in the workshop (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f54/what-do-you-wear-workshop-19351/)

What do you wear when you're woodworking? (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f54/what-do-you-wear-when-youre-woodworking-9632/)

Humphrey9999

15th September 2012, 11:59 AM

It's free people. Suck it up or leave. Bit harsh but some people just don't seem to get it.

Well said, Neil.
Most of us appreciate the enormous effort that you guys have put in, (and all for free). Well done.:2tsup: :2tsup: :2tsup:

ian

15th September 2012, 12:03 PM

Neil, Groggy, and the other mods

Change is almost always a shock, especially when it involves a well loved and much visited site

Seven days in and I mostly like the new version
I especially like the way pictures display in a pop-up window where you can scroll through all pictures attached to a post

THANK YOU for your perserverance

Scott

15th September 2012, 12:10 PM

It's free people. Suck it up or leave. Bit harsh but some people just don't seem to get it.

hehe, suckin' it up as we speak.

bj383ss

15th September 2012, 12:21 PM

What the 2 above me said. I think the mods are doing a great job and the new forum will be awesome once all finished.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Bret

FenceFurniture

15th September 2012, 12:46 PM

Neil, you could always suspend the worst whingers until you're done. It'll save us from having to read all the carp as well. :D

Edit: And I for one would be very happy to contribute some bucks each month towards the running of this amazing resource. Actually, I can't believe that it's free.

BobL

15th September 2012, 01:06 PM

Change is almost always a shock, especially when it involves a well loved and much visited site

I had about 6 months practice of using and getting quite comfortable with "the latest format" on a couple of other forums, but it was still a bit of a shock when WWF updated.

A couple more weeks/months and we won't remember much or anything about the previous version - I certainly don't remember anything about the version before the last one.

Thanks to all the mods for all their hard work
:2tsup:

Chesand

15th September 2012, 02:14 PM

The only constant in this world is change

SAISAY

15th September 2012, 02:29 PM

Actually, my poor old eyes find this colour much easier to read than the old one, it was only the first day when the screen popped up in glaring white that I got a bit of a shock.
I like the more logic way the forums are organised.
Also the panel on the right showing the latest posts are good, one doesn't have to scroll all the way down the pages to see whether there is anything new worth reading:2tsup:

All in all, well done by all of you.

Cheers
SAISAY

Groggy

15th September 2012, 02:39 PM

People don't like change, that is a fact. But there are certain realities in the IT world that have to be faced.

Running software is a little bit like being on a treadmill, stay in the middle and everything is good. Run too fast (update every time something new comes along) and you come a cropper. Run too slow (update only when the software wont work anymore) and you also come a cropper.

There are a number of things required to keep the forums in the 'sweet spot' of the treadmill, here are just a few:

Make sure the current version of the forum software is supported by vBulletin.
Make sure the add-ins are still supported by their vendors.
Make sure the vBullletin version and the add-ins still work with IE8,9,10,11, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc
Make sure the software provides the security required for the safety of the members and their details.
Make sure the software keeps up with the mainstream of video plugins, market sales options, PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX compatability.
Make sure the capability of the software is attractive and reflects current technology.
Make sure the software will still run on updated hardware and operating systems as it wears out (about every two years sees a server replaced where I am).

At some point of the race you drift to the back and need to plan when to jump to the next version. You plan that jump so you don't delay too long and slide off the end. You also plan it so you don't jump off the far end. You make an assessment and go for it, hoping that at worst you may have a little stumble but recover your rhythm quickly.

We made the jump and are recovering our rhythm.

FenceFurniture

15th September 2012, 04:28 PM

See? It's easy.

underfoot

15th September 2012, 05:32 PM

It's free people.
It's Free??.....who's the Nigerian bloke I've been paying then?

nrb

15th September 2012, 05:58 PM

All will be fine.
IS IT TIME TO CLOSE THIS THREAD??????

Scott

15th September 2012, 06:03 PM

All will be fine.
IS IT TIME TO CLOSE THIS THREAD??????

No!!!!!!

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/56431-sjt/albums/scott-s-grot/231324-sky-falling.jpg

fletty

15th September 2012, 06:23 PM

People don't like change, that is a fact. But there are certain realities in the IT world that have to be faced................

I'm still waiting for the passing 9 year old who programs my DVD recorder ..... I'll ask her ......?

steven

15th September 2012, 06:24 PM

I'm still waiting for the passing 9 year old who programs my DVD recorder ..... I'll ask her ......?

DVD's are so yesterday :doh:

fletty

15th September 2012, 06:27 PM

It's Free??.....who's the Nigerian bloke I've been paying then?

It's me underfoot .... Professor flettyngombo!

PS, I still have your 1 million Nigerian pound cheque

Ashore

15th September 2012, 08:05 PM

: And I for one would be very happy to contribute some bucks each month towards the running of this amazing resource.
Thank you for wanting to contribute , just pm me your bank details and I will arange an auto pay :cool:

Scott

15th September 2012, 08:11 PM

Edit: And I for one would be very happy to contribute some bucks each month towards the running of this amazing resource. Actually, I can't believe that it's free.

Yup, me too (and happy to contribute). Everyone can also make sure they can regularly buy U-Beaut's Products (http://www.ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm). I'm proud of the fact I do :)

Chesand

15th September 2012, 08:13 PM

Yup, me too (and happy to contribute). Everyone can also make sure they can regularly buy U-Beaut's Products (http://www.ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm). I'm proud of the fact I do :)

Ditto

Dorno

15th September 2012, 10:02 PM

Sorry for the delay Groggy but I had not been back as I was waiting for things to settlr down I am usine IE Explorer 9

9.0.8112.16421

I hope this helps
Ian

Groggy

15th September 2012, 10:29 PM

Sorry for the delay Groggy but I had not been back as I was waiting for things to settlr down I am usine IE Explorer 9

9.0.8112.16421

I hope this helps
IanDorno, I tried IE9 the other day (briefly). It seemed more sensitive to heavy server loads than Chrome or Firefox. IE seems to error more often than the others. I've also spoken to another member who had problems with IE, he was running in "compatability mode". When he exited that mode it actually became compatible with the forums and his problem went away!

As the load reduces on the server we are hoping these issues will gradually go away.

ian

15th September 2012, 11:53 PM

ian

15th September 2012, 11:59 PM

looks like the problem might be similar to Dorno's

jemijona

16th September 2012, 12:15 AM

pmcgee

16th September 2012, 12:38 AM

Hi Groggy

one problem I have is loosing my typing if I navigate away from the "post quick reply" box during a response
using win 7, 64 bit and IE 9.0.8112.16421

symptom is
I start typing a response, leave the "reply box" to check something or look something up, come back to the "box" and finish typing and click "Post Quick Reply"

IE 9 then hangs -- telling me the forums has stopped responding
I'm offered the option of "recover", but when I attempt same I loose what I've typed

As a short fix ... pressing <ctrl>-A <ctrl>-Ins will highlight and copy all your text ... that way if you have to start over, you can paste it back in with <shift>-Ins.
Alternatively compose a message in notepad, then copy and paste.

I was bitten on a long post in the very beginning ... a year or so ... and have done this ever since :rolleyes:

Paul

Groggy

16th September 2012, 12:43 AM

Ian, are you in a compatibility mode by any chance?

Groggy

16th September 2012, 12:47 AM

Ok. I give up. Saw a thread asking about whether this forum has changed, and someone pointed to this thread, which explains nothing on even the first page. So the question still remains AFAICS.

Or am I missing the obvious?

Thanks guys.jemijona, it would help if you state the question you want answered or point us back to the thread you are referring to.

The forum has been upgraded, there were messages posted and announcements made.

ian

16th September 2012, 01:45 AM

Ian, are you in a compatibility mode by any chance?I don't think so

or rather if I am, I can't see a message telling me I am.

Acco

16th September 2012, 07:02 AM

I don't think so

or rather if I am, I can't see a message telling me I am.

Check the address bar, there is symbol like the one circled below.

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ian

16th September 2012, 10:26 AM

Thanks DJ

I wasn't in compatibility mode

Now I am and a little yellow auto save message just popped up in the bottom right of the "box"

I'll turn compatibility off after I finish this

Hey I LIKE the ability to resize the reply box -- just found that :)

Groggy

16th September 2012, 10:46 AM

Ian, please let us know if it helps with your problem.

Anorak Bob

16th September 2012, 11:59 AM

Is anyone else getting this message when trying to post a reply?

BT

Graziano

16th September 2012, 12:01 PM

nup! works fine here, are the school kids in WA clogging the Interwub pipes again with youtube videos?.

Spooky

16th September 2012, 12:09 PM

Bob, some people have reported problems and been offered solution in the forums feedback area where this stuff is discussed.

pmcgee

16th September 2012, 04:18 PM

Spooky! A complete loop ... this could take a while to read thru ...

:D

Paul

PS - Good god in a crumpet ... when I wrote "spooky" I meant spooky, not Spooky ...

Then I posted and saw who had posted last ... doodoodoodoo doodoodoodoo ... I'm just gunna lie down ... under my bed.

:lbs::lbs:

Scott

16th September 2012, 04:41 PM

I was wondering if the link text in the main menu has been changed or is going to be changed? The link text is barely decipherable (example img attached - link is "Home page Wooden Gear Clocks(UK). Would it be better if the links would be underlined, would be more usable?

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Big Shed

16th September 2012, 04:44 PM

This is a known problem, listed on the known problems list, and will be addressed when time permits.

In the meantime I am bolding and underlining any links I put in a post, not a big job really.

Scott

16th September 2012, 04:45 PM

This is a known problem, listed on the known problems list, and will be addressed when time permits.

In the meantime I am bolding and underlining any links I put in a post, not a big job really.

Cheers, thanks Fred.

ian

17th September 2012, 12:40 AM

Ian, please let us know if it helps with your problem.
I've tried withaandwithout compatibility modeboth times get the problem
tried again after deleting all cookies, still have the issue
have performed a reboot as well

macmac

17th September 2012, 03:32 AM

What happen to this forum? Tapatalk doesn't work anymore in woodwork forum?

Groggy

18th September 2012, 02:40 PM

I've tried withaandwithout compatibility modeboth times get the problem
tried again after deleting all cookies, still have the issue
have performed a reboot as wellI'll pass it up the chain.

Acco

18th September 2012, 03:16 PM

I've tried withaandwithout compatibility modeboth times get the problem
tried again after deleting all cookies, still have the issue
have performed a reboot as well

I'll pass it up the chain.

Greg, same for me too, gone back to using Firefox as the latest version of Firefox seems to run better then the older one on my main laptop.

FenceFurniture

18th September 2012, 03:35 PM

Is it to be expected that the server is still labouring away, to the point of halting me typing in another tab (email)? All other tabs are refreshing at the normal speed.

Groggy

18th September 2012, 03:40 PM

I've passed it on gents.

Grumpy John

18th September 2012, 05:05 PM

.............................................................
I've also spoken to another member who had problems with IE, he was running in "compatability mode". When he exited that mode it actually became compatible with the forums and his problem went away!

As the load reduces on the server we are hoping these issues will gradually go away.

I think I'm the one Groggy is referring to. I was having trouble viewing attached photos using IE8. The photos wouldn't load properly, nor would the Next, Prevoius or Close buttons work. I tried Compatability Mode, clearing the cache, logging off anogging back on, three different types of refresh and nothing worked. I then went to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset to reset my browser to default settings. I was a bit worried that I'd lose everything, but it was relatively painless, just make sure you have all your user names and passwords handy as they'll be lost. Since resetting I've had no trouble viewing any pictures :2tsup:.

Scott

18th September 2012, 05:15 PM

Despite temptation, I'm not going to bucket IE except to say that wouldn't it make more sense if users with IE problems use another browser? Especially when things like this occur:

Microsoft urges computer users to install security tool (http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/microsoft--urges-computer-users-to-install-security-tool-20120918-263vv.html)

Both the following are free, are without the 'compatibility' mode, are faster (to load forum) and more secure:

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
G (https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/chrome/browser/)oogle Chrome (https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/chrome/browser/)

Just a thought. :think:

Groggy

18th September 2012, 05:35 PM

Admin has been unable to offer any solutions either (Firefox and Chrome users do not seem to suffer the same issues).

chrisb691

18th September 2012, 06:05 PM

Admin has been unable to offer any solutions either (Firefox and Chrome users do not seem to suffer the same issues).
I am running IE 9.0.8112.16421, and I do not have this issue.

Humphrey9999

18th September 2012, 07:55 PM

I think I'm the one Groggy is referring to. I was having trouble viewing attached photos using IE8. The photos wouldn't load properly, nor would the Next, Prevoius or Close buttons work. I tried Compatability Mode, clearing the cache, logging off anogging back on, three different types of refresh and nothing worked. I then went to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset to reset my browser to default settings. I was a bit worried that I'd lose everything, but it was relatively painless, just make sure you have all your user names and passwords handy as they'll be lost. Since resetting I've had no trouble viewing any pictures :2tsup:.

I'm having the same problem with the slideshow viewer. Thought it was just me.
Most times, the first picture loads successfully in the slideshow window, but 'Close' never works and I have to refresh the page to remove the slideshow popup.

I won't be resetting my browser to default settings, though, or other things will stop working. If resetting all advanced settings works, then logically there must be one or two settings in 'Advanced' that are wrong. Shouldn't need to change the lot.

Anyone have any clues as to which setting(s) might need changing for the slideshow viewer to work properly?

Running IE8.0.6001 under XP SP3.

Grumpy John

18th September 2012, 08:07 PM

I'm having the same problem with the slideshow viewer. Thought it was just me.
Most times, the first picture loads successfully in the slideshow window, but 'Close' never works and I have to refresh the page to remove the slideshow popup.

I won't be resetting my browser to default settings, though, or other things will stop working. If resetting all advanced settings works, then logically there must be one or two settings in 'Advanced' that are wrong. Shouldn't need to change the lot.

Anyone have any clues as to which setting(s) might need changing for the slideshow viewer to work properly?

Running IE8.0.6001 under XP SP3.

This is exactly what was happening to me, I was also having other issues with the previous version of VBulletin. I found that the resetting to default cured all the issues I was having. I'm thinking that maybe something got corrupted or that maybe the initial install was not done properly, whatever the reason for the problems the reset fixed the issues. I don't see why resetting the browser to default would cause things to stop working, but anything is possible I suppose.

Humphrey9999

18th September 2012, 08:31 PM

This is exactly what was happening to me, I was also having other issues with the previous version of VBulletin. I found that the resetting to default cured all the issues I was having. I'm thinking that maybe something got corrupted or that maybe the initial install was not done properly, whatever the reason for the problems the reset fixed the issues. I don't see why resetting the browser to default would cause things to stop working, but anything is possible I suppose.

I might try some experimenting with the settings, one at a time, and see if I can get the slideshow viewer working.

Strangely, if I press the browser's 'Stop' button when the second picture in the slideshow fails to load, then press 'Close' on the slideshow popup, nothing happens, but if I then press 'Next', the slideshow moves on to the next image without problems. Weird stuff.
It does exactly the same in 'Compatibility View'.

Scott

18th September 2012, 09:45 PM

FWIW, I'm using OSX 10.8.1, using Safari & Chrome and I think the forum is performing (loading etc) better than before the update.

ian

18th September 2012, 09:53 PM

I'll pass it up the chain.

I've passed it on gents.

Thanks Groggy

FenceFurniture

18th September 2012, 10:04 PM

So am I on my pat with the refresh speed thing? Just now it took over a minute (and again, all other tabs for email, news etc refresh at normal speed).

Firefox, Windows XP.

No problems with slide shows or anything else, and starting to really enjoy some of the extra functionality.

Sometimes if I cancel the refresh and restart it again manually it's quite quick. Maybe these are the times when the server is taking a breath or summint.

crowie

19th September 2012, 10:37 AM

All seems to be working mostly well for me except I'm still occassional experiencing website freeze while posting a "quick reply" even in "advanced mode"...
PLUS could I please ask for a tutorial on the easy & correct way to post attachments, thank you [I've managed to do it but it was a struggle]...
cheers, crowie

pmcgee

19th September 2012, 03:21 PM

I just wanted to say I was able to do an "Insert Image" just now .. so extra "Well done"s to the admins.

... they're probably having a Bex and a lie down right about now ...

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Re attachments ... for an unofficial answer ...

First you need to change to "Go Advanced" ...

I would go down the page to "Manage Attachments" ... but I see now that there is an Attachments icon right above the Message window.

OK - it is exactly the same thing. Cool. Save me scrolling down.

Bring up the Attachments 'Popup', and click on "Add Files" and then "Select Files" when the little window appears.

You can select multiple files in the same directory, unlike previously.
And if you want to add files from different directories, keep choosing "Select Files" until you are done.
Finally choose "Upload Files".

In that small window you can also switch back and forth from 'files from your Computer' to 'file from a web address (URL)'.

There is also the option of "Basic Uploader", but I'm not sure why you'd use it - and when you choose it you are then stuck on that option until you quit out and re-select "Manage Attachments" again.

If your file is already in your 'stash' on screen, then you can just drag it out again for the current message.

- - -
I mentioned before (above) about getting a particular order to the files you are attaching ... cos it doesn't work that way first off.

The first time I went through deleting ten files from the bottom box one at a time ... but I noticed today that when they've been uploaded and were all highlighted blue then deleting one file got rid of all of them.

If you then drag the files you want from 'the stash' to the lower box - in the order you want - they will stay that way.

Hope this helps,
Paul