Upgrade of Forum Software

[flash_uk]

(am also surprised people use the link for "new posts" rather than "unread posts", but perhaps that's just me)

It's one and the same thing for me!

[flash_uk]

Unintended consequence is that clicking on the logo now takes you to New Posts rather than the main forum page. A support request has been logged.

Definitely not a fan of this; I frequently use the logo to return to top to be able to see everything to navigate; having to retype the web address to return to top is horrible.

Hopefully Derek's support request will bring a fix. You can though click on "The Port Forum" hyperlink in the breadcrumbs line to get back to the top.

I've also just noticed that the logo doesn't even appear on the iPhone Safari browser, but does appear on the iPad.

[DRT]

Unintended consequence is that clicking on the logo now takes you to New Posts rather than the main forum page. A support request has been logged.

Definitely not a fan of this; I frequently use the logo to return to top to be able to see everything to navigate; having to retype the web address to return to top is horrible.

You don't have to do that. Immediately to the right of the new New Posts link is a link to the TPF home page

[DRT]

(am also surprised people use the link for "new posts" rather than "unread posts", but perhaps that's just me)

It's one and the same thing for me!

I think Phil is correct. During a session New Posts will continue to list posts you have read during that session whereas Unread Posts only lists those you have not yet visited.

I have changed the link to be Unread Posts.

[flash_uk]

(am also surprised people use the link for "new posts" rather than "unread posts", but perhaps that's just me)

It's one and the same thing for me!

I think Phil is correct. During a session New Posts will continue to list posts you have read during that session whereas Unread Posts only lists those you have not yet visited.

I have changed the link to be Unread Posts.

Good point, I had overlooked that nuance. I now like Unread Posts better.

[Andy Velebil]

How do I go back the blue color? Not a fan of the red.

[DRT]

In the top right of the screen you should see a drop-down attached to your usename. Select User Control Panel >> Board Preferences >> My board style and select "prosilver" from the drop-down list.

[jdaw1]

How do I go back the blue color? Not a fan of the red.

He has come from the Dark Side, and is blinded by the light.

[DRT]

How do I go back the blue color? Not a fan of the red.

He has come from the Dark Side, and is blinded by the light.

Either that or President Trump says that prosilver will make America great again.

[jdaw1]

(I’m failing to faff satisfactorily with the new theme. Service might be interrupted.)

[DRT]

(I’m failing to faff satisfactorily with the new theme. Service might be interrupted.)

You don't need to interrupt service to do what you are doing. Leave everyone on prosilver while you faff around with the new style. When you want to see what the new style looks like or test that it is working use the preview option on the right hand side of the screen on ACP >> Customise

[jdaw1]

The nested quotations persist in being wrong. Am aware. Am trying to fix.

[flash_uk]

The nested quotations persist in being wrong. Am aware. Am trying to fix.

Good work. Seems to be sorted.

[DRT]

Fixed indeed. Well done JDAW.

I have not spotted any other glaring errors or omissions in the style. Should we make it the default?

[jdaw1]

I have not spotted any other glaring errors or omissions in the style.

The icons.

Should we make it the default?

It already is.

[Glenn E.]

This latest upgrade seems to have mitigated a certain slowness that crept in after the previous upgrade. The forums are still not as fast as they were prior to the previous upgrade, but they're now back to being solidly within the "tolerable" range.

[jdaw1]

Some of our usages of the quote tag have been broken by phpbb version 3.2. I couldn’t get through the bug-reporting mechanism, so have posted on phpbb.com.

[DRT]

From that discussion it seems that it previously worked by mistake (or at least unwittingly) and the new style of auto linkages means that the loophole has been closed.

You would have more luck persuading the IVDP to allow bulk shipment of Port in Pipes than you will trying to persuade the admin team on that site to change how their software behaves. Their default position is you that you are wrong - and a bit stupid for bothering to ask for help.

[PhilW]

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I think our habit of modifying the attribute of quote="...", and the inclusion of links or other elements within that attribute, has been terminated.
I tried a few options to see if there were a simple search/replace on the old post text which might have been possible (grep/awk) to fool the display, but nothing works well without significant parsing being required.

Simple search/replace option:

I had been thinking, given my recent adventures on the subcontinent, that we would be using some form of local script (e.g., http://www.omniglot.com/writing/malayalam.htm)

feel free to explore and revert

I have explored, and am unable to get any Malayalam script to render using my software. This is being filed under ‘known bugs about which nothing will ever be done’.

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Here Chris Doty"]I had been thinking, given my recent adventures on the subcontinent, that we would be using some form of local script (e.g., http://www.omniglot.com/writing/malayalam.htm)

feel free to explore and revert

I have explored, and am unable to get any Malayalam script to render using my software. This is being filed under ‘known bugs about which nothing will ever be done’.

The original is probably clearer; though might also only work where the included link is at the start of the quote="..." field rather than part-way through; but at least the intention is still relatively easily discernible in the old posts, whereas the (simply) mangled form while notionally clearer initially, is less so when reading it.

More complex parsing option:

Here jdaw1

Here Chris Doty
I had been thinking, given my recent adventures on the subcontinent, that we would be using some form of local script (e.g., http://www.omniglot.com/writing/malayalam.htm)

feel free to explore and revert

I have explored, and am unable to get any Malayalam script to render using my software. This is being filed under ‘known bugs about which nothing will ever be done’.

Trying another option:

["Here jdaw1"]

["Here Chris Doty"]I had been thinking, given my recent adventures on the subcontinent, that we would be using some form of local script (e.g., http://www.omniglot.com/writing/malayalam.htm)

feel free to explore and revert

I have explored, and am unable to get any Malayalam script to render using my software. This is being filed under ‘known bugs about which nothing will ever be done’.

[DRT]

The forum has been upgraded to the latest version of the phpBB software.

Please report any issues in this thread.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Is there a reason we have the TPF logo showing three times in the top left corner of the screen? I can't imagine this is related to the software upgrade, but I don't recall having seen in triplicate before.

Or have I just had too much port?

[DRT]

This is what I see...

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What do you see?

[Old Bridge]

This is what I see...

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What do you see?

Is this for the inner circle only, because I cannot see that on my front page.

[DRT]

Is this for the inner circle only, because I cannot see that on my front page.

There is no inner circle that I am aware of

Please could you post a picture of what you see?

[Old Bridge]

this is what I see.

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This is what I see.

[Andy Velebil]

I get two different views, when not logged in and when logged in.

1- When not logged in all is normal

2- This is what I get when I log in. Noticed the extra phpBB logo. That is not there when I am logged out.

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[jdaw1]

Have you changed your default style away from TPF Red?

[DRT]

TPF screenshot.png

This is what I see.

I can only assume that this is the way that Google Chrome renders the banner at the top of the page. JDAW - any ideas?

Andy - you are using the default phpBB style, which we have not edited so that is how it is designed to look.

[Old Bridge]

"I can only assume that this is the way that Google Chrome renders the banner at the top of the page."

Very possible, because in Mozilla firefox I see the same as your screenshot, DRT.

[DaveRL]

This is what I see...

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What do you see?

My Chrome and Firefox are both the same as this.

[Old Bridge]

So , can I adjust my Chrome in any way, to see what I'm supposed to see?

[flash_uk]

This is what I see...

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What do you see?

I use Chrome and I see the same as DRT.

Old Bridge - in Chrome try clearing your cache and then restarting Chrome.

[Alex Bridgeman]

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This is what I see in MS Internet Explorer 11.0.96

[DRT]

I think Mike's suggestion about clearing the cache in your browser is a good place to start.

[Old Bridge]

I think Mike's suggestion about clearing the cache in your browser is a good place to start.

Done that, no change, except I had to try to remember all my old passwords.

[DRT]

Do you have any other browsers on your machine? If so could you please take a look at TPF in the other browser and let us know what you see?

[Old Bridge]

In MS IE and Mozilla firefox I see the same as you, but not in Google Chrome.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Now I'm logged in and have used both MSIE and Firefox and see this.

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[Old Bridge]

I have solved the conundrum.
I use a laptop and keep it ca. 4 feet away from my face. To read comfortably I zoom in to 175%. At 150% and lower zoom, I can see what everybody can see, but at 175% and above, the screen shows what is in my screenshot.
So because I like the comfort of my reclining chair and am too lazy to keep the laptop on my lap, my screen looks different.
Elementary, my dear..........

[DRT]

The software is device responsive and therefore looks slightly different depending on how you are using it. I noticed yesterday that when I view it in landscape mode on my iPhone it looks very similar to the view you posted from Chrome.

That's one problem solved. The triple icons still seem to be a mystery.

[DRT]

The forum software and database were upgraded to the latest versions this afternoon. Apologies for the extended period of down-time due to a few issues arising during the upgrade.

Everything seems to be working but please report any issues in this thread.

[jdaw1]

Thank you for doing that.

[DRT]

Last night I began preparations for a forthcoming upgrade of the forum software. I managed to delete some image data in error, almost all of which has now been restored from a backup. Unfortunately, the latest useable backup of that particular data set was from lunchtime on 21st October. This means that any attachments (images) added to the site since then might had disappeared. If you loaded any images to the site since 21st Oct please re-load them if possible.

Apologies, and thank you for any assistance you can provide in re-loading these images.

DRT

[DRT]

The Admin team have completed testing the new version of the forum software so the live site will be upgraded within the next few days.

Tapatalk users might lose access through that route for a while longer than via a browser as the Tapatalk upgrade can only be tested once the live site upgrade is complete.

If you visit here and can't get in, open a bottle of Port and find something else to do

[Glenn E.]

open a bottle of Port and find something else to do

I am confused, why would I need to find something else to do if I've opened a bottle of Port?

[DRT]

open a bottle of Port and find something else to do

I am confused, why would I need to find something else to do if I've opened a bottle of Port?

My bad. Do those things in the other order and all will be fine.

[DRT]

The forum will be offline for most of tomorrow (Saturday 6 Nov) from around 10:00 UK time. We will hopefully be back online later in the day but please bear with us if it takes a while longer.