The password worked this time......

I have to scroll from side to side to read everything, is that because of the larger font? it's a pain but I can live with it. you da boss, Boss.

I hate to say it, but if the colors on the new forum stay as-is, then I won't be able to visit the site anymore. I'm prone to migraines, and there's something about the mix of colors that are immediately headache inducing. Not whining, not demanding that you change it, but just putting it out there. I'd be really bummed if I couldn't visit my favorite site anymore :(

The colors give me a bit of a headache too. They are a bit hard on the eyes. I know that not all message boards are created equal, but on another msg board I belong to, there are a couple choices of "color schemes." Is this an option?

I love the bookmarks feature. It makes it so I can bookmark my favoritet topics, or tutorials, or quilt ideas and go back whenever.

I posted this story just maybe 15 min ago under Links and Resources:
Subject: WI Camo Quilters/Food Hood victim...news story of their moving connection and CQers ongoing project
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/29206.page

When I click on recent topics, this doesn't show up---only when I go to the Links and Resources forum can I find it.

Is this common for this board to have someone post a new thread and not have it show up under recent topics? Or is this perhaps glitch with the change over?

I would really like as many people as possible to have an opportunity to view this story.

Thank you, administration or anyone who can answer my question.

I really like that the Private Message is highlighted when I have a new PM...I won't miss them now!!! :D :D :D

And I really like that beside each post is a green "new" so that I know there has been another comment made :D :D :D

I agree about the new colors being hard to deal with.

I was over there less than two minutes and couldn't wait to go away.

I don't know about the technical part - but the part I can see is close to perfect as is.

It's comfortable. Fairly user friendly. Easy to sign up on.

My screen is quite wide (DS bought me a new monitor), so I always decrease the width so it's faster to read and I can have two screens open at the same time, and can just click back and forth.
Mary Ellen

Have to agree with rivka and bearisgray - could not cope with reading posts in the new forum colours for more than a few minutes before eye pain and blurring made me leave.

Sounds like many of us have a problem with the colors. More neutral perhaps? Please!?

Does it happen on all pages or just on some of them?

Which colors are you referring to? The white post background or the light-pink page background?

I agree with the colors also...the pink is what I find bothers me and I also could wait to come back to the old version just so the background color didn't give me a headache. this is just my opinion and hope it doesn't bother anyone or affect theirs. Other than the colors I like the changes I saw.

Adm: Can you use the same colors that are on the present board? They seem to work for everyone.

For me, it's the combination of aqua and pink; it's too bright, and it's something about the combination of those colors that makes my eyes start to go haywire.

I have to concur with the suggestion by CRH -- it would be nice to just keep the colors on this current board. People are used to them, and they're not at all hard on the eyes.

I changed the background. So right now the colors on the new board are softer than on the old one. The old ones seem to work for everyone simply because everyone is used to them.

I can log in but still can't figure out how to change my password. I am a total zero when it comes to computers and need some help with this.

Actually, being used to something isn't necessarily the case. There are colors that are more inducive to the eye for reading .... and, since I have gotten older <g> writing on colored backgrounds, especially if the writing is colored ... not readable ...<g>
at any rate, there are some colors that actually make my stomach roll ... when I see them, it is as though they are moving and I start to get SEA SICK! ... honestly, seriously
my point: Not all colors are created equal ...

The colors on the new board are softer now, and they are still rather bright... I thought it was just MY eyes. I just adjusted the brightness on my monitor down to 60% and it made a big difference. The subtle background color is calm and the band at the top of the page does not stick out so brightly... maybe you could slightly change the contrast/brightness and get the same effect?

4 amma........that is great for you, but I don't know how to do that and there are bound to be others too... what is on here at the moment suits me fine !!!

Just had another look at the new colours and no, I can't look at it for long... about 2 minutes if that.

I changed the colors to make them "more blue" and "less green".

In any case, I'm more worried about the core functionality at this time. We can always deal with colors, but if I switch the board and it turns out that people can't post, or that attachments don't load, or PMs aren't delivered, etc. then it's a much bigger problem.

So please test the functionality a bit. Just make some posts and use the new board as you would normally use it. That database is going to be discarded anyway, so post away with any test messages. All content will be brought back in sync with the currently used database at the time of the switch.

Please let me know if you encounter any errors.

I added the bookmarks, so they can be used as before.

Also, "Read new messages since my last visit" is not going to be added to the new board. It's broken here (misses messages) so replicating it doesn't make sense.

Instead, the Recent Topics list will only show the topics that you haven't seen. And when a topic that you've seen gets a new post, then it re-appears there. So you can use the Recent Topics listing to catch up on all new topics and all updated topics.

You can also pick which sections to filter from the Recent Topics list. It's in My Profile (at the bottom). So you can exclude the sections that you don't want appearing there.

E-mail notifications are currently off. So you won't be receiving notices. That's not an error. It simply hasn't been implemented yet.

Also, anything you post on the new board (posts and PMs) is not going to be reflected on the old board.

I added the ability for users to delete posts in their PDA topics. Now you can clean up your PDA from time to time.

Please test it out.

I like/am comfortable with the colors on the "old" version - they appear to be blue, gray,and white to me.

I haven't been able to identify exactly what bothers me on the "new" version, but I would be quite happy if you kept everything to appear the same as this "outdated" version- and just fixed whatever is behind the scenes so it can accommodate the higher volume of users or whatever it is that you need to do.

I very much do appreciate your efforts to keep this going - - - so, like others, I don't want to sound like I'm complaining -

I just went back to look at it this morning (8:30 AM CST) and the colors don't bother me now. Maybe it was the pink.

I would like the background color to be more subtle on the listing pages.

I opened another Window, and was able to have both versions up at the same time.

I like it better this morning than I did last night.

Admin,
I think the font size is good, It has variation with the topic at 14 pt, the message smaller and signature even smaller.
as for the layout of the messages, I would suggest that the date of post be moved to the top line, and add back the title of post as it is now, then message and then signature. then a line for end of post. everything in a compact, contained area.

Seems to me there is plenty of space winthin the messags space that a reply button could be inserted there. I can't find a reply button at all.

Now that's the palette for the new layout as well: blue, gray and white.

Yes, I noticed that too. It's hard to read the topic titles. I'll make the background lighter.

Since there are no more "breaks" between the posts, the only way to place the post time at the top would be to insert it above the person's user id (on the left side) in the same area that lists user info. I don't think that would be good.

It's in the same location as on the old board. It just doesn't show if you aren't logged in.

Thanks Admin, that was the case, I hadn't logged in. I did so, and see the reply button.

I did not read through all the comments, Admin, but in case no one else has said this, I think the rules for the board should be at the beginning of the list. (I found the rules for 'Main' at the end of the last page.) Is there some way you can do this?

The sticky topics aren't showing up first. But that will be fixed once I update the new database again.

I think that is a good idea - although how many people actually read them? - at least if it's at the top of the list there is a CHANCE people might actually read them

I have had to refer to the rules :oops: - and it is good to have procedure for posting pics, so new people can learn, too. :wink:

I love the new look and especially like the fast loading. I am ready to make the change! When are you doing it? January 1? Good ideas. Keep up the good work!
:D

Clean them up as in....deleting older posts and keeping the number of pages down?

Thank you for calming the colors down Admin...MUCH easier on the eyes 8)

It's a way for you to have more control over your dedicated topic.

Love the new look of the board. Thanks.

Just tried the test -- love the faster method -- all pictures came through with no trouble. I have Windows XP and worked well.