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[GrandOldTeam]

Hi everyone,

Apologies for the scheduled 40 minute downtime today.

It was necessary to upgrade our core forum software.

This was a big'un with a lot of moving parts - so please use this thread to flag any probs.

In the immediate, your style choices (day vs night) will have likely changed. You can change this back in the footer link, or within your preferences;

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/account/preferences

Thanks to @mattw who helped massively by setting up a separate test site environment and being on hand to help prevent me breaking the whole thing.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Anybody else finding using the reply function now sends you back to the top of the page, rather than straight to the reply box?

No?

Are you on iOS/Safari? Only one I can't test.

 

[Jimishorts]

No?

Are you on iOS/Safari? Only one I can't test.

Yep, I think a few mentioned it recently, maybe after an update but it didn't seem to affect me. It's only started recently about the same time the reply boxes started looking weird/in code.



When you preview they go back to looking normal.




So this is how I see it when writing.




Then after pressing preview.



No big issue, just seemed to happen at the same time.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Yep, I think a few mentioned it recently, maybe after an update but it didn't seem to affect me. It's only started recently about the same time the reply boxes started looking weird/in code.

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When you preview they go back to looking normal.

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So this is how I see it when writing.

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Then after pressing preview.

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No big issue, just seemed to happen at the same time.

You need to click the [ ] symbol mate. You're in code mode.

 

[Jimishorts]

You need to click the [ ] symbol mate. You're in code mode.

That's why you have the expensive biscuits!

 

[GrandOldTeam]

That's why you have the expensive biscuits!

Just binned that button as never really a purpose for it on here.

 

[ClausThomsen]

Just binned that button as never really a purpose for it on here.

I sometimes used it for multi-reply rather than making numerous posts. The blue quote box sometimes messed up a bit so it was useful for tidying up before posting.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I sometimes used it for multi-reply rather than making numerous posts. The blue quote box sometimes messed up a bit so it was useful for tidying up before posting.

Ah. I'll put it back tomorrow mate.

 

[ClausThomsen]

Ah. I'll put it back tomorrow mate.

Only if it's not a pain in the arse. Not a big issue.

 

[Nymzee]

Goin' on ere

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Goin' on ere

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Playing around with a new style, had to do that for it. Might end up going back...

Just an example - ignore sample background images for now;





If can get it to a standard, will allow the option for upgraded accounts and then have a poll on whether to change or not.

 

[Nymzee]

Playing around with a new style, had to do that for it. Might end up going back...

Just an example - ignore sample background images for now;

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If can get it to a standard, will allow the option for upgraded accounts and then have a poll on whether to change or not.

Quite like that (minus background images, they hurt my eyes)

 

[Huyton Layne]

Mert, where's the search titles only box gone?


Waited a while in case it was a slow script load and clicked the empty space where it should be, in case it was physically there but not graphically but nada.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Oh @GrandOldTeam , probably should have tagged you in my post above.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Oh @GrandOldTeam , probably should have tagged you in my post above.

Weird. It's there for me

 

[Huyton Layne]

Weird. It's there for me

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I'm running Firefox on Android. I'll log in on Chrome