- April 15, 2007
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I have more problems with the new forum than I have ever had with any other Forum SW:
1. In most thread lists (Fora, Subfora, Search Results) there is no link which I can activate for the first item in the list. Sometimes there is a link for the first item, but it coincides only with the (invisible) underline under the title. Links to the 2nd and subsequent items appear as expected, covering the entire text of the title.
2. The first thing I want to do in the forum is check out the new posts in my "watched threads" (previously "subscriptions"). This was always only one click away ("User CP") in the old SW. Sometimes the "watched threads" link isn't available in the new forum, and I have to go via "Alerts".
3. There is no obvious way to get to the "Watched Threads" without new posts. This was always only 2 clicks away in the old SW ("User CP" + "List subscriptions"). To edit this post, I had to search for posts with my user name as the author, then click on the link for the corresponding forum (because there was no link on the first item on the list), then scroll down to my post and edit it.
4. When I do get to a watched thread with unread posts, the button "Go to first unread" on the selected thread is unlinked / doesn't work.
5. The "bread crumb" links don't work.
6. The backspace key and/or browser "back" button don't work as expected.
7. Beyond a certain screen width, the titles are misaligned (see attachment).
8. When posting a new thread, "no prefix" with an down arrow suggesting a dropdown list appears before the title, but the dropdown list doesn't work.
9. The page buttons at the top of threads also don't work.
I am using Firefox 10.0.1 running under Windows 7, but had similar problems with the WebOS browser under webOS 2.2.4.
The only improvement I see is that it is easier to add a subscription without e-mail notification.
PLEASE, PLEASE give us back the old Forum SW!!!
P.S. The new Forum SW seems intended to encourage "Conversations" (formerly PMs) as these are now much more prominent and easily accessible than subscriptions. However, this defeats the purpose of a forum, which is to publish and distribute information to a broader audience.
P.P.S. The migration also trashed my avatar and my system spec. grrrrr!
P.P.P.S. This is so frustrating that I won't be participating in the forum until there is some improvement. Since it is such a pain to check messages here, I would appreciate getting a PM or an e-mail from an administrator when that occurs.
1. In most thread lists (Fora, Subfora, Search Results) there is no link which I can activate for the first item in the list. Sometimes there is a link for the first item, but it coincides only with the (invisible) underline under the title. Links to the 2nd and subsequent items appear as expected, covering the entire text of the title.
2. The first thing I want to do in the forum is check out the new posts in my "watched threads" (previously "subscriptions"). This was always only one click away ("User CP") in the old SW. Sometimes the "watched threads" link isn't available in the new forum, and I have to go via "Alerts".
3. There is no obvious way to get to the "Watched Threads" without new posts. This was always only 2 clicks away in the old SW ("User CP" + "List subscriptions"). To edit this post, I had to search for posts with my user name as the author, then click on the link for the corresponding forum (because there was no link on the first item on the list), then scroll down to my post and edit it.
4. When I do get to a watched thread with unread posts, the button "Go to first unread" on the selected thread is unlinked / doesn't work.
5. The "bread crumb" links don't work.
6. The backspace key and/or browser "back" button don't work as expected.
7. Beyond a certain screen width, the titles are misaligned (see attachment).
8. When posting a new thread, "no prefix" with an down arrow suggesting a dropdown list appears before the title, but the dropdown list doesn't work.
9. The page buttons at the top of threads also don't work.
I am using Firefox 10.0.1 running under Windows 7, but had similar problems with the WebOS browser under webOS 2.2.4.
The only improvement I see is that it is easier to add a subscription without e-mail notification.
PLEASE, PLEASE give us back the old Forum SW!!!
P.S. The new Forum SW seems intended to encourage "Conversations" (formerly PMs) as these are now much more prominent and easily accessible than subscriptions. However, this defeats the purpose of a forum, which is to publish and distribute information to a broader audience.
P.P.S. The migration also trashed my avatar and my system spec. grrrrr!
P.P.P.S. This is so frustrating that I won't be participating in the forum until there is some improvement. Since it is such a pain to check messages here, I would appreciate getting a PM or an e-mail from an administrator when that occurs.