New AFF Website

[support]

So have you altered the number of posts per page or is my computer once again demonstrating it's ability to be different?
in my latest TR the first page has 20 posts.The second page starts at post 21 but there are now 42 posts and it is still on page 2.

You perhaps were on page 2 when you posted those two entries, resulting in the site adding them to the bottom of page 2 instead of reloading onto page 3. If you go back there now you will find those posts on page 3.

 

[RooFlyer]

Two comments RooFLyer - how the heck did you get all your TR links in your sig? I got the error message I had too many "somethings" and had to deselect some. This was set up on the old platform - what is your secret (not that the photos render well anymore...).

The new site allows longer signatures. I was experimenting - it looks a bit wnaker-ish so I think I'll shorten it again. New site also allows editing beyond 24 hrs.

Second comment - if the quoted message is really important and I dont remember/cant read it, then if you click on on that arrow it takes you to the darker version. Maybe thats an option. Mostly I've found as long as I know which post is being referred to I dont need to read the whole original post.

As in a different website? How does that work?

What I was referring to is when I or some-one may copy and paste text from another web site, rather than from an earlier post, for instance, this from the SMH:

Running a luxury lodge is not an easy business. An eye for detail is essential, as are deep pockets: Qualia cost $110 million to build. So the lodge's 10th anniversary this year is cause for celebration, and not just for the Oatley family that owns it. When Qualia launched in 2007, it kicked off a boom in Australia's luxury lodge industry. Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island opened in 2008, followed by Wolgan Valley in NSW's Blue Mountains in 2009 and Tasmania's Saffire Freycinet in 2010.

Only the well-heeled will ever get to experience these exclusive properties, where rates start at more than $1000 a night. However, their importance to the tourism industry as a whole should not be underestimated, says Tourism Australia chief executive John O'Sullivan.

"Our luxury lodges have really helped us reboot Australia [as a destination]," O'Sullivan says. "They have opened up a whole new channel for us as we have moved towards pitching ourselves as more of a high end and high yield destination.

"The lodges might be small and boutique in terms of capacity, but they are huge when it comes to destination talkability."

More than just indulgent retreats, Australia's luxury lodges are showcases for our unique landscapes, from the red deserts around Uluru to the rugged coast of Kangaroo Island. It is that which sets a lodge apart from a resort, according to Penny Rafferty, executive officer at Luxury Lodges of Australia.

 

[RooFlyer]

not that the photos render well anymore...)

I reckon pics post really well. I did some experimenting on the Image Test Thread (and previous posts to that) . I'm convinced that with W x H in px selected properly (easier on desktop than phone, I know) the display as full image is better than before and definitely better than what I used to do.

Edit: Oh, maybe you mean that old pics don't render well (because they have been transferred across as thumbnails). I agree; if sam004 has a spare week or so he may convert them to full size images

 

[drron]

You perhaps were on page 2 when you posted those two entries, resulting in the site adding them to the bottom of page 2 instead of reloading onto page 3. If you go back there now you will find those posts on page 3.

Yes you have fixed it.But there was a bit of a gap posting 41 then 42.

 

[Pushka]

The new site allows longer signatures. I was experimenting - it looks a bit wnaker-ish so I think I'll shorten it again. New site also allows editing beyond 24 hrs.

No - leave them! TR's are a great resource and it saves searching through all the TR's when you are trying to find a specific area and know that RF or the drron's have already been there and done that!

What I was referring to is when I or some-one may copy and paste text from another web site, rather than from an earlier post, for instance, this from the SMH:

Ah, OK.

I reckon pics post really well. I did some experimenting on the Image Test Thread (and previous posts to that) . I'm convinced that with W x H in px selected properly (easier on desktop than phone, I know) the display as full image is better than before and definitely better than what I used to do.

Yep - they post well now but the TR's published previously now dont render properly.

 

[support]

Perhaps they can settle this for us - is it not possible/not going to be changed, or is it under consideration or is it even on the list of likely changes?

If there was to be a change, it would be in the medium-term.

The project to migrate AFF is essentially complete. At this stage, it's time to let the dust settle.

It would be impossible to start making tweaks at this stage as we don't even have a test system running. When that is set up we can look towards testing various changes away from a live site. If things go smoothly, those changes could be rolled out, but as I said, medium-term.

New site also allows editing beyond 24 hrs.

It's not meant to, so thank you for pointing that out. I have now fixed that. One usergroup was set incorrectly.

RooFLyer - how the heck did you get all your TR links in your sig? I got the error message I had too many "somethings" and had to deselect some. This was set up on the old platform - what is your secret (not that the photos render well anymore...)

There is currently a larger limit for signatures, but I would have to agree with RooFlyer to some extent that it doesn't look as good having too big a block of text there. Ultimately, this is something that could be tweaked, so the more users that push the limits of what a signature is, the more likely we are to restrict what it can be. Right now, I think we are okay.

 

[support]

Yes you have fixed it.But there was a bit of a gap posting 41 then 42.

This post is currently 607 on page 30 for me, but as soon as I reload the page I will realise that I'm actually on page 31. Certainly, despite the page number I can see with my eyes, if I click the post number and have a look at the URL, it tells me the true location of my posts, page 31.

 

[QF WP]

Yes you have fixed it.But there was a bit of a gap posting 41 then 42.

@drron, no he didn't fix it, the system fixed it for you automatically. I have had the same issue in past days when looking at watched threads that I was behind on viewing. When I came across a post that I wanted to reply to straight away, I did and it showed up at the bottom of the same page after posting. However, when I got to the last page of the thread, the reply was correctly showing as the last post.

 

[JohnK]

After viewing a thread is there a button to view the last post rather than clicking on the last page and then scrolling to the bottom?

 

[support]

After viewing a thread is there a button to view the last post rather than clicking on the last page and then scrolling to the bottom?

While I don't personally know of a button when already in the thread, if you have done a search (or are looking at the forum/new posts list) then clicking on the time under the last poster will bring you directly to the last post.



On a Mac, when inside a thread, if you click on the last page you can use the key combo {Command + Down Arrow} to scroll to the very bottom in one go. Of course {Command + Up Arrow} does the reverse. There is presumably a similar keyboard command for Windows?

 

[RooFlyer]

New site also allows editing beyond 24 hrs.

It's not meant to, so thank you for pointing that out. I have now fixed that. One usergroup was set incorrectly.

Memo to self - just shut up sometimes

 

[JohnK]

While I don't personally know of a button when already in the thread, if you have done a search (or are looking at the forum/new posts list) then clicking on the time under the last poster will bring you directly to the last post.

Thanks. You've answered the question. Not inside a thread but a thread that has been read and later going back into the thread without new posts.

 

[rainbowgirl]

@drron, no he didn't fix it, the system fixed it for you automatically. I have had the same issue in past days when looking at watched threads that I was behind on viewing. When I came across a post that I wanted to reply to straight away, I did and it showed up at the bottom of the same page after posting. However, when I got to the last page of the thread, the reply was correctly showing as the last post.

Yes, I've had that effect as well. It actually confused me. I'd get to the post at the bottom which included my reply and then miss the fact that there were more posts on the next page of the thread. Now I know I wasn't just seeing things.

 

[drron]

Yep - they post well now but the TR's published previously now dont render properly.

Though the odd one or two of us have smart computers so the pictures on their TRs are unchanged-
Africa.Jungle and veldt by Caravan and Sedan chair.

 

[RooFlyer]

If there was to be a change, it would be in the medium-term.

The project to migrate AFF is essentially complete. At this stage, it's time to let the dust settle.

It would be impossible to start making tweaks at this stage as we don't even have a test system running. When that is set up we can look towards testing various changes away from a live site. If things go smoothly, those changes could be rolled out, but as I said, medium-term.

Fair enough, thanks.

 

[Pushka]

Though the odd one or two of us have smart computers so the pictures on their TRs are unchanged-
Africa.Jungle and veldt by Caravan and Sedan chair.

Mine enlarge when I click on the thumbnail on the iPad. Is that smart enough?

 

[drron]

Mine enlarge when I click on the thumbnail on the iPad. Is that smart enough?

Second best.

 

[Milboo]

The level of ads is getting ridiculous - definitely way more than previously.

And they're appearing in posts breaking up text.

There was also ads above and below the post and to the right.

 

[Pushka]

View attachment 106357 The level of ads is getting ridiculous - definitely way more than previously.

And they're appearing in posts breaking up text.

There was also ads above and below the post and to the right.

The only ads I’m seeing are in posts like yours. They aren’t a problem here.

 

[drron]

A word of praise.my photos are posting a lot easier-even before switching to the NBN.As well it automatically puts in a space between rows of pics or between pics and text.I like it.