I am not able to attach files in this forum apparently, I thought it was because I am a free member and well, fair enough i suppose. But I have seen other free members post pictures so not that. Is it my post count and whats the requirement?
You can't use STWs photo upload feature* but as far as I know you can still post the old way with a bit of HTML linking to your image.
(*this saves you having to upload your photo elsewhere like postimage.org)
4 and 20?
Use an image hosting site, then copy and paste the image link on your post.
Ha ha 🙂 , thanks, i'll give it a go
A few thoughts on User interface now its all up and ruinning...
There are losts of buttons on the screen, and even on PC when you hover over them they don't tell you what they do, so it's kind of a "guess and find out".
The symbology of the forum controls isn't obvious (for instance the "go to last post" icon at teh top of the thread looks a bti like a shortcut icon from Windows 95, but on the mane page is a double arrow, but neither clearly indicate "hit me to go to the last post". )
Quoting previous posts is loads iasier with the new quoting function, so thats good, but is doesn't present in the text editor box as it displays once posted, and there doesnt appear to be a "preview" button anymore, which I used to really value as I'm terrible at proof-reading my own stuff until its nicely formatted. Or if there is one, see previous comment about symbology!
EDIT: Seen teh preview button now, bottom left hand corner of the reply box. Maybe better nearer the "sadd reply" icon with similar appearance? Maybe inverted colours so it is subserviient to the "add reply" button? Actually, there are a lot of controls at the bottomg of the "post reply" editor - woudl be nice to tidy it up and reduce screen space. Maybe
Revisions Save Draft Preview Post Reply
across the bottom of the text editor?
Sometimes I seem to get to a list of the forums, and sometimes to the consolodated list of threads from all forums (which is my preferred view). One is the "overview", one you get to by pressing the "forum" icon at the top of the page. I can never remember which is which normally, so have the time end up lookgin at the wrong page, wonderign why I cannto see all the threads from aross bike and chat.
Thanks all, and as a subscriber using either Chrome on Windows 11 or Andriod mobile, it generally all seems to work now. The only issue is that I never seemed to have many of the more fundamental issues that others seemed to suffer! Maybe I have a bit of "Drac's iPad" syndrome...
I'm in The New Forum thread in the Bike Forum.
Must clean my glasses.
Go back to one of the indexes then.
A few thoughts on User interface now its all up and ruinning...
Up and jogging, perhaps. 😁
From what Mark's said previously, I wouldn't be losing too much sleep over layout at this point. It sounds like they're investigating alternative themes. This one is clearly suboptimal but it's better than having the site down.
Oooh new themes? I vote for a "pre 2008 coffee and cream" style please!
but on the mane page is a double arrow
The developers took great pride in that.
What you did there. I see it.
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Had two emails at 22:18 about replies to my thread. Upon visiting the thread, the posts aren't shown. If I click on the down arrow on the right at the top of the thread, the list of replies includes said replies and I can click on them to pop up the full text. Just not showing up at the bottom of the main thread view.
Ooh the gif thing works.
I've been using the forum on a laptop and I must say it's a vastly better experience than on my mobile. The formatting on my mobile is the biggest issue and the screen on my phone is one of the biggest ones. If the phone experience could be made better it would improve things massively for people I suspect.
I've been using the forum on a laptop and I must say it's a vastly better experience than on my mobile.
What phone/OS/browser are you using? I don't find it any different between laptop and phone.
What phone/OS/browser are you using? I don't find it any different between laptop and phone.
Same here - basically everything ticks along well enough, and in a similar fashion on laptop (Win11 with Firefox or Chrome), phone (Android with Chrome) and tablet (Android with Chrome or Brave).
I see a few functionality glitches, and a couple of seconds lag, but other than that it's all fine for me.
EDIT: About 2s lag to load a page, about 8s lag to post a reply.
but on the mane page is a double arrow
The developers took great pride in that.
Just re-read my lengthy post containing that typo, and apparently a shed-load of others... Sorry, that is what comes from typing lengthy replies on your phone and there being no spell checker in this reply box!
Well I'm blaming the tech, not my fat fingers or capacity to read my own posts....
Edit :Wrong place.
What phone/OS/browser are you using?
iPhone/Safari
its the formatting that does my head in.
And below is what my screen looks like after adding the above screenshot, virtually unusable for any further editing and the media box can’t be clicked out of it would seem..
EDIT - Wow! That is all completely messed up and not how I intended it to look. But it was impossible to tell without hitting add reply first.
The formatting is terrible in all the browsers I use. So bad that it's almost impossible to post. Please fix.
The formatting is terrible in all the browsers I use. So bad that it's almost impossible to post. Please fix.
Can you share screenshots to show what issues you're seeing?
No, it won't let me.
It's the fact that the "You are not allowed to attach files on this forum.." message overlies the reply box, making it hard to use on a computer, and almost impossible on a phone in portrait.
Free members can’t host to the site, you will need to use a third party host.
No, it won't let me.
It's the fact that the "You are not allowed to attach files on this forum.." message overlies the reply box, making it hard to use on a computer, and almost impossible on a phone in portrait.
Can you upload them to imgur (or any other photo sharing site) and then post links to them?
just went looking for an old post, so went to the 'profile' icon top right. oh, its not there any more..... ahhhhh there it is over on the left. no problem, must have changed the layout.
however, when i click it the dropdown goes too far to the left to read. not really a problem, i guessed it in the end, but thought its worth mentioning.
Probably missing something obvious but is there a way of managing thread/forum subscriptions from a control panel?
Looks like the posing delay is back sadly. 🙁 At least 2 replies on the motor cross fork oil that only show in the 3 dots thread overview.
Also… I edited my post in that thread, and the edits don’t show up when you view it.
… and now my post isn’t showing up here either.
Very slow posting here too. It's always been a bit slow for but recently it's way up
Weird how it affects people differently. I've had my share of long posting delays and other issues before. At the moment though for me, everything is pretty snappy. I've posted on a couple of threads this morning and they've appeared within a second or two. It's been like that bar the odd very brief delay for a few weeks. I'll time this one from hitting "add reply" and report back.
Edit: 7 seconds. Longer than some recently, but pretty acceptable tbh.
Weird how it affects people differently. I've had my share of long posting delays and other issues before. At the moment though for me, everything is pretty snappy.
Yeah, me too, but I did have a couple of my posts on the Bikepacking Equipment thread go into limbo last night so that's still happening occasionally. I doubt that's a format/theme issue and likely needs to be fixed before any more cosmetic changes.
Posting has been spot on for me for a while now, but edits to post can take a long time to show (although they usually seem to appear once there's a reply).
Here’s a weird one… if I view the thread that’s attached to Benji’s “10 things” XTR story, nearly all the posts are showing as being posted by him (even when it’s clearly someone asking him a question). Odd.
[Mod] it's been reported.
Members discount area seems to be not working - enter email for verification code, email comes with code, enter code, code not valid
A question …
Someone posts… you like that post… they then edit it to include something you wouldn’t want to be associated with… how do you “unlike” it and get your name removed?
Ta.
Just click the thumb icon again.A question …
Someone posts… you like that post… they then edit it to include something you wouldn’t want to be associated with… how do you “unlike” it and get your name removed?
Ta.
Just click the thumb icon again.
Doesn't appear to do anything, maybe reactions are irrevocable?
I'm wrong, a second click does remove the like. Only trouble is the forum responds so slowly that you end up wondering did you press that once or twice?
That worked. Ta. Just needed more care and patience!
iPhone 15 running os whateva 16.4
Some anomalies seem device specific.
I react to my post
Might need fixed - I’m told that all users should be able to see clearly . RollieEyeMofos
I’m confused. What are you expecting to see?
Welcome back.
There’s a thumbs up icon. It could be free members don’t get that option but I’m not sure.
This is me on my free account - there's no thumbs-up visible on this so it must just be for paid members - which seems very odd!
I think there would be more reactions too if it was anonymous like it was before.
I wonder if that's just default behaviour? It would seem odd to me also for it to be a conscious decision to exclude the Like button for free members. Doubly so if you can't even see the output.
24 seconds for the forum to load from the front page, internet speed test for my computer says download 135.9 mbps. No issues on any other website. Forum seems exceptionally slow.
