Kudos on the new look.
I like it. Keep up the good work!
well done guys...I'm sure Lunican has been working overtime on this!
Nice design. Welcome to 2015 :)
Is there a way to add, under "Latest Discussion" in the right hand nag bar, the username and time of post? This info used to be available. That is the quickest way to follow discussions during a work day. Otherwise, what is the best way to follow discussions?
If you hover on the link you'll see the info. I agree I prefer seeing that for all the recent threads at once, but if it's gone I will adjust.
Looks nice! :) 8)
Like the new look
I agree. Well done
Really like the new look.
Great work to all those involved.
Love the color scheme, fonts, anchored menu bar, etc.
Couple of observations:
1) I'm not sure if it's just my browser (Firefox), but the top section with the four feature stories automatically advances to the older stories almost immediately after the site launches for me.
2) Count me among those who rely on this great site & forum to follow what's going on in Jacksonville throughout the day. The most useful feature by far has always been the ability to quickly check in during the day and have the new posts highlighted along with the author and time of the last reply. If I've got a spare second at work, I can load up the site and instantly get a quick, glanceable view of what I've missed in the last two or three hours. Hovering doesn't offer those same visual queues and only provides meaningful information if the user remembers what the lost post he/she read was, when the last post was made, or who made it.
P.S. Love how that new search bar animates!
Very nice. I do wish the 'Latest Discussion' topics were pulled apart more, so they don't all run together. Love everything else.
I agree, the new changes look great! On my home computer and phone it works well!
Love everything, but as others have said I do miss the "Latest Discussions" feature not being front and center / having highlights or timestamps. It helped me keep up with what was going on. Now I can't tell if discussions have new comments without going into the "forum" section.
IE9 is a total fail on the home page at the moment. Its an old browser but still a corp standard on Windows 7 desktops.
Firefox Mobile is great until I tap the home page link in the forum display. It tries to take me to a private IP address hosting "mobile test"
Chrome Mobile displays everything good so far.
Opera Mobile stacks the graphics and topics, but there is no menu present.
I will go through my suite of browsers and see how it flies.
This isnt to criticize the authors, just evaluating how the site plays.
Quote from: spuwho on December 15, 2014, 12:45:21 PM
IE9 is a total fail
Ya but that's more on Microsoft than MJ ;D
Looking good all! The only thing I would suggest would be not have the floating MJ toolbar up top when reading articles. Huge waste of space, but that just might be me. Otherwise, looks very web 2.0 :)
Great comments. Keep them coming. We had to roll this out a little earlier than originally planned so there will be additional tweaks made.
The forum posts aren't all fitting on my screen. I have to scroll to the right or left a little. I have a 21" monitor using firefox.
The links do not work on the mobile site on my iPhone.
Having same issue with the forum comments. They used to fit same screen size as articles. Now they are larger and require scrolling.
^ What is your screen resolution?
1280 X 1040
Any particular reason why so low? We can't support every outlier.
Quote from: jaxjags on December 15, 2014, 02:59:36 PM
Having same issue with the forum comments. They used to fit same screen size as articles. Now they are larger and require scrolling.
Same problem here.
Running 1600 x 900 (Limits of monitor)
Quote from: jcjohnpaint on December 15, 2014, 11:02:56 AM
Very nice. I do wish the 'Latest Discussion' topics were pulled apart more, so they don't all run together. Love everything else.
Agree with this comment. The list of threads all runs together. Perhaps including the date and who made last comment as others have stated would also make the list read easier too
Quote from: Bridges on December 15, 2014, 03:44:13 PM
Quote from: jaxjags on December 15, 2014, 02:59:36 PM
Having same issue with the forum comments. They used to fit same screen size as articles. Now they are larger and require scrolling.
Same problem here.
Running 1600 x 900 (Limits of monitor)
The forum width is 1230px wide. You shouldn't have to scroll horizontally.
Quote from: Lunican on December 15, 2014, 03:38:56 PM
Any particular reason why so low? We can't support every outlier.
I'm on a pretty modern system, and all I'm getting is a couple of letters of the header and a picture of Clay Yarborough...
(http://i.imgur.com/eDzKjUE.jpg)
It will take me some time to get used to the new layout of stories and discussions but a vast improvement over the old look. Great Job.
looks good, but i find the light blue text on a white background is tough to read (latest discussion topics)... maybe it's just my old eyes.
Mark me down as another user with formatting trouble. Even if I shrink down the text size I'm forced to scroll over to view the full comments, which in turn blocks me from seeing the user name of the person commenting.
Quote from: Lunican on December 15, 2014, 03:53:17 PM
Quote from: Bridges on December 15, 2014, 03:44:13 PM
Quote from: jaxjags on December 15, 2014, 02:59:36 PM
Having same issue with the forum comments. They used to fit same screen size as articles. Now they are larger and require scrolling.
Same problem here.
Running 1600 x 900 (Limits of monitor)
The forum width is 1230px wide. You shouldn't have to scroll horizontally.
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4cc34b3127ccef78a7e60c84900000030O08Bbs2bRo2cA9vPhI/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00008644337020141215212839318.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
I like the new look a lot. All my complaints are minor; I also experience the formatting issue with left scrolling. It's a minor annoyance and I imagine it's fixable. Also like others I miss seeing who posted what in the "latest discussion" section, it enables one to skip threads where the new comments are coming from... certain names, and thereby preserve one's sanity. Also I've had trouble locating the "Search" feature on the main page.
Overall, though a wonderful, much needed improvement.
Quote from: JeffreyS on December 15, 2014, 02:47:29 PM
The links do not work on the mobile site on my iPhone.
Any thoughts on this??
Thanks for the update .
Jeff, try it now. http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php?wap2
Thanks Lunican, it works on my iPhone now.
Racing stripes on the ambulance do not make it faster.
When do you guys plan on more than lipstick for the backend?
Quote from: mtraininjax on December 15, 2014, 11:37:32 PM
Racing stripes on the ambulance do not make it faster.
When do you guys plan on more than lipstick for the backend?
Please be more specific.
Mtrain, what do you mean? The backend performance is actually really good. Sometimes the ads can slow the page from rendering... or if you have dialup that's going to be slow. Seems like we have a few people with computers from the 90's.
I like it.
Well done. It looks beautiful in Chrome; my Samsung phone seems to have a few scaling width issues. No big deal.
Wow - it looks stunning. Navigation improved also, kinda opens up the site and shows off more content than before. Kudos.
I like that the top menu drops down while scrolling, that's helpful. Minimalism design also doesn't have an over-bearing impression upon the page fully loading. Easy to navigate. Colors easy on the eyes. Well done.
Is there an option to change the font size? I need a magnifying glass to read the posts on my IPad.
I see that on some pages the header includes the search feature, but others appear not to. Otherwise, the format makes older content much easier to find.
Now for the $64k question...
Do I still have to do a handstand while wiggling my left foot on the second solstice moon of the mayan calendar to be able to embed a video clip? Or has that been fixed?
Also Dan, for what it's worth I've encountered the off-page scrolling issue too and my resolution is 3840x2160.
I think it's got to be a site issue.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk137/chriswufgator/Screenshot-1.png)
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on December 20, 2014, 08:33:56 AM
Now for the $64k question...
Do I still have to do a handstand while wiggling my left foot on the second solstice moon of the mayan calendar to be able to embed a video clip? Or has that been fixed?
At this point, what you largely have is a new look and arrangement for an existing product. There are still more changes on the way.
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on December 20, 2014, 08:33:56 AM
Now for the $64k question...
Do I still have to do a handstand while wiggling my left foot on the second solstice moon of the mayan calendar to be able to embed a video clip? Or has that been fixed?
Whatever you did before to post videos you still have to do. The forum software is the same.
If you have to scroll horizontally (the screenshot posted doesn't show a horizontal scrollbar) it may be because you are zoomed in on the page with your browser.
I found an issue when clicking on an article and then clicking on the "join the conversation" link when in private mode, in firefox.
For example, the latest link to "more cars downtown" points to:
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=4c3672a13b1b34009ba69de28923f438&/topic,23516.0.html
when it should point to:
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,23516.0.html
To replicate this:
*Open a new private window in firefox (ctrl shift P)
*Click on any article.
*Scroll down and click "join the conversation" and you'll see the link is bad.
*Go back to the homepage and repeat, the link is good.
I know this is pretty specific, but it's how I browse at work :)