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    #2792
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,916 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738506#Comment_117738506

    I agree with the posters suggestion, I think the top bar should be sticky (it is quite buggy at the moment and closes itself around 50% of the time I press my profile picture). Most mobile screens are big enough these days that a small persistent bar shouldn’t take up too much screen space.


    If you did decide to make it sticky I think with the “x” to close being removed it’s be a good spot for an icon for My Forums beside Followed Threads (when My Forums comes back)



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    #2793
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738469#Comment_117738469

    Thanks. That looks a bit better. I realise now that it is does show something if I switch to Promote. It opens on Everything by default and it's empty. So is Like.

    Screenshot_20210811_154210.jpg


    Huawei P30, Android 10, Chrome.



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    #2794
    Zymurgist
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Zymurgist


    none of the top menu items are working for me on the touch site. Clicking the star no longer brings up my followed threads, the little man doesn’t bring me to my profile, the envelope doesn’t bring me to my PMs, the bell doesn’t do anything either…



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    #2795
    Leg End Reject
    Registered Users Posts: 16,878 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738551#Comment_117738551

    A poster on Forum of Games has figured out that if you click 'All messages' at the bottom left of the error pop up you can see your PMs.

    https://forumofgames.com/index.php




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    #2796
    Leg End Reject
    Registered Users Posts: 16,878 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117738627#Comment_117738627

    All still working for me, it seems to be pot luck at this stage.

    https://forumofgames.com/index.php




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    #2797
    davetherave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭davetherave


    Messages open fine on mobile. On desktop it just seems to be the preview panel that gives the error, if you selected all messages to go through to <https://www.boards.ie/messages/inbox> it opens up fine.


    Edit:: Although saying that it does seem to be missing a good few. There's a gap between August 2020 and the 5th of July. I'd have definitely sent and gotten replies for Forum Game Games during then.



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    #2798
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,164 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    OMG the bold/unbold distinction has been unleashed!!

    Hallelujah!!!



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    #2799
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    Hi all, another update is just gone live there now - unread threads are now bolded and read threads are unbolded to help you differentiate between what you have or haven't read in a forum or on the homepage. I am told that credit is due to @fritzelly for posting info on this fix, so thank you fritzelly! 😍

    On a slightly related note, if you click on 'Mark All Viewed' on the menu on mobile, it takes this job very seriously and marks the whole site as read (and unbolded) so be careful with it.

    Screenshot_20210811-173602_Chrome.jpg


    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #2800
    Zymurgist
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Zymurgist


    image.gif


    this is an example of the behavior I am seeing with the top menu.



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    #2801
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,674 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    The bold/unbold distinction makes such a difference! Thank you



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    #2802
    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,143 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739150#Comment_117739150

    Likewise



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    #2803
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739139#Comment_117739139
    https://imgur.com/OJhA80Z


    Bold/unbold is back. Wooohoo!



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    #2804
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,448 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739139#Comment_117739139


    The recognition I've been looking for all my life 😉



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    #2805
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,101 ✭✭✭archfi


    I have to admit i wasn't too concerned about bold/unbold as I like the new label (on leftside not the current position) but my God it makes a huge difference for user experience.

    As for navbar on mobile, how about making it visible when not at top of page but only when you touch the screen - it takes up a lot of space being permanently visible esp. for those that have small screen devices, not me btw

    The issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.

    The Entryism process: 1) Demand access; 2) Demand accommodation; 3) Demand a seat at the table; 4) Demand to run the table; 5) Demand to run the institution; 6) Run the institution to produce more activists and policy until they run it into the ground.



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    #2806
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,164 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    The bold/unbold has absolutely transformed use of the site - thank you, finally!!!

    But..... how can it have taken, what, 4 weeks?

    And.... how come it seems to be down to a random poster posting a fix, for it to be implemented???

    (those two might possibly be related?!)


    Now, my last wish would be to have it applied to the "My Threads" tab on the home page, so I don't have to go through that stupid avatar/mybookmarks dance every time, and I will finally be happy!!



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    #2807
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,448 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Now, my last wish would be to have it applied to the "My Threads" tab on the home page, so I don't have to go through that stupid avatar/mybookmarks dance every time, and I will finally be happy!!


    Unfortunately there is no identifiable marker on that page to know what is read or unread - it's something that needs to be done with the core code and well we know how long that takes to get done



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    #2808
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,164 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739422#Comment_117739422

    OK, I don't really understand that, but thanks for the explanation anyway!

    I'm happy that the mobile/touch site is 100% more usable now with the bold/unbold applied - and if that's my only gripe about the desktop site, well, I can live with that!!



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    #2809
    VonLuck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭VonLuck


    I just randomly posted a question about the bold/unbold this morning and it's been fixed within a few hours. I am willing to take all credit for this happening 😂



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    #2810
    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,606 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739410#Comment_117739410

    FYI, I have a script package that (among other things) un-bolds read threads on the homepage: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202721/boardsie-enhancement-suite

    Boardsie Enhancement Suite - a browser extension to make using Boards on desktop a better experience (includes full-width display, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more). Now available through your browser's extension store.

    Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/boardsie-enhancement-suite/

    Chrome/Edge/Opera: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/boardsie-enhancement-suit/bbgnmnfagihoohjkofdnofcfmkpdmmce



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    #2811
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,164 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739556#Comment_117739556

    I have been banging on about it since the very start, so you'll have to share the credit 🤣



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    #2812
    Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 148 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hey @HeidiHeidi - its not that fixes like this take weeks... it's all of the other things (of which there are many) that we have to do that gets in the way. Today was the first chance we got to look at non critical issues for a while... so its very refreshing for everyone involved I think to be pushing community facing updates. More to follow :)

    We are also more than happy to take any other css fixes that you guys have which we can implement... (we might not be able to do all). @28064212 we will check it out thanks.

    @Zymurgist will check out that behaviour. I have seen something similar but its hard for me to replicate. Will look into it more...



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    #2813
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,448 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739637#Comment_117739637


    Nope - no one is stealing my thunder



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    #2814
    Azatadine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Azatadine


    This update jas been a great one 😃



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    #2815
    retro:electro
    Registered Users Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    The mobile site is still a disaster for me to use. Apart from bold/unbold don’t see any notable differences whatsoever since the site went live a month ago. It’s still a chronic pain in the hole to use. These updates are meaningless to me when I can’t see any actual improvement on the user end. I don’t see why people are cacking their pants with happiness that something they requested a month ago is finally implemented. A lot more should have been done by this stage. It’s seriously lagging.



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    #2816
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users Posts: 11,035 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739265#Comment_117739265

    I pressed the button immediately after the preceding post, and I'm glad I did it too! Sorted out all that '+3.5k new posts' shite.

    ...

    Seperately, was just thinking it interesting, the many ways people used to use boards... 'I go through categories/ my forums/ my threads/ new threads/ most thanked' etc., 'I use standard/ dark/ custom theme', and 'only mobile/ desktop/ app' etc. etc.

    [for me, I have 'My bookmarks' bookmarked on my android browser, and just click on that as a subsitute for the old 'my threads'. I have no idea how to find 'new threads'... 'Recent discussions' appears to be a dead link.]

    Just goes to show the versatility and flexibility of the old Boards. The challenge then is to recreate that, and while the migration has undoubtedly been a disaster, I'm glad to see improvements are finally being made.

    Still a long way to go though. I just hope Boards leadership is fully committed to keeping at it until the old Boards is recreated as closely as it possibly can be on 'vanilla'. There are certain functionalities, features and quirks we simply cannot do without, and which give Boards its character.

    e.g. I'd hate to see 'thanks' stay as 'likes', and to not have the 'thankers' displayed (yes, even on mobile) and lets please remove the Facebook and Twitter links. Absolutely no one is going to be tweeting or facebooking stuff from Boards.



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    #2817
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,817 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739150#Comment_117739150

    I’m having the same problem.



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    #2818
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users Posts: 11,035 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739661#Comment_117739661

    Good job 👏

    And fair play to Boards for taking that and implementing it, it does make a big difference.



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    #2819
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,712 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The top bar pop up menu on mobile has gone from only working when in a thread to not working at all now. Press that star and nothing happens 🙄



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    #2820
    Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 148 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Odhran
    Boards.ie Employee


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117740077#Comment_117740077

    Can replicate this now. Seems to be all functions. Will look at a fix first thing...



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    #2821
    polydactyl
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭polydactyl


    Oh my god I’d been off it for ages and now I can’t work it at all. However can anyone direct me to a post on how to use search on the mobile/touch version? The results can be a too result from 2008 and no button to change it to most recent….on ios



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