Steven P. Administrators Posted July 28, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28, 2015 I hate to imagine the amount of effort that goes on behind the scenes to making it all work. I pee'd myself a little bit and sat in a corner crying two days ago. I have a question Why is everything now a "question"? Not every thread is necessarily asking a question. It's an update of the best answers thing from IPB3.. I looked into it and I couldn't find an option to have a forum with threads and questions. I guess I will need to have a look at our forums and make some adjustments in the coming days. FiB3R and MikeChipshop 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted July 28, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2015 WOW...This site looks great.....It's a lot of hard work and still will be, but...this looks awesome.... Steven P. and Stoffel 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have a question Why is everything now a "question"? Not every thread is necessarily asking a question. Agreed. Plus the OP at the top of every thread and the "explore questions" section are quite superfluous if the thread is a discussion and not a question Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted July 28, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted July 28, 2015 Great job with the forum update people! Looks great and is running smoothly Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Agreed. Plus the OP at the top of every thread and the "explore questions" section are quite superfluous if the thread is a discussion and not a question We don't have dedicated sections for Windows "topics" and Windows "questions" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Is mini spy and the toggle for the side bar stuff gonna be coming back? Also the ability to favorite sub forums? Is this the correct place to ask those questions? Anyways! The forum looks good. I like the new theme besides those few missing features I'm used to. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Did someone mention the Darkside Theme? Hell, while we're at it, can we get the Pro them back too? And please what's with the padding on new line of text? (looks like I've 'Double tapped' the enter key) (I'm assuming the minispy, spy, and 'go to last post' options are coming soon, so far, I'm liking the new layout) also the obligatory +Anarkii and remixedcat 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) https://www.neowin.net/news/goldensignals-displayshare There are HUGE commenting problems on these old articles! Edited July 29, 2015 by Ian S. epple and alex_d2w 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Another thing I've noticed just now is that font do not show when italicized. Probably the same for bold and underlined. Edit: Nope, bold and underlined appear just fine but but not italics. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Can't hide the sidebar anymore when logged in? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kachan64 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Like the new upgrade! maybe should add an option to make forum full width or front page width The notification is broken on the front page! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not very use to the UI so far, but I'm happy to see the forums are finally back in action. And I hope you guys consider making a Darkside option on the forums. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Like the new upgrade! maybe should add an option to make forum full width or front page width I agree with this actually. The width of the banner on the main site (which is at a fixed size, it seems) compared to the banner width on the forums (which is full width on my 1440p screen) is pretty inconsistent, IMO. On the bright side, Microsoft Edge has no issues with quoting and replying now, which is great. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Elі Subscriber² Posted July 29, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted July 29, 2015 The board is looking great, I love the new look, I'm sure the bugs will be worked out soon, good work Neowin. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There are a few issues with things like the subscription page going nowhere, no mini-spy, an anonymous front page log-in, and, perhaps most importantly the difference between a question thread and a Topic thread. Also, italics don't work for me either. Old quotes are also showing up wierd. Topic Thread vs. Question Thread Question threads keep the OP pinned to the top Question threads have voting answer Question threads have a "Sort by rating" (default) and "Sort by date" toggle... If you're wondering why you see more recent posts first, that's why Topic forums have a chat bubble icon on neowin.net/forums while Question forums have a question mark You can mark Question threads as "solved" while topic threads can't be The list of question threads in each form has a circle to display a check mark when it's marked "solved" Both have star ratings at the top In a question forum or subforum, you cannot jump to the last page of the thread, whereas on the topic forums you can You cannot view the number of views on a question forum or subforum Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Spoilers seem to be broken too. Also I can't browse the forums hidden when logged in anymore. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted July 29, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Samsung Galaxy S4, Android 5.0.1 cannot reply using internet app. When I hit the reply/answer button it sends me directly to attachment option. Edit2: seems work now. On a side note the site seems slow. Also are we getting favorites back? That made it very easy for me to navigate. Edit, I can edit though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Now I can't go to a certain page of a topic (e.g. the last page) when browsing the list of topics like I could before. I have to open the first page of the topic, scroll down to the bottom then go to the last page from there. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwizard88 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Where's the search button? (rhetorical) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDT Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My content doesn't work, i don't know if you're aware or if it's just on my part. I get "That page doesn't exist" and some error code... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 wow stuff is HUGE here lol. Dashel 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebass Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Looking good guys, nice job. I am pretty sure you will be able to stabilize and fix the bugs soon enough, it's a pretty big update. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596942918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 What is slightly annoying about all those question forums is you cannot see the time of last reply. Personally, I'm not a fan of the question mode. TSP and epple 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596943170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieakers Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Congratulations on the upgrade completing successfully! Is there any way to tone-down the Fisher-price theme? Every post takes up a huge amount of screen real estate making following conversations a lot harder than it used to be. Using latest stable of Google Chrome at full-screen on a 1080 monitor. Aergan, epple and alex_d2w 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596943220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Congratulations on the upgrade completing successfully! Is there any way to tone-down the Fisher-price theme? Every post takes up a huge amount of screen real estate making following conversations a lot harder than it used to be. Using latest stable of Google Chrome at full-screen on a 1080 monitor. You could try turning off signatures. There is a little X by someone else's signature, click that and click turn off all signatures. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1265994-ipb4-upgrade-announcement/page/4/#findComment-596943228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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