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SklarQuoting Doug from another thread "essentially we needed to make some big changes [to the desktop site] to support how we built the app. The new desktop layout will have to go live soon, because right now we're supporting two [website infrastructures]."
Yep that's it. In order to make the app we had to make changes to the desktop. We didn't have a choice.
Theres a couple of tweaks to the desktop layout launching on Monday that the people in this thread might like.
All the while we've been arguing about how much we have completely destroyed Newschoolers, I've been taking notes on what people are actually trying to say and put the tweaks in the queue.
This is actually exactly the same conversation that happened the last time we updated the forums to be more modern. I almost guarantee that once we make a few small changes and a bit of time passes everyone will be perfectly happy. It's like the 5th time we've gone through this identical scenario since I started.
Those who are complaining, you could actually get more changes made if you didn't spend all your effort typing up the reasons we've destroyed the site. Just post about what you want changed and we can probably do it.
Slew of updates launched today for the beta site. Clear your cache and see if that alleviates any of your concerns.
As well, for those who come the first time "Condensed" view will be the default. Users who are used to the old setup will find this far more familiar with the new updates.
Yeah. Facebook style up vote and downvote. Also, maybe I can't figure it out but how in the freak am I suppose to give karma with this new-fangled thing. It should be made in a way even I could figure it out.
Can you let me know if that is fixed now? That was a bug.
a_pla5tic_bagWorded that poorly. What i meant was, if I'm on the desktop site, does the sidebar show people logged into the app or is there nobody on ever?
It shows everyone who is logged into newschoolers and currently active, regardless of device.
.frenchyugh and y'all fucked with the up/downvote sytem... come on
You'll get used to it.
ElMexicanoAlso, maybe I can't figure it out but how in the freak am I suppose to give karma with this new-fangled thing. It should be made in a way even I could figure it out.
You aren't able to do that anymore. We're re-tooling the Karma system over the summer and that method of Karma giving won't be available anymore.
I was getting 404s on the desktop for the last couple days, I honestly thought NS was down for good. Anyways, it doesn't say https in my location bar, you'd think it was still 2005 or something.
BatemanJUST REVERT IT TO HOW IT LOOKED IN 2012 AND NS IS LIKE, 20% FIXED.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND I HAVE NO DESIRE TO EVER COME BACK HERE
TÁ.
I'd like to know just how these updates have positively effected NS in regard to new member adoption on the mobile app (and similar statistics.) I know everyone hates change and that backlash is inevitable, but this is really bad. I sure hope there are plenty of incoming younger members to replace those who have been here for years and are slowly losing interest/desire with these updates.
.frenchyupvote/downvote thing was better in the top right corner
why do you fix shit that literally didnt need any fixing
eheathWe had to change a ton of things for the app, we are slowly fixing small things here and there, be patient please.
Also to expand a bit on what Evan said, in order to build the app we literally had to throw the entire front end of the site in the trash and start over. So .frenchy - when you say "why do you fix shit that literally didn't need any fixing" it isn't taking into account that nothing of the old interface was left after we made the update.
We temporarily had the two front-ends running side-by-side in the "beta" phase where we were working to make sure everything on the new setup worked, but we can't permanently maintain two websites. We don't have the resources to do so, and it doesn't make any sense.
There's an enormous amount of benefit which have come from the update we did, and everyone will adapt to it over a bit of time.
Today we removed the ability to go back to the old setup, because we need to move on and keep improving the new one.
Mr.BishopToday we removed the ability to go back to the old setup, because we need to move on and keep improving the new one.
I am disappoint.
Two things, for the love of God please add something to break up between posts in a thread. It's literally just a big page of white with a thin line. At least in the old one there was a little gradient which was nice. Unless that was just on the threads page...I think it was on both.The reason I wasn't using the app was because it looked so minimal.
Second, please make the message text box bigger. It's friggin tiny. Worthless for long posts and any text accompanying pics.
Two things, for the love of God please add something to break up between posts in a thread. It's literally just a big page of white with a thin line. At least in the old one there was a little gradient which was nice. Unless that was just on the threads page...I think it was on both.The reason I wasn't using the app was because it looked so minimal.
Second, please make the message text box bigger. It's friggin tiny. Worthless for long posts and any text accompanying pics.
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Look at how much space is wasted on my screen!!
Whoa - you have something seriously wrong going on there. Is that the app or the mobile site?
This is the bottom of the screen as I see it:
And I figured it out. Click "editor on". It works as intended like that. We should fix the view if the editor is off.
Mr.BishopWhoa - you have something seriously wrong going on there. Is that the app or the mobile site?
This is the bottom of the screen as I see it:
And I figured it out. Click "editor on". It works as intended like that. We should fix the view if the editor is off.
Here it is with "Editor off". Same issue. I'm on the app and I had the same problem on mobile. I'm on the current version of the app. Android, Galaxy S8+
JAHpowHere it is with "Editor off". Same issue. I'm on the app and I had the same problem on mobile. I'm on the current version of the app. Android, Galaxy S8+
And "Editor on"
That is definitely a bug. None of our android test devices see that...
I have another app recommendation. So right now I don't see anything to update a forum. Let's say I'm on NSG main page and I exit the app. The next time I go into the app the NSG page comes up but won't be updated and I'll have to go into the menu and click NSG again to reload it. Online, all I have to do is swipe down and the page automatically reloads. Can you guys add something like that? Does that make sense too?
JAHpowI have another app recommendation. So right now I don't see anything to update a forum. Let's say I'm on NSG main page and I exit the app. The next time I go into the app the NSG page comes up but won't be updated and I'll have to go into the menu and click NSG again to reload it. Online, all I have to do is swipe down and the page automatically reloads. Can you guys add something like that? Does that make sense too?
You can pull down to refresh, at least on iOS you can