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#92 22-06-2005 2:11pm
seamus

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OFDM wrote:

Merging the threads there gave me a fright when I clicked new reply link in the notification email - thought boards was falling apart for a second there.

Sorry!

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#93 22-06-2005 2:19pm
HelterSkelter

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Like the new layout, much better BUT...

My job has blocked all access to www.boards.ie/* and boards.ie/* so I have to access using a subdomain address, e.g. hello.boards.ie/*. The problem is the links to the threads on the front page now link to www.boards.ie/* as opposed to hello.boards.ie/*. Can this be changed back to the old way, i.e. whatever the person typed in the address bar?

Am I making sense?!!

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#94 22-06-2005 2:20pm
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kenmc wrote:

edit: who's still running 800x600 in this day and age????

who still asks such stupid questions in this day and age?

I should be able to browse with my browser window at any size I want.

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#95 22-06-2005 2:22pm
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I prefer the older one. It's easier on the eye and less convoluted. But I prefere these colours.

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#96 22-06-2005 2:23pm
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Regarding the drop down menus I noticed that a couple of weeks ago on the Computers forum. The menu was going behind the ad - it was only one ad not all of them (I think it was a Hosting365 one). It was tested in FF and IE - and a mate tried it too. Haven't noticed it since.

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#97 22-06-2005 2:24pm
nadir

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its great, I didnt like the old one at all.
This one is good I think, more becoming of site like boards.

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#98 22-06-2005 2:25pm
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i likes it bu jaysus give us a heads up in future

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#99 22-06-2005 2:26pm
Orion

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HelterSkelter wrote:

Like the new layout, much better BUT...

My job has blocked all access to www.boards.ie/* and boards.ie/* so I have to access using a subdomain address, e.g. hello.boards.ie/*. The problem is the links to the threads on the front page now link to www.boards.ie/* as opposed to hello.boards.ie/*. Can this be changed back to the old way, i.e. whatever the person typed in the address bar?

Am I making sense?!!

I'd imagine that's easy enough it fix. It's relative links versus hardcodes ones.

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#100 22-06-2005 2:26pm
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HelterSkelter wrote:

Like the new layout, much better BUT...

My job has blocked all access to www.boards.ie/* and boards.ie/* so I have to access using a subdomain address, e.g. hello.boards.ie/*. The problem is the links to the threads on the front page now link to www.boards.ie/* as opposed to hello.boards.ie/*. Can this be changed back to the old way, i.e. whatever the person typed in the address bar?

Am I making sense?!!

Why not use: http://82.195.136.36/

Edit: Same prob

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#101 22-06-2005 2:27pm
HelterSkelter

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Macros42 wrote:

Regarding the drop down menus I noticed that a couple of weeks ago on the Computers forum. The menu was going behind the ad - it was only one ad not all of them (I think it was a Hosting365 one). It was tested in FF and IE - and a mate tried it too. Haven't noticed it since.

It's still happening with the digiweb ad for me on Firefox.

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#102 22-06-2005 2:33pm
HelterSkelter

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Macros42 wrote:

I'd imagine that's easy enough it fix. It's relative links versus hardcodes ones.

It's fixed now, that was quick!! Fair play lads.

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#103 22-06-2005 2:38pm
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Only the boards.ie and Subbed drop down menus work.
All the rest do not offer dropdowns
Using:
OS: Solaris 10
Browser:Mozilla 1.7

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#104 22-06-2005 2:38pm
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Looks better with the tweaks

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#105 22-06-2005 2:45pm
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^^ This little dude on the left goes to a 404 (http://www.boards.ie/forums/)

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#106 22-06-2005 2:49pm
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Bit different! *Shrugs suppose will get used to it...*

It's a little too regimental for me, too sharp.
Chaos now that's the way forward....

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#107 22-06-2005 3:57pm
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waaaaaaayyyy too much threads on the homepage. The last version was perfectly fine... just looks a bit too 'busy'

It would look better i think if you got rid of the blogs at the bottom and halfed the number of threads displayed...

The last homepage looked a bit more 'professional' to be honest...

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#108 22-06-2005 3:58pm
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I never use the hompage anyway - my boards.ie start page is www.boards.ie/vbulletin/private.php

Plus Hobbes ickle FireFox plugin makes life easier still

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#109 22-06-2005 4:06pm
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If you cut the 'recent post' list from 30 to about 18, then the bottom of the page should level with the bottom of the search box....

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#110 22-06-2005 4:11pm
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Bring back the old - out with the new -

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#111 22-06-2005 4:33pm
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Exactly, ban all the newbies I say...

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#112 22-06-2005 4:34pm
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Not a big fan of it either.... prefer the old style!

Just my 2 cents!

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#113 22-06-2005 4:37pm
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Very nice I like it. Would be nice if you could see all the recent posts without scrolling though.

Lazy O so very Lazy

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#114 22-06-2005 4:40pm
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Just out of curiosity, if you're now using a vB3.0 stylesheet, does that mean we can apply styles to the front page like the rest of the site?

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#115 22-06-2005 4:46pm
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Different but i like. Will take a while to get used to.

Nukem

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#116 22-06-2005 4:50pm
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I thought it was fine before. Looked better, I think.

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#117 22-06-2005 5:33pm
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weemcd wrote:

i for one do not give a fúck about blog posts.

take them off the front page!

I agree with this why should there be so much space taken up with the ramblings of users alot of people for the most part don't give a flying toss about.

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#118 22-06-2005 6:05pm
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The front end is now sexier than Jesus.

Which is a good thing, I think we can all agree.

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#119 22-06-2005 7:24pm
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Cloud wrote:

Of course, it is still in flux but the new page will allow us to integrate better with our forum software, reusing buttons, etc.

Sorry but gotta say I'm not a huge fan of the new page...

The old one was nice and original, this one just looks like a standard vBulletin portal page which I'm not a huge fan of

I like the return of the old o_O icons but other than that I liked how the last look index page made it look like it was different to all the other vBulletin based sites...

I like the increased integration though, blogs, posts etc on the main page is good

Anyways I'm sure it's not 100% finished yet so keep up the good work

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#120 22-06-2005 8:02pm
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The only suggestion I have is to make every second post line/table a different shade of grey so as to differentiate each seperate thread as you look along the row from left to right - forum -> thread title. As opposed to the forum column being a different shade to the thread title column.

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#121 22-06-2005 9:52pm
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give me time to get used to it....

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