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I haven't come across that, I have to admit, but quite possibly! The software name is XenForo 2 if you want to google for instructions on how to do things.P.S.: Messages order can be reversed in user's preferences aren't they?
..... but how does everyone else feel about them?
I tought about suggesting to order messages oldest first in user's preferences but it seem this option is gone with the new forum software. I guess most prefer most recent first (as I do)...Victoria - You'll probably find that everyone else likes it, but I hate the text pop-up that occurs when you hover the mouse over a thread title. I generally read the new messages in order, bottom to top. If I hesitate just a second too long in moving from one thread to the next, the pop-up obscures the next thread, causing me to have to move the mouse to the side and wait for the pop-up to go away so that I can see the next thread. Better way?
That wasn't possible in the previous software either, as far as I can see, because there's a post on the Xenforo forum saying it would require custom development. Perhaps you're thinking of another forum? Or software from years ago perhaps. Anyway, the post link goes to the first unread post and there's a Jump to New button at the top to skip right down to the latest too.I tought about suggesting to order messages oldest first in user's preferences but it seem this option is gone with the new forum software. I guess most prefer most recent first (as I do)...
I'm not a big fan either. There is a way to disable them (for my reference, Options > Threads, Discussions & Private Messages > Enable discussion preview) - but how does everyone else feel about them?
It wouldn't help, even if you could reverse the order. When you are at the top of a list of threads, the pop-up is below the current thread, thus obscuring the next thread below.I tought about suggesting to order messages oldest first in user's preferences but it seem this option is gone with the new forum software. I guess most prefer most recent first (as I do)...
I seem to now lose the ability to edit messages, after doing a couple/few edits.
I think it now gives you 10 minutes in which to edit a post. We made the change from unlimited edits as spammers were posting something that looked ok, and then editing to add their spam links later. If you spot something you want to add, you can always add a follow up post though.
Maybe you don't have spell checking turned on. Right click in the box you're typing on and make sure it's checked:
@Hoggy
Depending on the forum, I often actually write many posts in Notepad or Word first. I then come back and post the actual message later.
Since I add most emoticons and others by typing the code directly it is not much of an issue for me.
e.g. a colon followed by a ) is a smile. while a colon followed by a capital D is a big grin...
I find the preview button a useful way to help me detect silly errors. It is especially helpful when making a long post. I find that the reformatting changes things just enough that my eyes will often find typos that I did not otherwise see.
I know about those simple ones, but I many times like to try choosing the more esoteric ones, which I can never seem to remember. (BTW, I miss the big green guy, standing for 'big grin' - that one just looks like laughing. Just me? )
Only for me, the correct thoughts and wording many times don't come till hours later.
Of course after someone posts a message in a thread after mine, I limit any changes more to grammatical and spelling errors that I missed during the 'preview' and shortly-after-message stage.. Or add "EDIT:" if anything a bit more substantial.
However, the issue with editor toolbar buttons always bringing the cursor to the bottom of the editor still persists, regardless.
Another persistent problematic issue that's new with the forum is that once I press any reply button, I'll be brought down to the bottom of the page and into the editor - which is good and expected behavior, of course. The problem, though, is that a horizontal scroll bar will suddenly appear and start flashing, even if at 100% zoom (or under/over, for that matter). It will keep flashing till the page is refreshed - after which there will be no horizontal scroll bar anymore. The horizontal scroll bar that appears is for the page - not the editor box.
ETA: It will also come back after pressing "Edit" to edit a just-posted message. -- Again, until the page is refreshed.
adjust the color of the 'squiggly underlines' for misspelled words in the editor when using the Forum's own built-in Dark theme. Right now they're nearly impossible to distinguish from the lighter grey background in the editor.
there's got to be SOMEthing that this forum software is doing differently for the editor than other boards that seem to use the same software
It looks like a operating system level or browser setting change, as there's no styling for spelling that the software is sending to the browser. I did find some Firefox configuration settings that you can change though:
Configuration Editor for Firefox | Firefox Help
ui.SpellCheckerUnderline - ui.SpellCheckerUnderline holds the colour which is used to underline words not recognized by the spellchecker.
ui.SpellCheckerUnderlineStyle - ui.SpellCheckerUnderlineStyle holds the style which is used to underline words not recognized by the spellchecker.
The software is almost at its defaults. If you find another forum running Xenforo 2 that doesn't have the same issue, send me a link and I'll see if I can figure out the difference.