Thanks for the forum software update

[AndreiV]

 

[JemTheWire]

I have tried the 'Dark Mode' for Chrome extension, but it doesn't play well with many of the other sites i visit.

Unfortunately, the options only allow you to disable it for specific sites. I would rather it have the option to enable it for specific sites. Unless of course I have missed something.

 

[AndreiV]

I have tried the 'Dark Mode' for Chrome extension, but it doesn't play well with many of the other sites i visit.

Unfortunately, the options only allow you to disable it for specific sites. I would rather it have the option to enable it for specific sites. Unless of course I have missed something.

There are other extensions with more complex settings but I found they all had a big problem, they only work on a few sites. DMoC I just click "on" on any site that needs it. Just "click" the red icon in next to the URL bar.

 

[JemTheWire]

Yes. There is that.

It's no big deal for me, more a 'nice to have'. The new forum software is really snappy. I'm liking it. Well done.

 

[L&LD]

I use an extension " Dark Mode on Chrome" .

Ah, thank you. I thought it was a forum option.

 

[thiggins]

The large amount of very light real estate, it is too bright to be comfortable. I have viewed form 2 desktops and 2 laptops and it burns my eyes.

I also have glare problems. I'm checking out alternative themes. Hang in there for a bit.

 

[Rhialto]

I also have glare problems. I'm checking out alternative themes. Hang in there for a bit.

An included dark theme is the norm in 2020... ;-) One here.

It seems fluid but with a maximum page width set? How does it look without a width limit?

This is how it looks currently in 1440p. Previous forum took all width.

 

[sanke1]

An Amoled Black theme for trolling at night please.
https://broadbandforum.co has Amoled theme selection at the bottom of their page.

 

[Marin]

Dark theme was the only reason I was using Tapatalk ...

 

[AntonK]

The new forum looks great!

 

[thiggins]

I've done a little bit of tweaking to darken things down. Still looking into other templates. Maybe will let users choose light/dark.

 

[john9527]

I've done a little bit of tweaking to darken things down. Still looking into other templates. Maybe will let users choose light/dark.

Yes, but now everything is in bold text, and I've lost the highlighting of read/unread threads.

 

[thiggins]

An included dark theme is the norm in 2020... ;-) One here.

It seems fluid but with a maximum page width set? How does it look without a width limit?

This is how it looks currently in 1440p. Previous forum took all width.

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I could change that setting. But do you really need it to be wider?

 

[thiggins]

Yes, but now everything is in bold text, and I've lost the highlighting of read/unread threads.

I was trying to fatten up fonts in general to help with readability. I've backed this off. You should be able to tell read/unread threads.
I always just use New Posts link.

 

[john9527]

I was trying to fatten up fonts in general to help with readability. I've backed this off. You should be able to tell read/unread threads.
I always just use New Posts link.

That was quick much better!

Next item for me.....I liked to see the actual post/view counts to judge thread activity (now gone with the shortened version (xxK)....maybe change the mouseover to show the actual counts instead of the first post reaction?

Or even better a 'most active' view if such a thing is available.

 

[thexile]

Can the width limit be toggled between default and 100%?

I love the speed of new forum software.

 

[nzwayne]

Certainly snappier and quicker this new design. Two items I noticed... 1). The white background brings out a glare if you compare to previous format that used a light grey background. This new white back ground, when I compared around to other websites or forums is not different to theirs, with white backgrounds. 2). Text & layout smaller then before, had to increase font size by 10% (on Firefox), then could read all again with same glasses.
Edit: | The revised light cream background, very nice. Thks!

 

[nzwayne]

All my Firefox tabs for the different forums on snbforums start with '(52)'. Can't figure out what this is about?

|Edit: Unread messages...basic stuff. Sorry for post.

 

[sfx2000]

Despite the "heavier" content, the forums performance still seem as good, if not even better than before. That's with currently around 500 visitors online.

Would be interesting to see if there's improvement in the server loads with the new BBS/Forum Code....

@thiggins - nice so far - appreciate the efforts to keep the community going...

 

[OzarkEdge]

Another observation... it seems a bit more difficult to visually skip over the sticky threads.

OE